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Orchard Collegiate Academy

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Orchard Collegiate Academy ranks 916 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

916^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 26% of New York high schools

Summary

Orchard Collegiate Academy is a public high school in New York City's District 1, serving 280 students in grades 9-12. The school has consistently struggled academically, ranking in the bottom half of New York high schools over the past decade and earning a low 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Orchard Collegiate Academy lags behind the district and state averages, with significantly lower proficiency rates on Regents exams in subjects like Chemistry, Algebra II, and Geometry. The school also has a lower 4-year graduation rate of 84.3% and a higher dropout rate of 4.5% compared to the district and state. Chronic absenteeism is a major issue, reaching 59.1% in the 2023-2024 school year.

While Orchard Collegiate Academy has a relatively high per-student spending of $31,234, this does not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes. The school's performance is generally weaker than nearby schools in the same district, such as Bard High School Early College and University Neighborhood High School, which have higher academic proficiency rates, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism. Addressing the root causes of these issues, such as improving instructional quality and fostering a more positive school climate, will be crucial for Orchard Collegiate Academy to better serve its students.

255

Students ?

7.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,893

Per pupil spending ?

88.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

220 Henry St
New York, NY 10002

(212) 406-9411

District: New York City Geographic District # 1

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.9%

African American:

22.7%

Asian:

14.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 43rd percentile in 2023 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓86% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (45% vs 66% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (55% vs 31% New York)

!Ranking has slipped from its 43rd-percentile peak (2023) to 26th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg72%

New York avg66%

916^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 1

511^th of 874New York City Geographic District # 1 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	25.9	916 of 1234	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.4	741 of 1242	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	704 of 1228	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	758 of 1190	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.3	917 of 1207	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	883 of 1210	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.9	925 of 1221	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.8	1223 of 1255	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.3	1119 of 1255	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	5.1	1189 of 1237	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.6	1136 of 1217	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.1	1145 of 1198	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.2	1103 of 1165	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.9	1010 of 1117	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.9	997 of 1086	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.9	973 of 1027	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.2	907 of 1002	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.0	930 of 986	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	563 of 713	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	503 of 690	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.5	256 of 671	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.9	480 of 686	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	362 of 679	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	64.0	153 of 426	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	154 of 424	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.8	261 of 386	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	290 of 447	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	42.9	303 of 565	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.4	181 of 546	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	988 of 1206	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	763 of 1219	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	695 of 1197	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	682 of 1155	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.7	1051 of 1193	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	995 of 1176	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	546 of 885	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	489 of 865	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	416 of 851	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	407 of 760	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	564 of 815	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	494 of 791	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	308 of 607	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.8	132 of 564	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	52.7	190 of 531	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.3	342 of 493	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	280 of 498	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	851 of 1179	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.9	629 of 1170	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.6	581 of 1155	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	632 of 1101	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.3	882 of 1179	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	811 of 1201	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.2	677 of 1211	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	684 of 1191	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	784 of 1154	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	821 of 1190	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	764 of 1176	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	644 of 1149	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.2	479 of 1144	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.8	538 of 1130	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.1	570 of 1038	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	782 of 1132	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	519 of 1095	52.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Asian (2024)64th percentile+24 vs school

Homeless (2025)49th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)46th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

African American (2025)21st percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts85%+10 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences67%+11 vs state

Common Core Algebra II56%-19 vs state

Global History and Geography52%-24 vs state

U.S. History and Government50%-25 vs state

Living Environment44%-12 vs state

Life Science Biology42%-17 vs state

Algebra I30%-26 vs state

Chemistry27%-37 vs state

Geometry10%-49 vs state

Common Core Geometry0%-24 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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Orchard Collegiate Academy	Public	9-12	220 Henry St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 406-9411	255	33	7.6	88.6%	11 (4.3%)	58 (22.7%)	145 (56.9%)	36 (14.1%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	25.9	916^th of 1234 public high schools	25.8%		41.4	741^st of 1242 public high schools	40.3%	175	27.3	56.3	85.3	0.0		52.1	44.4		50.0	29.6	41.7	10.4	66.7	$34,893	$2,579	$32,314
University Neighborhood High School	Public	9-12	200 Monroe St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 962-4341	474	37	12.9	75.9%	53 (11.2%)	65 (13.7%)	197 (41.6%)	153 (32.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	54.3	594^th of 1234 public high schools	51.9%		57.7	557^th of 1242 public high schools	55.2%	37	41.1	63.4	78.2	20.0	13.3	82.4	28.0	45.5	73.5	68.5	77.3	55.5	76.7	$31,245	$2,794	$28,451
New Design High School	Public	9-12	350 Grand St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 475-4148	421	46	9.0	86.0%	14 (3.3%)	119 (28.3%)	253 (60.1%)	23 (5.5%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	16.7	1037^th of 1234 public high schools	16.0%		12.8	1097^th of 1242 public high schools	11.7%	60		44.4	53.0		8.1	55.7	53.3		51.9	24.7		100.0		$32,790	$2,787	$30,003
High School For Dual Language And Asian Studies	Public	9-12	350 Grand St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 475-4097	368	27	13.8	78.3%	7 (1.9%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.9%)	345 (93.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	88.2	27^th of 1234 public high schools	97.8%		82	85^th of 1242 public high schools	93.2%	58	90.3	100.0	92.4			98.8	83.3	100.0	99.1	98.3	93.8	89.5	85.1	$24,720	$2,299	$22,421
Essex Street Academy	Public	9-12	350 Grand St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 475-4773	366	35	10.6	63.9%	120 (32.8%)	68 (18.6%)	131 (35.8%)	22 (6.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)								(n/a)			87.4											$29,430	$2,218	$27,212
Urban Assembly Academy Of Government And Law	Public	9-12	350 Grand St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 505-0745	256	22	11.5	87.5%	11 (4.3%)	74 (28.9%)	135 (52.7%)	29 (11.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	31.4	842^nd of 1234 public high schools	31.8%		34.1	805^th of 1242 public high schools	35.2%	37	33.3	29.6	81.4	0.0	21.4	67.6	31.8		56.1	45.4	54.7	18.4	61.1	$32,814	$2,502	$30,312
Lower Manhattan Arts Academy	Public	9-12	350 Grand St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 505-0143	262	30	8.6	87.8%	7 (2.7%)	80 (30.5%)	153 (58.4%)	17 (6.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	19.6	989^th of 1234 public high schools	19.9%		22.3	948^th of 1242 public high schools	23.7%	41	0.0	19.1	86.8	0.0	20.0	48.7	40.0		49.0	15.5	30.8	12.7	41.7	$37,530	$3,098	$34,431
Pace High School	Public	9-12	100 Hester St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 334-4663	499	71	7.0	82.8%	24 (4.8%)	161 (32.3%)	258 (51.7%)	44 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	6 (1.2%)	20.5	981^st of 1234 public high schools	20.5%		21.9	958^th of 1242 public high schools	22.9%	23	15.3	28.6	73.9	0.0	25.0	62.3	38.0		56.4	28.1	31.8	22.5		$29,638	$2,473	$27,165
Emma Lazarus High School	Public	9-12	100 Hester St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 925-5017	279	25	11.2	96.4%	17 (6.1%)	50 (17.9%)	114 (40.9%)	97 (34.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73.2	271^st of 1234 public high schools	78.0%					(n/a)		73.7	89.8	61.4	66.7	86.3	76.8		84.4	88.3		63.8	59.0	$32,960	$3,170	$29,790
Lower East Side Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	145 Stanton St-4th Fl	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 505-6366	553	40	13.9	89.2%	13 (2.4%)	71 (12.8%)	315 (57.0%)	149 (26.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	55	581^st of 1234 public high schools	52.9%		49	652^nd of 1242 public high schools	47.5%	71	45.2	100.0	78.0	44.1	62.2	77.3	62.0		87.1	66.4	25.0	51.7	54.0	$30,218	$2,718	$27,500

Frequently Asked Questions about Orchard Collegiate Academy

How many students attend Orchard Collegiate Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 255 students attended Orchard Collegiate Academy.

Is Orchard Collegiate Academy a good school?

Orchard Collegiate Academy ranks 916^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Orchard Collegiate Academy in?

New York City Geographic District # 1

What is the racial makeup of Orchard Collegiate Academy?

Students at Orchard Collegiate Academy are 57% Hispanic, 23% African American, 14% Asian, 4% White, 2% American Indian.

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