Summary
East Upper High School is a public high school in Rochester, New York, serving 780 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Rochester City School District, which is ranked 859 out of 874 school districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
East Upper High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New York high schools over the past 10 years, with rankings ranging from 1,035 out of 1,190 in 2021-2022 to 1,243 out of 1,255 in 2015-2016. The school has received a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years, indicating very poor performance compared to other high schools in the state. The school struggles across various student subgroups, with low rankings for female, male, African American, Hispanic, and white students, as well as English Language Learners, Special Education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. However, the school performs relatively better for homeless students, ranking in the top 50% of New York high schools in this category for some years.
While East Upper High School has relatively high per-student spending and a low student-teacher ratio, the school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 58.5% to 84.3% over the past few years, significantly below the state average. Dropout rates have been high, ranging from 4.5% to 13.6% in recent years, and the school has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 71.8% in the past few years. The school's performance on Regents exams and other standardized tests is consistently well below the state and district averages across a wide range of subjects. In contrast, nearby schools like Eastridge Senior High School and Brighton High School perform significantly better, ranking in the top 50% and top 10% of New York high schools, respectively.
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