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High School Of Fashion Industries (The)

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High School Of Fashion Industries (The) ranks 824 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

824^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 33% of New York high schools

Summary

The High School Of Fashion Industries (The) is a public magnet high school serving grades 9-12 in New York City's New York City Geographic District # 2, with a student population of 1,533. While the school has a specialized focus on fashion industries, it has faced significant challenges in terms of student outcomes and performance metrics compared to other high schools in the district.

The school's 4-year graduation rates have ranged from 80.3% to 92.0% in recent years, generally lower than the New York City District #2 average of around 78-83%. Additionally, the school has had higher dropout rates, ranging from 2.6% to 7.1%, and very high chronic absenteeism rates, from 31.5% to 44.0%, significantly above district and state averages. The school's proficiency rates on Regents exams are also lower than the district and state averages across most subject areas, and its rankings for various student subgroups are often in the bottom half or bottom third of New York high schools.

Interestingly, the High School Of Fashion Industries (The) is located very close (0.33-0.35 miles) to several other public high schools in the district, including Manhattan Village Academy, Liberty High School Academy For Newcomers, and Nyc Lab High School For Collaborative Studies, which generally have higher performance metrics and rankings compared to the High School Of Fashion Industries (The). While the school's specialized focus may attract a unique student population, addressing the root causes of its high chronic absenteeism rates could be a key focus for improvement.

1,455

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,732

Per pupil spending ?

81.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

225 W 24th St
New York, NY 10011-1794

(212) 255-1235

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.2%

African American:

28.8%

White:

5.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 24th percentile in 2022 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 33rd (2025) from a 24th-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (49% vs 66% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 31% New York)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg64%

New York avg66%

824^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd 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	32.9	824 of 1234	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	762 of 1242	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	814 of 1228	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.3	901 of 1190	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.4	306 of 519	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	795 of 1207	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	762 of 1210	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.5	705 of 1221	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.1	753 of 1255	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.6	784 of 1255	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.7	684 of 1237	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.8	730 of 1217	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.4	642 of 1198	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.1	611 of 1165	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.5	649 of 1117	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.7	526 of 1086	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	46.4	668 of 1027	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.8	455 of 1002	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.1	586 of 986	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.1	612 of 935	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	351 of 713	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	280 of 690	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	306 of 671	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.1	352 of 593	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.6	264 of 686	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	276 of 679	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	287 of 413	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	323 of 426	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	303 of 424	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	343 of 386	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	302 of 447	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	274 of 426	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	585 of 669	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.3	343 of 637	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	287 of 583	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.5	330 of 481	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	309 of 565	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	248 of 546	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	807 of 1206	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	752 of 1219	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	816 of 1197	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.0	888 of 1155	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	782 of 1193	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	754 of 1176	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	479 of 885	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	394 of 865	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.6	458 of 851	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	527 of 760	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	400 of 815	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	368 of 791	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	208 of 607	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.9	87 of 564	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	112 of 531	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	47.3	174 of 389	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.2	56 of 493	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	59.3	164 of 498	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	787 of 1179	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	702 of 1170	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	772 of 1155	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.4	864 of 1101	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	717 of 1179	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	678 of 1154	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	916 of 1201	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	820 of 1211	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	808 of 1191	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.4	876 of 1154	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	823 of 1190	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.6	879 of 1176	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	26.3	218 of 272	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	190 of 212	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	729 of 1149	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	588 of 1144	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	637 of 1130	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	644 of 1038	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	682 of 1132	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	656 of 1095	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	407 of 788	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.3	332 of 781	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	469 of 776	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.2	661 of 738	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	660 of 793	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.6	308 of 765	59.7%	★★★☆☆

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)66th percentile+33 vs school

African American (2025)51st percentile+18 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)31st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)20th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)13th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts87%+12 vs state

Global History and Geography70%-6 vs state

U.S. History and Government66%-9 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences50%-6 vs state

Algebra I40%-16 vs state

Life Science Biology38%-21 vs state

Living Environment37%-20 vs state

Common Core Algebra II34%-41 vs state

Chemistry33%-32 vs state

Geometry31%-28 vs state

Earth Science15%-50 vs state

Common Core Geometry10%-14 vs state

Physics4%-64 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, March 15, 2017

If you have a middle schooler in NYC and you are considering The High School of Fashion Industries DO NOT DO IT!!!!! It's a terrible school with terrible teachers. I should have listened to my cousin who also had a negative experience there but no....let her follow her dreams they said. Let her make her own choices they said.. 😠😠😠 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)	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
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
Manhattan Village Academy	Public	9-12	43 W 22nd St	New York	10010	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 242-8752	388	34	11.4	67.0%	57 (14.7%)	51 (13.1%)	203 (52.3%)	64 (16.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.3%)	67	380^th of 1234 public high schools	69.2%		71.5	317^th of 1242 public high schools	74.5%	63	62.5	71.1	86.5	15.4	22.2	92.5	30.8	72.2	94.4	76.3	75.6	67.5	63.6							$26,268	$2,376	$23,892
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
Satellite Academy High School	Public	9-12	120 W 30th St	New York	10001	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(646) 674-2800	112	11	10.2	89.3%	2 (1.8%)	33 (29.5%)	75 (67.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)			49.0																	$43,573	$3,493	$40,079
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

Frequently Asked Questions about High School Of Fashion Industries (The)

How many students attend High School Of Fashion Industries (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,455 students attended High School Of Fashion Industries (The).

What is the racial makeup of High School Of Fashion Industries (The)?

Students at High School Of Fashion Industries (The) are 59% Hispanic, 29% African American, 5% White, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Is High School Of Fashion Industries (The) a good school?

High School Of Fashion Industries (The) ranks 824^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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New York City Geographic District # 2

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