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Judith S Kaye School (The)

Q: Is Judith S Kaye School (The) a good school?

Judith S Kaye School (The) ranks in the bottom 13.0% of New York high schools.

Q: How many students attend Judith S Kaye School (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 205 students attended Judith S Kaye School (The).

Q: What is the racial makeup of Judith S Kaye School (The)?

Students at Judith S Kaye School (The) are 45% Hispanic, 39% African American, 10% Asian, 3% White, 2% American Indian.

Public Grades 9-12

1073^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 13% of New York high schools

Summary

Judith S Kaye School (The) is a public high school in New York, NY, serving 165 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #4, which is ranked 669 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Judith S Kaye School (The) consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of New York high schools, with proficiency rates on Regents/Common Core exams significantly below the district and state averages. The school's graduation rates have fluctuated between 40.6% and 86.6% over the past four years, with the most recent 4-year graduation rate at 84.3%, which is below the district and state averages. The school also has higher dropout rates than the district and state. Despite the school's high per-student spending and small class sizes, these academic outcomes remain poor.

Judith S Kaye School (The) serves a high-need student population, with 89.7% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch and 59.09% of students being African American or Hispanic. The school struggles to serve certain student subgroups, such as Asian and English Language Learner students, who rank in the bottom 5% and top 10% of New York high schools, respectively. Nearby schools in the same district demonstrate similar academic performance and student demographic challenges, while some schools outside the district, such as Eleanor Roosevelt High School (District #2), show significantly stronger academic performance.

205

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,351

Per pupil spending ?

87.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

321 E 96th St
New York, NY 10128

(212) 360-1509

District: New York City Geographic District # 4

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.4%

African American:

38.5%

Asian:

10.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2022 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2022

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (44% vs 67% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (45% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg67%

New York avg67%

1,073^rd of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 12 pts since 2022

From bottom 1% (2022) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	14.5	1073 of 1234	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	1009 of 1242	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	965 of 1228	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	1178 of 1190	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	459 of 713	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	494 of 690	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	521 of 671	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	0.3	412 of 413	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	64 of 669	90.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	1099 of 1206	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	974 of 1219	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	961 of 1197	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	1086 of 1155	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	739 of 885	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	633 of 865	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	546 of 851	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	491 of 607	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.1	327 of 531	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	980 of 1179	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	977 of 1170	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	992 of 1201	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	978 of 1211	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	921 of 1191	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	1.7	1148 of 1154	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	470 of 1149	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	519 of 1144	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	463 of 1130	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	13.1	990 of 1038	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)90th percentile+77 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile+46 vs school

African American (2025)36th percentile+23 vs school

Homeless (2025)19th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)<1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Global History and Geography59%-17 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts51%-24 vs state

U.S. History and Government47%-28 vs state

Living Environment46%-10 vs state

Algebra I24%-32 vs state

Life Science Biology20%-39 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	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Eleanor Roosevelt High School	Public	9-12	411 E 76th St	New York	10021	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 772-1220	538	34	15.9	54.3%	182 (33.8%)	45 (8.4%)	147 (27.3%)	119 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (8.0%)	81.6	118^th of 1234 public high schools	90.4%		77.8	175^th of 1242 public high schools	85.9%	57	72.8	89.2	96.9	22.2		97.9	66.7	77.1	95.7	89.2	95.7	94.8								$24,263	$1,263	$23,000

Frequently Asked Questions about Judith S Kaye School (The)

What is the racial makeup of Judith S Kaye School (The)?

Students at Judith S Kaye School (The) are 45% Hispanic, 39% African American, 10% Asian, 3% White, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend Judith S Kaye School (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 205 students attended Judith S Kaye School (The).

Is Judith S Kaye School (The) a good school?

Judith S Kaye School (The) ranks in the bottom 13.0% of New York high schools.

What district is Judith S Kaye School (The) in?

New York City Geographic District # 4

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