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East Upper High School

Public Grades 9-12

1105^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 10% of New York high schools

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.

814

Students ?

8.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$42,535

Per pupil spending ?

84.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1801 E Main St
Rochester, NY 14609-7495

(585) 288-3130

District: Rochester City School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.9%

Hispanic:

39.6%

White:

7.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (36% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (71% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg28%

New York avg66%

1,105^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 8High Schools in the Rochester City School District

859^th of 874Rochester City School District 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	12.3	1105 of 1234	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	1136 of 1242	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	1077 of 1228	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	1035 of 1190	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	493 of 519	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	1032 of 1207	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	1095 of 1210	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.5	1165 of 1221	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.7	1243 of 1255	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.2	1234 of 1255	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.7	1197 of 1237	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.1	1177 of 1217	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.0	1171 of 1198	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.1	1141 of 1165	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.6	1064 of 1117	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.4	1020 of 1086	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.2	1001 of 1027	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.6	912 of 1002	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.8	943 of 986	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.1	899 of 935	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	614 of 713	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	563 of 690	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	585 of 671	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	502 of 593	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	39 of 42	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	525 of 686	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	568 of 679	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	442 of 669	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	341 of 637	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.1	184 of 583	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.7	337 of 481	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.7	167 of 565	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	50.1	234 of 546	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	1065 of 1206	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	1108 of 1219	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	1030 of 1197	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	996 of 1155	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	268 of 290	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	1022 of 1193	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	1097 of 1176	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	736 of 885	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	790 of 865	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	713 of 851	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	621 of 760	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	650 of 815	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	695 of 791	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	511 of 607	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	56.5	159 of 531	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	38.7	304 of 493	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	278 of 498	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	1083 of 1179	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	1089 of 1170	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	1040 of 1155	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	998 of 1101	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	1006 of 1179	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	1055 of 1154	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	1088 of 1201	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	1106 of 1211	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	1074 of 1191	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1006 of 1154	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	3.6	348 of 354	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	1026 of 1190	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	1061 of 1176	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	1097 of 1149	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	1123 of 1144	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1080 of 1130	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	955 of 1038	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	910 of 1132	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	833 of 1095	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	713 of 788	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	720 of 781	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	572 of 776	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	762 of 793	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.9	757 of 765	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)34th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+6 vs school

Homeless (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

White (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts56%-19 vs state

Global History and Geography52%-24 vs state

Common Core Algebra II49%-26 vs state

U.S. History and Government46%-29 vs state

Living Environment34%-23 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences32%-24 vs state

Life Science Biology24%-34 vs state

Geometry20%-40 vs state

Algebra I19%-37 vs state

Chemistry18%-46 vs state

Common Core Geometry13%-11 vs state

Earth Science8%-57 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)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	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 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Upper High School	Public	9-12	1801 E Main St	Rochester	14609	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 288-3130	814	96	8.4	84.9%	59 (7.2%)	414 (50.9%)	322 (39.6%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	12.3	1105^th of 1234 public high schools	10.5%		10.3	1136^th of 1242 public high schools	8.5%	31	18.4	48.9	56.3	13.0	8.0	52.1	33.7		46.3	18.6	24.1	19.8	31.8						99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	$42,535	$2,292	$40,243
Vertus Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	21 Humboldt St	Rochester	14609	Monroe County	Vertus Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 747-8911	348			82.5%	4 (1.1%)	229 (65.8%)	114 (32.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.7	931^st of 1234 public high schools	24.6%		13.2	1085^th of 1242 public high schools	12.6%	154		33.3	56.7		36.2	62.5	45.7		56.1	46.5		30.0															$20,305	$1,052	$19,253
School Of The Arts	Public	7-12	45 Prince St	Rochester	14607	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 242-7682	1,065	96	11.1	68.4%	245 (23.0%)	447 (42.0%)	306 (28.7%)	38 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	23 (2.2%)	35.7	800^th of 1234 public high schools	35.2%		33.8	810^th of 1242 public high schools	34.8%	10	46.3	71.2	80.7	22.2	22.2	65.6	27.1	30.8	58.4	52.7	47.1	51.3	43.6	44.9	48.9	37.7	15.7	19.1	99.4	99.5	99.9	99.9	99.9	100.0	99.5	99.9	$33,368	$2,139	$31,229
James Monroe Upper School	Public	9-12	164 Alexander St	Rochester	14607	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 232-1530	809	81	9.9	88.1%	27 (3.3%)	357 (44.1%)	397 (49.1%)	17 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	3.3	1227^th of 1234 public high schools	0.6%		3.5	1229^th of 1242 public high schools	1.0%	2	0.0	25.0	40.4	3.0	12.5	34.0	13.2		26.7	9.1	13.9	9.1	15.2						99.2	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.9	100.0	$35,308	$2,440	$32,868
School Without Walls	Public	9-12	480 Broadway	Rochester	14607	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 546-6732	258	31	8.3	88.8%	38 (14.7%)	127 (49.2%)	76 (29.5%)	11 (4.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	30.2	862^nd of 1234 public high schools	30.1%		7.7	1175^th of 1242 public high schools	5.4%	313			66.4			66.7			66.7	18.2									94.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.8	100.0	100.0	$37,877	$2,575	$35,302
Monroe Correctional Facility	Public	8-12	107 N Clinton Ave	Rochester	14604	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 753-3065	35	24	1.4		1 (2.9%)	27 (77.1%)	6 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)								(n/a)
Brighton High School	Public	9-12	1150 Winton Rd S	Rochester	14618	Monroe County	Brighton Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 242-5000	1,164	102	11.4	24.3%	742 (63.7%)	114 (9.8%)	80 (6.9%)	118 (10.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (8.1%)	83.2	82^nd of 1234 public high schools	93.4%		80.3	118^th of 1242 public high schools	90.5%	36	93.0	100.0	92.9	42.2	83.9	91.5	90.1	81.6	93.4	86.6		75.3							99.2	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	99.5	99.8	$26,422	$474	$25,948
Padilla High School	Public	9-12	950 Norton St	Rochester	14621	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(585) 467-3131	1,342	135	9.9	86.9%	97 (7.2%)	752 (56.0%)	418 (31.1%)	28 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (3.3%)	2	1230^th of 1234 public high schools	0.3%					(n/a)	8.3	45.5	27.3	0.0	5.1	19.5	16.6		15.8	7.6	15.2	0.0	8.2														$35,640	$2,189	$33,451
Rochester Early College International High School	Public	9-12	85 Adams St	Rochester	14608	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 324-9010	458	48	9.6	87.6%	32 (7.0%)	264 (57.6%)	119 (26.0%)	33 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	8.9	1153^rd of 1234 public high schools	6.6%		6.9	1184^th of 1242 public high schools	4.7%	31	10.0	44.2	42.9	13.6	34.4	33.3	34.2		30.7	20.7	18.0	4.3	33.3						98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	$36,932	$1,773	$35,159
Eastridge Senior High School	Public	9-12	2350 Ridge Rd E	Rochester	14622	Monroe County	East Irondequoit Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 339-1458	888	85	10.4	58.4%	344 (38.7%)	206 (23.2%)	248 (27.9%)	19 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	65 (7.3%)	50.3	636^th of 1234 public high schools	48.5%		48.6	658^th of 1242 public high schools	47.0%	22	37.0	68.0	87.5	16.7	55.4	80.2	41.6	60.3	85.7	51.8		39.4							99.6	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.9	100.0	$32,571	$1,788	$30,783

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How many students attend East Upper High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 814 students attended East Upper High School.

What is the racial makeup of East Upper High School?

Students at East Upper High School are 51% African American, 40% Hispanic, 7% White, 1% Asian.

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Is East Upper High School a good school?

East Upper High School ranks in the bottom 10.5% of New York high schools.

What district is East Upper High School in?

Rochester City School District

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