East Upper High School

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East Upper High School is a public high school in Rochester, New York, serving 753 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Rochester City School District, which is ranked 849 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. East Upper High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New York high schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 1136 out of 1242 high schools in the state.

East Upper High School faces significant challenges in terms of student engagement, academic achievement, and socioeconomic factors. The school's 4-year graduation rate has ranged from 62.8% to 85.1% in recent years, which is significantly lower than the state average of around 80%. Additionally, the school has an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 34.1% to 72.7%, much higher than the state average. East Upper High School's performance on Regents/Common Core exams is consistently well below the state and district averages across all subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from 12.94% to 57.83% in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to state averages of 31.42% to 78.55%. The school serves a highly disadvantaged population, with 81.86% to 85.39% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

However, there are some bright spots at East Upper High School. When compared to other nearby schools in the Rochester City School District, such as School of the Arts, East Upper High School's performance metrics are consistently lower. Additionally, the school's English Language Learner (ELL) students and homeless students perform relatively better, ranking in the top 30-40% and top 30% of New York high schools, respectively, in recent years. This suggests the school may be providing more effective support for these specific student populations.


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Student/teacher ratio:  7.6 Help
Number of students:  753

Racial breakdown:

African American:
50.6%
Hispanic:
39.4%
White:
7.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  85.4% Help


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Compare Details East Upper High School ranks worse than 91.5% of high schools in New York. It also ranks 2nd among 9 ranked high schools in the Rochester City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.32. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at East Upper High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (50.6%), Hispanic (39.4%), White (7.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 85.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at East Upper High School is 7.6, which is the 2nd best among 9 high schools in the Rochester City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at East Upper High School is $25,204, which is the highest among 10 high schools in the Rochester City School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

East Upper High School:

SchoolDigger ranks East Upper High School 1136th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See East Upper High School in the ranking list.)

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Rochester City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Rochester City School District 849th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for East Upper High School

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Rank History for all students at East Upper High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 4.13 899th 935 3.9%
2006 4.82 943rd 986 4.4%
2007 12.61 912th 1002 9.0%
2008 5.21 1001st 1027 2.5%
2009 10.35 1020th 1086 6.1%
2010 7.63 1064th 1117 4.7%
2011 5.14 1141st 1165 2.1%
2012 3.02 1171st 1198 2.3%
2013 3.14 1177th 1217 3.3%
2014 4.73 1197th 1237 3.2%
2015 5.17 1234th 1255 1.7%
2016 6.67 1243rd 1255 1.0%
2017 6.52 1165th 1221 4.6%
2018 9.73 1095th 1210 9.5%
2019 13.52 1032nd 1207 14.5%
2021 7.61 493rd 519 5.0%
2022 12.80 1035th 1190 13.0%
2023 11.35 1077th 1228 12.3%
2024 10.32 1136th 1242 8.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at East Upper High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.10 234th 546 57.1%
2019 59.69 167th 565 70.4%
2022 33.73 337th 481 29.9%
2023 56.10 184th 583 68.4%
2024 42.57 341st 637 46.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at East Upper High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.80 833rd 1095 23.9%
2019 23.54 910th 1132 19.6%
2022 15.58 955th 1038 8.0%
2023 12.79 1080th 1130 4.4%
2024 10.59 1123rd 1144 1.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at East Upper High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.28 1055th 1154 8.6%
2019 15.05 1006th 1179 14.7%
2022 12.05 998th 1101 9.4%
2023 11.28 1040th 1155 10.0%
2024 9.32 1089th 1170 6.9%
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Rank History for Homeless students at East Upper High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.87 278th 498 44.2%
2019 38.74 304th 493 38.3%
2023 56.49 159th 531 70.1%
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Rank History for Female students at East Upper High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.13 1097th 1176 6.7%
2019 14.73 1022nd 1193 14.3%
2021 12.44 268th 290 7.6%
2022 13.33 996th 1155 13.8%
2023 13.63 1030th 1197 14.0%
2024 12.02 1108th 1219 9.1%
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Rank History for Male students at East Upper High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.89 1061st 1176 9.8%
2019 13.41 1026th 1190 13.8%
2021 3.63 348th 354 1.7%
2022 12.20 1006th 1154 12.8%
2023 10.55 1074th 1191 9.8%
2024 10.80 1106th 1211 8.7%
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Rank History for African American students at East Upper High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.43 568th 679 16.3%
2019 26.56 525th 686 23.5%
2021 14.01 39th 42 7.1%
2022 21.80 502nd 593 15.3%
2023 19.08 585th 671 12.8%
2024 22.81 563rd 690 18.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at East Upper High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.94 695th 791 12.1%
2019 22.15 650th 815 20.2%
2022 20.33 621st 760 18.3%
2023 19.23 713th 851 16.2%
2024 13.98 790th 865 8.7%
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Rank History for White students at East Upper High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 1.91 757th 765 1.0%
2019 5.62 762nd 793 3.9%
2023 33.87 572nd 776 26.3%
2024 13.37 720th 781 7.8%
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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.

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Enrollment information for East Upper High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 529 1261 57 330 8 n/a n/a 0 2185
1990 415 1131 53 372 6 n/a n/a 0 1977
1991 424 1137 49 402 7 n/a n/a 0 2019
1992 374 1158 47 407 5 n/a n/a 0 1991
1993 358 1165 61 452 9 n/a n/a 0 2045
1994 315 1114 50 440 6 n/a n/a 0 1925
1995 286 955 52 394 2 n/a n/a 0 1689
1996 286 955 52 394 2 n/a n/a 0 1689
1997 292 1030 47 433 6 n/a n/a 0 1808
1998 265 1035 48 448 4 n/a n/a 0 1800
1999 276 1099 42 473 4 n/a n/a 0 1894
2000 287 1166 50 520 2 n/a n/a 0 2025
2001 270 1128 56 480 5 n/a n/a 0 1939
2002 251 1289 48 545 6 n/a n/a 0 2139
2003 251 1289 48 545 6 n/a n/a 0 2139
2004 224 1109 35 508 5 n/a n/a 0 1881
2005 238 1228 29 512 4 n/a n/a 0 2011
2006 222 1258 31 447 2 n/a n/a 0 1960
2007 197 1262 30 408 4 n/a n/a 0 1901
2008 190 1291 25 381 4 n/a n/a 0 1891
2009 206 1311 19 398 6 n/a n/a 0 1940
2010 164 1148 31 348 3 n/a n/a 0 1694
2011 176 1095 55 384 4 0 0 0 1714
2012 165 1050 53 457 3 0 0 0 1728
2013 142 993 63 516 3 1 1 0 1719
2014 166 1016 111 553 4 0 1 0 1851
2015 124 816 114 534 4 0 1 0 1593
2016 71 514 63 325 2 0 4 0 979
2017 62 433 41 284 1 0 4 0 825
2018 58 363 35 253 2 0 3 0 714
2019 60 372 25 207 2 0 4 0 670
2020 54 366 26 219 1 0 3 0 669
2021 54 385 19 245 3 1 4 0 711
2022 58 367 17 264 2 1 2 0 711
2023 56 381 12 297 1 2 4 0 753

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 East Upper High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 2185 153.2 14.2 n/a
1990 1977 141.3 13.9 n/a
1991 2019 133.5 15.1 n/a
1992 1991 133.2 14.9 n/a
1993 2045 136.2 15.0 n/a
1994 1925 136.2 14.1 43.7
1995 1689 117.5 14.4 35.5
1996 1689 117.5 14.4 35.5
1997 1808 115.9 15.6 34.6
1998 1800 121.0 14.9 36.6
1999 1894 121.1 15.6 33.5
2000 2025 136.0 14.9 60.6
2001 1939 140.6 13.8 40.7
2002 2139 151.0 14.2 40.3
2003 2139 151.0 14.2 40.3
2004 1881 n/a n/a n/a
2005 2011 150.1 13.4 65.1
2006 1960 162.0 12.1 68.2
2007 1901 158.7 12.0 70.6
2008 1891 163.2 11.6 78.5
2009 1940 171.9 11.3 77.6
2010 1694 162.2 10.4 82.5
2011 1714 138.3 12.3 83.2
2012 1728 138.2 12.5 87.7
2013 1719 141.6 12.1 72.1
2014 1851 128.9 14.3 66.9
2015 1593 128.0 12.4 84.7
2016 979 94.0 10.4 86.4
2017 825 98.7 8.3 88.4
2018 714 102.5 6.9 86.3
2019 670 86.2 7.7 85.2
2020 669 108.5 6.1 82.7
2021 711 94.5 7.5 81.9
2022 711 92.1 7.7 83.3
2023 753 98.6 7.6 85.4

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 East Upper High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 2185 153.2 14.2 n/a
1990 1977 141.3 13.9 n/a
1991 2019 133.5 15.1 n/a
1992 1991 133.2 14.9 n/a
1993 2045 136.2 15.0 n/a
1994 1925 136.2 14.1 43.7
1995 1689 117.5 14.4 35.5
1996 1689 117.5 14.4 35.5
1997 1808 115.9 15.6 34.6
1998 1800 121.0 14.9 36.6
1999 1894 121.1 15.6 33.5
2000 2025 136.0 14.9 60.6
2001 1939 140.6 13.8 40.7
2002 2139 151.0 14.2 40.3
2003 2139 151.0 14.2 40.3
2004 1881 n/a n/a n/a
2005 2011 150.1 13.4 65.1
2006 1960 162.0 12.1 68.2
2007 1901 158.7 12.0 70.6
2008 1891 163.2 11.6 78.5
2009 1940 171.9 11.3 77.6
2010 1694 162.2 10.4 82.5
2011 1714 138.3 12.3 83.2
2012 1728 138.2 12.5 87.7
2013 1719 141.6 12.1 72.1
2014 1851 128.9 14.3 66.9
2015 1593 128.0 12.4 84.7
2016 979 94.0 10.4 86.4
2017 825 98.7 8.3 88.4
2018 714 102.5 6.9 86.3
2019 670 86.2 7.7 85.2
2020 669 108.5 6.1 82.7
2021 711 94.5 7.5 81.9
2022 711 92.1 7.7 83.3
2023 753 98.6 7.6 85.4

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.

Immunization Rates

East Upper High School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricella
201398.7%0.1%0.0%99.5%99.7%99.8%99.8%99.5%99.5%99.9%
201494.4%0.1%0.0%94.6%94.9%94.9%94.9%94.9%94.7%94.9%
201598.3%0.0%0.0%99.2%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.2%99.1%99.3%
2016100.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
201799.4%0.0%0.0%99.6%99.8%99.8%99.8%100.0%99.8%100.0%
201899.3%0.0%0.0%99.4%100.0%100.0%100.0%99.9%99.6%100.0%
201998.5%0.0%0.0%99.7%99.6%99.7%99.7%98.7%99.7%99.1%
202099.7%0.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%99.7%

Data source: New York State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for East Upper High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $174 (0.7%) $25,436 (99.3%) $25,611
2020 $201 (0.8%) $26,029 (99.2%) $26,230
2021 $1,915 (8.3%) $21,297 (91.7%) $23,212
2022 $916 (3.8%) $23,354 (96.2%) $24,270
2023 $3,448 (13.7%) $21,756 (86.3%) $25,204

Data source: New York Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on East Upper High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1032nd of 1207 High schoolsRanks 1077th of 1228 High schools
 2.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Common Core Algebra I (East Upper High School)5240.1
 11.9%
   End of Course Common Core Algebra I (Rochester City School District)35.526.8
 8.7%
   End of Course Common Core Algebra I (New York)71.164.6
 6.5%
End of Course Chemistry (East Upper High School)5017.5
 32.5%
   End of Course Chemistry (Rochester City School District)33.321.6
 11.8%
   End of Course Chemistry (New York)73.165.2
 7.9%
End of Course Common Core Algebra II (East Upper High School)72.539.3
 33.2%
   End of Course Common Core Algebra II (Rochester City School District)5425.9
 28.1%
   End of Course Common Core Algebra II (New York)82.764.1
 18.5%
End of Course Common Core English Language Arts (East Upper High School)75.254.2
 21%
   End of Course Common Core English Language Arts (Rochester City School District)58.647.8
 10.9%
   End of Course Common Core English Language Arts (New York)83.976.9
 6.9%
End of Course Common Core Geometry (East Upper High School)44.719.2
 25.5%
   End of Course Common Core Geometry (Rochester City School District)29.714.1
 15.7%
   End of Course Common Core Geometry (New York)70.153.2
 17%
End of Course Earth Science (East Upper High School)29.437.3
 7.9%
   End of Course Earth Science (Rochester City School District)25.929.4
 3.5%
   End of Course Earth Science (New York)68.965
 3.9%
End of Course Global History and Geography (East Upper High School)47.135.9
 11.1%
   End of Course Global History and Geography (Rochester City School District)37.529.5
 8%
   End of Course Global History and Geography (New York)78.873.6
 5.2%
End of Course Living Environment (East Upper High School)40.210.7
 29.5%
   End of Course Living Environment (Rochester City School District)35.721.2
 14.5%
   End of Course Living Environment (New York)73.265.7
 7.5%
End of Course U.S. History and Government (East Upper High School)43.555.5
 12%
   End of Course U.S. History and Government (Rochester City School District)31.338.6
 7.4%
   End of Course U.S. History and Government (New York)76.979.7
 2.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students670753
 12.4%
African American372381
 2.4%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian2512
 52%
Hispanic207297
 43.5%
Pacific Islander02
White6056
 6.7%
Two or More Races44
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients85.2%85.4%
 0.2%


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East Upper High School ranks in the bottom 8.5% of New York high schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 753 students attended East Upper High School.

Students at East Upper High School are 51% African American, 39% Hispanic, 7% White, 2% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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