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Herbert H Lehman High School

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Herbert H Lehman High School ranks 851 st of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

851^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 31% of New York high schools

Summary

Herbert H Lehman High School is a public high school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 1,119 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #8, which is ranked 731 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's higher per-student spending, which has increased from $18,160 in 2020-2021 to $29,941 in 2023-2024, Herbert H Lehman High School has consistently underperformed compared to the New York state average and the New York City Geographic District #8 average on Regents exams. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were lower than the district and state averages in subjects like Algebra I, Living Environment, and U.S. History and Government. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 69.1% and 84.3% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 4.5% to 10.8%, which is higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the schools located in close proximity to Herbert H Lehman High School (within 0.01 miles), such as Renaissance High School for Musical Theater and the Arts and Westchester Square Academy, generally perform better academically, with higher proficiency rates on Regents exams and higher graduation rates. This highlights the need for a more equitable distribution of resources and effective practices to support the academic success of all students, regardless of their socioeconomic background.

1,087

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,042

Per pupil spending ?

81.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3000 E Tremont Ave
Bronx, NY 10461

(718) 904-4200

District: New York City Geographic District # 8

Feeder schools for Herbert H Lehman High School:

Elementary:	Ps 14 Senator John Calandra
	Ps 36 Unionport
	Ps 71 Rose E Scala
	Ps 72 Dr William Dorney
Middle:	Mott Hall Community School
	Urban Institute Of Mathematics

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.3%

African American:

25.1%

White:

7.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2014 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2014

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District # 8

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (52% vs 66% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (74% vs 83%)

!Dropout rate above the New York average (8% vs 5%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg46%

New York avg66%

851^st of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 18High Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 8

731^st of 874New York City Geographic District # 8 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	30.7	851 of 1234	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	926 of 1242	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	845 of 1228	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	850 of 1190	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	1041 of 1207	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	1005 of 1210	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.2	1002 of 1221	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.8	1004 of 1255	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.5	1099 of 1255	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.8	1150 of 1237	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.4	1065 of 1217	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.9	1020 of 1198	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.7	912 of 1165	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.5	930 of 1117	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.2	771 of 1086	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.0	761 of 1027	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.1	735 of 1002	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.3	727 of 986	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	344 of 713	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	379 of 690	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	277 of 671	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.1	366 of 593	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.4	556 of 686	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	545 of 679	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	297 of 413	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	374 of 426	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	368 of 424	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	326 of 386	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	427 of 447	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	398 of 426	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	564 of 669	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	573 of 637	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	425 of 583	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	339 of 481	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	393 of 565	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.6	469 of 546	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	814 of 1206	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.7	947 of 1219	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	57.0	547 of 1197	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.7	843 of 1155	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	1019 of 1193	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	953 of 1176	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	505 of 885	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	564 of 865	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	479 of 851	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	473 of 760	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.1	667 of 815	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	616 of 791	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	407 of 607	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	423 of 564	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.3	293 of 531	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.5	341 of 389	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	463 of 493	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	457 of 498	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	791 of 1179	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.7	899 of 1170	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	828 of 1155	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	817 of 1101	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	1018 of 1179	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	995 of 1154	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	839 of 1201	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	888 of 1211	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	781 of 1191	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	828 of 1154	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	1035 of 1190	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	1017 of 1176	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	21.1	43 of 46	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	909 of 1149	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	943 of 1144	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	809 of 1130	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	715 of 1038	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.0	1020 of 1132	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	985 of 1095	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	762 of 788	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	733 of 781	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	697 of 776	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.0	779 of 793	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	744 of 765	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)52nd percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+12 vs school

Homeless (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)28th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile-15 vs school

Native American (2019)7th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core Algebra II91%+16 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences80%+24 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts73%~ state avg

Physics68%~ state avg

Life Science Biology55%-3 vs state

Global History and Geography53%-23 vs state

Chemistry50%-15 vs state

U.S. History and Government48%-27 vs state

Geometry42%-18 vs state

Common Core Geometry39%+16 vs state

Algebra I37%-19 vs state

Living Environment32%-25 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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Herbert H Lehman High School	Public	9-12	3000 E Tremont Ave	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 904-4200	1,087	88	12.2	81.2%	86 (7.9%)	273 (25.1%)	623 (57.3%)	78 (7.2%)	15 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	8 (0.7%)	30.7	851^st of 1234 public high schools	31.0%		23.9	926^th of 1242 public high schools	25.4%	75	50.0	90.6	73.0	39.5		53.4	32.0	68.4	48.0	36.7	54.9	42.2	79.6	$34,042	$3,143	$30,899
Renaissance High School For Musical Theater And The Arts	Public	9-12	3000 E Tremont Ave	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 430-6390	385	39	9.7	87.0%	11 (2.9%)	105 (27.3%)	252 (65.5%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	53.6	599^th of 1234 public high schools	51.5%		42.6	732^nd of 1242 public high schools	41.1%	133		70.0	93.1			84.1	36.7	18.8	86.3	69.7	46.9	31.6	46.4	$31,675	$2,977	$28,698
Westchester Square Academy	Public	9-12	3000 E Tremont Ave	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 904-5050	410	35	11.8	92.0%	27 (6.6%)	110 (26.8%)	213 (52.0%)	50 (12.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	25.7	919^th of 1234 public high schools	25.5%		29.4	856^th of 1242 public high schools	31.1%	63	72.0	65.4	65.7			51.4	23.3		43.2	46.1	42.7	21.7	60.7	$31,373	$3,276	$28,097
Pelham Lab High School	Public	9-12	3000 E Tremont Ave	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 904-5090	285	31	9.1	84.9%	26 (9.1%)	83 (29.1%)	143 (50.2%)	22 (7.7%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.1%)	12.9	1094^th of 1234 public high schools	11.3%		7.2	1181^st of 1242 public high schools	4.9%	87	66.7	22.9	50.8	16.7	26.1	53.8	36.4		45.5	21.7	43.6	20.3	33.3	$34,413	$3,687	$30,726
Schuylerville Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	3000 E Tremont Ave	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 904-5080	324	28	11.4	88.9%	26 (8.0%)	87 (26.9%)	159 (49.1%)	34 (10.5%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	17.8	1015^th of 1234 public high schools	17.7%		12.8	1096^th of 1242 public high schools	11.8%	81	13.3	26.3	66.1	11.1	27.8	65.5	36.6		45.7	27.2	20.0	5.2	35.9	$29,239	$2,981	$26,257
Bronx River High School	Public	9-12	3000 E Tremont Ave	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 904-4210	419	33	12.8	84.5%	17 (4.1%)	85 (20.3%)	268 (64.0%)	37 (8.8%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	34.1	814^th of 1234 public high schools	34.0%		41.4	740^th of 1242 public high schools	40.4%	74	47.6	76.7	74.2	60.0		61.2	42.9		63.1	37.3	24.1	65.5	52.8	$29,492	$2,968	$26,524
Ps 721 Stephen McSweeney School	Public	9-12	2697 Westchester Ave	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 597-6404	481	89	5.4	96.0%	13 (2.7%)	167 (34.7%)	280 (58.2%)	13 (2.7%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)														$108,183	$1,400	$106,783
Ps 12 Lewis And Clark School	Public	6-12	2555 Tratman Ave	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 409-9040	279	63	4.4	96.1%	13 (4.7%)	90 (32.3%)	148 (53.0%)	14 (5.0%)	7 (2.5%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.4%)								(n/a)														$108,157	$1,403	$106,754
E Monroe New Renaissance Basketball	Public, Charter	9-12	1617 Parkview Ave	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	E Monroe New Renaissance Basketball	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 873-6049	364	13	25.8	82.4%	13 (3.6%)	173 (47.5%)	168 (46.2%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23.4	946^th of 1234 public high schools	23.3%					(n/a)	20.0		75.8		14.7	53.3	31.6		56.5	27.7	38.1	18.6		$29,894	$1,537	$28,356
Bronx Compass High School	Public	9-12	1980 Lafayette Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 828-1206	406	36	11.1	90.6%	10 (2.5%)	111 (27.3%)	242 (59.6%)	27 (6.7%)	13 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	16	1043^rd of 1234 public high schools	15.5%		18.4	999^th of 1242 public high schools	19.6%	44	10.8	44.4	57.0			48.2	41.8		42.7	25.9	28.6	37.5	50.0	$32,551	$3,702	$28,849

Frequently Asked Questions about Herbert H Lehman High School

What district is Herbert H Lehman High School in?

New York City Geographic District # 8

What schools feed into Herbert H Lehman High School?

Herbert H Lehman High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ps 14 Senator John Calandra
Elementary : Ps 36 Unionport
Elementary : Ps 71 Rose E Scala
Elementary : Ps 72 Dr William Dorney
Middle : Mott Hall Community School
Middle : Urban Institute Of Mathematics

How many students attend Herbert H Lehman High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,087 students attended Herbert H Lehman High School.

What is the racial makeup of Herbert H Lehman High School?

Students at Herbert H Lehman High School are 57% Hispanic, 25% African American, 8% White, 7% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Is Herbert H Lehman High School a good school?

Herbert H Lehman High School ranks 851^st of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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