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Grover Cleveland High School

Public Grades 9-12

1023^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 17% of New York high schools

Summary

Grover Cleveland High School is a public high school located in Ridgewood, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,536 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #24, which is ranked 544 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grover Cleveland High School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New York high schools, ranking between 895-1023 out of 1228-1234 schools over the past 10 years. It has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, with a brief 2-star rating in 2020-2021. The school struggles across various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom half of New York high schools for female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, White, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Grover Cleveland High School also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 31.5% to 48.8% over the past 5 years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same district, such as Williamsburg Charter High School, Young Women's Leadership School Of Brooklyn, and the various schools located at the 400 Irving Ave address, generally perform better than Grover Cleveland High School on key metrics like statewide ranking, graduation rates, and academic proficiency. Despite a significant increase in per-student spending over the past 5 years, from $15,304 in 2020-2021 to $28,554 in 2023-2024, the challenges faced by Grover Cleveland High School appear to be deeply rooted and may require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach to address the underlying issues and improve outcomes for its students.

1,711

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,082

Per pupil spending ?

79.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21-27 Himrod St
Ridgewood, NY 11385

(718) 381-9600

District: New York City Geographic District #24

Feeder schools for Grover Cleveland High School:

Elementary:	Ace Academy For Scholars At The Geraldine Ferraro Campus
	Learners And Leaders
	Ps 128 Lorraine Tuzzo-Juniper Valley
	Ps 153 Maspeth Elementary
	More...
	Ps 229 Emanuel Kaplan
	Ps 58 School Of Heroes (The)
	Ps 71 Forest
	Ps 81 Jean Paul Richter
Middle:	Is 73 Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School (The)
	Is 93 Ridgewood

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.3%

White:

14.3%

Asian:

7.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (74% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg59%

New York avg66%

1,023^rd of 1,234

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Bottom 17%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 12High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #24

544^th of 874New York City Geographic District #24 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	17.5	1023 of 1234	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	949 of 1242	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	895 of 1228	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	918 of 1190	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.9	361 of 519	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.4	910 of 1207	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	880 of 1210	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.1	1003 of 1221	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.4	993 of 1255	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.2	907 of 1255	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.3	1019 of 1237	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.0	933 of 1217	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.0	882 of 1198	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.7	827 of 1165	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.5	706 of 1117	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	29.0	817 of 1086	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.4	825 of 1027	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.2	764 of 1002	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.5	748 of 986	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.4	720 of 935	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	545 of 713	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.5	320 of 686	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.9	381 of 679	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	270 of 413	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	284 of 426	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.0	372 of 424	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	333 of 386	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	323 of 447	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	328 of 426	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	417 of 669	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	349 of 637	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.8	200 of 583	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	218 of 481	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.1	235 of 565	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	165 of 546	69.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	1014 of 1206	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	929 of 1219	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	867 of 1197	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	889 of 1155	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	876 of 1193	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	891 of 1176	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	754 of 885	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	649 of 865	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	560 of 851	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	541 of 760	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	602 of 815	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	547 of 791	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	515 of 607	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	385 of 564	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	263 of 531	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	124 of 389	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.2	264 of 493	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.1	196 of 498	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	992 of 1179	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	911 of 1170	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	833 of 1155	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	833 of 1101	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	886 of 1179	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	845 of 1154	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	991 of 1201	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	935 of 1211	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	894 of 1191	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	903 of 1154	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	922 of 1190	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	855 of 1176	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	3.6	26 of 27	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	38.4	124 of 165	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	39.1	33 of 46	28.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	875 of 1149	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	865 of 1144	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	759 of 1130	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	701 of 1038	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.0	890 of 1132	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	819 of 1095	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	691 of 788	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	681 of 781	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	686 of 776	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	696 of 738	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	716 of 793	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	676 of 765	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)38th percentile+21 vs school

Asian (2025)35th percentile+18 vs school

Native American (2019)28th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)25th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)24th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)15th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile~ school

White (2025)12th percentile-5 vs school

Military Connected (2025)4th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core Algebra II72%-3 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts64%-11 vs state

Global History and Geography58%-18 vs state

U.S. History and Government43%-32 vs state

Geometry37%-23 vs state

Life Science Biology36%-22 vs state

Algebra I33%-23 vs state

Chemistry25%-39 vs state

Living Environment21%-36 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences20%-36 vs state

Common Core Geometry12%-11 vs state

Earth Science6%-59 vs state

Physics5%-64 vs state

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by a citizen
Thursday, December 21, 2017

I was looking for a no star option. THIS SCHOOL IS HORRIBLE. Do not, I repeat, DO NOT send your child to this school. They are ready to set up your child for failure, and quick to give you the option to send your child away. The teachers could care less about the students, as a parent you have to constantly steps out your element, is like they want you to be ghetto so they can blame you for being upset at them. The principal is useless, she is rarely around, and the guidance office never answer their phone, the staff don't like to get involved in each other departments, and will let you know right away “that is not my concern" and when you try to be rational, they all have the same answer "this is high school". Is a disgraced to have this experience, and I wished I would had done further research prior to my child being accepted in this school. DOE needs to step their game up and make pop visits, and student Surveys MANDATORY. This entire school is THE COMPLETE DEFINITION OF IMITATION AND FRAUD! 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Grover Cleveland High School	Public	9-12	21-27 Himrod St	Ridgewood	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 381-9600	1,711	121	14.1	79.9%	244 (14.3%)	62 (3.6%)	1,255 (73.3%)	132 (7.7%)	5 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	8 (0.5%)	17.5	1023^rd of 1234 public high schools	17.1%		22.3	949^th of 1242 public high schools	23.6%	74	25.5	71.9	64.4	12.5	6.3	57.7	21.0	4.6	43.3	32.9	36.0	37.3	20.0						$29,082	$2,081	$27,001
All City Leadership Secondary School	Public	6-12	321 Palmetto St	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 246-6500	416	36	11.6	77.2%	50 (12.0%)	45 (10.8%)	261 (62.7%)	38 (9.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.1%)	48.3	670^th of 1234 public high schools	45.7%		51	634^th of 1242 public high schools	49.0%	36	29.0	61.5	81.2	44.4	20.0	89.1	57.5	41.3	75.7	68.8	49.3	39.3	56.7	84.6	96.3	78.6	56.9	98.1	$26,296	$2,449	$23,847
Academy Of Urban Planning And Engineering (The)	Public	9-12	400 Irving Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 381-7100	409	36	11.3	96.8%	16 (3.9%)	77 (18.8%)	295 (72.1%)	11 (2.7%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	15.5	1050^th of 1234 public high schools	14.9%		21	964^th of 1242 public high schools	22.4%	86	3.8	51.1	50.3	9.4		62.6	44.1	19.1	51.4	39.1	31.4	8.8							$31,238	$3,416	$27,822
Brooklyn School For Social Justice (The)	Public	9-12	400 Irving Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 381-7100	267	30	8.8	91.4%	6 (2.2%)	26 (9.7%)	228 (85.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	21.4	970^th of 1234 public high schools	21.4%		7.5	1178^th of 1242 public high schools	5.2%	208	23.8	26.3	60.7	0.0		66.2	44.7		69.0	15.8	18.4								$35,462	$3,471	$31,991
Academy For Excellence In Leadership	Public	9-12	400 Irving Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 381-7100	277	27	10.2	97.5%	4 (1.4%)	41 (14.8%)	207 (74.7%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.6%)	5.3	1203^rd of 1234 public high schools	2.5%		12.1	1110^th of 1242 public high schools	10.6%	93	0.0	17.9	34.0	20.0	7.8	34.5	14.0		29.7	27.8	28.3	4.8	10.9						$37,884	$3,093	$34,791
Brooklyn School For Math And Research (The)	Public	9-12	400 Irving Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 381-7100	342	33	10.3	97.4%	12 (3.5%)	95 (27.8%)	204 (59.6%)	26 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	51.1	626^th of 1234 public high schools	49.3%		51.6	626^th of 1242 public high schools	49.6%		44.8	88.9	67.1			75.9	50.0	37.5	71.1	70.0	70.6	54.2							$31,033	$2,711	$28,322
Bushwick Community High School	Public	9-12	231 Palmetto St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 443-3083	98	14	7.1	82.7%	1 (1.0%)	17 (17.3%)	79 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.8	965^th of 1234 public high schools	21.8%		23.1	939^th of 1242 public high schools	24.4%	26			51.0			67.3	46.7		61.5	31.0		0.0							$45,086	$3,462	$41,624
Math Engineering And Science Academy Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	231 Palmetto St-Fl 3-Rm 327a	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Math Engineering And Science Academy Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 282-7426	515	47	10.9	87.4%	5 (1.0%)	18 (3.5%)	471 (91.5%)	12 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	43.3	720^th of 1234 public high schools	41.7%		25.5	901^st of 1242 public high schools	27.5%	181		41.7	75.4		19.1	80.3	50.0		78.6	50.0	50.5		53.3						$24,365	$769	$23,596
Bushwick Leaders High School For Academic Excellence	Public	9-12	797 Bushwick Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 919-4212	358	36	10.0	91.6%	10 (2.8%)	48 (13.4%)	284 (79.3%)	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	7.6	1171^st of 1234 public high schools	5.1%		3.8	1225^th of 1242 public high schools	1.4%	54	2.4	10.0	54.4		5.3	28.6	11.5		16.7	16.5	38.9	6.4	33.3						$37,641	$4,751	$32,890
Williamsburg Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	198 Varet St	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Williamsburg Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 782-9830	665	56	11.8	87.4%	10 (1.5%)	243 (36.5%)	402 (60.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	12.3	1106^th of 1234 public high schools	10.4%		9.5	1144^th of 1242 public high schools	7.9%	38	9.5	14.1	43.8	5.1	22.9	52.6	31.9		47.9	21.9	52.0	6.7	43.0						$21,062	$1,066	$19,996

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What schools feed into Grover Cleveland High School?

Grover Cleveland High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ace Academy For Scholars At The Geraldine Ferraro Campus
Elementary : Learners And Leaders
Elementary : Ps 128 Lorraine Tuzzo-Juniper Valley
Elementary : Ps 153 Maspeth Elementary
Elementary : Ps 229 Emanuel Kaplan
Elementary : Ps 58 School Of Heroes (The)
Elementary : Ps 71 Forest
Elementary : Ps 81 Jean Paul Richter
Middle : Is 73 Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School (The)
Middle : Is 93 Ridgewood

What district is Grover Cleveland High School in?

New York City Geographic District #24

What is the racial makeup of Grover Cleveland High School?

Students at Grover Cleveland High School are 73% Hispanic, 14% White, 8% Asian, 4% African American.

How many students attend Grover Cleveland High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,711 students attended Grover Cleveland High School.

Is Grover Cleveland High School a good school?

Grover Cleveland High School ranks in the bottom 17.1% of New York high schools.

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