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American Sign Language & English Secondary School

Public Grades 9-12

990^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 20% of New York high schools

Summary

American Sign Language & English Secondary School is a public high school in New York, NY, serving 174 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #2, which is ranked 352 out of 874 districts in the state.

The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools over the past 10 years, with proficiency rates on Regents/Common Core exams that are often 20-30 percentage points below the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 33.33% in Algebra II, 50% in English Language Arts, and 0% in Geometry, compared to the district's 65.7%, 79.33%, and 21.86%, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 80.3% and 100%, which is generally lower than the district and state averages, and its dropout rate has been higher, ranging from 4.5% to 7.1% in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools like School of the Future High School, Baruch College Campus High School, and Gramercy Arts High School, American Sign Language & English Secondary School generally underperforms on academic measures, graduation rates, and other key metrics. However, the school's specialized focus on American Sign Language and English education could be an opportunity to provide a unique educational experience and potentially attract students interested in these areas.

147

Students ?

5.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$53,002

Per pupil spending ?

89.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

223 E 23rd St
New York, NY 10010

(917) 326-6668

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.1%

African American:

15.6%

White:

5.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 34th percentile in 2023 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (42% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 31% New York)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg64%

New York avg66%

990^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

44^th 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	19.6	990 of 1234	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	1081 of 1242	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	810 of 1228	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.6	885 of 1190	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	889 of 1207	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	906 of 1210	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.7	896 of 1221	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.8	1160 of 1255	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.9	1147 of 1255	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.5	1132 of 1237	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.1	1090 of 1217	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	6.7	1120 of 1198	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.1	1142 of 1165	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.4	1057 of 1117	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.2	1037 of 1086	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.0	994 of 1027	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.9	943 of 1002	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.4	909 of 986	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.4	897 of 935	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	47.4	321 of 690	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.1	425 of 686	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	25.0	415 of 481	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	952 of 1206	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	986 of 1219	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.0	734 of 1197	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.2	875 of 1155	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	881 of 1193	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	888 of 1176	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	747 of 885	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	783 of 865	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	47.1	397 of 851	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.5	504 of 760	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	494 of 815	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	471 of 791	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	369 of 607	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.9	91 of 531	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	50.9	141 of 389	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.0	114 of 493	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.7	103 of 498	79.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	649 of 1179	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.8	1015 of 1170	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.2	659 of 1155	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	814 of 1101	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	892 of 1179	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	874 of 1154	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	987 of 1201	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	1137 of 1211	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	893 of 1191	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	872 of 1154	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	917 of 1190	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	953 of 1176	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	886 of 1149	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	964 of 1144	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.6	511 of 1130	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.1	635 of 1038	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	678 of 1132	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	697 of 1095	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)53rd percentile+41 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+25 vs school

Homeless (2025)39th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)14th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government73%~ state avg

Earth and Space Sciences53%-3 vs state

Global History and Geography52%-23 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts50%-25 vs state

Living Environment42%-15 vs state

Algebra I35%-21 vs state

Common Core Algebra II33%-42 vs state

Life Science Biology30%-28 vs state

Earth Science25%-40 vs state

Geometry17%-43 vs state

Physics8%-61 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)			NY State Assessments Science (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	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
American Sign Language & English Secondary School	Public	9-12	223 E 23rd St	New York	10010	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(917) 326-6668	147	25	5.8	89.8%	8 (5.4%)	23 (15.6%)	106 (72.1%)	7 (4.8%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	19.6	990^th of 1234 public high schools	19.8%		13.5	1081^st of 1242 public high schools	13.0%	91		33.3	50.0	0.0	25.0	52.5	42.1	8.0	73.2	34.8	30.4	16.7	52.6								$53,002	$2,602	$50,401
School Of The Future High School	Public	6-12	127 E 22nd St	New York	10010	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 475-8086	709	57	12.3	50.6%	270 (38.1%)	103 (14.5%)	190 (26.8%)	101 (14.2%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.2%)								(n/a)			90.3							100.0				67.2	69.8	89.3	61.3	56.9	65.4	79.2	$27,321	$1,578	$25,742
Baruch College Campus High School	Public	9-12	55 E 25th St	New York	10010	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 683-7440	479	31	15.3	66.0%	108 (22.5%)	47 (9.8%)	162 (33.8%)	141 (29.4%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.1%)	74.8	238^th of 1234 public high schools	80.7%		78.5	158^th of 1242 public high schools	87.3%	80	83.0	88.5	92.4	50.0		92.9		40.7	90.8	85.9	88.3	77.8									$24,957	$1,245	$23,713
Gramercy Arts High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	40 Irving Pl	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 253-7076	420	34	12.2	73.3%	55 (13.1%)	109 (26.0%)	219 (52.1%)	22 (5.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	61.7	483^rd of 1234 public high schools	60.9%		47.6	668^th of 1242 public high schools	46.2%	185	49.0	69.4	81.3			92.5	56.8	20.0	84.0	67.8	60.0	57.9									$29,920	$2,545	$27,376
High School For Language And Diplomacy (The)	Public	9-12	40 Irving Pl	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 253-2480	132	20	6.6	81.8%	11 (8.3%)	29 (22.0%)	80 (60.6%)	5 (3.8%)	2 (1.5%)	2 (1.5%)	3 (2.3%)	18.3	1005^th of 1234 public high schools	18.6%		25.6	898^th of 1242 public high schools	27.7%	107	14.3	35.3	69.2	16.7		60.6		14.3	33.3	25.8	40.0	28.0									$40,471	$2,810	$37,661
International High School At Union Square	Public	9-12	40 Irving Pl	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 533-2560	348	29	12.1	87.4%	14 (4.0%)	48 (13.8%)	258 (74.1%)	18 (5.2%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)			44.9							31.2											$31,638	$3,170	$28,468
Union Square Academy For Health Sciences	Public	9-12	40 Irving Pl	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 253-3110	527	31	16.9	86.9%	39 (7.4%)	81 (15.4%)	304 (57.7%)	74 (14.0%)	9 (1.7%)	5 (0.9%)	15 (2.8%)	26.8	899^th of 1234 public high schools	27.1%		28.9	864^th of 1242 public high schools	30.4%	35	29.4	49.1	81.8	8.5	3.0	63.8	42.6		71.8	34.2	21.2	14.2	34.2								$26,254	$2,496	$23,759
Academy For Software Engineering	Public	9-12	40 Irving Pl	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 253-3299	438	46	9.4	84.5%	22 (5.0%)	110 (25.1%)	226 (51.6%)	66 (15.1%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.1%)	15	1061^st of 1234 public high schools	14.0%		22.7	943^rd of 1242 public high schools	24.1%	118		39.3	52.5			47.1	27.4		41.1	37.9	39.5	18.8	75.0								$30,819	$2,963	$27,856
High School For Health Professions & Human Services	Public	9-12	345 E 15th St	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 780-9175	1,728	106	16.3	85.6%	151 (8.7%)	257 (14.9%)	925 (53.5%)	329 (19.0%)	18 (1.0%)	13 (0.8%)	34 (2.0%)	44.3	711^th of 1234 public high schools	42.4%		44.6	709^th of 1242 public high schools	42.9%	2	41.9	71.6	84.6	10.2	20.8	81.2	44.6	43.4	67.9	51.1	64.1	43.6	20.4								$24,281	$2,291	$21,990
Institute For Collaborative Education	Public	6-12	345 E 15th St	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 475-7972	466	38	12.2	34.8%	220 (47.2%)	74 (15.9%)	99 (21.2%)	25 (5.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (9.2%)	83.5	77^th of 1234 public high schools	93.8%					(n/a)			95.5				100.0			62.5				75.0		80.0	44.4		60.0	100.0	$26,223	$1,367	$24,856

Frequently Asked Questions about American Sign Language & English Secondary School

How many students attend American Sign Language & English Secondary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 147 students attended American Sign Language & English Secondary School.

Is American Sign Language & English Secondary School a good school?

American Sign Language & English Secondary School ranks in the bottom 19.8% of New York high schools.

What district is American Sign Language & English Secondary School in?

New York City Geographic District # 2

What is the racial makeup of American Sign Language & English Secondary School?

Students at American Sign Language & English Secondary School are 72% Hispanic, 16% African American, 5% White, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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