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Young Women's College Prep Charter School

Public, Charter Grades 7-12
1084th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,234 New York High Schools
Better than 12% of New York high schools
Summary

Young Women's College Prep Charter School is a public charter high school in Rochester, NY, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 352 students. The school is part of the Young Women's College Prep Charter School District, which is ranked 845 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has consistently performed in the bottom 10-15% of New York high schools over the past several years, with proficiency rates on state assessments and Regents exams significantly below the state averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 8.57% in 7th grade math to 61.25% in Global History and Geography, compared to state averages of 56.47% and 75.98%, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 79.2% and 85.1% over the past few years, which is below the state average of around 85%, and its dropout rate has also been higher than the state average, ranging from 3.5% to 10% in recent years.

Young Women's College Prep Charter School serves a predominantly disadvantaged student population, with 90.06% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. In contrast, nearby schools like Irondequoit High School and Arcadia High School have significantly lower percentages of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, at 33.9% and 56.6%, respectively. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 78.2% in recent years, which is much higher than the state average.

356
Students ?
13.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,938
Per pupil spending ?
84.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 133 Hoover Dr
       Rochester, NY  14615

(585) 254-0320

District: Young Women's College Prep Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:
62.4%
Hispanic:
22.2%
White:
12.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2019 → 12th in 2025
Strengths
90% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (35% vs 62% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (73% vs 31% New York)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school35%
New York avg62%
Middle school
1,400th of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Bottom 7%▲ up 3 pts since 2015
From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
1,084th of 1,234
New York public high schools ?
Bottom 12%▼ down 4 pts since 2019
From bottom 16% (2019) to bottom 12% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
845th of 874Young Women's College Prep Charter 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202512.61400 of 15006.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.41410 of 15046.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.11385 of 15007.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.71369 of 14797.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.41394 of 14393.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20169.91376 of 14293.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201510.31362 of 14073.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201416.81213 of 140113.4%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202524.6550 of 67618.6%★☆☆☆☆
202430.3525 of 70525.5%★☆☆☆☆
202328.2536 of 69623.0%★☆☆☆☆
202225.6552 of 70621.8%★☆☆☆☆
201916.8611 of 6536.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202511.91367 of 14576.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.21393 of 14654.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.41395 of 14634.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.61387 of 14544.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.01353 of 13701.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202527.9766 of 96520.6%★☆☆☆☆
202419.5853 of 95310.5%★☆☆☆☆
202314.9882 of 9436.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.6841 of 9148.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202512.61224 of 12834.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.11225 of 12965.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.61183 of 12888.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.81180 of 13069.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.31208 of 12412.7%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202513.81084 of 123412.2%★☆☆☆☆
202412.11108 of 124210.8%★☆☆☆☆
20237.01165 of 12285.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.31154 of 11903.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.01016 of 120715.8%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202525.4578 of 71318.9%★☆☆☆☆
202423.1560 of 69018.8%★☆☆☆☆
202317.4603 of 67110.1%★☆☆☆☆
202212.3561 of 5935.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.3565 of 68617.6%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202412.9632 of 6370.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201933.5385 of 56531.9%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202512.41090 of 12069.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.61114 of 12198.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.71144 of 11974.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.81128 of 11552.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.21043 of 119312.6%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202519.4752 of 88515.0%★☆☆☆☆
20248.1840 of 8652.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.0838 of 8511.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.5707 of 7607.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201932.6551 of 81532.4%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202541.1364 of 60740.0%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202515.71024 of 117913.1%★☆☆☆☆
20248.81094 of 11706.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.91122 of 11552.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.51073 of 11012.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.41014 of 117914.0%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202531.4807 of 114929.8%★☆☆☆☆
202420.31003 of 114412.3%★☆☆☆☆
20239.31109 of 11301.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202223.7847 of 103818.4%★☆☆☆☆
201924.0905 of 113220.1%★☆☆☆☆
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
Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+14 vs school
African American (2025)19th percentile+12 vs school
Female (2025)6th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school
High school
Homeless (2025)40th percentile+28 vs school
Special Education (2025)30th percentile+18 vs school
African American (2025)19th percentile+7 vs school
Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school
Female (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)1st percentile-10 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Global History and Geography61%-15 vs state
Common Core English Language Arts60%-15 vs state
U.S. History and Government41%-34 vs state
Science31%-12 vs state
Living Environment30%-27 vs state
Algebra I25%-31 vs state
English Language Arts25%-27 vs state
Earth Science14%-51 vs state
Geometry14%-46 vs state
Math9%-48 vs state

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Students at Young Women's College Prep Charter School are 62% African American, 22% Hispanic, 13% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Young Women's College Prep Charter School ranks in the bottom 12.2% of New York high schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 356 students attended Young Women's College Prep Charter School.


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