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Heritage School (The)

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Heritage School (The) ranks 912 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

912^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 26% of New York high schools

Summary

Heritage School (The) is a public high school located in New York, NY, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 256 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District # 4, which is ranked 669 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Heritage School (The) has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of New York high schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest-performing high schools in the state. The school's performance is particularly poor for its African American and Hispanic student populations, as well as for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the bottom 40-50% of New York high schools for these subgroups. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 76.1% and 90.4% over the past few years, which is below the state and district averages, and its dropout rate has also been higher than the state and district averages.

Interestingly, the nearby Judith S Kaye School (The) and Edward A Reynolds West Side High School have similar performance profiles to Heritage School (The), while the Manhattan Center For Science & Mathematics, located less than a mile away, is a stark contrast, ranking in the top 15% of New York high schools and significantly outperforming Heritage School (The) and the surrounding schools on academic measures. Despite the school's poor performance, Heritage School (The) has a relatively high per-student spending level, ranging from $15,406 to $32,647 per student in recent years, which is higher than the state and district averages, suggesting the need for a more comprehensive approach to school improvement.

223

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,746

Per pupil spending ?

94.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1680 Lexington Ave
New York, NY 10029

(212) 828-2858

District: New York City Geographic District # 4

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.6%

African American:

30.9%

White:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2014 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓89% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (46% vs 66% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 31% New York)

!Common Core Algebra II scores 45 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg67%

New York avg66%

912^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7High Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 4

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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	912 of 1234	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	995 of 1242	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	1041 of 1228	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1041 of 1190	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	986 of 1207	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	960 of 1210	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.6	1095 of 1221	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.2	1128 of 1255	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.0	1104 of 1255	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.5	1096 of 1237	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.4	1078 of 1217	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.2	1090 of 1198	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.3	1019 of 1165	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	8.7	1052 of 1117	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.4	972 of 1086	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	8.5	976 of 1027	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.4	926 of 1002	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.1	889 of 986	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	25.4	760 of 935	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	445 of 713	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	404 of 690	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	473 of 686	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	459 of 679	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	46.4	258 of 565	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.3	327 of 546	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	885 of 1206	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	1013 of 1219	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	1033 of 1197	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	1052 of 1155	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	1007 of 1193	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	987 of 1176	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	554 of 885	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	627 of 865	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	665 of 851	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	555 of 760	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	608 of 815	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	559 of 791	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	408 of 607	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	465 of 564	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	391 of 531	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.8	242 of 493	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	213 of 498	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	911 of 1179	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	927 of 1170	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	953 of 1155	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	989 of 1101	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	944 of 1179	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	906 of 1154	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	913 of 1201	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	964 of 1211	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	982 of 1191	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	965 of 1154	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	966 of 1190	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	930 of 1176	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	479 of 1149	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.6	775 of 1144	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	875 of 1130	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	721 of 1038	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	664 of 1132	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	707 of 1095	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)58th percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)54th percentile+36 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+11 vs school

Homeless (2025)33rd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts73%-3 vs state

U.S. History and Government67%-8 vs state

Common Core Geometry64%+40 vs state

Global History and Geography60%-16 vs state

Earth Science56%-9 vs state

Chemistry50%-15 vs state

Common Core Algebra II30%-45 vs state

Life Science Biology27%-31 vs state

Living Environment25%-32 vs state

Algebra I18%-38 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences13%-43 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 (2025)	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
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
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
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
Opportunity Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	240 W 113th St-4th Fl	New York	10026	New York County	Opportunity Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 866-6137	388	34	11.4	94.3%	2 (0.5%)	199 (51.3%)	173 (44.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	4.9	1205^th of 1234 public high schools	2.4%		3.3	1232^nd of 1242 public high schools	0.8%	27			55.6			32.5	1.8		34.8	16.2	16.7			17.1	30.3	23.1	9.1	24.2	11.1	31.1	$31,068	$1,612	$29,455

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