ASPIRATIONS DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL

ASPIRATIONS DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL is a four-year high school of rural-scale scale in BROOKLYN, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17, teacheing 131 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so ASPIRATIONS DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL sits 80% leaner than that benchmark.

ASPIRATIONS DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL is one of 49 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17, a district that serves 16,990 students overall.

Looking at the student body, ASPIRATIONS DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (82%) are Black. Beyond that, the school records 15% Hispanic, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 28% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ASPIRATIONS DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.5%.

In the broader community, census data for Kings County shows median household earnings sit near $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), ASPIRATIONS DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ASPIRATIONS DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 46.7%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

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