Is York Early College Academy a good school?

York Early College Academy ranks 689 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend York Early College Academy?

In the 2023-24 school year, 611 students attended York Early College Academy.

What is the racial makeup of York Early College Academy?

Students at York Early College Academy are 49% African American, 25% Asian, 10% American Indian, 9% Hispanic, 4% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.

York Early College Academy

Summary:

York Early College Academy is a public high school located in Jamaica, New York, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 598 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #28, which is ranked 429 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

York Early College Academy has consistently ranked in the middle range of New York high schools, with a statewide ranking between 635-689 over the past 5 years. The school's performance on state assessments and Regents exams is generally on par with or slightly above the district and state averages, particularly in English Language Arts and Global History. However, the school struggles in some subject areas, such as Math, where proficiency rates are often below the district and state levels. The school performs well for its African American and Hispanic student populations, ranking in the top 30-40% of New York high schools for these subgroups, but its performance for Asian and Native American students, as well as its special education and economically disadvantaged students, is more mixed, with rankings in the bottom half of the state.

Interestingly, the nearby Queens High School for the Sciences at York College significantly outperforms York Early College Academy across most academic metrics, ranking in the top 10 high schools in the state. Other nearby schools, such as High School for Law Enforcement and Public Safety and Hillcrest High School, have lower academic performance compared to York Early College Academy. Additionally, while York Early College Academy spends between $10,369 to $14,296 per student, which is on the higher end compared to the state average, the school's student-teacher ratio of 18-20 students per teacher is higher than the state average, suggesting that the additional funding may not be translating into smaller class sizes.

Detail:

Public 6-12

108-35 167th St
Jamaica, NY 11433

(718) 262-8547

District: New York City Geographic District #28

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,296

Student/teacher ratio: 20.2

Number of students: 611

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.3%

Asian:

24.5%

American Indian:

10.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 75.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details York Early College Academy ranks better than 61.3% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 57.48. (See more...)

Compare Details York Early College Academy ranks worse than 55.5% of high schools in New York. It also ranks 6^th among 14 ranked high schools in the New York City Geographic District #28. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.13. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at York Early College Academy 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: African American (49.3%), Asian (24.5%), American Indian (10.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 75.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at York Early College Academy is 20.2, which is the highest among 15 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #28! (See more...)

Compare York Early College Academy employs 30.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at York Early College Academy is $14,296. 9 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #28 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

York Early College Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks York Early College Academy 582^nd of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See York Early College Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks York Early College Academy 689^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See York Early College Academy in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #28:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #28 429^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for York Early College Academy

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Rank History for all middle school students at York Early College Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2008	77.37	253^rd	1185	78.6%
2009	71.03	415^th	1224	66.1%
2010	75.00	313^th	1243	74.8%
2011	73.36	361^st	1295	72.1%
2012	75.47	315^th	1337	76.4%
2013	78.88	234^th	1373	83.0%
2014	76.73	237^th	1401	83.1%
2015	74.18	281^st	1407	80.0%
2016	84.73	152^nd	1429	89.4%
2017	82.79	190^th	1455	86.9%
2018	78.53	257^th	1438	82.1%
2019	77.52	267^th	1439	81.4%
2021	67.97	317^th	1242	74.5%
2022	54.78	611^th	1479	58.7%
2023	53.54	647^th	1500	56.9%
2024	57.48	582^nd	1504	61.3%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at York Early College Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	64.92	231^st	1170	80.3%
2019	75.65	130^th	1139	88.6%
2022	53.64	409^th	1283	68.1%
2023	62.70	323^rd	1307	75.3%
2024	61.85	313^th	1303	76.0%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at York Early College Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	86.13	108^th	1245	91.3%
2019	88.71	107^th	1241	91.4%
2022	59.62	386^th	1306	70.4%
2023	59.27	432^nd	1288	66.5%
2024	64.41	365^th	1296	71.8%

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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at York Early College Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	44.75	282^nd	543	48.1%
2024	48.91	264^th	594	55.6%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at York Early College Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	74.53	306^th	1353	77.4%
2019	74.23	306^th	1370	77.7%
2022	51.38	668^th	1454	54.1%
2023	55.84	614^th	1463	58.0%
2024	56.54	597^th	1465	59.2%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at York Early College Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	79.88	212^th	1352	84.3%
2019	80.64	217^th	1366	84.1%
2022	56.40	537^th	1455	63.1%
2023	49.89	689^th	1464	52.9%
2024	56.29	578^th	1464	60.5%

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Rank History for middle school Asian students at York Early College Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	51.68	214^th	374	42.8%
2019	44.40	245^th	369	33.6%
2022	36.22	271^st	381	28.9%
2023	31.05	309^th	388	20.4%
2024	34.94	295^th	396	25.5%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at York Early College Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	85.03	77^th	663	88.4%
2019	84.05	79^th	653	87.9%
2022	60.57	211^th	706	70.1%
2023	58.20	252^nd	696	63.8%
2024	67.56	174^th	705	75.3%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at York Early College Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	46.11	449^th	914	50.9%
2024	40.65	567^th	953	40.5%

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Rank History for middle school Native American students at York Early College Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	90.50	2^nd	25	92.0%
2019	85.44	2^nd	18	88.9%
2024	55.64	8^th	21	61.9%

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

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Rank History for all high school students at York Early College Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2010	60.24	457^th	1117	59.1%
2011	41.72	740^th	1165	36.5%
2012	55.80	608^th	1198	49.2%
2013	69.39	354^th	1217	70.9%
2014	69.81	262^nd	1237	78.8%
2015	73.62	165^th	1255	86.9%
2016	65.14	333^rd	1255	73.5%
2017	58.25	504^th	1221	58.7%
2018	48.77	686^th	1210	43.3%
2019	51.38	661^st	1207	45.2%
2022	44.09	686^th	1190	42.4%
2023	50.89	635^th	1228	48.3%
2024	46.13	689^th	1242	44.5%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at York Early College Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	39.50	633^rd	1095	42.2%
2019	60.38	366^th	1132	67.7%
2022	47.94	463^rd	1038	55.4%
2023	52.58	442^nd	1130	60.9%
2024	41.68	607^th	1144	46.9%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at York Early College Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	50.12	584^th	1154	49.4%
2019	53.96	546^th	1179	53.7%
2022	46.12	590^th	1101	46.4%
2023	45.39	621^st	1155	46.2%
2024	46.54	606^th	1170	48.2%

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Rank History for high school Homeless students at York Early College Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	89.63	17^th	498	96.6%
2023	45.93	251^st	531	52.7%

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Rank History for high school Female students at York Early College Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	46.62	698^th	1176	40.6%
2019	50.09	664^th	1193	44.3%
2022	42.47	696^th	1155	39.7%
2023	49.97	635^th	1197	47.0%
2024	48.78	656^th	1219	46.2%

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Rank History for high school Male students at York Early College Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	48.80	657^th	1176	44.1%
2019	51.35	626^th	1190	47.4%
2022	44.61	648^th	1154	43.8%
2023	52.69	590^th	1191	50.5%
2024	43.61	695^th	1211	42.6%

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Rank History for high school Asian students at York Early College Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.89	299^th	426	29.8%
2019	47.68	277^th	447	38.0%
2022	32.54	288^th	386	25.4%
2023	38.07	287^th	424	32.3%
2024	34.57	306^th	426	28.2%

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Rank History for high school African American students at York Early College Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	65.25	185^th	679	72.8%
2019	66.08	186^th	686	72.9%
2022	65.14	165^th	593	72.2%
2023	70.01	139^th	671	79.3%
2024	64.34	188^th	690	72.8%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at York Early College Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	68.82	201^st	791	74.6%
2019	66.69	226^th	815	72.3%
2022	35.60	472^nd	760	37.9%
2023	51.52	356^th	851	58.2%
2024	60.09	287^th	865	66.8%

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Rank History for high school Native American students at York Early College Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	71.22	14^th	43	67.4%
2019	61.98	16^th	46	65.2%
2024	55.86	15^th	41	63.4%

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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 York Early College Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2007	1	62	5	11	2	n/a	n/a	81
2008	3	115	23	17	4	n/a	n/a	162
2009	4	169	38	27	5	n/a	n/a	243
2010	3	229	62	31	3	n/a	n/a	328
2011	1	267	88	41	5	0	0	402
2012	2	318	117	46	5	1	0	489
2013	3	365	148	48	8	3	2	577
2014	4	344	169	54	15	0	7	593
2015	10	329	174	56	30	0	14	613
2016	9	320	182	61	34	0	14	620
2017	8	296	179	64	49	9	18	623
2018	10	323	164	53	55	16	20	641
2019	7	336	150	58	61	22	23	657
2020	4	320	137	65	64	27	20	637
2021	6	308	134	72	66	26	16	628
2022	4	292	131	61	60	29	14	591
2023	6	291	145	56	61	27	12	598
2024	6	301	150	56	63	27	8	611

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 York Early College Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2007	81	4.8	16.9	75.3
2008	162	6.7	24.2	77.8
2009	243	14.5	16.8	74.5
2010	328	17.3	18.9	n/a
2011	402	22.7	17.6	74.9
2012	489	27.1	18.0	59.1
2013	577	30.9	18.6	74.2
2014	593	32.7	18.1	76.4
2015	613	34.0	18.0	77.5
2016	620	36.0	17.2	77.6
2017	623	28.9	21.5	76.2
2018	641	31.0	20.6	73.2
2019	657	28.0	23.4	69.3
2020	637	30.0	21.2	74.1
2021	628	30.0	20.9	77.9
2022	591	32.0	18.4	75.3
2023	598	30.8	19.3	72.1
2024	611	30.1	20.2	75.1

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 York Early College Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2007	81	4.8	16.9	75.3
2008	162	6.7	24.2	77.8
2009	243	14.5	16.8	74.5
2010	328	17.3	18.9	n/a
2011	402	22.7	17.6	74.9
2012	489	27.1	18.0	59.1
2013	577	30.9	18.6	74.2
2014	593	32.7	18.1	76.4
2015	613	34.0	18.0	77.5
2016	620	36.0	17.2	77.6
2017	623	28.9	21.5	76.2
2018	641	31.0	20.6	73.2
2019	657	28.0	23.4	69.3
2020	637	30.0	21.2	74.1
2021	628	30.0	20.9	77.9
2022	591	32.0	18.4	75.3
2023	598	30.8	19.3	72.1
2024	611	30.1	20.2	75.1

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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