Is Leadership & Public Service High School a good school?

Leadership & Public Service High School ranks 895 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Leadership & Public Service High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 282 students attended Leadership & Public Service High School.

What is the racial makeup of Leadership & Public Service High School?

Students at Leadership & Public Service High School are 60% Hispanic, 21% African American, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 4% White.

Leadership & Public Service High School

Summary:

Leadership & Public Service High School is a public high school located in New York City's New York City Geographic District # 2, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 282. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces significant challenges in terms of student outcomes, with low graduation rates ranging from 80.3% to 85.7% in recent years, which is below the New York City District 2 average of around 83%. Dropout rates have been between 4.9% and 10.0%, higher than the district and state averages. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism, ranging from 34.1% to 65.3% in the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Proficiency rates on Regents/Common Core exams are consistently lower than the district and state averages across all subject areas, with the school's Algebra I proficiency rate at 17.65% compared to 32.96% for the district and 31.42% for the state.

Comparing Leadership & Public Service High School to nearby schools, such as the Urban Assembly School For Emergency Management, Urban Assembly Maker Academy, and High School Of Economics & Finance, highlights the stark disparities in educational opportunities and outcomes within the same geographic area. These nearby schools generally perform better on key metrics like graduation rates, test scores, and chronic absenteeism, while also serving a lower proportion of economically disadvantaged students. The highly selective Stuyvesant High School, located just 0.6 miles away, provides a stark contrast, consistently ranking among the top high schools in New York with exceptional academic performance.

Detail:

Public 9-12

90 Trinity Pl
New York, NY 10006-1524

(212) 346-0007

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

SchoolDigger Rank:
895^th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,487

Student/teacher ratio: 14.6

Number of students: 282

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.6%

African American:

20.9%

Asian:

7.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 81.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Leadership & Public Service High School ranks worse than 72.1% of high schools in New York. It also ranks 34^th among 56 ranked high schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.5. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Leadership & Public Service High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (59.6%), African American (20.9%), Asian (7.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 81.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Leadership & Public Service High School is 14.6. 60 high schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Leadership & Public Service High School employs 19.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Leadership & Public Service High School is $17,487. 44 high schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Leadership & Public Service High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Leadership & Public Service High School 895^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Leadership & Public Service High School in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District # 2:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District # 2 335^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Leadership & Public Service High School

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Rank History for all students at Leadership & Public Service High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	14.60	817^th	935	12.6%
2006	17.73	834^th	986	15.4%
2007	15.00	888^th	1002	11.4%
2008	15.50	903^rd	1027	12.1%
2009	20.97	882^nd	1086	18.8%
2010	15.81	973^rd	1117	12.9%
2011	12.34	1068^th	1165	8.3%
2012	13.66	1023^rd	1198	14.6%
2013	14.44	1001^st	1217	17.7%
2014	25.13	912^th	1237	26.3%
2015	18.72	1030^th	1255	17.9%
2016	19.89	1063^rd	1255	15.3%
2017	22.36	902^nd	1221	26.1%
2018	33.57	812^th	1210	32.9%
2019	24.10	912^th	1207	24.4%
2022	17.16	954^th	1190	19.8%
2023	25.98	875^th	1228	28.7%
2024	26.50	895^th	1242	27.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Leadership & Public Service High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	11.21	536^th	546	1.8%
2019	15.61	549^th	565	2.8%
2024	16.49	611^th	637	4.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Leadership & Public Service High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.86	933^rd	1095	14.8%
2019	25.70	876^th	1132	22.6%
2022	9.78	1015^th	1038	2.2%
2023	21.35	954^th	1130	15.6%
2024	28.97	848^th	1144	25.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Leadership & Public Service High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.05	780^th	1154	32.4%
2019	27.44	881^st	1179	25.3%
2022	14.87	963^rd	1101	12.5%
2023	28.21	823^rd	1155	28.7%
2024	27.02	873^rd	1170	25.4%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Leadership & Public Service High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.64	303^rd	498	39.2%
2019	45.35	252^nd	493	48.9%
2022	33.71	265^th	389	31.9%
2023	26.98	433^rd	531	18.5%
2024	22.45	492^nd	564	12.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Leadership & Public Service High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	37.74	773^rd	1176	34.3%
2019	28.57	866^th	1193	27.4%
2022	17.33	946^th	1155	18.1%
2023	24.51	893^rd	1197	25.4%
2024	28.34	885^th	1219	27.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Leadership & Public Service High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.49	857^th	1176	27.1%
2019	20.89	939^th	1190	21.1%
2022	17.76	932^nd	1154	19.2%
2023	27.69	841^st	1191	29.4%
2024	25.47	890^th	1211	26.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at Leadership & Public Service High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	44.82	266^th	426	37.6%
2019	21.16	381^st	447	14.8%
2023	40.97	277^th	424	34.7%
2024	34.07	311^th	426	27.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Leadership & Public Service High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	44.66	351^st	679	48.3%
2019	32.84	469^th	686	31.6%
2022	28.78	445^th	593	25.0%
2023	31.36	461^st	671	31.3%
2024	35.96	430^th	690	37.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Leadership & Public Service High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	42.41	439^th	791	44.5%
2019	33.10	547^th	815	32.9%
2022	23.21	590^th	760	22.4%
2023	33.41	532^nd	851	37.5%
2024	34.86	549^th	865	36.5%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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by a student
Tuesday, September 11, 2012

School is improving at a quick rate.
It's becoming more of a school like atmosphere with more school trips, better schedules, and you also get out at 12:45 PM on Wednesday's.

The security is a bit too low, it's extremely easy to cut class however they may find out due to the new jumprope system this year. The school is really trying there best to make the school a lot better. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Leadership & Public Service High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1994	11	68	9	35	1	n/a	n/a	124
1995	26	190	14	139	0	n/a	n/a	369
1996	26	190	14	139	0	n/a	n/a	369
1997	30	252	18	181	2	n/a	n/a	483
1998	26	244	12	224	0	n/a	n/a	506
1999	30	210	33	278	0	n/a	n/a	551
2000	47	202	62	320	0	n/a	n/a	631
2001	59	177	69	294	0	n/a	n/a	599
2002	72	155	71	267	0	n/a	n/a	565
2003	72	155	71	267	0	n/a	n/a	565
2004	68	151	68	311	0	n/a	n/a	598
2005	62	184	78	329	0	n/a	n/a	653
2006	58	181	77	365	1	n/a	n/a	682
2007	40	188	78	377	0	n/a	n/a	683
2008	37	197	73	390	0	n/a	n/a	697
2009	32	200	55	376	2	n/a	n/a	665
2010	41	201	60	346	2	n/a	n/a	650
2011	49	190	55	350	3	0	0	647
2012	41	185	49	329	4	0	0	608
2013	35	184	39	373	2	0	6	639
2014	31	190	37	422	1	0	12	693
2015	29	194	28	430	2	0	11	694
2016	22	183	36	415	2	0	15	673
2017	20	173	29	359	3	2	9	595
2018	20	143	36	311	2	3	6	521
2019	17	126	38	281	3	2	7	474
2020	15	92	26	223	3	2	6	367
2021	12	66	22	180	3	2	10	295
2022	9	66	17	179	3	1	10	285
2023	11	59	21	168	1	1	21	282

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Leadership & Public Service High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	124	8.0	15.5	n/a
1995	369	17.1	21.6	n/a
1996	369	17.1	21.6	n/a
1997	483	24.7	19.6	42.4
1998	506	22.7	22.3	49.8
1999	551	25.7	21.4	48.6
2000	631	27.9	22.6	35.5
2001	599	27.5	21.8	28
2002	565	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	565	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	598	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	653	31.7	20.6	0
2006	682	29.0	23.5	56.9
2007	683	32.6	21.0	56.8
2008	697	27.0	25.8	53.9
2009	665	34.6	19.2	85
2010	650	37.0	17.5	n/a
2011	647	36.6	17.6	77
2012	608	33.5	18.1	80.1
2013	639	38.0	16.8	75.9
2014	693	39.0	17.7	76.2
2015	694	39.0	17.7	75.4
2016	673	37.0	18.1	72.7
2017	595	35.9	16.5	93.1
2018	521	35.0	14.8	81.8
2019	474	29.0	16.3	82.7
2020	367	30.8	11.8	84.7
2021	295	21.9	13.4	81.7
2022	285	20.5	13.8	88.1
2023	282	19.2	14.6	81.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Leadership & Public Service High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	124	8.0	15.5	n/a
1995	369	17.1	21.6	n/a
1996	369	17.1	21.6	n/a
1997	483	24.7	19.6	42.4
1998	506	22.7	22.3	49.8
1999	551	25.7	21.4	48.6
2000	631	27.9	22.6	35.5
2001	599	27.5	21.8	28
2002	565	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	565	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	598	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	653	31.7	20.6	0
2006	682	29.0	23.5	56.9
2007	683	32.6	21.0	56.8
2008	697	27.0	25.8	53.9
2009	665	34.6	19.2	85
2010	650	37.0	17.5	n/a
2011	647	36.6	17.6	77
2012	608	33.5	18.1	80.1
2013	639	38.0	16.8	75.9
2014	693	39.0	17.7	76.2
2015	694	39.0	17.7	75.4
2016	673	37.0	18.1	72.7
2017	595	35.9	16.5	93.1
2018	521	35.0	14.8	81.8
2019	474	29.0	16.3	82.7
2020	367	30.8	11.8	84.7
2021	295	21.9	13.4	81.7
2022	285	20.5	13.8	88.1
2023	282	19.2	14.6	81.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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