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Union Square Academy For Health Sciences

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Union Square Academy For Health Sciences ranks 899 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

899^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 27% of New York high schools

Summary

Union Square Academy For Health Sciences is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in New York City's District 2, with a student population of 482. Despite its location in a major metropolitan area, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools, with a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces significant challenges in academic performance, with proficiency rates below 50% in most subject areas, compared to much higher district and state averages. Union Square Academy also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.6% to 44% in recent years, indicating issues with student engagement. Additionally, the school serves a high percentage of students from low-income families, with 83-85% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting the student population faces significant economic challenges.

Interestingly, the school's performance varies greatly across different student subgroups, with Asian and African American students performing better than Hispanic and White students on many metrics. This indicates the school may need to tailor its support and interventions to address the unique needs of different student populations. Furthermore, several nearby schools, such as Gramercy Arts High School, Clinton School, and School of the Future High School, significantly outperform Union Square Academy on academic measures, suggesting opportunities for the school to learn from its higher-performing neighbors.

527

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,254

Per pupil spending ?

86.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

40 Irving Pl
New York, NY 10003

(212) 253-3110

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.7%

African American:

15.4%

Asian:

14.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (44% vs 66% meeting standards)

!Earth Science scores 62 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg64%

New York avg66%

899^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^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	26.8	899 of 1234	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	864 of 1242	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	874 of 1228	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	826 of 1190	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	357 of 519	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.8	946 of 1207	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	930 of 1210	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.8	969 of 1221	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.7	1048 of 1255	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.9	969 of 1255	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	45.5	715 of 1237	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	430 of 713	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.5	311 of 690	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	311 of 671	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	312 of 593	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	502 of 686	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	546 of 679	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	263 of 413	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	315 of 426	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	290 of 424	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	291 of 386	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	340 of 447	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	332 of 426	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	380 of 669	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	506 of 637	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.6	329 of 583	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	245 of 481	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	459 of 565	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.1	216 of 546	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	888 of 1206	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	878 of 1219	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	877 of 1197	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	853 of 1155	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	996 of 1193	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	963 of 1176	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	622 of 885	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	555 of 865	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	589 of 851	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	474 of 760	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.5	613 of 815	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	533 of 791	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	366 of 607	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	267 of 564	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.1	295 of 531	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	208 of 389	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.2	219 of 493	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.6	380 of 498	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	889 of 1179	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	835 of 1170	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	830 of 1155	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	771 of 1101	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.9	932 of 1179	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	890 of 1154	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	893 of 1201	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	846 of 1211	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	838 of 1191	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	740 of 1154	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	869 of 1190	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	859 of 1176	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	747 of 1149	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	756 of 1144	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	897 of 1130	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	828 of 1038	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	889 of 1132	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	715 of 1095	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	692 of 788	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	716 of 781	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	590 of 776	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	650 of 738	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	542 of 793	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.7	681 of 765	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)43rd percentile+16 vs school

Homeless (2025)40th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)40th percentile+13 vs school

Asian (2025)36th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts82%+6 vs state

U.S. History and Government72%-3 vs state

Global History and Geography64%-12 vs state

Common Core Algebra II49%-26 vs state

Living Environment43%-14 vs state

Algebra I34%-22 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences34%-22 vs state

Chemistry29%-35 vs state

Life Science Biology21%-37 vs state

Geometry14%-46 vs state

Common Core Geometry9%-15 vs state

Earth Science3%-62 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
Gramercy Arts High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	40 Irving Pl	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 253-7076	420	34	12.2	73.3%	55 (13.1%)	109 (26.0%)	219 (52.1%)	22 (5.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	61.7	483^rd of 1234 public high schools	60.9%		47.6	668^th of 1242 public high schools	46.2%	185	49.0	69.4	81.3			92.5	56.8	20.0	84.0	67.8	60.0	57.9									$29,920	$2,545	$27,376
High School For Language And Diplomacy (The)	Public	9-12	40 Irving Pl	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 253-2480	132	20	6.6	81.8%	11 (8.3%)	29 (22.0%)	80 (60.6%)	5 (3.8%)	2 (1.5%)	2 (1.5%)	3 (2.3%)	18.3	1005^th of 1234 public high schools	18.6%		25.6	898^th of 1242 public high schools	27.7%	107	14.3	35.3	69.2	16.7		60.6		14.3	33.3	25.8	40.0	28.0									$40,471	$2,810	$37,661
International High School At Union Square	Public	9-12	40 Irving Pl	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 533-2560	348	29	12.1	87.4%	14 (4.0%)	48 (13.8%)	258 (74.1%)	18 (5.2%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)			44.9							31.2											$31,638	$3,170	$28,468
Union Square Academy For Health Sciences	Public	9-12	40 Irving Pl	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 253-3110	527	31	16.9	86.9%	39 (7.4%)	81 (15.4%)	304 (57.7%)	74 (14.0%)	9 (1.7%)	5 (0.9%)	15 (2.8%)	26.8	899^th of 1234 public high schools	27.1%		28.9	864^th of 1242 public high schools	30.4%	35	29.4	49.1	81.8	8.5	3.0	63.8	42.6		71.8	34.2	21.2	14.2	34.2								$26,254	$2,496	$23,759
Academy For Software Engineering	Public	9-12	40 Irving Pl	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 253-3299	438	46	9.4	84.5%	22 (5.0%)	110 (25.1%)	226 (51.6%)	66 (15.1%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.1%)	15	1061^st of 1234 public high schools	14.0%		22.7	943^rd of 1242 public high schools	24.1%	118		39.3	52.5			47.1	27.4		41.1	37.9	39.5	18.8	75.0								$30,819	$2,963	$27,856
Manhattan Comprehensive Night And Day High School	Public	10-12	240 2nd Ave	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 353-2010	620	47	13.0	94.2%	24 (3.9%)	262 (42.3%)	299 (48.2%)	33 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57.5	549^th of 1234 public high schools	55.5%		48.8	655^th of 1242 public high schools	47.3%	106			77.8	20.0	33.3	82.2	71.4		84.6	59.6	73.5										$32,717	$3,189	$29,528
Clinton School (The)	Public	6-12	10 E 15th St	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 524-4360	846	62	13.7	24.1%	449 (53.1%)	32 (3.8%)	118 (13.9%)	117 (13.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (15.0%)	82.3	103^rd of 1234 public high schools	91.7%		82.6	72^nd of 1242 public high schools	94.2%	31			90.5			89.1	70.0		94.4	84.7	89.7	91.7	88.6	86.0	88.7	88.5	79.1	91.1			$25,215	$1,586	$23,629
School Of The Future High School	Public	6-12	127 E 22nd St	New York	10010	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 475-8086	709	57	12.3	50.6%	270 (38.1%)	103 (14.5%)	190 (26.8%)	101 (14.2%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.2%)								(n/a)			90.3							100.0				67.2	69.8	89.3	61.3	56.9	65.4	79.2	$27,321	$1,578	$25,742
High School For Health Professions & Human Services	Public	9-12	345 E 15th St	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 780-9175	1,728	106	16.3	85.6%	151 (8.7%)	257 (14.9%)	925 (53.5%)	329 (19.0%)	18 (1.0%)	13 (0.8%)	34 (2.0%)	44.3	711^th of 1234 public high schools	42.4%		44.6	709^th of 1242 public high schools	42.9%	2	41.9	71.6	84.6	10.2	20.8	81.2	44.6	43.4	67.9	51.1	64.1	43.6	20.4								$24,281	$2,291	$21,990
Institute For Collaborative Education	Public	6-12	345 E 15th St	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 475-7972	466	38	12.2	34.8%	220 (47.2%)	74 (15.9%)	99 (21.2%)	25 (5.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (9.2%)	83.5	77^th of 1234 public high schools	93.8%					(n/a)			95.5				100.0			62.5				75.0		80.0	44.4		60.0	100.0	$26,223	$1,367	$24,856

Frequently Asked Questions about Union Square Academy For Health Sciences

Is Union Square Academy For Health Sciences a good school?

Union Square Academy For Health Sciences ranks 899^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Union Square Academy For Health Sciences in?

New York City Geographic District # 2

How many students attend Union Square Academy For Health Sciences?

In the 2024-25 school year, 527 students attended Union Square Academy For Health Sciences.

What is the racial makeup of Union Square Academy For Health Sciences?

Students at Union Square Academy For Health Sciences are 58% Hispanic, 15% African American, 14% Asian, 7% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

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