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West End Secondary School

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West End Secondary School ranks 615 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

615^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 50% of New York high schools

Summary

West End Secondary School is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in New York City's District #3, with 717 students enrolled. This sizable school consistently outperforms its district and the state of New York in academic proficiency, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math, where over 87% of 7th graders were proficient compared to 70% in the district and 50-56% statewide.

West End Secondary School also maintains strong graduation rates, ranging from 84% to 98% over the past few years, and lower dropout rates than the district and state averages. The school demonstrates positive outcomes across various student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% of New York high schools for multi-racial students and special education students. With a relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $12,971 to $23,548, the school provides a well-resourced educational environment.

While West End Secondary School outperforms nearby schools in the district, some schools like Fiorello H. Laguardia High School and Manhattan/Hunter Science High School have even stronger academic performance and rankings. Additionally, West End Secondary School faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 44.6%, which the school should work to address.

722

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,929

Per pupil spending ?

38.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

227-243 W 61st St
New York, NY 10023

(212) 245-1506

District: New York City Geographic District # 3

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.8%

Hispanic:

27.4%

African American:

12.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 67th percentile in 2023 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (69% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District # 3

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2023

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Chemistry scores 51 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg63%

New York avg61%

Middle school

128^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 2 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

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High school

615^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 17 pts since 2023

From top 33% (2023) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 13High Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 3

507^th of 874New York City Geographic District # 3 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	128 of 1500	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	92 of 1504	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	68 of 1500	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	62 of 1479	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	92.9	61 of 1242	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	84 of 1439	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	72 of 1438	95.0%	★★★★★
2017	91.1	98 of 1455	93.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	142 of 676	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	73 of 705	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	93.3	39 of 696	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	60.3	217 of 706	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	113 of 406	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	106 of 396	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	63 of 388	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	40 of 381	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	56.4	173 of 369	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	153 of 374	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	144 of 1457	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	73 of 1465	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	72 of 1463	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	48 of 1454	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	89.7	71 of 1066	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	92 of 1370	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.9	65 of 1353	95.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	130 of 965	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	102 of 953	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	86 of 943	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.3	49 of 914	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	87.3	33 of 449	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.2	52 of 826	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	80.8	111 of 810	86.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	126 of 1283	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	86.2	113 of 1296	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	85.3	128 of 1288	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	85.8	116 of 1306	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	85.7	83 of 935	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.1	50 of 1241	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	84.4	130 of 1245	89.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	111 of 1455	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	106 of 1464	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	72 of 1464	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	80 of 1455	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	89.9	76 of 1071	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	67 of 1366	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	78 of 1352	94.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	44 of 235	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.9	34 of 220	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	90.5	18 of 208	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	22 of 190	88.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	93.6	58 of 1298	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	54 of 1303	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.7	12 of 1307	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	99.7	13 of 1283	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	90.2	51 of 1139	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	28 of 1170	97.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	47 of 775	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	22 of 778	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	40 of 772	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	32 of 748	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	95.2	14 of 614	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	23 of 716	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	31 of 763	95.9%	★★★★★

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	615 of 1234	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	459 of 1242	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.2	403 of 1228	67.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	293 of 713	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	314 of 690	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	250 of 671	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	215 of 593	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	248 of 413	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.9	146 of 426	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	148 of 424	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.4	201 of 386	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	573 of 1206	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.8	404 of 1219	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.8	366 of 1197	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.1	452 of 1155	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.5	468 of 1193	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.8	105 of 1176	91.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	420 of 885	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	365 of 865	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	266 of 851	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	292 of 760	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.3	367 of 815	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	272 of 791	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	299 of 607	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	151 of 564	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	62 of 531	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	86.2	19 of 389	95.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	763 of 1179	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	729 of 1170	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	575 of 1155	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	541 of 1101	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	597 of 1179	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	643 of 1201	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.7	478 of 1211	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	424 of 1191	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	479 of 1154	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	446 of 1190	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.9	256 of 1176	78.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	94 of 328	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	60.9	109 of 306	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	112 of 272	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	110 of 212	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	83.6	7 of 157	95.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	273 of 1149	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	238 of 1144	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	194 of 1130	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	57.4	349 of 1038	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.4	205 of 1132	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	173 of 1095	84.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	416 of 788	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.3	226 of 781	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	195 of 776	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	55.3	318 of 738	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	240 of 793	69.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	85 of 765	88.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Middle school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)81st percentile-10 vs school

African American (2025)79th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)72nd percentile-19 vs school

High school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile+26 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)71st percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)59th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)51st percentile~ school

White (2025)47th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)40th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts90%+14 vs state

Global History and Geography86%+10 vs state

English Language Arts80%+29 vs state

Math78%+24 vs state

U.S. History and Government69%-6 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences66%+10 vs state

Life Science Biology65%+7 vs state

Common Core Algebra II60%-15 vs state

Living Environment56%~ state avg

Algebra I54%~ state avg

Geometry49%-11 vs state

Earth Science36%-29 vs state

Common Core Geometry25%~ state avg

Chemistry13%-51 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)		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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West End Secondary School	Public	6-12	227-243 W 61st St	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 245-1506	722	59	12.2	38.5%	352 (48.8%)	90 (12.5%)	198 (27.4%)	45 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (4.7%)	51.9	615^th of 1234 public high schools	50.2%		63.7	459^th of 1242 public high schools	63.0%	156	13.3	59.6	89.5	25.0	36.4	86.1	56.3		69.4	54.2	65.2	48.9	65.7	71.3	87.8	82.1	68.0	87.4	$24,929	$1,359	$23,571
Fiorello H Laguardia High School	Public	9-12	100 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 496-0700	2,251	153	14.7	31.6%	878 (39.0%)	254 (11.3%)	391 (17.4%)	433 (19.2%)	7 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	278 (12.4%)	74.5	245^th of 1234 public high schools	80.1%		75.7	217^th of 1242 public high schools	82.5%	28	59.8	92.7	92.6	51.4		96.1	58.7	53.8	92.5	75.5	92.9	76.9							$24,630	$1,311	$23,318
High School For Law Advocacy And Community Justice	Public, Magnet	9-12	122 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 501-1201	531	45	11.8	88.1%	24 (4.5%)	136 (25.6%)	347 (65.3%)	17 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	32.1	834^th of 1234 public high schools	32.4%		25.1	910^th of 1242 public high schools	26.7%	76		37.0	78.6			63.9	39.7		70.6	30.1	43.8	25.0							$29,469	$2,561	$26,908
High School Of Arts And Technology	Public	9-12	122 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 501-1198	392	43	9.1	89.5%	5 (1.3%)	117 (29.8%)	250 (63.8%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	10.4	1128^th of 1234 public high schools	8.6%		9.8	1139^th of 1242 public high schools	8.3%	11	18.2	11.4	58.9		9.4	51.4	22.2		41.9	26.7	16.3	0.0	28.2						$35,981	$3,753	$32,228
Manhattan/Hunter Science High School	Public	9-12	122 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 501-1235	447	32	13.9	73.8%	78 (17.4%)	56 (12.5%)	184 (41.2%)	116 (26.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.5%)	81.8	116^th of 1234 public high schools	90.6%		76.1	211^th of 1242 public high schools	83.0%	95	72.6	100.0	96.7			93.8	80.0		72.7	88.6	82.8								$27,000	$2,236	$24,765
Urban Assembly School For Media Studies	Public	9-12	122 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 501-1110	331	36	9.1	86.1%	17 (5.1%)	81 (24.5%)	218 (65.9%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	10	1137^th of 1234 public high schools	7.9%		4.6	1217^th of 1242 public high schools	2.0%	80			48.0	0.0		47.0	19.1		48.9	33.8	32.2	0.0							$45,234	$2,475	$42,759
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
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
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

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