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High School For Excellence And Innovation

Public Grades 9-12

1085^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 12% of New York high schools

Summary

High School For Excellence And Innovation is a public high school in New York, NY, serving 188 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #6, which is ranked 642 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New York high schools, with proficiency rates on Regents/Common Core exams significantly below state and district averages across all subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 12.24% to 53.85%, compared to the state averages of 56.07% to 75.29%. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 64% in recent years, and low four-year graduation rates, ranging from 62.2% to 84.3%, compared to the state average of around 80%.

The challenges faced by High School For Excellence And Innovation are not unique within the district, as nearby schools such as College Academy, High School For Media & Communications, High School For Law & Public Service, and High School For Health Careers & Sciences also perform poorly, with similar rankings and metrics. This suggests a broader issue within the New York City Geographic District #6 that may require a comprehensive review of educational strategies and resource allocation to address the underlying challenges and improve outcomes for students.

198

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,254

Per pupil spending ?

95.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

650 Academy St
New York, NY 10034

(212) 569-1022

District: New York City Geographic District # 6

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.0%

African American:

3.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2014 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (35% vs 67% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (64% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg49%

New York avg67%

1,085^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 10High Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 6

642^nd of 874New York City Geographic District # 6 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	13.6	1085 of 1234	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	987 of 1242	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1065 of 1228	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	1159 of 1190	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	1174 of 1207	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	1077 of 1210	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.9	1128 of 1221	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	26.8	945 of 1255	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.3	1121 of 1255	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.8	1091 of 1237	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.8	1094 of 1217	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.1	961 of 1198	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.4	1067 of 1165	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	345 of 669	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.3	174 of 637	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	55.9	188 of 583	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.6	350 of 481	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	433 of 565	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.5	274 of 546	49.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	1035 of 1206	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	898 of 1219	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	995 of 1197	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	1089 of 1155	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	1150 of 1193	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	1090 of 1176	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	7.8	779 of 815	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	694 of 791	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	393 of 607	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	275 of 564	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.6	333 of 531	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.3	452 of 493	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	402 of 498	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	30.4	824 of 1170	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	863 of 1155	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	1061 of 1201	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	967 of 1211	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	1037 of 1191	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	1099 of 1154	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.4	1174 of 1190	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	1025 of 1176	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	1053 of 1149	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	919 of 1132	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	705 of 1095	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)48th percentile+36 vs school

Homeless (2025)35th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)30th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2019)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I54%~ state avg

Common Core English Language Arts53%-22 vs state

Living Environment36%-21 vs state

Global History and Geography23%-53 vs state

U.S. History and Government20%-55 vs state

Life Science Biology12%-46 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
High School For Excellence And Innovation	Public	9-12	650 Academy St	New York	10034	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 569-1022	198	19	10.2	95.5%	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	192 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.6	1085^th of 1234 public high schools	12.1%		19.6	987^th of 1242 public high schools	20.5%	98			52.9			23.3	35.6		20.3	53.9	12.2										$36,254	$2,686	$33,569
Inwood Early College For Health And Information Technologies	Public	9-12	650 Academy St	New York	10034	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 567-1394	380	37	10.2	96.6%	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.5%)	358 (94.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21.9	964^th of 1234 public high schools	21.9%		25.3	905^th of 1242 public high schools	27.1%	59	15.4		61.6		9.1	64.3	40.0		70.3	24.1	46.1	11.2	42.1								$32,848	$2,755	$30,093
City College Academy Of The Arts	Public	6-12	4600 Broadway	New York	10040	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 567-3164	573	52	10.9	88.8%	10 (1.7%)	10 (1.7%)	547 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	34	816^th of 1234 public high schools	33.9%		43.4	718^th of 1242 public high schools	42.2%	98		69.6	64.2		48.0	75.9	46.5	9.1	62.0	46.2	41.1	57.1		43.4	48.5	57.8	33.7	27.3	51.2	20.0	$31,669	$3,331	$28,338
College Academy (The)	Public	9-12	549 Audubon Ave	New York	10040	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 927-1841	347	42	8.3	94.5%	3 (0.9%)	33 (9.5%)	302 (87.0%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	36.4	790^th of 1234 public high schools	36.0%		30.1	851^st of 1242 public high schools	31.5%	61		57.8	67.1	12.5	39.4	75.0	47.2	0.0	77.5	55.2	26.7	46.3	41.7								$42,830	$3,164	$39,666
High School For Media & Communications	Public	9-12	549 Audubon Ave	New York	10040	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 927-1841	359	30	12.1	99.2%	3 (0.8%)	27 (7.5%)	319 (88.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	10.3	1131^st of 1234 public high schools	8.3%		21.4	962^nd of 1242 public high schools	22.5%	169		63.0	33.0	20.0	24.4	43.7	39.3		43.9	30.0	13.1	18.4	20.3								$37,111	$4,203	$32,908
High School For Law & Public Service	Public	9-12	549 Audubon Ave	New York	10040	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 342-6130	505	36	14.0	97.2%	6 (1.2%)	28 (5.5%)	456 (90.3%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	11.6	1118^th of 1234 public high schools	9.4%		14.1	1069^th of 1242 public high schools	13.9%	49	6.7	43.8	32.1	12.5		34.1	52.9		36.9	33.8	24.0	11.1	25.0								$31,817	$2,924	$28,893
High School For Health Careers & Sciences	Public	9-12	549 Audubon Ave	New York	10040	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 927-1841	424	33	12.8	96.0%	5 (1.2%)	31 (7.3%)	378 (89.2%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	12.7	1096^th of 1234 public high schools	11.2%		10.4	1134^th of 1242 public high schools	8.7%	38	6.7	30.8	64.5	0.0	9.1	58.0	27.3		47.5	23.0	18.4	16.0	0.0								$36,763	$3,737	$33,025
Atmosphere Academy Public Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	22 Marble Hill Ave	Bronx	10463	New York County	Atmosphere Academy Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 696-0493	1,481	89	15.1	88.5%	18 (1.2%)	275 (18.6%)	1,143 (77.2%)	29 (2.0%)	12 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	46.9	464^th of 1500 public high schools	69.1%					(n/a)	54.8	53.4	83.2	13.0	30.4	90.2	50.6		80.0	51.8	48.6	38.7	50.4	58.9	61.0	60.1	58.2	60.1	58.4	46.4	$25,933	$829	$25,104
United Charter High School For The Humanities	Public, Charter	9-12	99 Terrace View Ave-Rm 360	Bronx	10463	Bronx County	United Charter High School For The Humanities	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 817-7686	325	26	12.6	91.4%	4 (1.2%)	84 (25.8%)	231 (71.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	12.4	1102^nd of 1234 public high schools	10.7%		20.6	972^nd of 1242 public high schools	21.7%	130	11.1	32.4	55.7	2.2	31.6	39.6	37.7		51.9	16.0		12.1									$25,625	$1,037	$24,588
United Charter High School For Advanced Math And Science	Public, Charter	9-12	99 Terrace View Ave-Rm 254	Bronx	10463	Bronx County	United Charter High School For Advanced Math And Science	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 817-7683	416	40	10.4	88.5%	6 (1.4%)	142 (34.1%)	253 (60.8%)	8 (1.9%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26.9	897^th of 1234 public high schools	27.3%		27.8	877^th of 1242 public high schools	29.4%	20	7.7	36.9	67.2			77.4	34.0		59.4	38.8	44.2	18.6	21.9								$25,252	$731	$24,521

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