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Independence High School

Public Grades 9-12

1168^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 5% of New York high schools

Summary

Independence High School is a public high school located in New York City, New York, serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 265 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #2, which is ranked 352 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $35,074 and small class sizes, Independence High School consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of New York high schools, with significantly lower academic performance compared to the district and state averages across all subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 39.76% in English Language Arts, 8.14% in Algebra I, and 38.98% in Living Environment, compared to district averages of 79.33%, 51.48%, and 43.71%, respectively. The school's 4-year graduation rate has also fluctuated between 25.9% and 84.3%, with a dropout rate ranging from 4.5% to 18.3%, much higher than the district and state.

Interestingly, nearby schools such as High School For Environmental Studies, Manhattan Bridges High School, and Urban Assembly Gateway School For Technology generally perform better academically and have higher graduation rates compared to Independence High School. These schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates, which may be a contributing factor to the low academic achievement at Independence High School.

222

Students ?

8.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$42,522

Per pupil spending ?

91.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

850 10th Ave
New York, NY 10019

(212) 262-8067

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.0%

African American:

33.8%

White:

2.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2014 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (33% vs 67% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (33% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg68%

New York avg67%

1,168^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

56^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	7.7	1168 of 1234	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	1149 of 1242	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	1125 of 1228	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.2	1184 of 1190	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	1183 of 1207	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.7	1203 of 1210	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.9	1188 of 1221	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.6	1125 of 1255	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	6.2	1222 of 1255	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.8	1178 of 1237	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.0	1145 of 1217	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.3	1081 of 1198	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	19.7	969 of 1165	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.1	935 of 1117	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.4	925 of 1086	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	678 of 713	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	536 of 671	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	665 of 686	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	675 of 679	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	602 of 669	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.1	397 of 637	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.3	552 of 565	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	512 of 546	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	1149 of 1206	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	1170 of 1219	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	1145 of 1197	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.9	1183 of 1193	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.4	1171 of 1176	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	809 of 885	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	766 of 865	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	794 of 851	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	786 of 815	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	789 of 791	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	580 of 607	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	460 of 564	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	492 of 493	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	495 of 498	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	1151 of 1179	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	1091 of 1170	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.4	1169 of 1179	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.0	1148 of 1154	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	1147 of 1201	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	1095 of 1211	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	987 of 1191	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	1125 of 1190	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	1161 of 1176	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	858 of 1149	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	962 of 1144	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	980 of 1130	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	943 of 1132	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1065 of 1095	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)25th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Global History and Geography54%-22 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts40%-36 vs state

Living Environment39%-18 vs state

Life Science Biology30%-28 vs state

U.S. History and Government26%-49 vs state

Algebra I8%-48 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)	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 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Independence High School	Public	9-12	850 10th Ave	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 262-8067	222	25	8.9	91.4%	6 (2.7%)	75 (33.8%)	131 (59.0%)	5 (2.3%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7.7	1168^th of 1234 public high schools	5.3%		9.4	1149^th of 1242 public high schools	7.5%	19			39.8			53.8	39.0		26.2	8.1	30.0										$42,522	$3,452	$39,070
High School For Environmental Studies	Public	9-12	444 W 56th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 262-8113	1,007	74	13.6	69.1%	158 (15.7%)	137 (13.6%)	543 (53.9%)	115 (11.4%)	10 (1.0%)	5 (0.5%)	39 (3.9%)	52.2	613^th of 1234 public high schools	50.3%		42.9	726^th of 1242 public high schools	41.5%	113	56.5	64.3	87.7	20.6	19.4	85.8	50.0	35.0	76.1	49.6	70.7	36.4	56.9								$25,858	$2,265	$23,593
Manhattan Bridges High School	Public	9-12	525 W 50th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 757-5274	393	32	12.1	97.7%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	388 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	56.8	560^th of 1234 public high schools	54.6%		47.7	667^th of 1242 public high schools	46.3%	107	51.6	70.7	79.4	53.0	34.5	82.8	69.2	0.0	78.1	72.7	67.4	35.1	54.1								$31,807	$3,245	$28,561
Food And Finance High School	Public	9-12	525 W 50th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 586-2943	474	44	10.7	84.2%	17 (3.6%)	147 (31.0%)	286 (60.3%)	11 (2.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	23.1	950^th of 1234 public high schools	23.0%		24.8	914^th of 1242 public high schools	26.4%	36	12.5	29.0	73.8	12.5		64.6	51.6		64.2	23.0	30.1	22.0	37.6								$30,837	$2,665	$28,173
High School Of Hospitality Management	Public	9-12	525 W 50th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 586-0963	228	24	9.4	91.2%	5 (2.2%)	46 (20.2%)	164 (71.9%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	14.9	1065^th of 1234 public high schools	13.7%		25	912^th of 1242 public high schools	26.6%	153		0.0	83.3		0.0	55.1	21.1		47.1	16.2	30.8	4.6									$37,850	$2,715	$35,136
Urban Assembly School Of Design And Construction	Public	9-12	525 W 50th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 586-0981	200	22	9.1	85.5%	5 (2.5%)	50 (25.0%)	140 (70.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	19.6	988^th of 1234 public high schools	19.9%		24.1	923^rd of 1242 public high schools	25.7%	65	0.0	11.4	62.5	11.1		75.6	37.5	0.0	74.4	22.5	34.8	0.0	16.1								$37,016	$2,890	$34,126
Facing History School (The)	Public	6-12	525 W 50th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 757-2680	394	44	9.0	92.1%	11 (2.8%)	73 (18.5%)	295 (74.9%)	6 (1.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)								(n/a)			73.0											19.1	14.8	20.0	4.2	10.0	7.7	23.8	$37,948	$3,175	$34,773
Stephen T Mather Building Arts And Craftmanship High School	Public	9-12	439 W 49th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 399-3520	337	39	8.5	89.9%	14 (4.2%)	82 (24.3%)	225 (66.8%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15.2	1058^th of 1234 public high schools	14.3%		21.7	959^th of 1242 public high schools	22.8%	99	18.2	26.3	63.1			59.0	30.6		45.9	23.9	35.6	12.5	28.4								$36,391	$3,350	$33,041
Business Of Sports School	Public, Magnet	9-12	439 W 49th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 246-2183	407	40	10.2	87.0%	9 (2.2%)	121 (29.7%)	265 (65.1%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16.6	1038^th of 1234 public high schools	15.9%		16.3	1039^th of 1242 public high schools	16.3%	1		8.2	76.3		10.0	51.1	12.1		42.2	30.5	23.5	19.4	28.6								$32,685	$3,506	$29,179
Urban Assembly Gateway School For Technology	Public	9-12	439 W 49th St	New York	10019	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 246-1041	407	34	12.0	70.8%	45 (11.1%)	77 (18.9%)	246 (60.4%)	28 (6.9%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	42.2	731^st of 1234 public high schools	40.8%		44.2	714^th of 1242 public high schools	42.5%	17	42.6	61.5	71.8	11.5	33.3	88.6	37.1	13.3	86.5	47.7	42.9	31.6	84.3								$32,335	$2,717	$29,618

Frequently Asked Questions about Independence High School

How many students attend Independence High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 222 students attended Independence High School.

Is Independence High School a good school?

Independence High School ranks in the bottom 5.3% of New York high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Independence High School?

Students at Independence High School are 59% Hispanic, 34% African American, 3% White, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

What district is Independence High School in?

New York City Geographic District # 2

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