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Benjamin Franklin High School-Fin Info Technical

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Benjamin Franklin High School-Fin Info Technical ranks 652 nd of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

652^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 47% of New York high schools

Summary

Benjamin Franklin High School-Fin Info Technical is a public magnet high school in Cambria Heights, New York, serving 350 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #29, which is ranked 549 out of 874 districts in the state.

Benjamin Franklin High School-Fin Info Technical generally outperforms its district and the state of New York in key metrics like Regents exam proficiency rates, with 80.21% proficiency in English Language Arts compared to 68.74% for the district and 75.29% for the state. The school also has a four-year graduation rate of 84.3% and a dropout rate of 4.5%, on par with district and state averages. However, the school faces challenges with a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 31.5% to 45.6% over the past few years.

The school's location in close proximity to several other magnet high schools, such as Institute For Health Professions At Cambria Heights, Math/Science Research/Technical Magnet, and Health Arts Robotics And Technology High School, may provide unique educational opportunities for students. While Benjamin Franklin High School-Fin Info Technical outperforms its district, it generally lags behind some of the nearby magnet schools in overall state rankings and proficiency rates.

373

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,320

Per pupil spending ?

84.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

207-01 116th Ave
Cambria Heights, NY 11411

(718) 276-0150

District: New York City Geographic District #29

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.4%

Hispanic:

18.8%

Asian:

9.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2019 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓88% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2019

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 31% New York)

!Earth Science scores 29 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg52%

New York avg66%

652^nd of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 21 pts since 2019

From bottom 27% (2019) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 10High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #29

549^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	652 of 1234	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	682 of 1242	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	812 of 1228	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.1	906 of 1190	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	887 of 1207	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	193 of 713	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	171 of 690	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	57.5	221 of 671	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.2	334 of 593	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.1	351 of 686	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	373 of 679	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	261 of 413	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.7	337 of 426	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	352 of 424	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	345 of 386	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	349 of 447	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	320 of 426	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	88 of 669	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	77 of 637	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	49.4	253 of 583	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	195 of 481	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.8	384 of 565	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	291 of 546	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	645 of 1206	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	662 of 1219	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	841 of 1197	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	883 of 1155	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	903 of 1193	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	931 of 1176	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	229 of 885	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	53.1	356 of 865	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.1	536 of 851	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	576 of 760	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	694 of 815	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	612 of 791	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	85 of 607	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	54.6	189 of 564	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.9	298 of 531	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	226 of 389	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	309 of 493	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	339 of 498	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	434 of 1179	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	534 of 1170	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.5	744 of 1155	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	824 of 1101	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	857 of 1179	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	848 of 1154	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	627 of 1201	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	661 of 1211	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	755 of 1191	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.8	887 of 1154	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	868 of 1190	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	852 of 1176	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	221 of 1149	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	266 of 1144	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	51.1	456 of 1130	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.2	569 of 1038	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.7	860 of 1132	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	618 of 1095	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)87th percentile+40 vs school

Homeless (2025)86th percentile+39 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile+27 vs school

African American (2025)73rd percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile~ school

Female (2025)47th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)37th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Global History and Geography81%+5 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts80%+5 vs state

Algebra I77%+21 vs state

U.S. History and Government72%-3 vs state

Chemistry59%-5 vs state

Life Science Biology57%~ state avg

Common Core Algebra II56%-19 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences47%-9 vs state

Earth Science36%-29 vs state

Geometry35%-25 vs state

Living Environment29%-28 vs state

Common Core Geometry25%~ state avg

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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	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Benjamin Franklin High School-Fin Info Technical	Public, Magnet	9-12	207-01 116th Ave	Cambria Heights	11411	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 276-0150	373	33	11.2	84.7%	4 (1.1%)	244 (65.4%)	70 (18.8%)	37 (9.9%)	11 (2.9%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	49.4	652^nd of 1234 public high schools	47.2%		46.7	682^nd of 1242 public high schools	45.1%	30	59.3	55.8	80.2	25.0	36.4	81.4	28.9		72.4	77.3	56.7	35.3	47.3																$29,320	$2,149	$27,170
Institute For Health Professions At Cambria Heights	Public, Magnet	9-12	207-01 116th Ave	Cambria Heights	11411	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 723-7301	464	35	13.4	82.1%	3 (0.6%)	327 (70.5%)	58 (12.5%)	33 (7.1%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (7.3%)								(n/a)			57.8																										$27,773	$2,013	$25,760
Math/Science Research/Technical Magnet	Public, Magnet	9-12	207-01 116th Ave	Cambria Heights	11411	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 978-1837	506	38	13.4	82.4%	4 (0.8%)	370 (73.1%)	71 (14.0%)	41 (8.1%)	11 (2.2%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	29	871^st of 1234 public high schools	29.4%		36.7	785^th of 1242 public high schools	36.8%	86	28.4	39.3	72.9			80.4	27.8		43.2	41.3	37.5	5.9	40.9																$27,596	$1,992	$25,604
Health Arts Robotics And Technology High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	207-01 116th Ave	Cambria Heights	11411	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 978-2135	626	56	11.1	86.1%	5 (0.8%)	416 (66.5%)	127 (20.3%)	36 (5.8%)	24 (3.8%)	6 (1.0%)	12 (1.9%)	41.6	736^th of 1234 public high schools	40.4%		50.3	640^th of 1242 public high schools	48.5%	96	25.6	47.8	76.3	10.0	39.4	73.3	34.7		64.6	64.8	47.2	91.7	64.0																$27,534	$2,477	$25,057
Pathways College Preparatory School: A College Board School	Public	6-12	109-89 204th St	Saint Albans	11412	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 454-4957	818	77	10.5	72.4%	4 (0.5%)	578 (70.7%)	120 (14.7%)	55 (6.7%)	46 (5.6%)	7 (0.9%)	8 (1.0%)	50.1	641^st of 1234 public high schools	48.1%		41.1	745^th of 1242 public high schools	40.0%	104	75.0	66.7	81.8		26.7	78.6	30.6		60.8	65.8	55.7	53.9	53.7	70.7	79.6	58.7	76.3	76.0	31.3										$27,923	$2,124	$25,799
Elmont Memorial High School	Public	7-12	555 Ridge Rd	Elmont	11003	Nassau County	Sewanhaka Central High School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 488-9200	1,492	113	13.1	41.2%	19 (1.3%)	881 (59.0%)	308 (20.6%)	252 (16.9%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	25 (1.7%)	62.9	459^th of 1234 public high schools	62.8%		56	574^th of 1242 public high schools	53.8%	115	42.4	78.1	88.2	10.0	23.3	89.8	37.8	33.7	92.2	73.5	79.3	68.4	67.0		51.4	47.8		56.5	6.7	22.0	99.2	99.6	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.7	99.7	99.8	$29,656	$762	$28,894
Cambria Heights Academy	Public	9-12	188-04 91st Ave	Hollis	11423	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 736-7320	359	32	11.2	79.9%	3 (0.8%)	231 (64.3%)	75 (20.9%)	35 (9.7%)	11 (3.1%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	15.5	1049^th of 1234 public high schools	15.0%		13.8	1074^th of 1242 public high schools	13.5%	25	16.5	27.3	65.1	8.7	25.0	56.6	17.7		56.3	24.7	36.6	12.4	39.2																$29,162	$2,555	$26,607
Eagle Academy For Young Men III	Public	6-12	171-10 Linden Blvd	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #29	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 480-2600	498	49	10.0	75.1%	3 (0.6%)	407 (81.7%)	49 (9.8%)	8 (1.6%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.2%)	17.2	1030^th of 1234 public high schools	16.5%		10.2	1137^th of 1242 public high schools	8.5%	107	30.3	72.2	49.4	11.1		56.7	56.7	10.5	36.5	43.6	18.5			34.2	66.7	34.0	46.7	77.5											$33,939	$2,491	$31,448
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High School For Law Enforcement And Public Safety	Public	9-12	116-25 Guy R Brewer Blvd	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 977-4800	535	44	12.1	81.1%	7 (1.3%)	255 (47.7%)	170 (31.8%)	70 (13.1%)	17 (3.2%)	9 (1.7%)	7 (1.3%)	23.1	949^th of 1234 public high schools	23.1%		8.8	1161^st of 1242 public high schools	6.5%	212	0.0	18.9	59.3	28.6	37.5	68.1	34.9		66.3	28.7	41.9	14.8	25.8																$30,319	$2,055	$28,264

Frequently Asked Questions about Benjamin Franklin High School-Fin Info Technical

Is Benjamin Franklin High School-Fin Info Technical a good school?

Benjamin Franklin High School-Fin Info Technical ranks 652^nd of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Benjamin Franklin High School-Fin Info Technical in?

New York City Geographic District #29

How many students attend Benjamin Franklin High School-Fin Info Technical?

In the 2024-25 school year, 373 students attended Benjamin Franklin High School-Fin Info Technical.

What is the racial makeup of Benjamin Franklin High School-Fin Info Technical?

Students at Benjamin Franklin High School-Fin Info Technical are 65% African American, 19% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 3% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% White.

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