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Pace High School

Public Grades 9-12

981^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 21% of New York high schools

Summary

Pace High School is a public high school in New York City's District 2, serving 534 students in grades 9-12. The school has consistently ranked in the lower half of New York high schools over the past decade, with a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger. Pace High School serves a predominantly disadvantaged student population, with over 80% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Pace High School's academic performance, as measured by Regents exam proficiency rates, is significantly lower than the district and state averages across most subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 15.25% of Pace High School students were proficient in Regents Chemistry, compared to 61.11% in the district and 64.53% statewide. The school's four-year graduation rate has hovered around 80-84% in recent years, which is lower than the district and state averages, and its dropout rate has ranged from 3.4% to 7.1%, which is higher than the desired benchmark. Additionally, Pace High School has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 60.2% in recent years.

Pace High School's performance is generally lower than the nearby schools within the same district, such as Urban Assembly Academy of Government and Law, Lower Manhattan Arts Academy, and New Design High School, which tend to outperform Pace High School on various metrics. Despite increased per-student spending at Pace High School, from $14,455 in 2020-2021 to $27,977 in 2023-2024, this additional funding has not yet resulted in significant improvements in academic outcomes or other key performance indicators.

499

Students ?

7.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,638

Per pupil spending ?

82.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Hester St
New York, NY 10002

(212) 334-4663

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.7%

African American:

32.3%

Asian:

8.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2014 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (42% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (74% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg64%

New York avg66%

981^st of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

41^st 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	20.5	981 of 1234	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	958 of 1242	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	796 of 1228	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.6	924 of 1190	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	800 of 1207	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	827 of 1210	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.9	776 of 1221	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.2	750 of 1255	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.5	723 of 1255	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.9	779 of 1237	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.0	802 of 1217	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.7	763 of 1198	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.8	853 of 1165	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.9	782 of 1117	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	27.3	827 of 1086	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.0	707 of 1027	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	80.9	10 of 1002	99.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	547 of 713	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	505 of 690	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.5	319 of 671	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.2	400 of 593	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.3	293 of 686	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	315 of 679	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	352 of 413	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	296 of 426	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	258 of 424	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	274 of 386	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.7	264 of 447	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	258 of 426	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	466 of 669	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	436 of 637	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.0	179 of 583	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	86 of 481	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	53.3	213 of 565	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	962 of 1206	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	908 of 1219	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	775 of 1197	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.1	898 of 1155	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	786 of 1193	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	830 of 1176	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	594 of 885	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	626 of 865	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.9	503 of 851	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.6	607 of 760	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	412 of 815	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	466 of 791	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	330 of 607	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	429 of 564	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.6	214 of 531	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	106 of 389	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	65.4	126 of 493	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	53.9	198 of 498	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	955 of 1179	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	950 of 1170	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	773 of 1155	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.4	863 of 1101	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	749 of 1179	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	763 of 1154	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	955 of 1201	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	989 of 1211	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	792 of 1191	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.0	919 of 1154	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	795 of 1190	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	804 of 1176	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	34.3	134 of 165	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	138 of 157	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	920 of 1149	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	960 of 1144	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	765 of 1130	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	770 of 1038	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	610 of 1132	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	585 of 1095	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	37.4	567 of 793	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	590 of 765	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)46th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile+10 vs school

White (2019)28th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2019)19th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)15th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts74%~ state avg

Global History and Geography62%-14 vs state

U.S. History and Government56%-19 vs state

Living Environment38%-19 vs state

Life Science Biology32%-26 vs state

Common Core Algebra II29%-46 vs state

Algebra I28%-28 vs state

Earth Science25%-40 vs state

Geometry22%-37 vs state

Chemistry15%-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
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
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
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
Forsythe Satellite Academy	Public	9-12	198 Forsyth St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 677-8900	168	15	11.5	90.5%	4 (2.4%)	57 (33.9%)	102 (60.7%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)			60.3											$39,975	$2,551	$37,424
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

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Pace High School ranks in the bottom 20.5% of New York high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Pace High School?

Students at Pace High School are 52% Hispanic, 32% African American, 9% Asian, 5% White, 1% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Pace High School in?

New York City Geographic District # 2

How many students attend Pace High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 499 students attended Pace High School.

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