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Young Women's Leadership School

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Public, Magnet Grades 6-12

Summary

Young Women's Leadership School is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in New York City's District 4, with a diverse student population of 446. The school stands out for its consistently high graduation rates, ranging from 97.4% to 100% over the past five years, far exceeding nearby schools like Judith S Kaye School (43%) and Innovation Charter High School (70.8%). Additionally, the school's dropout rates are remarkably low, between 0% and 1.3%, compared to as high as 18.9% at Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School.

Academically, Young Women's Leadership School outperforms the district and state averages in several key subjects, such as 8th grade English Language Arts (85.29% proficient vs. 55.2% state average) and 8th grade Science (76.32% proficient vs. 47.41% state average). However, the school lags behind in some math subjects, like Algebra II (27.63% proficient vs. 64.13% state average). The school's performance is particularly strong for African American and Hispanic students, ranking in the top 25% and top 40% of New York high schools, respectively, in those subgroups.

Despite the school's academic strengths, it faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 76%, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school serves a high-need population, with 80.49% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, on par with the surrounding schools. Nearby Manhattan Center For Science & Mathematics stands out as a high-performing school, offering valuable insights that could help Young Women's Leadership School continue to improve student outcomes.

446

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

80.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

105 E 106th St
New York, NY 10029-4623

(212) 289-7593

District: New York City Geographic District # 4

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.5%

African American:

28.7%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2012 → 46th in 2023

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (84%)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (76% vs 34% New York)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2012

!Common Core Algebra II scores 36 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school61%

District avg60%

New York avg62%

Not ranked this year

Young Women's Leadership School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

669^th of 874New York City Geographic District # 4 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
2023	53.2	653 of 1500	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	471 of 1479	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.4	286 of 1439	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.6	317 of 1438	78.0%	★★★★☆
2017	71.3	345 of 1455	76.3%	★★★★☆
2016	64.2	427 of 1429	70.1%	★★★★☆
2015	57.6	541 of 1407	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	42.0	806 of 1401	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	63.7	427 of 1373	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.6	373 of 1337	72.1%	★★★★☆
2011	63.9	520 of 1295	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.9	653 of 1243	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	65.2	548 of 1224	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.6	488 of 1185	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.1	475 of 1123	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.2	620 of 1095	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	46.1	369 of 696	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	91.7	50 of 653	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	83.2	84 of 663	87.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	49.5	724 of 1463	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	558 of 1454	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.6	330 of 1370	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	386 of 1353	71.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	58.6	334 of 943	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	295 of 914	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.3	142 of 826	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	141 of 810	82.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	70.8	261 of 1288	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.6	325 of 1306	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.8	177 of 1241	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	163 of 1245	86.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	58.1	377 of 1307	71.2%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	48.1	663 of 1228	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	641 of 1190	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.3	611 of 1207	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.6	620 of 1210	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.4	694 of 1221	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.7	757 of 1255	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	64.8	344 of 1255	72.6%	★★★★☆
2014	67.0	327 of 1237	73.6%	★★★★☆
2013	60.0	557 of 1217	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.7	567 of 1198	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.2	563 of 1165	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.0	572 of 1117	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.7	406 of 1086	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.3	569 of 1027	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.6	671 of 1002	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.1	713 of 986	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.5	693 of 935	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	69.9	140 of 671	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	151 of 593	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	149 of 686	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	154 of 679	77.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	51.7	222 of 424	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	268 of 447	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.8	190 of 426	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	47.5	654 of 1197	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	654 of 1155	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.6	622 of 1193	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.1	621 of 1176	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	56.5	313 of 851	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	311 of 760	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.5	246 of 815	69.8%	★★★★☆
2018	62.7	255 of 791	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	49.8	543 of 1155	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	521 of 1101	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	444 of 1179	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	464 of 1154	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	53.0	104 of 212	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	46.3	530 of 1130	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.4	540 of 1038	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.6	412 of 1132	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	280 of 1095	74.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)80th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2023)71st percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2023)65th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2023)51st percentile-6 vs school

African American (2023)47th percentile-9 vs school

High school

African American (2023)79th percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2023)63rd percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2023)53rd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)53rd percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)51st percentile+5 vs school

Asian (2023)48th percentile~ school

Female (2023)45th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2022-2023) ?

Common Core English Language Arts93%+16 vs state

U.S. History and Government78%~ state avg

Science76%+29 vs state

Global History and Geography75%~ state avg

Living Environment71%+5 vs state

Common Core Geometry68%+15 vs state

English Language Arts56%+6 vs state

Common Core Algebra I52%-12 vs state

Earth Science48%-17 vs state

Chemistry42%-23 vs state

Math31%-19 vs state

Common Core Algebra II28%-36 vs state

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by a student
Saturday, March 24, 2012

This school is like no other. As a feminist environment, students are expected to persue career paths of their choice - even if it's predominated by males and may be a battle gound of misogyny and sexism. We, as students, are raised as butterflies and released to the next stages of life with intelligence, strength, and respect. Close Quote

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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	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Edward A Reynolds West Side High School	Public	9-12	105 E 106th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(212) 678-7300	348	27	12.8	94.5%	7 (2.0%)	112 (32.2%)	219 (62.9%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	18.7	999^th of 1234 public high schools	19.0%		29	861^st of 1242 public high schools	30.7%	138			48.2			57.1	43.5		47.6	51.5										$33,199	$2,582	$30,617
Heritage School (The)	Public	9-12	1680 Lexington Ave	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 828-2858	223	24	9.3	94.2%	2 (0.9%)	69 (30.9%)	144 (64.6%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	26	912^th of 1234 public high schools	26.1%		18.6	995^th of 1242 public high schools	19.9%	83	50.0	30.0	72.7	63.6	55.9	60.3	25.0		66.7	18.3	26.9		13.3							$34,746	$2,593	$32,153
Central Park East High School	Public	9-12	1573 Madison Ave-Rm 321	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5929	481	42	11.3	77.1%	36 (7.5%)	107 (22.2%)	273 (56.8%)	53 (11.0%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	64.2	434^th of 1234 public high schools	64.8%		66.7	413^th of 1242 public high schools	66.7%	21	55.6	63.8	89.5	0.0	37.5	88.2		22.2	80.8	64.4	62.3	65.6	78.8							$28,104	$2,275	$25,828
Park East High School	Public	9-12	230 E 105th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 831-1517	398	40	9.9	82.7%	17 (4.3%)	103 (25.9%)	235 (59.0%)	31 (7.8%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	56.8	561^st of 1234 public high schools	54.5%		64	454^th of 1242 public high schools	63.4%	107	36.8	75.0	82.6	25.0	12.5	90.2	72.0	12.5	82.9	88.1	71.4	25.3	59.7							$32,601	$2,460	$30,141
Esperanza Preparatory Academy	Public	6-12	240 E 109th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 722-6507	528	72	7.3	95.6%	8 (1.5%)	73 (13.8%)	426 (80.7%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	24.8	930^th of 1234 public high schools	24.6%		15.5	1050^th of 1242 public high schools	15.5%	120	6.7	26.1	75.7	11.1	0.0	79.8	30.0		81.3	26.7	18.6	0.0	23.3	19.6	33.3	43.6	24.5	25.0	37.2	$42,449	$5,030	$37,419
Innovation Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	410 E 100th St-2nd Fl	New York	10029	New York County	Innovation Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 722-5871	412	38	10.8	91.0%	3 (0.7%)	183 (44.4%)	219 (53.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	13.6	1086^th of 1234 public high schools	12.0%		13.6	1080^th of 1242 public high schools	13.0%	6	15.4	15.3	58.2			54.1	14.9		64.0	19.1	32.1	1.6	29.9							$23,549	$964	$22,586
Judith S Kaye School (The)	Public	9-12	321 E 96th St	New York	10128	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 360-1509	205	18	11.3	87.3%	6 (2.9%)	79 (38.5%)	93 (45.4%)	21 (10.2%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	14.5	1073^rd of 1234 public high schools	13.0%		17.9	1009^th of 1242 public high schools	18.8%	64			51.2			59.1	46.3		46.6	23.9	19.5									$30,351	$2,359	$27,992
High School For Climate Justice (The)	Public	9-12	320 E 96th St	New York	10128	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 348-1694	370	28	13.1	89.5%	22 (5.9%)	84 (22.7%)	225 (60.8%)	17 (4.6%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.8%)	14.8	1067^th of 1234 public high schools	13.5%		16.4	1035^th of 1242 public high schools	16.7%	32		0.0	67.0	0.0	0.0	42.5	23.8		63.9	15.7	32.6	10.9	7.5							$29,838	$2,462	$27,376
Manhattan Center For Science & Mathematics	Public	9-12	260 Pleasant Ave	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 876-4639	1,657	104	15.9	81.4%	163 (9.8%)	276 (16.7%)	734 (44.3%)	414 (25.0%)	16 (1.0%)	9 (0.5%)	43 (2.6%)	78.1	176^th of 1234 public high schools	85.7%		77.5	183^rd of 1242 public high schools	85.3%	7	91.0	87.7	91.3	68.4	31.8	91.3	30.4	81.2	91.0	71.5	74.3	83.5	71.7							$25,208	$2,340	$22,868
Wadleigh Perf And Visual Arts	Public	6-12	215 W 114th St	New York	10026	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 749-5800	319	41	7.8	87.8%	8 (2.5%)	118 (37.0%)	172 (53.9%)	4 (1.3%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.8%)	18.4	1004^th of 1234 public high schools	18.6%		27.4	881^st of 1242 public high schools	29.1%	123		26.1	60.2	4.9		85.7	47.1		50.0	21.3	28.2	5.4	14.3	50.0	50.0	20.0	18.2	37.5		$38,433	$2,904	$35,529

Frequently Asked Questions about Young Women's Leadership School

What district is Young Women's Leadership School in?

New York City Geographic District # 4

What is the racial makeup of Young Women's Leadership School?

Students at Young Women's Leadership School are 54% Hispanic, 29% African American, 6% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 4% White.

How many students attend Young Women's Leadership School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 446 students attended Young Women's Leadership School.

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