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Pathways College Preparatory School: A College Board School

Public Grades 6-12
641st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,234 New York High Schools
Better than 48% of New York high schools
Summary

Pathways College Preparatory School is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in Saint Albans, New York, with a total enrollment of 715 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #29, which is ranked 549 out of 874 districts in the state.

Pathways College Preparatory School consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic proficiency across various subject areas and grade levels on the New York State Assessments and Regents exams. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 70.71% proficiency in 6th grade English Language Arts, compared to 47.08% for the district and 50.86% for the state. The school also excels in Regents exams, with higher proficiency rates than the district and state in subjects like Common Core English Language Arts, Global History and Geography, and Algebra I. Additionally, the school has strong performance across different student subgroups, particularly for African American, English Language Learner, and Homeless students.

While Pathways College Preparatory School's four-year graduation rate of 84.3% for the 2023-2024 school year is on par with the district and state averages, its dropout rate of 4.5% for the same year is slightly higher. The school also has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 31.5% to 45.3% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Nearby schools in the same district, such as Eagle Academy For Young Men III and Benjamin Franklin High School-Fin Info Technical, have similar performance characteristics, while schools in the neighboring Sewanhaka Central High School District, like Elmont Memorial High School, generally outperform Pathways College Preparatory School in academic proficiency, graduation rates, and other key metrics.

818
Students ?
10.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$27,923
Per pupil spending ?
72.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 109-89 204th St
       Saint Albans, NY  11412

(718) 454-4957

District: New York City Geographic District #29

Racial breakdown:

African American:
70.7%
Hispanic:
14.7%
Asian:
6.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2014 → 48th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the New York average (67% vs 61% meeting standards)
96% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)
Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2014
Worth a look
!Earth Science scores 38 pts below the New York average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school67%
District avg49%
New York avg61%
Middle school
245th of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Top 16%▲ up 56 pts since 2015
From bottom 27% (2015) to top 16% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
641st of 1,234
New York public high schools ?
Bottom 48%▲ up 28 pts since 2015
From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 10High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #29
549th of 874New York City Geographic District #29 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202581.0245 of 150083.7%★★★★☆
202476.4282 of 150481.3%★★★★☆
202346.4796 of 150046.9%★★☆☆☆
202230.21071 of 147927.6%★☆☆☆☆
202120.61062 of 124214.5%★☆☆☆☆
201936.7893 of 143937.9%★★☆☆☆
201838.3891 of 143838.0%★★☆☆☆
201727.11099 of 145524.5%★☆☆☆☆
201625.01107 of 142922.5%★☆☆☆☆
201528.91023 of 140727.3%★☆☆☆☆
201439.1860 of 140138.6%★★☆☆☆
201329.0992 of 137327.7%★☆☆☆☆
201228.11010 of 133724.5%★☆☆☆☆
201127.2985 of 129523.9%★☆☆☆☆
201036.7868 of 124330.2%★★☆☆☆
200953.7742 of 122439.4%★★☆☆☆
200841.7823 of 118530.5%★★☆☆☆
200746.9710 of 112336.8%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202589.253 of 67692.2%★★★★★
202483.877 of 70589.1%★★★★☆
202354.2291 of 69658.2%★★★☆☆
202244.5365 of 70648.3%★★☆☆☆
201953.6235 of 65364.0%★★★☆☆
201858.1213 of 66367.9%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202576.594 of 40676.8%★★★★☆
201931.6290 of 36921.4%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202577.4275 of 145781.1%★★★★☆
202476.6284 of 146580.6%★★★★☆
202348.7742 of 146349.3%★★☆☆☆
202232.11019 of 145429.9%★★☆☆☆
201943.8746 of 137045.5%★★☆☆☆
201848.3719 of 135346.9%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202570.0220 of 96577.2%★★★★☆
202339.5565 of 94340.1%★★☆☆☆
201957.5294 of 82664.4%★★★☆☆
201841.7477 of 81041.1%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202594.429 of 60395.2%★★★★★
201936.5264 of 39232.7%★★☆☆☆
201830.7336 of 45726.5%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202585.4131 of 128389.8%★★★★☆
202485.1129 of 129690.0%★★★★★
202350.3574 of 128855.4%★★★☆☆
202235.8834 of 130636.1%★★☆☆☆
201938.9717 of 124142.2%★★☆☆☆
201846.0601 of 124551.7%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202581.8219 of 145584.9%★★★★☆
202476.8244 of 146483.3%★★★★☆
202344.4804 of 146445.1%★★☆☆☆
202231.41028 of 145529.3%★☆☆☆☆
201927.91002 of 136626.6%★☆☆☆☆
201829.31001 of 135226.0%★☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202385.51 of 2095.0%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202555.4406 of 129868.7%★★★☆☆
202457.6383 of 130370.6%★★★★☆
202344.5626 of 130752.1%★★★☆☆
202240.4702 of 128345.3%★★☆☆☆
201936.1713 of 113937.4%★★☆☆☆
201830.5928 of 117020.7%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202550.1641 of 123448.1%★★☆☆☆
202441.1745 of 124240.0%★★☆☆☆
202339.0746 of 122839.3%★★☆☆☆
202217.1958 of 119019.5%★☆☆☆☆
201912.91043 of 120713.6%★☆☆☆☆
20187.01136 of 12106.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201712.01052 of 122113.8%★☆☆☆☆
201627.0942 of 125524.9%★☆☆☆☆
201521.01000 of 125520.3%★☆☆☆☆
201428.2874 of 123729.3%★☆☆☆☆
201322.5918 of 121724.6%★☆☆☆☆
201220.5945 of 119821.1%★☆☆☆☆
201113.21056 of 11659.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201016.9963 of 111713.8%★☆☆☆☆
200922.9864 of 108620.4%★☆☆☆☆
200831.5775 of 102724.5%★☆☆☆☆
20079.0942 of 10026.0%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202570.4144 of 71379.8%★★★★☆
202456.7248 of 69064.1%★★★☆☆
202355.0238 of 67164.5%★★★☆☆
202229.3436 of 59326.5%★☆☆☆☆
201926.1532 of 68622.4%★☆☆☆☆
201818.9604 of 67911.0%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202536.5275 of 41333.4%★★☆☆☆
202437.6291 of 42631.7%★★☆☆☆
202350.6232 of 42445.3%★★☆☆☆
202212.4346 of 38610.4%★☆☆☆☆
201922.1378 of 44715.4%★☆☆☆☆
20185.8414 of 4262.8%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202561.2193 of 66971.2%★★★★☆
202447.1299 of 63753.1%★★★☆☆
201911.1560 of 5650.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.0532 of 5462.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202562.6451 of 120662.6%★★★☆☆
202448.4659 of 121945.9%★★☆☆☆
202342.4699 of 119741.6%★★☆☆☆
202221.1886 of 115523.3%★☆☆☆☆
201913.11045 of 119312.4%★☆☆☆☆
20188.41102 of 11766.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202549.8393 of 88555.6%★★★☆☆
202457.5311 of 86564.0%★★★☆☆
202349.5381 of 85155.2%★★★☆☆
202243.8402 of 76047.1%★★☆☆☆
201915.5705 of 81513.5%★☆☆☆☆
201816.4701 of 79111.4%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202577.064 of 60789.5%★★★★☆
202467.193 of 56483.5%★★★★☆
202355.8166 of 53168.7%★★★☆☆
202227.5303 of 38922.1%★☆☆☆☆
201938.6305 of 49338.1%★★☆☆☆
201813.3483 of 4983.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202556.7431 of 117963.4%★★★☆☆
202443.3657 of 117043.8%★★☆☆☆
202341.2682 of 115541.0%★★☆☆☆
202217.2924 of 110116.1%★☆☆☆☆
201913.01034 of 117912.3%★☆☆☆☆
20185.41121 of 11542.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202537.1762 of 120136.6%★★☆☆☆
202433.0804 of 121133.6%★★☆☆☆
202335.4757 of 119136.4%★★☆☆☆
202213.6987 of 115414.5%★☆☆☆☆
201913.11029 of 119013.5%★☆☆☆☆
20186.41133 of 11763.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202535.5724 of 114937.0%★★☆☆☆
202447.5510 of 114455.4%★★★☆☆
202340.9619 of 113045.2%★★☆☆☆
202230.1729 of 103829.8%★☆☆☆☆
201919.1981 of 113213.3%★☆☆☆☆
201812.61056 of 10953.6%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Middle school
Homeless (2025)95th percentile+12 vs school
Native American (2023)95th percentile+48 vs school
African American (2025)92nd percentile+8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2025)85th percentile~ school
Female (2025)81st percentile-3 vs school
Hispanic (2025)77th percentile-6 vs school
Asian (2025)77th percentile-7 vs school
Special Education (2025)69th percentile-15 vs school
High school
Homeless (2025)89th percentile+41 vs school
African American (2025)80th percentile+32 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)71st percentile+23 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+15 vs school
Female (2025)63rd percentile+15 vs school
Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+8 vs school
Special Education (2025)37th percentile-11 vs school
Male (2025)37th percentile-12 vs school
Asian (2025)33rd percentile-15 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Common Core English Language Arts82%+7 vs state
Global History and Geography79%+3 vs state
Chemistry75%+10 vs state
English Language Arts72%+20 vs state
Math69%+17 vs state
Common Core Algebra II67%-8 vs state
Algebra I66%+10 vs state
U.S. History and Government61%-14 vs state
Life Science Biology56%-3 vs state
Geometry54%-6 vs state
Earth and Space Sciences54%~ state avg
Living Environment31%-26 vs state
Earth Science27%-38 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 818 students attended Pathways College Preparatory School: A College Board School.

Students at Pathways College Preparatory School: A College Board School are 71% African American, 15% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% American Indian.

Pathways College Preparatory School: A College Board School ranks 641st of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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