Is Central Park East High School a good school?

Central Park East High School ranks 413 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Central Park East High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 489 students attended Central Park East High School.

What is the racial makeup of Central Park East High School?

Students at Central Park East High School are 54% Hispanic, 23% African American, 13% Asian, 7% White, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.

Central Park East High School

Summary:

Central Park East High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in New York City's District 4, with a student population of 505. This school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the years, currently ranking 413th out of 1,242 New York high schools for the 2023-2024 school year, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Central Park East High School consistently outperforms the New York City District 4 and statewide averages in various Regents/Common Core exams, with 93.55% proficiency in Regents/Common Core Algebra I, compared to 44.76% for District 4 and 31.42% statewide. The school has also maintained a strong 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 84.3% to 100% over the past few years, and relatively low dropout rates, ranging from 0% to 10%. Additionally, the school has consistently performed well across various student subgroups, often ranking among the top-performing schools in New York.

When compared to other high schools in the immediate vicinity, such as Judith S Kaye School (The) and Heritage School (The), Central Park East High School stands out as a relatively high-performing institution. Despite serving a student population with a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (79.21% in 2022-2023), the school has been able to maintain its academic excellence and support the success of students from diverse backgrounds.

Detail:

Public 9-12

1573 Madison Ave-Rm 321
New York, NY 10029-3899

(212) 860-5929

District: New York City Geographic District # 4

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,931

Student/teacher ratio: 12.0

Number of students: 489

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.0%

African American:

22.7%

Asian:

13.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 78.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Central Park East High School ranks better than 66.7% of high schools in New York. It also ranks 2^nd 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 66.72. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Central 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 Student population at Central Park East High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (54%), African American (22.7%), Asian (13.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 78.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the New York City Geographic District # 4. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Central Park East High School is 12. 5 high schools in the New York City Geographic District # 4 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Central Park East High School employs 40.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Central Park East High School is $15,931. 4 high schools in the New York City Geographic District # 4 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Central Park East High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Central Park East High School 413^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Central 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 Central Park East High School

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Rank History for all students at Central Park East High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	1.78	919^th	935	1.7%
2006	8.40	914^th	986	7.3%
2007	5.31	966^th	1002	3.6%
2008	8.99	972^nd	1027	5.4%
2009	16.67	940^th	1086	13.4%
2010	19.62	942^nd	1117	15.7%
2011	50.02	667^th	1165	42.7%
2012	41.06	754^th	1198	37.1%
2013	49.41	695^th	1217	42.9%
2014	43.86	732^nd	1237	40.8%
2015	59.47	473^rd	1255	62.3%
2016	57.14	514^th	1255	59.0%
2017	58.29	503^rd	1221	58.8%
2018	68.17	356^th	1210	70.6%
2019	72.55	279^th	1207	76.9%
2021	72.65	109^th	519	79.0%
2022	77.75	154^th	1190	87.1%
2023	66.74	397^th	1228	67.7%
2024	66.72	413^th	1242	66.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Central Park East High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	65.96	59^th	212	72.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	84.67	38^th	546	93.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Central Park East High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	62.28	332^nd	1095	69.7%
2019	60.20	374^th	1132	67.0%
2021	61.00	51^st	137	62.8%
2022	74.78	165^th	1038	84.1%
2023	71.32	219^th	1130	80.6%
2024	68.09	268^th	1144	76.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	73.79	144^th	1154	87.5%
2019	77.55	100^th	1179	91.5%
2021	81.23	12^th	289	95.8%
2022	81.78	48^th	1101	95.6%
2023	70.39	208^th	1155	82.0%
2024	68.97	232^nd	1170	80.2%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Central Park East High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	90.80	13^th	498	97.4%
2019	92.79	12^th	493	97.6%
2022	90.24	13^th	389	96.7%
2023	80.95	37^th	531	93.0%
2024	64.52	110^th	564	80.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Central Park East High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	70.24	310^th	1176	73.6%
2019	73.88	250^th	1193	79.0%
2021	75.97	46^th	290	84.1%
2022	77.07	162^nd	1155	86.0%
2023	72.97	273^rd	1197	77.2%
2024	68.25	362^nd	1219	70.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Central Park East High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	61.46	474^th	1176	59.7%
2019	66.79	367^th	1190	69.2%
2021	67.35	90^th	354	74.6%
2022	76.96	147^th	1154	87.3%
2023	65.31	387^th	1191	67.5%
2024	65.42	399^th	1211	67.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at Central Park East High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	68.86	142^nd	426	66.7%
2019	71.69	114^th	447	74.5%
2022	71.52	108^th	386	72.0%
2023	71.10	108^th	424	74.5%
2024	62.87	162^nd	426	62.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Central Park East High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	80.95	70^th	679	89.7%
2019	81.90	55^th	686	92.0%
2022	94.03	14^th	593	97.6%
2023	71.11	128^th	671	80.9%
2024	79.88	84^th	690	87.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Central Park East High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	77.41	112^th	791	85.8%
2019	81.74	81^st	815	90.1%
2021	78.45	6^th	64	90.6%
2022	81.65	72^nd	760	90.5%
2023	76.52	140^th	851	83.5%
2024	74.01	154^th	865	82.2%

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Rank History for White students at Central Park East High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	78.09	55^th	738	92.5%

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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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Enrollment information for Central Park East High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1994	9	189	1	116	0	n/a	n/a	0	315
1995	22	137	3	159	8	n/a	n/a	0	329
1996	22	137	3	159	8	n/a	n/a	0	329
1997	18	143	4	171	6	n/a	n/a	0	342
1998	13	137	5	179	7	n/a	n/a	0	341
1999	9	153	4	183	4	n/a	n/a	0	353
2000	5	156	9	185	1	n/a	n/a	0	356
2001	13	159	4	178	1	n/a	n/a	0	355
2002	8	152	5	156	0	n/a	n/a	0	321
2003	8	152	5	156	0	n/a	n/a	0	321
2004	7	131	5	153	0	n/a	n/a	0	296
2005	5	135	7	160	2	n/a	n/a	0	309
2006	5	144	10	166	3	n/a	n/a	0	328
2007	6	124	10	163	3	n/a	n/a	0	306
2008	9	115	10	180	1	n/a	n/a	0	315
2009	10	117	12	190	1	n/a	n/a	0	330
2010	7	106	16	203	0	n/a	n/a	0	332
2011	6	117	23	256	2	0	0	0	404
2012	7	120	28	287	2	1	0	0	445
2013	7	122	25	302	2	3	1	0	462
2014	13	122	25	318	2	0	3	0	483
2015	18	116	32	297	3	0	3	0	469
2016	21	114	36	290	5	0	3	0	469
2017	32	120	45	280	5	2	4	0	488
2018	27	130	66	257	4	1	8	0	493
2019	23	134	87	253	6	2	7	0	512
2020	29	129	101	246	3	3	6	0	517
2021	38	116	100	245	4	5	11	0	519
2022	41	102	91	248	5	6	14	0	507
2023	37	116	71	252	4	6	17	2	505
2024	34	111	65	264	4	5	5	1	489

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 Central Park East High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	315	35.2	8.9	n/a
1995	329	26.0	12.7	n/a
1996	329	26.0	12.7	n/a
1997	342	29.0	11.8	36.8
1998	341	19.1	17.9	39
1999	353	24.0	14.7	37.7
2000	356	26.0	13.7	38.8
2001	355	27.0	13.1	62.5
2002	321	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	321	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	296	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	309	n/a	n/a	0
2006	328	25.0	13.1	80.5
2007	306	24.6	12.4	81
2008	315	22.5	14.0	79
2009	330	22.3	14.8	73
2010	332	26.2	12.6	n/a
2011	404	24.0	16.8	n/a
2012	445	26.0	17.1	89.4
2013	462	28.0	16.4	89.8
2014	483	27.0	17.8	89.4
2015	469	28.0	16.7	89.6
2016	469	29.0	16.1	88.9
2017	488	31.0	15.7	85.2
2018	493	29.0	17.0	83.2
2019	512	29.0	17.6	78.1
2020	517	36.0	14.3	78.7
2021	519	34.5	15.0	84.4
2022	507	40.0	12.6	82.1
2023	505	37.8	13.3	79.2
2024	489	40.5	12.0	78.9

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 Central Park East High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	315	35.2	8.9	n/a
1995	329	26.0	12.7	n/a
1996	329	26.0	12.7	n/a
1997	342	29.0	11.8	36.8
1998	341	19.1	17.9	39
1999	353	24.0	14.7	37.7
2000	356	26.0	13.7	38.8
2001	355	27.0	13.1	62.5
2002	321	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	321	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	296	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	309	n/a	n/a	0
2006	328	25.0	13.1	80.5
2007	306	24.6	12.4	81
2008	315	22.5	14.0	79
2009	330	22.3	14.8	73
2010	332	26.2	12.6	n/a
2011	404	24.0	16.8	n/a
2012	445	26.0	17.1	89.4
2013	462	28.0	16.4	89.8
2014	483	27.0	17.8	89.4
2015	469	28.0	16.7	89.6
2016	469	29.0	16.1	88.9
2017	488	31.0	15.7	85.2
2018	493	29.0	17.0	83.2
2019	512	29.0	17.6	78.1
2020	517	36.0	14.3	78.7
2021	519	34.5	15.0	84.4
2022	507	40.0	12.6	82.1
2023	505	37.8	13.3	79.2
2024	489	40.5	12.0	78.9

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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