Eleanor Roosevelt High School provides a supportive and rigorous college preparatory environment that places emphasis on giving back to the community. Students take four years in all core subjects and work towards achieving an Advanced Regents diploma. Ranked 122nd in the nation, 13th in New York State, and 212th in STEM High Schools on the 2024 US News and World Report list of best high schools. We have been ranked by W!SE as 7th in "100 Best High Schools Teaching Personal Finance"" in 2024, named a "Platinum School" for 2023-2024, and recognized each year as a "Blue Star" school in Financial Literacy. All grades participate in a weekly Advisory program to build community and work on social emotional learning. Seniors help facilitate 9th and 10th grade Advisory class once a week through a selective, student-led peer leadership program called ElRo Sibs. Our faculty and staff include: 6 fellows of the Math for America Corps; 8 fellows of the Academy for Teachers; a presenter at the 2017 American Historical Association Annual Meeting; Teen Ink magazine's Educator of the Year; a Certified Google Trainer; a W!SE Gold Star Teacher; 2 Fund for Teachers Fellows; a Joseph S. Murphy Diversity in Labor Scholar; a National Endowment for the Arts Grant winner; a Carnegie Hall Music Educator workshop participant; a Scholastic Arts & Writing Award Outstanding Educator; a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute participant; an NYU Astor Fellow; a 2-time presenter at the National Council for Social Studies Annual Conference; and a National Historical Publications and Records Commission grant winner. The school was honored with the MOTIF Award Medal of Education for Child Advocacy and Humanitarianism in 2023. [more]

Reports: School Budget | PTA Financials | Room Utilization

Teachers with more than 3 years of experience: 88%

Academic Highlights: Advanced Placement Courses Available, Members of the Classes of 2022, 2023, and 2024 have been accepted for admission to over 300 colleges and universities, Seniors help facilitate 9th and 10th grade Advisory class once a week through a selective, student-led peer leadership program called ElRo Sibs

Other Features: 10th Grade Seats Available, College Courses Offered, Community Service Expected, Computer Science Coursework, Early College, Expert College and Career Advisor On Staff, Financial Literacy Coursework, Internships, Online Grading System, Program(s) with 3+ GE Applicants Per Seat, Program(s) with 3+ SWD Applicants Per Seat

School Features:

• Offers 10th Grade Seats
• Diversity in Admissions (DIA): Priority to applicants eligible for free or reduced price lunch for 50% of seats
• Guidance Counselors, Social Workers

Additional Information:

• 2024 Virtual Open House Recording
• 2024 Virtual Open House Q&A
• Video Gallery

Upcoming Events

• November 15, 2025 @ 11:00 am Virtual Open House

This data was gathered from various NYC DOE reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview

Note: Yellow bars indicate city-wide averages for the associated category

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's demographic snapshots: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly quality reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/school-quality-reports-and-resources

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's Special Education Reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/government-reports/special-education-reports