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Academy For Software Engineering

Public Grades 9-12

1061^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 14% of New York high schools

Summary

Academy For Software Engineering is a public high school in New York, NY that serves 416 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #2, which is ranked 352 out of 874 districts in the state.

While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and increased per-student spending in recent years, it has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools and struggles with academic performance. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates on Regents/Common Core exams were significantly below the district and state averages across most subject areas, such as 39.29% in Algebra II compared to 65.7% in the district and 74.88% statewide. The school's 4-year graduation rate has ranged from 80.3% to 84.3% over the past 5 years, slightly below the district and state averages, and its dropout rate has been higher than the averages as well.

Nearby schools in the same district, such as Gramercy Arts High School and High School For Language And Diplomacy, generally outperform Academy For Software Engineering on academic measures, graduation rates, and other key metrics. However, these schools also serve a lower percentage of economically disadvantaged students, which may contribute to their stronger performance. Addressing the high percentage of economically disadvantaged students and the associated challenges they may face could be a focus area for improving outcomes at Academy For Software Engineering.

438

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,819

Per pupil spending ?

84.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

40 Irving Pl
New York, NY 10003

(212) 253-3299

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.6%

African American:

25.1%

Asian:

15.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2014 → 14th 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 (41% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (50% vs 31% New York)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg65%

New York avg66%

1,061^st of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

51^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	15.0	1061 of 1234	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	943 of 1242	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	867 of 1228	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	905 of 1190	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	757 of 1207	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	771 of 1210	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.6	790 of 1221	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.2	818 of 1255	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.5	748 of 1255	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.8	820 of 1237	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	615 of 713	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	543 of 690	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	467 of 671	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	399 of 593	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	329 of 686	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	320 of 679	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	359 of 413	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.2	282 of 426	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	339 of 424	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	297 of 386	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	355 of 447	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.5	256 of 426	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	529 of 669	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.8	365 of 637	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	372 of 583	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	333 of 481	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.0	178 of 565	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.7	460 of 546	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	1044 of 1206	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	950 of 1219	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.3	753 of 1197	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	793 of 1155	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	723 of 1193	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	757 of 1176	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	701 of 885	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	574 of 865	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	491 of 851	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.6	608 of 760	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.0	361 of 815	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	391 of 791	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	411 of 607	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	329 of 564	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.6	168 of 531	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.2	185 of 389	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.0	175 of 493	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	1059 of 1179	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	924 of 1170	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	814 of 1155	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	918 of 1101	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.1	674 of 1179	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	768 of 1154	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	1050 of 1201	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	894 of 1211	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	832 of 1191	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.0	927 of 1154	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.5	732 of 1190	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	743 of 1176	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	942 of 1149	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	934 of 1144	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	742 of 1130	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.6	827 of 1038	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.4	463 of 1132	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	441 of 1095	59.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	50.6	430 of 793	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	517 of 765	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2019)46th percentile+8 vs school

Homeless (2025)32nd percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Earth and Space Sciences75%+19 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts52%-23 vs state

Global History and Geography47%-29 vs state

U.S. History and Government41%-34 vs state

Life Science Biology40%-19 vs state

Common Core Algebra II39%-36 vs state

Algebra I38%-18 vs state

Living Environment27%-29 vs state

Geometry19%-41 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 Academy For Software Engineering

What district is Academy For Software Engineering in?

New York City Geographic District # 2

How many students attend Academy For Software Engineering?

In the 2024-25 school year, 438 students attended Academy For Software Engineering.

Is Academy For Software Engineering a good school?

Academy For Software Engineering ranks in the bottom 14.0% of New York high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Academy For Software Engineering?

Students at Academy For Software Engineering are 52% Hispanic, 25% African American, 15% Asian, 5% White, 2% Two or more races.

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