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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RYE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362526003492

RYE HIGH SCHOOL

PARSONS ST, RYE, NY 10580 · (914) 967-6100 · Westchester County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL887 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 89% of New York public high schools
  • A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools

Enrollment
887
High
DISTRICT 558 · STATE 668
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
86 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
2%
21 students
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 920623%
Grade 1023226%
Grade 1121224%
Grade 1222926%
Ungraded81%
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
70079%
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
8910%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
101%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
647%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
212%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
44050%
Female
44750%

School pathway

Feeds from
RYE MIDDLE SCHOOL06–08
Based on grade levels within RYE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
96.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
92.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -5.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 96 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2596.0%92.0%
2023-2497.0%97.0%
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
90.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 90% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like RYE HIGH SCHOOL

RYE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (90.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
RYE HIGH SCHOOL this school8872.4%90.3%
COLD SPRING HARBOR HIGH SCHOOL
COLD SPRING HARBOR
7193.2%92.8%
BYRAM HILLS HIGH SCHOOL
ARMONK
7406.6%97.0%
GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL
GARDEN CITY
1,0965.1%98.3%
PITTSFORD SUTHERLAND HIGH SCHOOL
PITTSFORD
8823.3%86.0%
EASTCHESTER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
EASTCHESTER
9222.9%81.8%
Matched among New York high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where RYE HIGH SCHOOL ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Westchester County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
90.3%#59 of 1,135#10 of 46
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
92.0%#30 of 1,109
▼ 3
#3 of 48
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
96.0%#57 of 1,135
▲ 11
#8 of 48
▲ 4
Enrollment
ranked largest first
887#283 of 1,216#23 of 56
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.3:1#385 of 1,058#19 of 48
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
36.1%#730 of 1,070#46 of 48
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
2.4%#1,163 of 1,167#48 of 49
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-11.5%#389 of 743#12 of 29
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
887
-113 (-11%) vs 2020
+62% since 1990-91, when it was 547
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 11.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2588785.710.3:12% (21)
2023-2490589.810.1:1N/A
2022-2390386.910.4:1N/A
2020-211,0008411.9:1N/A
2017-181,0027014.3:12% (18)
2015-169756515.0:13% (28)
2010-118716214.1:14% (32)
2000-015464911.1:12% (12)
1990-915473714.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RYE HIGH SCHOOL.

About RYE HIGH SCHOOL

RYE HIGH SCHOOL runs as a mid-sized high school in RYE, New York. Enrollment stands at 887 students, covering grades 9 through 12. The school is 33% larger than the average for high schools in New York.

RYE HIGH SCHOOL is one school in RYE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, a system of 5 schools with 2,792 students.

The largest group at RYE HIGH SCHOOL is White students, at 79%. The remaining students are 10% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Westchester County, the White share is about 52%. The diversity index for RYE HIGH SCHOOL is 36%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

A staff of 85.7 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 10.3:1. The 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York is close to this figure. By family income, 2% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 38% average for public schools in Westchester County is 36 points higher.

RYE HIGH SCHOOL earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 89% of New York public high schools.

After adjusting for student poverty, RYE HIGH SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 90.3%; the prediction is 74.1%.

For Westchester County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $118,976, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 255 public schools and about 140,968 students.

RYE HIGH SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from RYE MIDDLE SCHOOL, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 90.3% is above the 74.6% average for nearby schools.

RYE HIGH SCHOOL is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.

Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 113 students, from 1,000 to 887. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 11.9:1 to 10.3:1.

This page is set up for the RYE HIGH SCHOOL community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Westchester County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
999,677
Census ACS
Median income
$118,976
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
255
140,968 students

Quick facts

School name
RYE HIGH SCHOOL
District
RYE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
PARSONS ST, RYE, NY 10580
Phone
(914) 967-6100
County
Westchester County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
887
Teachers (FTE)
86
Student–teacher ratio
10.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
21 (2%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
362526003492
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other Rye High schools

One other US public school is named Rye High. RYE HIGH SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About RYE HIGH SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at RYE HIGH SCHOOL?
RYE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 887 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does RYE HIGH SCHOOL serve?
RYE HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at RYE HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at RYE HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 10.3:1 (86 FTE teachers).
How diverse is RYE HIGH SCHOOL?
RYE HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 79% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is RYE HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
RYE HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by RYE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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