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Renaissance Charter School

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
940th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Alternative Schools
Better than 62% of New York alternative schools
Summary

Renaissance Charter School is a public charter school located in Jackson Heights, New York, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade with a total enrollment of 658 students. The school consistently outperforms the state average in New York State Assessments for English Language Arts and Math, and has significantly higher proficiency rates in Regents exams compared to the state average. However, the school struggles in certain subject areas like Chemistry, Algebra II, and Living Environment, where its proficiency rates are much lower than the state average.

Renaissance Charter School has a four-year graduation rate of around 84%, which is slightly higher than the state average, but its dropout rate has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 0% to 10%, with the most recent year at 4.5%. The school also has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 27.8% to 37.8% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. Interestingly, other nearby charter schools like South Bronx Charter School, East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School, and Dream Charter School East Harlem generally outperform Renaissance Charter School in academic proficiency, particularly in math and science, and have lower chronic absenteeism rates.

The school serves a predominantly low-income student population, with around 80% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Its spending per student has increased over the years, reaching $24,483 in the most recent year, which is higher than the state average. Nearby traditional public schools, such as PS 169 Robert F Kennedy and PS 233, serve a higher percentage of students with special needs and have significantly higher spending per student, reflecting the specialized services they provide, but have lower academic proficiency rates compared to Renaissance Charter School.

657
Students ?
12.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$27,485
Per pupil spending ?
81.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 35-59 81st St
       Jackson Heights, NY  11372-5033

(718) 803-0060

District: Renaissance Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
74.7%
Asian:
17.7%
White:
3.8%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2022 → 49th in 2025
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2022
✓Above the New York median (62nd percentile)
Worth a look
!Graduation rate below the New York average (73% vs 83%)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Chemistry scores 59 pts below the New York average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school62%
New York avg59%
Elementary school
940th of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Top 38%▲ up 2 pts since 2015
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
378th of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Top 25%▲ up 5 pts since 2015
From top 30% (2015) to top 25% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
633rd of 1,234
New York public high schools ?
Bottom 49%▲ up 8 pts since 2015
From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202559.9940 of 244561.6%★★★☆☆
202468.7683 of 244572.1%★★★★☆
202380.7425 of 243982.6%★★★★☆
202263.8817 of 243466.4%★★★☆☆
201954.61054 of 241356.3%★★★☆☆
201872.0609 of 239574.6%★★★★☆
201752.41117 of 238653.2%★★★☆☆
201658.3948 of 236659.9%★★★☆☆
201558.3942 of 235259.9%★★★☆☆
201453.81068 of 234554.5%★★★☆☆
201345.81232 of 232547.0%★★☆☆☆
201269.3735 of 232068.3%★★★☆☆
201152.31216 of 228646.8%★★☆☆☆
201061.4977 of 226356.8%★★★☆☆
200978.9335 of 225785.2%★★★★☆
200874.7545 of 222775.5%★★★★☆
200766.8864 of 221961.1%★★★☆☆
200683.9171 of 220692.2%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202581.284 of 69687.9%★★★★☆
202459.8279 of 66257.9%★★★☆☆
202361.0261 of 60556.9%★★★☆☆
202251.3374 of 67144.3%★★☆☆☆
201950.6328 of 54840.1%★★☆☆☆
201859.0281 of 60153.2%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202556.0348 of 111768.8%★★★☆☆
202460.9238 of 106677.7%★★★★☆
202368.1186 of 100181.4%★★★★☆
202285.570 of 102793.2%★★★★★
201955.5259 of 86069.9%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202554.51078 of 240955.3%★★★☆☆
202466.4711 of 241370.5%★★★★☆
202374.3549 of 240377.2%★★★★☆
202262.4838 of 240165.1%★★★☆☆
201945.61260 of 235746.5%★★☆☆☆
201868.2692 of 233870.4%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202560.4527 of 156966.4%★★★☆☆
202472.0313 of 153179.6%★★★★☆
202383.8147 of 142989.7%★★★★☆
202266.4392 of 150373.9%★★★★☆
201951.0559 of 131557.5%★★★☆☆
201871.5300 of 139278.4%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202566.7550 of 209873.8%★★★★☆
202479.2283 of 207886.4%★★★★☆
202387.6184 of 204191.0%★★★★★
202267.0521 of 209975.2%★★★★☆
201957.3701 of 203265.5%★★★☆☆
201874.7361 of 204582.3%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202566.8741 of 240769.2%★★★☆☆
202468.5651 of 241173.0%★★★★☆
202383.6328 of 240086.3%★★★★☆
202263.7807 of 240066.4%★★★☆☆
201963.0807 of 235865.8%★★★☆☆
201872.3562 of 234076.0%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202560.0607 of 213471.6%★★★★☆
202469.5394 of 211081.3%★★★★☆
202381.0207 of 201689.7%★★★★☆
202272.0326 of 203183.9%★★★★☆
201948.7725 of 185961.0%★★★☆☆
201861.3489 of 194174.8%★★★★☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202570.1378 of 150074.8%★★★★☆
202467.5410 of 150472.7%★★★★☆
202366.2447 of 150070.2%★★★★☆
202265.5422 of 147971.5%★★★★☆
201964.6443 of 143969.2%★★★☆☆
201879.3250 of 143882.6%★★★★☆
201775.3291 of 145580.0%★★★★☆
201668.7369 of 142974.2%★★★★☆
201565.2422 of 140770.0%★★★★☆
201467.6362 of 140174.2%★★★★☆
201371.9316 of 137377.0%★★★★☆
201275.0325 of 133775.7%★★★★☆
201163.0536 of 129558.6%★★★☆☆
201072.2371 of 124370.2%★★★★☆
200976.5259 of 122478.8%★★★★☆
200873.1351 of 118570.4%★★★★☆
200765.5450 of 112359.9%★★★☆☆
200676.0258 of 109576.4%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202450.6230 of 39641.9%★★☆☆☆
202250.4215 of 38143.6%★★☆☆☆
201971.4104 of 36971.8%★★★★☆
201874.486 of 37477.0%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202521.1624 of 6463.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202423.2590 of 6154.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202339.6310 of 59147.5%★★☆☆☆
202283.722 of 58196.2%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202563.6488 of 145766.5%★★★☆☆
202461.1523 of 146564.3%★★★☆☆
202368.1413 of 146371.8%★★★★☆
202267.9374 of 145474.3%★★★★☆
201963.7448 of 137067.3%★★★☆☆
201878.5251 of 135381.4%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202570.7210 of 96578.2%★★★★☆
202471.5202 of 95378.8%★★★★☆
202367.8235 of 94375.1%★★★★☆
202267.5212 of 91476.8%★★★★☆
201964.5229 of 82672.3%★★★★☆
201878.1131 of 81083.8%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202578.5205 of 128384.0%★★★★☆
202481.2171 of 129686.8%★★★★☆
202375.4220 of 128882.9%★★★★☆
202270.1269 of 130679.4%★★★★☆
201970.0273 of 124178.0%★★★★☆
201883.0148 of 124588.1%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202574.7308 of 145578.8%★★★★☆
202472.3321 of 146478.1%★★★★☆
202362.5471 of 146467.8%★★★☆☆
202261.3459 of 145568.5%★★★☆☆
201964.7399 of 136670.8%★★★★☆
201877.0253 of 135281.3%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202551.1488 of 129862.4%★★★☆☆
202470.9220 of 130383.1%★★★★☆
202365.9286 of 130778.1%★★★★☆
202257.8347 of 128373.0%★★★★☆
201953.4345 of 113969.7%★★★☆☆
201848.4469 of 117059.9%★★★☆☆
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202550.8633 of 123448.7%★★☆☆☆
202450.0646 of 124248.0%★★☆☆☆
202340.4728 of 122840.7%★★☆☆☆
202244.1685 of 119042.4%★★☆☆☆
201959.5547 of 120754.7%★★★☆☆
201856.8589 of 121051.3%★★★☆☆
201753.9581 of 122152.4%★★★☆☆
201643.0736 of 125541.4%★★☆☆☆
201544.3739 of 125541.1%★★☆☆☆
201438.3788 of 123736.3%★★☆☆☆
201358.4585 of 121751.9%★★★☆☆
201256.1603 of 119849.7%★★☆☆☆
201171.2228 of 116580.4%★★★★☆
201062.8402 of 111764.0%★★★☆☆
200944.5689 of 108636.6%★★☆☆☆
200849.1637 of 102738.0%★★☆☆☆
200739.0720 of 100228.1%★☆☆☆☆
200635.9718 of 98627.2%★☆☆☆☆
200524.1767 of 93518.0%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
201866.2171 of 67974.8%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202452.8214 of 42649.8%★★★☆☆
202372.696 of 42477.4%★★★★☆
202257.9178 of 38653.9%★★★☆☆
201959.5220 of 44750.8%★★★☆☆
201863.0184 of 42656.8%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202546.9322 of 66951.9%★★★☆☆
202454.7228 of 63764.2%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202548.4659 of 120645.4%★★☆☆☆
202449.9641 of 121947.4%★★☆☆☆
202336.3770 of 119735.7%★★☆☆☆
202238.0732 of 115536.6%★★☆☆☆
201958.2556 of 119353.4%★★★☆☆
201856.2581 of 117650.6%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202560.2298 of 88566.3%★★★☆☆
202456.5326 of 86562.3%★★★☆☆
202346.0407 of 85152.2%★★★☆☆
202249.5355 of 76053.3%★★★☆☆
201966.6227 of 81572.1%★★★★☆
201860.6278 of 79164.9%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202460.9144 of 56474.5%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202558.9396 of 117966.4%★★★☆☆
202452.6508 of 117056.6%★★★☆☆
202342.2660 of 115542.9%★★☆☆☆
202249.9537 of 110151.2%★★★☆☆
201961.3397 of 117966.3%★★★☆☆
201864.4302 of 115473.8%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202556.5540 of 120155.0%★★★☆☆
202450.4624 of 121148.5%★★☆☆☆
202344.9667 of 119144.0%★★☆☆☆
202253.4559 of 115451.6%★★★☆☆
201959.8517 of 119056.6%★★★☆☆
201856.4555 of 117652.8%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202553.9427 of 114962.8%★★★☆☆
202441.1620 of 114445.8%★★☆☆☆
202336.4691 of 113038.8%★★☆☆☆
202242.2541 of 103847.9%★★☆☆☆
201961.1354 of 113268.7%★★★☆☆
201863.6316 of 109571.1%★★★★☆
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)
Elementary school
Asian (2025)88th percentile+26 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+12 vs school
Special Education (2025)72nd percentile+10 vs school
Male (2025)69th percentile+8 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)69th percentile+7 vs school
Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2025)55th percentile-6 vs school
Middle school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+9 vs school
Male (2025)79th percentile+4 vs school
Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)67th percentile-8 vs school
Special Education (2025)62nd percentile-12 vs school
Asian (2024)42nd percentile-31 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)3rd percentile-71 vs school
High school
African American (2018)75th percentile+23 vs school
Homeless (2024)74th percentile+26 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+18 vs school
Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+18 vs school
Special Education (2025)63rd percentile+14 vs school
Male (2025)55th percentile+6 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile+3 vs school
Asian (2024)50th percentile~ school
Female (2025)45th percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Global History and Geography86%+10 vs state
U.S. History and Government86%+10 vs state
Common Core English Language Arts85%+9 vs state
Earth and Space Sciences68%+12 vs state
English Language Arts65%+12 vs state
Math60%+4 vs state
Algebra I54%~ state avg
Geometry53%-7 vs state
Life Science Biology51%-7 vs state
Common Core Algebra II43%-32 vs state
Science36%-9 vs state
Living Environment11%-46 vs state
Chemistry6%-59 vs state
Common Core Geometry0%-24 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 657 students attended Renaissance Charter School.

Students at Renaissance Charter School are 75% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 4% White, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Renaissance Charter School ranks 940th of 2445 New York alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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