Summary:
New Rochelle High School is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 in the New Rochelle City School District, with an enrollment of 3,076 students. The school has consistently been rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, ranking in the middle of New York high schools.
New Rochelle High School performs better than the state average on several Regents exams, including Chemistry, Algebra II, Global History, and Physics, but lags behind on Algebra I, Geometry, and Living Environment. The school's 4-year graduation rate is around 84%, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate has fluctuated between 4.9% and 10% in recent years, higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 31% to 47.6% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. While the school performs better on several metrics for its African American, Hispanic, and Multi-racial student subgroups, it lags behind on metrics for its Asian, White, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status student subgroups.
When compared to nearby high schools, New Rochelle High School performs worse than higher-ranked schools like Mamaroneck High School, Bronxville High School, and Pelham Memorial High School on most academic metrics, but outperforms lower-ranked schools like the Denzel Washington School-Arts, Rebecca Turner Academy, and Mount Vernon High School. The school's relatively high percentage of students (over 55%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant population of students from low-income backgrounds, may contribute to its lower performance on certain metrics compared to more affluent nearby districts.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
New Rochelle City School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
672nd of 1,242 New York High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,563
Feeder schools for New Rochelle High School:
Student/teacher ratio: 14.1
Number of students: 3,051
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
53.6%
African American:
20.8%
White:
19.6%
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Asian:
4.6%
Two or more races:
1.0%
American Indian:
0.2%
Pacific Islander:
0.1%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 58.3%
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