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Cascades High School

Public Grades 9-12

1108^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 10% of New York high schools

Summary

Cascades High School is a public high school located in New York City's District 1, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 133 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of New York high schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cascades High School significantly underperforms compared to the district and state averages on Regents/Common Core exams, with only 43.48% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 20% proficient in Algebra I. The school also struggles with low graduation rates, ranging from 38.6% to 84.3%, and high dropout rates, ranging from 4.5% to 16%. Additionally, Cascades High School has extremely high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 31.5% to 92.5% in recent years.

While Cascades High School has relatively high spending per student, ranging from $23,384 to $38,970 in recent years, and a low student-teacher ratio, it continues to underperform compared to nearby schools like Harvey Milk High School, Forsythe Satellite Academy, and Lower East Side Preparatory High School, which serve similar high-need populations. Addressing the challenges at Cascades High School will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve the educational outcomes for its students.

135

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$40,073

Per pupil spending ?

92.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

198 Forsyth St-3rd Fl
New York, NY 10002

(646) 654-1261

District: New York City Geographic District # 1

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.9%

African American:

39.3%

White:

3.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2014 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (40% vs 67% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (33% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg75%

New York avg67%

1,108^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 35 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5High Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 1

511^th of 874New York City Geographic District # 1 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	1108 of 1234	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	891 of 1242	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	1099 of 1228	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	1076 of 1190	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	979 of 1207	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	939 of 1210	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.8	857 of 1221	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	41.2	765 of 1255	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.8	684 of 1255	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	21.8	948 of 1237	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.8	948 of 1217	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.5	842 of 1198	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.2	844 of 1165	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.1	851 of 1117	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.7	750 of 1086	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	24.7	543 of 686	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	1066 of 1206	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	862 of 1219	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1050 of 1197	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	974 of 1193	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	880 of 1176	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	814 of 885	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	610 of 865	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	735 of 851	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	500 of 815	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	487 of 791	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	453 of 607	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.8	220 of 564	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.3	438 of 493	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	72.1	80 of 498	83.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	24.2	916 of 1179	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	868 of 1154	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	1089 of 1201	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	859 of 1211	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	1038 of 1191	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	974 of 1190	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	976 of 1176	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	985 of 1149	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.5	685 of 1144	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	772 of 1130	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.4	957 of 1132	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	927 of 1095	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2025)25th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)22nd percentile+3 vs school

African American (2019)21st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Global History and Geography67%-9 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts43%-32 vs state

U.S. History and Government40%-35 vs state

Living Environment39%-18 vs state

Algebra I20%-36 vs state

Life Science Biology14%-44 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, June 27, 2015

What your statistics don't show is that this is a transfer high school whose mission is to work with students who have struggled in their traditional schools. Cascades is filled with caring supportive staff and teachers who have helped my child individually and who I can honestly say worked with him so wonderfully that he was able to graduate from high school. They don't give up on students the way other schools do. Close Quote

by a student on FaceBook
Tuesday, December 8, 2009

My name is Serafin Abreu I'm a former student of Cascade Center for Teaching & Learning and before I studied there I was not doing very well in the other 4 schools I went to and since the first minute I arrived there I truly felt that they really cared and actually tried to understand their student body, now I'm a college graduate (bachelor degree) and I truly feel I owe it all to them. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cascades High School	Public	9-12	198 Forsyth St-3rd Fl	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(646) 654-1261	135	14	9.6	92.6%	5 (3.7%)	53 (39.3%)	70 (51.9%)	3 (2.2%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	12.2	1108^th of 1234 public high schools	10.2%		26.6	891^st of 1242 public high schools	28.3%	217			43.5			66.7	39.1		40.0	20.0	14.3			$40,073	$2,562	$37,511
Forsythe Satellite Academy	Public	9-12	198 Forsyth St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 677-8900	168	15	11.5	90.5%	4 (2.4%)	57 (33.9%)	102 (60.7%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)			60.3											$39,975	$2,551	$37,424
Manhattan School For Career Development	Public	6-12	113 E 4th St	New York	10003	New York County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(212) 477-2090	194	35	5.5	94.3%	14 (7.2%)	63 (32.5%)	110 (56.7%)	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)								(n/a)														$93,257	$1,858	$91,399
Lower East Side Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	145 Stanton St-4th Fl	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 505-6366	553	40	13.9	89.2%	13 (2.4%)	71 (12.8%)	315 (57.0%)	149 (26.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	55	581^st of 1234 public high schools	52.9%		49	652^nd of 1242 public high schools	47.5%	71	45.2	100.0	78.0	44.1	62.2	77.3	62.0		87.1	66.4	25.0	51.7	54.0	$30,218	$2,718	$27,500
New Design High School	Public	9-12	350 Grand St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 475-4148	421	46	9.0	86.0%	14 (3.3%)	119 (28.3%)	253 (60.1%)	23 (5.5%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	16.7	1037^th of 1234 public high schools	16.0%		12.8	1097^th of 1242 public high schools	11.7%	60		44.4	53.0		8.1	55.7	53.3		51.9	24.7		100.0		$32,790	$2,787	$30,003
High School For Dual Language And Asian Studies	Public	9-12	350 Grand St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 475-4097	368	27	13.8	78.3%	7 (1.9%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.9%)	345 (93.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	88.2	27^th of 1234 public high schools	97.8%		82	85^th of 1242 public high schools	93.2%	58	90.3	100.0	92.4			98.8	83.3	100.0	99.1	98.3	93.8	89.5	85.1	$24,720	$2,299	$22,421
Essex Street Academy	Public	9-12	350 Grand St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 475-4773	366	35	10.6	63.9%	120 (32.8%)	68 (18.6%)	131 (35.8%)	22 (6.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)								(n/a)			87.4											$29,430	$2,218	$27,212
Urban Assembly Academy Of Government And Law	Public	9-12	350 Grand St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 505-0745	256	22	11.5	87.5%	11 (4.3%)	74 (28.9%)	135 (52.7%)	29 (11.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	31.4	842^nd of 1234 public high schools	31.8%		34.1	805^th of 1242 public high schools	35.2%	37	33.3	29.6	81.4	0.0	21.4	67.6	31.8		56.1	45.4	54.7	18.4	61.1	$32,814	$2,502	$30,312
Lower Manhattan Arts Academy	Public	9-12	350 Grand St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 505-0143	262	30	8.6	87.8%	7 (2.7%)	80 (30.5%)	153 (58.4%)	17 (6.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	19.6	989^th of 1234 public high schools	19.9%		22.3	948^th of 1242 public high schools	23.7%	41	0.0	19.1	86.8	0.0	20.0	48.7	40.0		49.0	15.5	30.8	12.7	41.7	$37,530	$3,098	$34,431
Emma Lazarus High School	Public	9-12	100 Hester St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 925-5017	279	25	11.2	96.4%	17 (6.1%)	50 (17.9%)	114 (40.9%)	97 (34.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73.2	271^st of 1234 public high schools	78.0%					(n/a)		73.7	89.8	61.4	66.7	86.3	76.8		84.4	88.3		63.8	59.0	$32,960	$3,170	$29,790

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What district is Cascades High School in?

New York City Geographic District # 1

Is Cascades High School a good school?

Cascades High School ranks in the bottom 10.2% of New York high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Cascades High School?

Students at Cascades High School are 52% Hispanic, 39% African American, 4% White, 2% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Cascades High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 135 students attended Cascades High School.

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