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.
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