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New Design High School

Public Grades 9-12

1037^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 16% of New York high schools

Summary

New Design High School is a public high school in New York City's District 2, serving 449 students in grades 9-12. However, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of New York high schools over the past decade, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, New Design High School lags significantly behind the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 44.44% in Algebra II, 53.02% in English Language Arts, and 8.06% in Earth Science, compared to district rates of 65.7%, 79.33%, and 23.16% respectively. The school's 4-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 80-95% in recent years, below the district average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 4.5-7.1%, higher than the district. Additionally, New Design High School has struggled with high chronic absenteeism, ranging from 31.5-44.0% in recent years, significantly above the district average.

Interestingly, nearby schools like High School for Dual Language and Asian Studies and Lower East Side Preparatory High School consistently outperform New Design High School across multiple metrics. This suggests the school may be struggling to meet the needs of its diverse student population effectively, despite having access to significant resources, with per-student spending ranging from $16,432 to $32,420 in recent years.

421

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,790

Per pupil spending ?

86%

Free/discounted lunch ?

350 Grand St
New York, NY 10002

(212) 475-4148

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.1%

African American:

28.3%

Asian:

5.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2014 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (44% vs 68% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (54% vs 31% New York)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg66%

New York avg68%

1,037^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

47^th of 57High Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2

352^nd of 874New York City Geographic District # 2 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	16.7	1037 of 1234	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	1097 of 1242	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	899 of 1228	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	976 of 1190	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	908 of 1207	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	875 of 1210	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.2	889 of 1221	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.3	936 of 1255	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.7	937 of 1255	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.7	916 of 1237	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.7	915 of 1217	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.5	822 of 1198	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	19.9	965 of 1165	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.7	825 of 1117	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.1	994 of 1086	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.5	951 of 1027	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.4	927 of 1002	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.0	862 of 986	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	11.7	841 of 935	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	593 of 713	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	658 of 690	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	478 of 671	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	533 of 593	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	465 of 686	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	368 of 679	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	256 of 413	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.5	365 of 426	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	348 of 424	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	293 of 386	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	303 of 447	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	317 of 426	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	474 of 669	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.7	304 of 637	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	164 of 583	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	17.7	455 of 481	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	388 of 565	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.7	521 of 546	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	1045 of 1206	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	1097 of 1219	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	962 of 1197	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	933 of 1155	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	880 of 1193	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	861 of 1176	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	707 of 885	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	682 of 865	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	509 of 851	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.6	586 of 760	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	536 of 815	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	509 of 791	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	375 of 607	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	373 of 564	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.7	155 of 531	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	17.4	365 of 389	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.7	202 of 493	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	190 of 498	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	1006 of 1179	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	1060 of 1170	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	847 of 1155	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	929 of 1101	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	868 of 1179	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	818 of 1154	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	1031 of 1201	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	1094 of 1211	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	750 of 1191	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	8.7	1054 of 1154	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	924 of 1190	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	870 of 1176	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	905 of 1149	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	965 of 1144	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	665 of 1130	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.5	975 of 1038	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.4	626 of 1132	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	717 of 1095	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)38th percentile+22 vs school

Asian (2025)38th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+40 vs state

Global History and Geography56%-20 vs state

Living Environment53%-3 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts53%-22 vs state

U.S. History and Government52%-23 vs state

Common Core Algebra II44%-30 vs state

Algebra I25%-31 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)	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
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
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
Cascades High School	Public	9-12	198 Forsyth St-3rd Fl	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(646) 654-1261	135	14	9.6	92.6%	5 (3.7%)	53 (39.3%)	70 (51.9%)	3 (2.2%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	12.2	1108^th of 1234 public high schools	10.2%		26.6	891^st of 1242 public high schools	28.3%	217			43.5			66.7	39.1		40.0	20.0	14.3			$40,073	$2,562	$37,511

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Is New Design High School a good school?

New Design High School ranks in the bottom 16.0% of New York high schools.

What district is New Design High School in?

New York City Geographic District # 2

How many students attend New Design High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 421 students attended New Design High School.

What is the racial makeup of New Design High School?

Students at New Design High School are 60% Hispanic, 28% African American, 5% Asian, 3% White, 1% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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