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Liberty High School Academy For Newcomers

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Liberty High School Academy For Newcomers ranks 683 rd of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

683^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 45% of New York high schools

Summary

Liberty High School Academy For Newcomers is a public high school in New York City's District 2, serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 455 students. Despite its specialized focus on supporting English Language Learners, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New York high schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school struggles with low academic performance, high dropout rates, and high chronic absenteeism. On Regents exams, Liberty High School Academy For Newcomers performs significantly below the district and state averages, with only 23.61% of students proficient in Algebra II compared to 65.7% in the district and 74.88% statewide. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 37.5% to 84.3%, well below the district and state averages, and its chronic absenteeism rates have been extremely high, ranging from 31.5% to 55.7%.

However, the school's specialized focus on English Language Learners appears to be a strength, as this subgroup ranks among the top 5-10% of New York high schools in recent years. Additionally, Liberty High School Academy For Newcomers is located very close to several higher-performing public high schools, such as NYC Lab High School for Collaborative Studies, NYC Museum School, and Manhattan Village Academy, which outperform Liberty High School Academy For Newcomers across a range of metrics.

460

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,090

Per pupil spending ?

90.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

250 W 18th St
New York, NY 10011-4401

(212) 691-0934

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.3%

African American:

27.8%

White:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2014 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the New York average (42% vs 83%)

!Dropout rate above the New York average (32% vs 5%)

!High chronic absenteeism (53% vs 31% New York)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg64%

New York avg66%

683^rd of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 57High Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2

352^nd of 874New York City Geographic District # 2 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	47.2	683 of 1234	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.8	942 of 1242	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	993 of 1228	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	904 of 1190	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	935 of 1207	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	921 of 1210	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.7	916 of 1221	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.7	1049 of 1255	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.4	1012 of 1255	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.9	900 of 1237	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.9	815 of 1217	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.6	773 of 1198	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.4	725 of 1165	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.8	753 of 1117	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.6	667 of 1086	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	143 of 713	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	25.2	537 of 690	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	601 of 671	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	461 of 593	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.1	326 of 686	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	286 of 679	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	20.8	383 of 447	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.3	263 of 426	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	45 of 669	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	67.7	118 of 637	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	77 of 583	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	67 of 481	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	101 of 565	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	143 of 546	73.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	729 of 1206	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	816 of 1219	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	894 of 1197	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	836 of 1155	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	976 of 1193	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	901 of 1176	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	360 of 885	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.1	530 of 865	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	559 of 851	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	516 of 760	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.3	649 of 815	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	677 of 791	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	91 of 607	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	49.3	241 of 564	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	242 of 531	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	119 of 389	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	195 of 493	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.9	268 of 498	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	386 of 1179	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.7	907 of 1170	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	934 of 1155	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	821 of 1101	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	914 of 1179	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	917 of 1154	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	600 of 1201	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	17.5	1006 of 1211	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	1022 of 1191	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	939 of 1154	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	903 of 1190	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	936 of 1176	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	18.9	709 of 793	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	700 of 765	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)93rd percentile+49 vs school

Homeless (2025)85th percentile+40 vs school

African American (2025)80th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2019)14th percentile-8 vs school

White (2019)11th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government92%+17 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts80%+5 vs state

Global History and Geography80%+4 vs state

Living Environment65%+8 vs state

Chemistry55%-10 vs state

Algebra I53%-3 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences52%-4 vs state

Earth Science49%-16 vs state

Life Science Biology37%-21 vs state

Geometry25%-35 vs state

Common Core Algebra II24%-51 vs state

Common Core Geometry0%-24 vs state

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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)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (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	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Liberty High School Academy For Newcomers	Public	9-12	250 W 18th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 691-0934	460	35	13.0	90.2%	22 (4.8%)	128 (27.8%)	296 (64.3%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47.2	683^rd of 1234 public high schools	44.7%		22.8	942^nd of 1242 public high schools	24.2%	259	54.6	23.6	80.0	0.0	48.9	79.6	65.1		91.7	53.1	36.8	25.0	52.0							$28,090	$2,356	$25,734
Nyc Lab High School For Collaborative Studies	Public	9-12	333 W 17th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 691-6119	413	40	10.2	58.4%	146 (35.4%)	28 (6.8%)	98 (23.7%)	117 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.3%)	74.7	240^th of 1234 public high schools	80.6%		73.7	269^th of 1242 public high schools	78.3%	29	68.7	81.6	94.2	28.6		92.7	66.7	62.5	85.2	86.5	85.4	80.7								$35,904	$1,678	$34,227
Nyc Museum School	Public	9-12	333 W 17th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 675-6206	481	32	15.1	55.9%	168 (34.9%)	35 (7.3%)	146 (30.4%)	92 (19.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (7.3%)	69.7	340^th of 1234 public high schools	72.4%		70.4	330^th of 1242 public high schools	73.4%	10	60.0	78.6	88.1	42.1		95.7	10.0		80.2	55.9	85.7	66.1	85.6							$25,333	$1,324	$24,009
Landmark High School	Public	9-12	351 W 18th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 647-7410	289	33	8.8	85.5%	19 (6.6%)	63 (21.8%)	186 (64.4%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	13 (4.5%)								(n/a)			51.9																	$35,504	$2,959	$32,545
Humanities Preparatory Academy	Public	9-12	351 W 18th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 929-4433	261	21	12.6	67.4%	46 (17.6%)	37 (14.2%)	143 (54.8%)	20 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)								(n/a)			78.8																	$29,517	$2,206	$27,311
James Baldwin School-A School For Expeditionary Lrning	Public	9-12	351 W 18th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 627-2812	138	20	6.7	92.8%	4 (2.9%)	47 (34.1%)	80 (58.0%)	3 (2.2%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			53.3																	$45,214	$2,734	$42,481
Manhattan Business Academy	Public	9-12	351 W 18th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 647-1983	441	36	12.3	90.7%	23 (5.2%)	111 (25.2%)	271 (61.5%)	26 (5.9%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	35	805^th of 1234 public high schools	34.8%		32.4	831^st of 1242 public high schools	33.1%	26	8.3	61.9	84.1			69.7	52.5		77.9	41.7	43.5	10.0	24.7							$30,159	$2,685	$27,474
Quest To Learn	Public	6-12	351 W 18th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 488-3645	390	40	9.7	76.4%	59 (15.1%)	85 (21.8%)	204 (52.3%)	23 (5.9%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	11 (2.8%)	6.3	1191^st of 1234 public high schools	3.5%		21.6	961^st of 1242 public high schools	22.6%	230		20.0	45.8	0.0	7.7	38.6	30.8		33.3	28.0	13.5	7.3	13.4	36.4	39.5	30.0	33.3	37.2	14.8	$38,109	$4,020	$34,089
Hudson High School Of Learning Technologies	Public	9-12	351 W 18th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 488-3330	189	18	10.3	81.5%	10 (5.3%)	48 (25.4%)	123 (65.1%)	7 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10	1138^th of 1234 public high schools	7.8%		13.3	1083^rd of 1242 public high schools	12.8%	55		20.0	56.1	11.1	0.0	46.4	37.5		42.2	23.2	33.3	15.4	29.6							$36,163	$2,366	$33,797
High School Of Fashion Industries (The)	Public, Magnet	9-12	225 W 24th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 255-1235	1,455	122	11.8	81.3%	76 (5.2%)	419 (28.8%)	862 (59.2%)	58 (4.0%)	11 (0.8%)	3 (0.2%)	26 (1.8%)	32.9	824^th of 1234 public high schools	33.2%		39	762^nd of 1242 public high schools	38.6%	62	32.7	34.3	87.0	9.9	15.4	70.1	37.0	4.4	66.0	39.9	37.7	31.5	50.2							$28,732	$2,773	$25,959

Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty High School Academy For Newcomers

What district is Liberty High School Academy For Newcomers in?

New York City Geographic District # 2

Is Liberty High School Academy For Newcomers a good school?

Liberty High School Academy For Newcomers ranks 683^rd of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Liberty High School Academy For Newcomers?

Students at Liberty High School Academy For Newcomers are 64% Hispanic, 28% African American, 5% White, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Liberty High School Academy For Newcomers?

In the 2024-25 school year, 460 students attended Liberty High School Academy For Newcomers.

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