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Athena High School

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Athena High School ranks 705 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

705^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 43% of New York high schools

Summary

Athena High School is a public high school located in Rochester, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,057 students. The school is part of the Greece Central School District, which is ranked 755 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Athena High School's academic performance, as measured by Regents exam proficiency rates, is generally below the state average and the performance of nearby schools like Hilton High School and Spencerport High School. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Athena High School's proficiency rates were lower than the state average in subjects like Chemistry, Common Core Algebra II, and Geometry. The school's performance is particularly weak in Algebra I, where the proficiency rate was only 38.81% compared to the state average of 56.07%. Additionally, Athena High School's four-year graduation rate has been declining, from 91.2% in 2023-2024 to 84.3% in 2023-2024, and its dropout rate has been increasing, from 0.0% in 2023-2024 to 4.5% in 2023-2024.

Athena High School also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.2% to 34.1% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian and Multi-racial students having the lowest rankings compared to other subgroups, and the school's performance being particularly weak for Special Education and Low Socio-Economic Status students. Despite increased spending per student, from $14,418 in 2020-2021 to $27,225 in 2023-2024, the school's academic performance has not shown significant improvements, suggesting that the allocation of resources may need to be re-evaluated.

1,070

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,576

Per pupil spending ?

43.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 Long Pond Rd
Rochester, NY 14612-3097

(585) 966-4000

District: Greece Central School District

Feeder schools for Athena High School:

Elementary:	Greece Community Early Learning Center
	Pine Brook Elementary School
Middle:	Athena Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.0%

African American:

18.0%

Hispanic:

15.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Greece Central School District

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (62% vs 67% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg59%

New York avg67%

705^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4High Schools in the Greece Central School District

755^th of 874Greece Central School District 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	45.0	705 of 1234	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	743 of 1242	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	702 of 1228	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	681 of 1190	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.8	454 of 519	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.9	655 of 1207	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	695 of 1210	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.2	669 of 1221	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.0	685 of 1255	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	57.1	535 of 1255	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.9	553 of 1237	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.6	614 of 1217	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	61.9	499 of 1198	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.7	615 of 1165	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.6	564 of 1117	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.2	611 of 1086	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.3	471 of 1027	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.3	422 of 1002	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.8	293 of 986	70.3%	★★★★☆
2005	69.1	193 of 935	79.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	372 of 713	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	438 of 690	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	460 of 671	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	365 of 593	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.3	31 of 42	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	520 of 686	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	483 of 679	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	356 of 413	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	313 of 426	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	61.0	178 of 424	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	189 of 386	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.3	205 of 447	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	193 of 426	54.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	414 of 669	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	482 of 637	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.5	339 of 583	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	342 of 481	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.0	225 of 565	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	150 of 546	72.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	688 of 1206	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	708 of 1219	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.3	620 of 1197	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.8	626 of 1155	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	218 of 290	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.8	621 of 1193	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	632 of 1176	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	450 of 885	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	463 of 865	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.4	394 of 851	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.1	415 of 760	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	428 of 815	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	454 of 791	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	398 of 607	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	456 of 564	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.2	240 of 498	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	822 of 1179	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	837 of 1170	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	816 of 1155	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	816 of 1101	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	281 of 289	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	779 of 1179	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	806 of 1154	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	693 of 1201	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	744 of 1211	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	738 of 1191	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	702 of 1154	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.5	329 of 354	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.8	661 of 1190	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	715 of 1176	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	274 of 328	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	245 of 306	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	262 of 272	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	166 of 212	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	138 of 165	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	152 of 157	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	874 of 1149	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	977 of 1144	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	900 of 1130	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	883 of 1038	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	128 of 137	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	756 of 1132	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	706 of 1095	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	541 of 788	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	584 of 781	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	558 of 776	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	562 of 738	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	116 of 133	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.5	450 of 793	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	497 of 765	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)48th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)42nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile-5 vs school

Homeless (2025)34th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)16th percentile-26 vs school

Asian (2025)14th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core Algebra II89%+14 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts73%~ state avg

U.S. History and Government70%-5 vs state

Global History and Geography66%-10 vs state

Earth Science60%-5 vs state

Geometry57%~ state avg

Chemistry55%-9 vs state

Living Environment54%~ state avg

Common Core Geometry48%+24 vs state

Algebra I39%-17 vs state

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Tuesday, October 15, 2019

One of the best music programs out of any in the city and athletic teams are generally strong. A wide and challenging offering of classes and a safe environment. I never once felt in danger here and have made so many lifelong friends. Close Quote

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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)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	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	% 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
Athena High School	Public	9-12	800 Long Pond Rd	Rochester	14612	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 966-4000	1,070	95	11.2	43.2%	588 (55.0%)	193 (18.0%)	161 (15.0%)	46 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (7.5%)	45	705^th of 1234 public high schools	42.9%		41.3	743^rd of 1242 public high schools	40.2%	38	55.4	88.8	73.3	48.1	60.4	65.5	54.2		69.9	38.8		57.4									99.4	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	$27,576	$721	$26,854
Arcadia High School	Public	9-12	120 Island Cottage Rd	Rochester	14612	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 966-3000	972	91	10.6	49.3%	509 (52.4%)	168 (17.3%)	193 (19.9%)	41 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (5.9%)	35.7	798^th of 1234 public high schools	35.3%		32.9	823^rd of 1242 public high schools	33.7%	25	58.9	60.4	67.5	31.8	59.7	70.0	47.6		61.1	41.4		30.3									99.9	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$28,197	$1,324	$26,873
Olympia High School	Public	6-12	1139 Maiden Ln	Rochester	14615	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 966-5000	1,090	110	9.8	56.2%	489 (44.9%)	198 (18.2%)	247 (22.7%)	76 (7.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (7.2%)	39.2	756^th of 1234 public high schools	38.7%		40	756^th of 1242 public high schools	39.1%		53.1	90.9	64.3	6.7	59.0	70.7	58.2	80.0	57.8	37.7		57.0		31.2	23.3	28.1	24.7	34.1	17.5	16.5	99.3	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.9	100.0	99.9	$28,430	$1,434	$26,996
Odyssey Academy	Public	6-12	750 Maiden Ln	Rochester	14615	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 966-5200	878	90	9.7	64.5%	346 (39.4%)	205 (23.3%)	198 (22.6%)	54 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (8.5%)	27.1	896^th of 1234 public high schools	27.4%		25.5	903^rd of 1242 public high schools	27.3%	7	34.5	54.7	64.3	21.4	44.7	56.5	43.7		51.9	39.6		78.3		34.1	18.3	25.5	25.8	15.6			98.7	99.8	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.6	99.8	$29,393	$1,589	$27,804
Young Women's College Prep Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	133 Hoover Dr	Rochester	14615	Monroe County	Young Women's College Prep Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 254-0320	356	26	13.7	84.3%	45 (12.6%)	222 (62.4%)	79 (22.2%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	13.8	1084^th of 1234 public high schools	12.2%		12.1	1108^th of 1242 public high schools	10.8%	24			60.0		14.3	61.3	30.2		41.4	24.6		14.3			23.1	25.4		8.6		31.0									$15,938	$2,005	$13,933
Edison Career And Technology High School	Public	9-12	655 Colfax St	Rochester	14606	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 324-9760	1,362	155	8.7	89.7%	79 (5.8%)	675 (49.6%)	534 (39.2%)	33 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	37 (2.7%)	2.5	1229^th of 1234 public high schools	0.4%		2.6	1238^th of 1242 public high schools	0.3%	9	9.1	11.8	30.6	0.0	8.2	29.2	12.4		24.8	10.8	12.4	8.1	10.9								99.2	99.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.7	99.8	99.8	$38,322	$2,344	$35,977
University Preparatory Charter School For Young Men	Public, Charter	6-12	1290 Lake Ave	Rochester	14613	Monroe County	University Preparatory Charter School For Young Men	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 672-1280	514	43	11.6	61.1%	15 (2.9%)	367 (71.4%)	86 (16.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.4%)	6.7	1186^th of 1234 public high schools	3.9%		4.2	1219^th of 1242 public high schools	1.9%	33	2.3	10.3	32.1	2.9	22.9	25.2	30.1		24.7	14.8		0.0		27.7	20.8	19.2	18.8												$17,323	$17,323	$00
Irondequoit High School	Public	9-12	260 Cooper Rd	Rochester	14617	Monroe County	West Irondequoit Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 266-7351	1,160	92	12.5	30.7%	776 (66.9%)	119 (10.3%)	168 (14.5%)	36 (3.1%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (4.8%)	63.6	440^th of 1234 public high schools	64.3%		68.3	368^th of 1242 public high schools	70.4%	72	77.1	93.1	85.6	31.4	70.3	77.1	66.4	81.8	79.5	55.7		63.4									99.3	99.5	99.9	99.9	99.9	100.0	99.7	99.9	$25,083	$1,071	$24,012
Hilton High School	Public	9-12	400 East Ave	Hilton	14468	Monroe County	Hilton Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 392-1000	1,358	114	11.8	24.2%	1,171 (86.2%)	40 (2.9%)	88 (6.5%)	11 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (3.2%)	73.6	260^th of 1234 public high schools	78.9%		73.4	278^th of 1242 public high schools	77.6%	18	72.9	88.8	92.4	52.6	79.8	84.7	75.5	73.4	84.4	71.0		79.9									98.1	100.0	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	100.0	98.7	$25,234	$1,200	$24,034
Spencerport High School	Public	9-12	2707 Spencerport Rd	Spencerport	14559	Monroe County	Spencerport Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 349-5202	1,127	113	10.0	39.5%	829 (73.6%)	80 (7.1%)	121 (10.7%)	22 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (6.2%)	70	329^th of 1234 public high schools	73.3%		66.8	411^th of 1242 public high schools	66.9%	82	89.2	75.4	89.3	22.5	62.0	87.3	89.7	66.7	87.9	60.8		62.2									99.7	99.9	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.9	99.8	99.8	$28,219	$938	$27,281

Frequently Asked Questions about Athena High School

Is Athena High School a good school?

Athena High School ranks 705^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Athena High School?

Students at Athena High School are 55% White, 18% African American, 15% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is Athena High School in?

Greece Central School District

How many students attend Athena High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,070 students attended Athena High School.

What schools feed into Athena High School?

Athena High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Greece Community Early Learning Center
Elementary : Pine Brook Elementary School
Middle : Athena Middle School

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