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Broome Street Academy Charter High School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1187^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 4% of New York high schools

Summary

Broome Street Academy Charter High School is a public charter high school in New York City, serving 354 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Broome Street Academy Charter High School District, which is ranked 862 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Broome Street Academy Charter High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of New York high schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 797 and 1212 out of around 1200-1250 schools. Its performance on Regents exams is also significantly below the state and New York City averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 0% to 59% across various subject areas. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 43.5% and 85.1% over the past few years, which is well below the state and city averages. Additionally, Broome Street Academy Charter High School has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 100% in recent years.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Stuyvesant High School, Harvey Milk High School, and Chelsea Career and Technical Education High School, Broome Street Academy Charter High School significantly underperforms across various metrics, including academic achievement, graduation rates, and attendance. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners, Special Education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

270

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,839

Per pupil spending ?

88.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

121 Ave Of The Americas
New York, NY 10013

(212) 453-0295

District: Broome Street Academy Charter High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.2%

Hispanic:

41.1%

American Indian:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2014 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (26% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (63% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

New York avg66%

1,187^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 33 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

862^nd of 874Broome Street Academy Charter High School 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	6.6	1187 of 1234	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	1212 of 1242	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	1103 of 1228	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	900 of 1190	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	1120 of 1207	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	961 of 1210	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.1	891 of 1221	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.3	978 of 1255	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.9	797 of 1255	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	18.4	987 of 1237	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.0	846 of 1217	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	638 of 713	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	614 of 690	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	588 of 671	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	369 of 593	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	9.9	661 of 686	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	503 of 679	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	617 of 669	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	516 of 637	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	459 of 583	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	425 of 565	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	1123 of 1206	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	1178 of 1219	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1059 of 1197	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	977 of 1155	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	1101 of 1193	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	971 of 1176	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	854 of 885	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	823 of 865	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	604 of 851	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	499 of 760	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.1	603 of 815	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	528 of 791	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	498 of 607	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	472 of 564	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	364 of 531	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.3	60 of 389	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	28.6	386 of 493	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	409 of 498	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	4.9	1156 of 1179	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	1144 of 1170	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	1042 of 1155	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	845 of 1101	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	1112 of 1179	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	932 of 1154	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	1164 of 1201	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	1188 of 1211	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	1082 of 1191	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	812 of 1154	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	1115 of 1190	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	945 of 1176	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	1087 of 1149	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	1055 of 1144	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	1060 of 1130	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	697 of 1038	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.1	1074 of 1132	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	839 of 1095	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)18th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core Algebra II50%-25 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts45%-30 vs state

Global History and Geography45%-31 vs state

U.S. History and Government29%-46 vs state

Living Environment26%-31 vs state

Algebra I20%-36 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences17%-39 vs state

Geometry3%-57 vs state

Common Core Geometry3%-21 vs state

Chemistry0%-65 vs state

Earth Science0%-65 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
Broome Street Academy Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	121 Ave Of The Americas	New York	10013	New York County	Broome Street Academy Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 453-0295	270	36	9.9	88.9%	4 (1.5%)	141 (52.2%)	111 (41.1%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	6.6	1187^th of 1234 public high schools	3.8%		4.9	1212^th of 1242 public high schools	2.4%	25	0.0	50.0	45.5	2.8	0.0	45.2	26.2		29.4	19.6		3.1	16.7								$28,839	$00	$28,839
Chelsea Career And Technical Education High School	Public	9-12	131 Ave Of The Americas	New York	10013	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 925-1080	389	38	10.2	85.9%	20 (5.1%)	101 (26.0%)	216 (55.5%)	41 (10.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	22.1	961^st of 1234 public high schools	22.1%		33.2	818^th of 1242 public high schools	34.1%	143	4.0	6.3	61.2	13.3		71.6	22.0		49.1	28.7	55.2	12.1	57.7								$34,618	$2,702	$31,915
Nyc Ischool	Public	9-12	131 Ave Of The Americas	New York	10013	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(917) 237-7300	447	35	12.7	59.5%	145 (32.4%)	56 (12.5%)	172 (38.5%)	36 (8.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.6%)	60.6	498^th of 1234 public high schools	59.6%		69	360^th of 1242 public high schools	71.0%	138			82.8	22.7		93.0	82.4		72.9	68.9	58.3	67.1									$27,902	$1,374	$26,527
High School 560 City-As-School	Public	11-12	16 Clarkson St	New York	10014	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 337-6800	478	48	9.9	78.5%	71 (14.9%)	147 (30.8%)	228 (47.7%)	16 (3.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)								(n/a)			67.6																		$33,380	$2,418	$30,962
Ps 721 Manhattan Occupational Training Center	Public	9-12	250 W Houston St	New York	10014	New York County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(212) 675-7926	195	45	4.3	93.8%	14 (7.2%)	72 (36.9%)	101 (51.8%)	5 (2.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)																					$126,452	$1,444	$125,008
Great Oaks Kathleen Sherry Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	240 Bleecker St	New York	10014	New York County	Great Oaks Kathleen Sherry Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 233-5152	324	44	7.4	84.3%	9 (2.8%)	107 (33.0%)	191 (59.0%)	7 (2.2%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	14.9	641^st of 1500 public high schools	57.3%					(n/a)		33.3	47.2		40.0	66.2	29.6		40.0	23.3	36.1	13.3	17.2	47.6	57.5	54.6	45.0	47.8	53.6	50.0	$17,746	$799	$16,947
Stuyvesant High School	Public	9-12	345 Chambers St	New York	10282	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 312-4800	3,261	160	20.3	50.8%	539 (16.5%)	67 (2.1%)	140 (4.3%)	2,327 (71.4%)	9 (0.3%)	17 (0.5%)	161 (4.9%)	90.6	6^th of 1234 public high schools	99.5%		89	3^rd of 1242 public high schools	99.8%	3	98.2	100.0	99.9	81.8		99.9	100.0	95.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3									$21,664	$1,239	$20,425
Cascades High School	Public	9-12	198 Forsyth St-3rd Fl	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(646) 654-1261	135	14	9.6	92.6%	5 (3.7%)	53 (39.3%)	70 (51.9%)	3 (2.2%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	12.2	1108^th of 1234 public high schools	10.2%		26.6	891^st of 1242 public high schools	28.3%	217			43.5			66.7	39.1		40.0	20.0	14.3										$40,073	$2,562	$37,511
Forsythe Satellite Academy	Public	9-12	198 Forsyth St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 677-8900	168	15	11.5	90.5%	4 (2.4%)	57 (33.9%)	102 (60.7%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)			60.3																		$39,975	$2,551	$37,424
Harvey Milk High School	Public	9-12	2-10 Astor Pl	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 477-1555	78	11	6.8	79.5%	10 (12.8%)	10 (12.8%)	48 (61.5%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	3 (3.8%)	69	354^th of 1234 public high schools	71.3%		62.9	474^th of 1242 public high schools	61.8%	120			91.7			100.0			85.7	30.0		80.0									$41,414	$2,308	$39,106

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How many students attend Broome Street Academy Charter High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 270 students attended Broome Street Academy Charter High School.

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Students at Broome Street Academy Charter High School are 52% African American, 41% Hispanic, 3% American Indian, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

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Broome Street Academy Charter High School ranks in the bottom 3.8% of New York high schools.

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