Rye High School, Rye NY - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Rye High School

Rye High School is a compact public high school in one of Westchester County's most affluent residential communities. The school serves about nine hundred students across grades nine through twelve, organized roughly evenly across the four grades. It shares a Gothic-style building at Parsons Street with Rye Middle School, placing secondary education just outside the downtown commercial core but within the city's bounds.

The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Asian, Hispanic, and other racial or ethnic backgrounds represented. Enrollment data do not include counts for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, students with individualized education plans, or English learners, so a full picture of economic diversity and academic support needs is not available from the data provided. The school's website was not included in the research materials, so information on specific academic programs, course breadth, clubs, or athletic offerings is not available here.

State assessment results and graduation rates for this school were not provided, making it impossible to characterize academic proficiency or college and career readiness directly. A parent or resident interested in how Rye High performs relative to other district high schools in Westchester County may want to request that information from the school or the Rye City School District directly, or to review publicly reported state accountability data if available.

Rye itself is a small, affluent waterfront city and the smallest incorporated city in Westchester County. It functions primarily as a bedroom community for New York City commuters, with a walkable downtown corridor centered on Purchase Street that holds most of the city's shops, restaurants, and cafes. The Metro-North station connects residents to Grand Central by rail in a span of roughly one hour, and the city includes substantial waterfront and recreational facilities including Rye Town Park, Oakland Beach, and several nature preserves. Population growth has been modest and recently flat, with most new housing development concentrated near the downtown and station area in the form of multifamily buildings and senior housing rather than sprawl. Housing values in the zip code are high, reflecting the area's character as an upscale community; median rent is also substantial. The local economy centers on finance, professional services, healthcare, and education, with the school district itself among the area's sizable employers.

For a family considering Rye High, the key question is less whether the school is "good" in broad terms and more whether the combination of a small, suburban high school in an affluent area with a predominantly white student body, located in a car-dependent exurban setting despite some downtown walkability, aligns with what they are seeking. A parent may want to obtain state testing data, graduation and college-placement information, and details on specific course offerings and pathways before deciding.

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Academic performance

How students graduate and prepare for what comes next.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

98.0%Cohort of 237 students · Class of 2021

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

1,253 schools plotted. 14 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Advanced Placement & IB

27 subjects offered · 2023-24

Each card is one AP or IB subject. The headline number is the share of students scoring 3 or higher on the exam — the threshold for college credit at most universities. The bar below each rate shows the underlying distribution across performance levels.

Score:12· no credit345· extremely well qualified

Math and Computer Science

Calculus AB

35 tested

88.6%

scored 3 or higher

Calculus BC

44 tested

95.5%

scored 3 or higher

Computer Science A

19 tested · Grade 10

57.9%

scored 3 or higher

Computer Science Principles

16 tested · Grade 10

50.0%

scored 3 or higher

Statistics

11 tested

72.7%

scored 3 or higher

Sciences

Biology

42 tested

97.6%

scored 3 or higher

Chemistry

46 tested

91.3%

scored 3 or higher

Environmental Science

25 tested

92.0%

scored 3 or higher

Physics 1

45 tested

77.8%

scored 3 or higher

Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism

1 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Physics C: Mechanics

2 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

History and Social Sciences

Comparative Government and Politics

1 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Macroeconomics

79 tested

63.3%

scored 3 or higher

Psychology

107 tested

72.9%

scored 3 or higher

U.S. History

164 tested

87.2%

scored 3 or higher

World Languages and Cultures

French Language and Culture

6 tested · Grade 9

50.0%

scored 3 or higher

German Language and Culture

1 tested · Grade 10

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Japanese Language and Culture

2 tested · Grade 10

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Latin: Vergil (archived)

11 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Spanish Language and Culture

30 tested · Grade 10

90.0%

scored 3 or higher

Arts

Art History

2 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Studio Art Drawing

6 tested

83.3%

scored 3 or higher

Other

Language and Comp

149 tested

78.5%

scored 3 or higher

Literature and Comp

49 tested

93.9%

scored 3 or higher

Studio Art 2d Design

11 tested · Grade 10

72.7%

scored 3 or higher

U S Government and Politics

114 tested

86.8%

scored 3 or higher

World History

144 tested · Grade 10

91.7%

scored 3 or higher

New York Regents Exams

4 courses reported · 2024-25

End-of-course exams required for a New York Regents diploma. Each row shows the cohort size and the share of students scoring at the proficient level or higher.

Course	Students tested	% proficient
Math	287	92.0%
Social Studies	244	97.0%
Ela	212	96.0%
Science	5	80.0%

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.