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High School For Climate Justice (The)

Public Grades 9-12

1067^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 14% of New York high schools

Summary

High School For Climate Justice (The) is a public high school located in New York City's District #2, serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 325 students. Despite its focus on climate justice, 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 significantly underperforms compared to the district and state averages on standardized tests, with only 0% of students proficient in Regents/Common Core Algebra II in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 65.7% in the district and 74.88% statewide. The school also struggles in other core subjects, and its four-year graduation rate has ranged from 70.8% to 84.3%, below the district and state averages. Additionally, High School For Climate Justice (The) has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 68.3% in recent years, which is significantly worse than the surrounding area.

Despite the poor academic outcomes, High School For Climate Justice (The) has relatively high spending per student, ranging from $16,815 to $31,757 in recent years. This is higher than the spending at some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Eleanor Roosevelt High School, which consistently ranks in the top 15% of New York high schools and outperforms the district and state on academic measures. Addressing the challenges at High School For Climate Justice (The) will likely require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to school improvement.

370

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,838

Per pupil spending ?

89.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

320 E 96th St
New York, NY 10128

(212) 348-1694

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.8%

African American:

22.7%

White:

5.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2014 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (34% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (72% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg64%

New York avg66%

1,067^th of 1,234

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Bottom 14%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

53^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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	30.4	1031 of 1438	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.0	1302 of 1455	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.0	1356 of 1429	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.4	1182 of 1407	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.7	1137 of 1401	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.9	1228 of 1373	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.0	1068 of 1337	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.2	1183 of 1295	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	19.6	1002 of 1243	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.4	911 of 1224	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.9	882 of 1185	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	45.4	723 of 1123	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.2	700 of 1095	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	1067 of 1234	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	1035 of 1242	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	957 of 1228	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1020 of 1190	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	1051 of 1207	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	1048 of 1210	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.9	1108 of 1221	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.5	1141 of 1255	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	24.2	963 of 1255	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.5	869 of 1237	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.1	819 of 1217	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	26.9	865 of 1198	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.3	895 of 1165	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.6	847 of 1117	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.5	833 of 1086	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.7	849 of 1027	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.1	713 of 1002	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.1	762 of 986	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.8	779 of 935	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	533 of 713	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.7	349 of 690	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	458 of 671	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	404 of 593	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	518 of 686	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	513 of 679	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	239 of 413	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	341 of 424	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	293 of 447	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.0	375 of 426	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	534 of 669	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	620 of 637	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	497 of 583	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	539 of 565	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	520 of 546	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	1077 of 1206	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	934 of 1219	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	889 of 1197	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	986 of 1155	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	986 of 1193	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	1069 of 1176	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	775 of 885	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	762 of 865	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	621 of 851	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	654 of 760	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	701 of 815	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	707 of 791	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	563 of 607	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	427 of 564	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.2	247 of 531	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.0	291 of 389	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	348 of 493	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.8	263 of 498	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	1000 of 1179	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	908 of 1170	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	891 of 1155	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	966 of 1101	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	1042 of 1179	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	1012 of 1154	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	976 of 1201	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	1070 of 1211	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	993 of 1191	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	979 of 1154	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	1095 of 1190	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	1007 of 1176	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	12.6	255 of 272	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	938 of 1149	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	975 of 1144	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	947 of 1130	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	696 of 1038	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.8	1067 of 1132	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	906 of 1095	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	2.6	754 of 765	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

High school

Asian (2025)42nd percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2025)7th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)6th percentile-16 vs school

White (2018)1st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts67%-8 vs state

U.S. History and Government64%-11 vs state

Global History and Geography42%-34 vs state

Life Science Biology33%-26 vs state

Living Environment24%-33 vs state

Algebra I16%-40 vs state

Geometry11%-49 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences8%-49 vs state

Common Core Algebra II0%-75 vs state

Common Core Geometry0%-24 vs state

Earth Science0%-65 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, April 18, 2019

Here at Life Sciences Secondary School there are numerous factors that benefit students presently and in the long run. The teachers of the school are one of the things that stood out to me the most. The teachers actually care about the students. And I am not just talking about accepting late work, I am talking about pushing back due dates and taking time out of their day to help students with numerous problems. Furthermore, the teachers try their best to get to know the students in their classes. To learn about who the student is, what they like to do, and how they like to learn. With that knowledge teachers are able to change and adapt to a teaching style best for the students. Another thing that stood out to me from this school was the internship opportunities. Participating in an internship comes with many benefits. These benefits include but are not limited to: Experience in what your doing at the internship, having records of internships looks good on your resume, and stands out to colleges. In conclusion LSSS is a phenomenal school and I don’t regret coming here. 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 For Climate Justice (The)	Public	9-12	320 E 96th St	New York	10128	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 348-1694	370	28	13.1	89.5%	22 (5.9%)	84 (22.7%)	225 (60.8%)	17 (4.6%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.8%)	14.8	1067^th of 1234 public high schools	13.5%		16.4	1035^th of 1242 public high schools	16.7%	32		0.0	67.0	0.0	0.0	42.5	23.8		63.9	15.7	32.6	10.9	7.5							$29,838	$2,462	$27,376
Judith S Kaye School (The)	Public	9-12	321 E 96th St	New York	10128	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 360-1509	205	18	11.3	87.3%	6 (2.9%)	79 (38.5%)	93 (45.4%)	21 (10.2%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	14.5	1073^rd of 1234 public high schools	13.0%		17.9	1009^th of 1242 public high schools	18.8%	64			51.2			59.1	46.3		46.6	23.9	19.5									$30,351	$2,359	$27,992
Innovation Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	410 E 100th St-2nd Fl	New York	10029	New York County	Innovation Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 722-5871	412	38	10.8	91.0%	3 (0.7%)	183 (44.4%)	219 (53.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	13.6	1086^th of 1234 public high schools	12.0%		13.6	1080^th of 1242 public high schools	13.0%	6	15.4	15.3	58.2			54.1	14.9		64.0	19.1	32.1	1.6	29.9							$23,549	$964	$22,586
Park East High School	Public	9-12	230 E 105th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 831-1517	398	40	9.9	82.7%	17 (4.3%)	103 (25.9%)	235 (59.0%)	31 (7.8%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	56.8	561^st of 1234 public high schools	54.5%		64	454^th of 1242 public high schools	63.4%	107	36.8	75.0	82.6	25.0	12.5	90.2	72.0	12.5	82.9	88.1	71.4	25.3	59.7							$32,601	$2,460	$30,141
Heritage School (The)	Public	9-12	1680 Lexington Ave	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 828-2858	223	24	9.3	94.2%	2 (0.9%)	69 (30.9%)	144 (64.6%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	26	912^th of 1234 public high schools	26.1%		18.6	995^th of 1242 public high schools	19.9%	83	50.0	30.0	72.7	63.6	55.9	60.3	25.0		66.7	18.3	26.9		13.3							$34,746	$2,593	$32,153
Edward A Reynolds West Side High School	Public	9-12	105 E 106th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(212) 678-7300	348	27	12.8	94.5%	7 (2.0%)	112 (32.2%)	219 (62.9%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	18.7	999^th of 1234 public high schools	19.0%		29	861^st of 1242 public high schools	30.7%	138			48.2			57.1	43.5		47.6	51.5										$33,199	$2,582	$30,617
Esperanza Preparatory Academy	Public	6-12	240 E 109th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 722-6507	528	72	7.3	95.6%	8 (1.5%)	73 (13.8%)	426 (80.7%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	24.8	930^th of 1234 public high schools	24.6%		15.5	1050^th of 1242 public high schools	15.5%	120	6.7	26.1	75.7	11.1	0.0	79.8	30.0		81.3	26.7	18.6	0.0	23.3	19.6	33.3	43.6	24.5	25.0	37.2	$42,449	$5,030	$37,419
Central Park East High School	Public	9-12	1573 Madison Ave-Rm 321	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5929	481	42	11.3	77.1%	36 (7.5%)	107 (22.2%)	273 (56.8%)	53 (11.0%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	64.2	434^th of 1234 public high schools	64.8%		66.7	413^th of 1242 public high schools	66.7%	21	55.6	63.8	89.5	0.0	37.5	88.2		22.2	80.8	64.4	62.3	65.6	78.8							$28,104	$2,275	$25,828
Eleanor Roosevelt High School	Public	9-12	411 E 76th St	New York	10021	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 772-1220	538	34	15.9	54.3%	182 (33.8%)	45 (8.4%)	147 (27.3%)	119 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (8.0%)	81.6	118^th of 1234 public high schools	90.4%		77.8	175^th of 1242 public high schools	85.9%	57	72.8	89.2	96.9	22.2		97.9	66.7	77.1	95.7	89.2	95.7	94.8								$24,263	$1,263	$23,000
Manhattan Center For Science & Mathematics	Public	9-12	260 Pleasant Ave	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 876-4639	1,657	104	15.9	81.4%	163 (9.8%)	276 (16.7%)	734 (44.3%)	414 (25.0%)	16 (1.0%)	9 (0.5%)	43 (2.6%)	78.1	176^th of 1234 public high schools	85.7%		77.5	183^rd of 1242 public high schools	85.3%	7	91.0	87.7	91.3	68.4	31.8	91.3	30.4	81.2	91.0	71.5	74.3	83.5	71.7							$25,208	$2,340	$22,868

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Students at High School For Climate Justice (The) are 61% Hispanic, 23% African American, 6% White, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 370 students attended High School For Climate Justice (The).

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