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The highest-poverty public high schools in New York

1,167 public high schools in New York appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public high schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. AECI II: NYC CHARTER HS leads the list at 99.8%, against a median of 61.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
1,167
New York
Top % FRL
99.8%
Median % FRL
61.4%
HIGHEST POVERTY · NEW YORK
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1AECI II: NYC CHARTER HSBRONX, NYAECI II: NYC CHARTER HSHigh44999.8%
2NYC CHARTER HS - AECIBRONX, NYNYC CHARTER HS - AECIHigh45099.6%
3INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL FOR LIBERAL ARTSBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10High49199.4%
4PAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLELMHURST, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24High48299.4%
5HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONSNEW YORK, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6High35999.2%
6ACADEMY FOR LANGUAGE AND TECHNOLOGYBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9High35699.2%
7INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7High34599.1%
8DR RICHARD IZQUIERDO HEALTH AND SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOLBRONX, NYDR RICHARD IZQUIERDO HEALTH AND SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOLHigh73399.0%
9MOTT HAVEN VILLAGE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOLBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7High19799.0%
10CLAREMONT INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9High38398.7%
11BRONX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOLBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9High37198.7%
12PAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT MONROEBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12High33998.5%
13KINGSBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10High19998.5%
14URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR APPLIED MATH AND SCIENCE (THE)BRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9High53098.3%
15METROPOLITAN SOUNDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (THE)BRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12High35698.0%
16EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOLBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12High24097.9%
17HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONSBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18High38197.9%
18TEACHERS PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23High18597.8%
19ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS-INTER SUPPBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10High26797.8%
20MANHATTAN BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOLNEW YORK, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2High39397.7%
21BRONX ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY ACADEMYBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10High33297.6%
22VALIDUS PREPARATORY ACADEMYBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9High28297.5%
23BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR WRITING AND COMMUNICATION ARTSBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11High19897.5%
24ACADEMY FOR EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIPBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32High27797.5%
25BRONX ENVISION ACADEMYBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12High26697.4%
26BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR MATH AND RESEARCH (THE)BROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32High34297.4%
27INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT PROSPECT HEIGHTSBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17High30397.4%
28BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF GLOBAL FINANCE (THE)BROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16High22297.3%
29HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICENEW YORK, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6High50597.2%
30JILL CHAIFETZ TRANSFER HIGH SCHOOLBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7High13096.9%
31BRONX LATIN SCHOOLBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12High45296.9%
32URBAN ASSEMBLY BRONX ACADEMY OF LETTERS (THE)BRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7High41396.9%
33LAFAYETTE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh47596.8%
34ACADEMY OF URBAN PLANNING AND ENGINEERING (THE)BROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32High40996.8%
35BRONX SCHOOL FOR LAW GOVERNMENT AND JUSTICEBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9High68396.8%
36BRONX CAREER AND COLLEGE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOLBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12High12496.8%
37NEW DIRECTIONS SECONDARY SCHOOLBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9High12396.7%
38METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOLBROOKLYN, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23High15396.7%
39BRONX LEGACY HIGH SCHOOLBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7High26696.6%
40DREAMYARD PREPARATORY SCHOOLBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9High29496.6%
41BRONX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY II HIGH SCHOOLBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7High38196.6%
42INWOOD EARLY COLLEGE FOR HEALTH AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIESNEW YORK, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6High38096.6%
43JM RAPPORT SCHOOL FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENTBRONX, NYNYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75High40896.6%
44METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE)BRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12High17296.5%
45MOTT HALL BRONX HIGH SCHOOLBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9High31596.5%
46FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS HIGH SCHOOLBRONX, NYFAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS HIGH SCHOOLHigh42396.5%
47EMMA LAZARUS HIGH SCHOOLNEW YORK, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2High27996.4%
48BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF BUSINESSBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9High29996.3%
49HIGH SCHOOL FOR VIOLIN AND DANCEBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9High10696.2%
50MORRIS ACADEMY FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIESBRONX, NYNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9High44596.2%
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