Is Park East High School a good school?

Park East High School ranks 454 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Park East High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 384 students attended Park East High School.

What is the racial makeup of Park East High School?

Students at Park East High School are 60% Hispanic, 24% African American, 7% White, 7% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

Park East High School

Summary:

Park East High School is a public high school in New York City's District 4, serving 383 students in grades 9-12. Despite being in a district ranked 671 out of 865 in New York and having a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, Park East High School has shown strong academic performance, particularly in Regents/Common Core exams in Algebra II, English Language Arts, and U.S. History and Government, where the school's proficiency rates significantly exceeded district and state averages.

The school's performance is especially noteworthy for certain student subgroups, with Park East High School ranking in the top 25% of New York high schools for Asian, African American, Hispanic, special education, and low socioeconomic status students. Additionally, the school has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 84.3% to 98.9%, and a low dropout rate, between 0.0% and 10.0%, despite facing challenges with chronic absenteeism, which is still lower than the district average.

Compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Manhattan Center For Science & Mathematics and Heritage School (The), Park East High School outperforms them in several Regents exam proficiency rates. The school also has a relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $15,758 to $25,934, which is higher than the state average, and a low student-teacher ratio, suggesting adequate resources to support student learning. However, the school serves a student population with a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, which may contribute to the challenges it faces in terms of chronic absenteeism and academic performance.

Detail:

Public 9-12

230 E 105th St
New York, NY 10029-4702

(212) 831-1517

District: New York City Geographic District # 4

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,762

Student/teacher ratio: 9.7

Number of students: 384

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.6%

African American:

24.5%

White:

6.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 81%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Park East High School ranks better than 63.4% of high schools in New York. It also ranks 3^rd among 7 ranked high schools in the New York City Geographic District # 4. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.98. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Park East 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 (24.5%), Asian (6.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 81% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Park East High School is 9.7, which is the 2^nd best among 7 high schools in the New York City Geographic District # 4. (See more...)

Compare Park East High School employs 39.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Park East High School is $20,762, which is the 3^rd highest among 7 high schools in the New York City Geographic District # 4.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Park East High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Park East High School 454^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Park East High School in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District # 4:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District # 4 671^st of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Park East High School

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Rank History for all students at Park East High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	34.43	712^th	935	23.9%
2006	21.56	801^st	986	18.8%
2007	17.88	857^th	1002	14.5%
2008	15.76	899^th	1027	12.5%
2009	37.25	755^th	1086	30.5%
2010	32.97	798^th	1117	28.6%
2011	34.67	795^th	1165	31.8%
2012	39.24	766^th	1198	36.1%
2013	52.24	672^nd	1217	44.8%
2014	36.48	799^th	1237	35.4%
2015	36.44	820^th	1255	34.7%
2016	40.54	773^rd	1255	38.4%
2017	41.51	731^st	1221	40.1%
2018	51.78	644^th	1210	46.8%
2019	58.49	561^st	1207	53.5%
2022	53.66	586^th	1190	50.8%
2023	61.22	484^th	1228	60.6%
2024	63.98	454^th	1242	63.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Park East High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	52.01	218^th	546	60.1%
2019	97.16	7^th	565	98.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Park East High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.02	472^nd	1095	56.9%
2019	67.72	282^nd	1132	75.1%
2022	54.85	375^th	1038	63.9%
2023	67.51	257^th	1130	77.3%
2024	65.90	284^th	1144	75.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Park East High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	56.29	481^st	1154	58.3%
2019	61.45	393^rd	1179	66.7%
2022	61.02	348^th	1101	68.4%
2023	63.82	317^th	1155	72.6%
2024	67.22	262^nd	1170	77.6%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Park East High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	77.47	56^th	498	88.8%
2019	80.35	40^th	493	91.9%
2023	85.94	26^th	531	95.1%
2024	80.46	44^th	564	92.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Park East High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	55.69	586^th	1176	50.2%
2019	60.02	527^th	1193	55.8%
2022	56.01	545^th	1155	52.8%
2023	64.82	442^nd	1197	63.1%
2024	67.68	384^th	1219	68.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Park East High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	46.56	692^nd	1176	41.2%
2019	55.39	569^th	1190	52.2%
2022	48.77	614^th	1154	46.8%
2023	57.25	528^th	1191	55.7%
2024	58.52	528^th	1211	56.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at Park East High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	37.61	289^th	426	32.2%
2019	67.77	151^st	447	66.2%
2022	65.16	144^th	386	62.7%
2023	55.74	204^th	424	51.9%
2024	68.42	128^th	426	70.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Park East High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	65.89	176^th	679	74.1%
2019	71.89	126^th	686	81.6%
2022	71.40	123^rd	593	79.3%
2023	78.89	77^th	671	88.5%
2024	71.05	138^th	690	80.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Park East High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	65.28	229^th	791	71.0%
2019	68.31	206^th	815	74.7%
2022	63.29	237^th	760	68.8%
2023	71.37	180^th	851	78.8%
2024	73.49	158^th	865	81.7%

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Rank History for White students at Park East High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	79.10	46^th	776	94.1%
2024	56.36	356^th	781	54.4%

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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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Enrollment information for Park East High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1994	5	86	4	268	0	n/a	n/a	363
1995	1	94	0	209	1	n/a	n/a	305
1996	1	94	0	209	1	n/a	n/a	305
1997	0	123	1	194	2	n/a	n/a	320
1998	0	138	1	176	1	n/a	n/a	316
1999	0	144	0	170	1	n/a	n/a	315
2000	3	161	0	201	1	n/a	n/a	366
2001	2	188	4	205	4	n/a	n/a	403
2002	8	152	2	173	2	n/a	n/a	337
2003	8	152	2	173	2	n/a	n/a	337
2004	3	159	0	176	0	n/a	n/a	338
2005	1	137	0	196	0	n/a	n/a	334
2006	2	151	2	191	0	n/a	n/a	346
2007	5	165	3	208	2	n/a	n/a	383
2008	8	171	4	201	4	n/a	n/a	388
2009	9	155	6	204	2	n/a	n/a	376
2010	7	148	7	203	3	n/a	n/a	368
2011	3	134	11	213	1	0	0	362
2012	1	118	17	212	1	0	0	349
2013	0	128	16	237	2	0	4	387
2014	6	129	19	255	2	0	4	415
2015	7	114	20	262	3	0	6	412
2016	8	106	19	263	1	0	10	407
2017	12	101	17	271	2	3	11	417
2018	10	103	17	253	3	2	12	400
2019	9	98	25	241	2	2	12	389
2020	7	98	23	234	2	3	11	378
2021	11	102	24	232	1	5	10	385
2022	16	83	31	220	0	5	10	365
2023	14	86	26	216	0	6	35	383
2024	25	94	25	229	4	5	2	384

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 Park East High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	363	18.4	19.7	n/a
1995	305	16.4	18.6	n/a
1996	305	16.4	18.6	n/a
1997	320	15.3	20.9	71.9
1998	316	15.9	19.9	72.8
1999	315	18.0	17.5	39
2000	366	20.1	18.2	73.5
2001	403	22.5	17.9	77.9
2002	337	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	337	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	338	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	334	n/a	n/a	0
2006	346	27.0	12.8	66.5
2007	383	23.8	16.1	78.6
2008	388	27.4	14.2	77.3
2009	376	27.6	13.6	79.3
2010	368	27.2	13.5	n/a
2011	362	28.0	12.9	79
2012	349	24.8	14.0	70.8
2013	387	25.3	15.2	88.4
2014	415	26.8	15.4	89.2
2015	412	28.0	14.7	86.7
2016	407	27.0	15.0	84.8
2017	417	30.5	13.6	84.4
2018	400	30.0	13.3	84.5
2019	389	34.0	11.4	80.5
2020	378	34.5	10.9	79.9
2021	385	33.9	11.3	81.6
2022	365	39.0	9.3	80.8
2023	383	40.8	9.3	82
2024	384	39.4	9.7	81

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 Park East High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	363	18.4	19.7	n/a
1995	305	16.4	18.6	n/a
1996	305	16.4	18.6	n/a
1997	320	15.3	20.9	71.9
1998	316	15.9	19.9	72.8
1999	315	18.0	17.5	39
2000	366	20.1	18.2	73.5
2001	403	22.5	17.9	77.9
2002	337	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	337	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	338	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	334	n/a	n/a	0
2006	346	27.0	12.8	66.5
2007	383	23.8	16.1	78.6
2008	388	27.4	14.2	77.3
2009	376	27.6	13.6	79.3
2010	368	27.2	13.5	n/a
2011	362	28.0	12.9	79
2012	349	24.8	14.0	70.8
2013	387	25.3	15.2	88.4
2014	415	26.8	15.4	89.2
2015	412	28.0	14.7	86.7
2016	407	27.0	15.0	84.8
2017	417	30.5	13.6	84.4
2018	400	30.0	13.3	84.5
2019	389	34.0	11.4	80.5
2020	378	34.5	10.9	79.9
2021	385	33.9	11.3	81.6
2022	365	39.0	9.3	80.8
2023	383	40.8	9.3	82
2024	384	39.4	9.7	81

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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