Is High School For Health Careers & Sciences a good school?

High School For Health Careers & Sciences ranks in the bottom 8.7% of New York high schools.

How many students attend High School For Health Careers & Sciences?

In the 2022-23 school year, 369 students attended High School For Health Careers & Sciences.

What is the racial makeup of High School For Health Careers & Sciences?

Students at High School For Health Careers & Sciences are 76% Hispanic, 11% African American, 9% Two or more races, 2% White, 2% Asian.

High School For Health Careers & Sciences

Summary:

High School For Health Careers & Sciences is a public high school in New York, NY, serving 369 students in grades 9-12 and part of the New York City Geographic District #6.

Despite relatively high per-student spending and a low student-teacher ratio, High School For Health Careers & Sciences has consistently struggled academically. The school has ranked in the bottom quarter of New York high schools for the past decade and maintains a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. It performs particularly poorly in math, with proficiency rates below 20% on Regents/Common Core exams, though it fares better in English Language Arts. The school also grapples with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34% to 55%, and a below-average four-year graduation rate between 70% and 85%. Interestingly, the school's performance is similar to nearby schools in the same district, such as High School For Excellence And Innovation and Inwood Early College For Health And Information Technologies, suggesting broader systemic challenges within the district.

While High School For Health Careers & Sciences performs relatively better for African American and English Language Learner students, it struggles with Female, Male, Hispanic, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, ranking in the bottom quarter of New York high schools for these subgroups. The school's higher spending and lower student-teacher ratio do not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes, indicating potential issues with resource allocation or utilization. Targeted interventions and support may be necessary to address the significant challenges faced by this school and its students.

Detail:

Public 9-12

549 Audubon Ave
New York, NY 10040

(212) 927-1841

District: New York City Geographic District # 6

SchoolDigger Rank:
1134^th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $25,106

Student/teacher ratio: 12.1

Number of students: 369

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.9%

African American:

11.4%

Two or more races:

8.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 91.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details High School For Health Careers & Sciences ranks worse than 91.3% of high schools in New York. It also ranks last among 10 ranked high schools in the New York City Geographic District # 6. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.37. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at High School For Health Careers & Sciences 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 (75.9%), African American (11.4%), two or more races (8.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 91.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at High School For Health Careers & Sciences is 12.1. 7 high schools in the New York City Geographic District # 6 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare High School For Health Careers & Sciences employs 30.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at High School For Health Careers & Sciences is $25,106, which is the 4^th highest among 10 high schools in the New York City Geographic District # 6.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

High School For Health Careers & Sciences:

SchoolDigger ranks High School For Health Careers & Sciences 1134^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See High School For Health Careers & Sciences in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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New York City Geographic District # 6:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District # 6 609^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for High School For Health Careers & Sciences

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Rank History for all students at High School For Health Careers & Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	11.76	840^th	935	10.2%
2006	13.75	865^th	986	12.3%
2007	11.00	931^st	1002	7.1%
2008	15.50	902^nd	1027	12.2%
2009	12.89	982^nd	1086	9.6%
2010	19.94	939^th	1117	15.9%
2011	7.68	1120^th	1165	3.9%
2012	8.50	1088^th	1198	9.2%
2013	7.25	1114^th	1217	8.5%
2014	18.59	984^th	1237	20.5%
2015	17.07	1057^th	1255	15.8%
2016	20.06	1059^th	1255	15.6%
2017	7.82	1134^th	1221	7.1%
2018	13.21	1039^th	1210	14.1%
2019	11.88	1060^th	1207	12.2%
2022	17.61	946^th	1190	20.5%
2023	11.29	1079^th	1228	12.1%
2024	10.37	1134^th	1242	8.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at High School For Health Careers & Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.34	318^th	546	41.8%
2019	43.71	287^th	565	49.2%
2022	54.81	159^th	481	66.9%
2023	27.56	475^th	583	18.5%
2024	32.24	472^nd	637	25.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at High School For Health Careers & Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.03	847^th	1095	22.6%
2019	19.77	968^th	1132	14.5%
2022	28.70	750^th	1038	27.7%
2023	18.55	1007^th	1130	10.9%
2024	22.61	957^th	1144	16.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at High School For Health Careers & Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	11.97	1047^th	1154	9.3%
2022	19.27	897^th	1101	18.5%
2023	11.19	1041^st	1155	9.9%
2024	12.26	1056^th	1170	9.7%

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Rank History for Homeless students at High School For Health Careers & Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.33	320^th	498	35.7%
2019	44.01	266^th	493	46.0%
2022	48.13	167^th	389	57.1%
2023	25.21	451^st	531	15.1%
2024	21.98	496^th	564	12.1%

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Rank History for Female students at High School For Health Careers & Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	15.88	1006^th	1176	14.5%
2019	14.48	1026^th	1193	14.0%
2022	17.13	951^st	1155	17.7%
2023	12.07	1051^st	1197	12.2%
2024	10.45	1133^rd	1219	7.1%

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Rank History for Male students at High School For Health Careers & Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	12.44	1039^th	1176	11.6%
2019	10.34	1067^th	1190	10.3%
2022	16.93	946^th	1154	18.0%
2023	13.12	1021^st	1191	14.3%
2024	11.71	1088^th	1211	10.2%

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Rank History for African American students at High School For Health Careers & Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	37.32	412^th	679	39.3%
2019	27.81	519^th	686	24.3%
2022	49.79	253^rd	593	57.3%
2023	45.09	322^nd	671	52.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at High School For Health Careers & Sciences

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.36	662^nd	791	16.3%
2019	20.18	665^th	815	18.4%
2022	22.22	600^th	760	21.1%
2023	14.95	758^th	851	10.9%
2024	15.91	774^th	865	10.5%

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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 High School For Health Careers & Sciences

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2000	3	31	0	164	0	n/a	n/a	198
2001	3	58	2	258	0	n/a	n/a	321
2002	5	71	4	464	1	n/a	n/a	545
2003	5	71	4	464	1	n/a	n/a	545
2004	5	58	5	612	0	n/a	n/a	680
2005	4	40	3	582	0	n/a	n/a	629
2006	1	31	5	557	1	n/a	n/a	595
2007	4	42	3	605	1	n/a	n/a	655
2008	7	55	4	605	2	n/a	n/a	673
2009	6	50	2	611	1	n/a	n/a	670
2010	6	57	7	589	0	n/a	n/a	659
2011	8	65	7	629	2	0	0	711
2012	7	94	5	570	2	0	1	679
2013	10	107	9	520	1	0	3	650
2014	9	115	7	494	1	0	5	631
2015	9	97	9	495	5	0	2	617
2016	5	71	10	438	5	0	1	530
2017	4	62	7	381	4	0	5	463
2018	3	70	11	370	1	1	5	461
2019	5	60	7	325	0	1	4	402
2020	4	63	6	321	1	0	3	398
2021	6	55	4	327	1	0	5	398
2022	9	57	6	324	2	1	5	404
2023	8	42	7	280	0	0	32	369

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 High School For Health Careers & Sciences

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	198	4.0	49.5	80.3
2001	321	19.8	16.2	89.4
2002	545	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	545	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	680	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	629	n/a	n/a	0
2006	595	42.0	14.2	83.4
2007	655	40.2	16.3	73
2008	673	40.4	16.7	90.5
2009	670	42.8	15.7	88.2
2010	659	41.7	15.7	n/a
2011	711	32.0	22.1	92.8
2012	679	38.1	17.8	89.1
2013	650	37.0	17.5	82.8
2014	631	32.0	19.7	91.3
2015	617	36.0	17.1	97.2
2016	530	40.0	13.2	97.4
2017	463	35.7	12.9	97
2018	461	37.0	12.4	96.7
2019	402	35.0	11.4	98
2020	398	36.5	10.8	98
2021	398	34.6	11.4	88.2
2022	404	34.9	11.5	90.3
2023	369	30.4	12.1	91.3

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 High School For Health Careers & Sciences

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	198	4.0	49.5	80.3
2001	321	19.8	16.2	89.4
2002	545	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	545	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	680	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	629	n/a	n/a	0
2006	595	42.0	14.2	83.4
2007	655	40.2	16.3	73
2008	673	40.4	16.7	90.5
2009	670	42.8	15.7	88.2
2010	659	41.7	15.7	n/a
2011	711	32.0	22.1	92.8
2012	679	38.1	17.8	89.1
2013	650	37.0	17.5	82.8
2014	631	32.0	19.7	91.3
2015	617	36.0	17.1	97.2
2016	530	40.0	13.2	97.4
2017	463	35.7	12.9	97
2018	461	37.0	12.4	96.7
2019	402	35.0	11.4	98
2020	398	36.5	10.8	98
2021	398	34.6	11.4	88.2
2022	404	34.9	11.5	90.3
2023	369	30.4	12.1	91.3

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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