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Harlem Renaissance High School

Public Grades 9-12

1095^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 11% of New York high schools

Summary

Harlem Renaissance High School is a public high school in New York City's District #5, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 160 students. Despite its location, the school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing high schools in New York state, receiving a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Harlem Renaissance High School significantly underperforms the New York City District #5 and statewide averages on Regents/Common Core exams across all subject areas, with proficiency rates often less than half the comparison averages. The school's four-year graduation rates have ranged from 37.1% to 84.3%, much lower than the district and state averages, and its dropout rates have been much higher. Chronic absenteeism has also been a major issue, ranging from 31.5% to 89.5% in recent years, far exceeding the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in District #5, such as Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change, Mott Hall High School, and Eagle Academy For Young Men Of Harlem, also perform poorly compared to state averages, but generally outperform Harlem Renaissance High School on academic metrics, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. Schools in neighboring districts, like Health Opportunities High School and Community School For Social Justice, show somewhat better performance than Harlem Renaissance High School, but still struggle to meet statewide standards.

165

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$43,247

Per pupil spending ?

89.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

22 E 128th St
New York, NY 10035

(212) 996-3795

District: New York City Geographic District # 5

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.2%

Hispanic:

38.2%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2014 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (41% vs 67% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (23% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg50%

New York avg67%

1,095^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9High Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 5

701^st of 874New York City Geographic District # 5 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	12.8	1095 of 1234	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	1089 of 1242	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	1199 of 1228	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	1099 of 1190	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	1190 of 1207	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	1082 of 1210	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	3.9	1213 of 1221	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.6	1195 of 1255	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.9	1043 of 1255	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.0	1175 of 1237	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.3	1152 of 1217	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	36.4	791 of 1198	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	21.0	949 of 1165	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.0	1043 of 1117	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.1	1051 of 1086	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	564 of 713	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	665 of 690	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	595 of 669	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	525 of 565	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	498 of 546	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	1116 of 1206	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	1141 of 1219	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.4	1176 of 1193	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1059 of 1176	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	614 of 885	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	4.3	804 of 815	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	620 of 791	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	19.3	458 of 493	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	321 of 498	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	3.3	1137 of 1155	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.0	1163 of 1179	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	887 of 1201	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	1010 of 1211	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.6	1171 of 1190	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	1059 of 1176	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	965 of 1149	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	992 of 1144	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	1074 of 1130	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	916 of 1132	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	943 of 1095	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

Homeless (2019)7th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Global History and Geography68%-8 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts54%-21 vs state

U.S. History and Government43%-32 vs state

Living Environment14%-42 vs state

Algebra I10%-47 vs state

Life Science Biology0%-58 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
Harlem Renaissance High School	Public	9-12	22 E 128th St	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 996-3795	165	17	9.7	89.1%	3 (1.8%)	96 (58.2%)	63 (38.2%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.8	1095^th of 1234 public high schools	11.3%		13	1089^th of 1242 public high schools	12.3%	6			54.2			67.9	14.3		42.9	9.5	0.0										$43,247	$3,013	$40,235
Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	2041 Madison Ave	New York	10035	New York County	Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 328-9370	185	16	11.6	86.5%	2 (1.1%)	126 (68.1%)	51 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26.7	901^st of 1234 public high schools	27.0%		9	1159^th of 1242 public high schools	6.7%	258			46.0			73.1	67.4		17.4	26.3		13.8		28.6	20.0	76.2	0.0	30.0			$44,179	$2,384	$41,795
Urban Assembly School For Global Commerce (The)	Public	9-12	2005 Madison Ave	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 831-5201	157	21	7.4	91.7%	2 (1.3%)	72 (45.9%)	70 (44.6%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.7%)	7.7	1169^th of 1234 public high schools	5.3%		15.7	1048^th of 1242 public high schools	15.6%	121	0.0	50.0	45.0			50.0	27.5		42.5	23.5	8.0	0.0									$37,460	$2,474	$34,986
Democracy Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	2230 5th Ave	New York	10037	New York County	Democracy Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 281-8247	583	48	12.1	83.5%	7 (1.2%)	357 (61.2%)	175 (30.0%)	8 (1.4%)	25 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	20.1	983^rd of 1234 public high schools	20.3%		24.2	921^st of 1242 public high schools	25.8%	62	5.9	36.4	51.0	2.1		73.6	36.5	9.3	75.5	45.3		9.6		60.0	54.2	57.1	50.0	62.5		56.6	$17,307	$936	$16,371
Urban Dove Team Charter School IV	Public, Charter	10-12	240 East 123rd St	New York	10035	New York County	Urban Dove Team Charter School IV	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 562-9832	182	18	10.1	95.1%	3 (1.6%)	73 (40.1%)	103 (56.6%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1.6	1232^nd of 1234 public high schools	0.2%		4	1223^rd of 1242 public high schools	1.5%	9			17.8			17.4	13.6		7.7	0.0											$31,429	$1,214	$30,215
Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change	Public	6-12	200-214 W 135th St	New York	10030	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 283-8055	408	49	8.4	90.7%	8 (2.0%)	280 (68.6%)	108 (26.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	28.9	872^nd of 1234 public high schools	29.3%		20.3	982^nd of 1242 public high schools	20.9%	110	61.9		71.3			66.3	21.4		55.7	46.7	40.8	45.5		41.4	56.3	45.2	27.6	54.6	62.8	31.0	$38,005	$3,034	$34,970
Mott Hall High School	Public	9-12	6 Edgecombe Ave	New York	10030	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 694-6020	277	30	9.2	94.9%	9 (3.2%)	91 (32.9%)	167 (60.3%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	10.8	1126^th of 1234 public high schools	8.8%		16	1045^th of 1242 public high schools	15.9%	81		71.4	57.8		0.0	50.0	35.6		40.4	20.4	24.1	20.0									$34,829	$2,648	$32,181
Eagle Academy For Young Men Of Harlem	Public	6-12	6 Edgecombe Ave	New York	10030	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 694-6051	228	25	9.2	89.9%	3 (1.3%)	142 (62.3%)	67 (29.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.8%)	26.5	903^rd of 1234 public high schools	26.8%		18.4	998^th of 1242 public high schools	19.6%	95	0.0	27.3	61.7			82.0	25.6		71.4	43.8	5.9	0.0	44.4	27.3	30.0	11.8	9.1	23.8		15.4	$42,433	$3,335	$39,098
Health Opportunities High School	Public	9-12	350 Gerard Ave	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 401-1826	228	26	8.9	95.6%	1 (0.4%)	72 (31.6%)	151 (66.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14.8	1068^th of 1234 public high schools	13.5%		16.4	1036^th of 1242 public high schools	16.6%	32	10.0	53.9	40.6			60.3	52.9		62.5	25.9	13.7	15.4	30.8								$38,294	$3,119	$35,175
Community School For Social Justice	Public	9-12	350 Gerard Ave	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 402-8481	185	19	9.5	89.7%	1 (0.5%)	55 (29.7%)	122 (65.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)								(n/a)			55.7																		$45,061	$3,868	$41,193

Frequently Asked Questions about Harlem Renaissance High School

Is Harlem Renaissance High School a good school?

Harlem Renaissance High School ranks in the bottom 11.3% of New York high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Harlem Renaissance High School?

Students at Harlem Renaissance High School are 58% African American, 38% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Harlem Renaissance High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 165 students attended Harlem Renaissance High School.

What district is Harlem Renaissance High School in?

New York City Geographic District # 5

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