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Enrollment
360
High
DISTRICT 678 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13·NCES 360009105962
BROOKLYN COMMUNITY ARTS AND MEDIA HIGH SCHOOL (BCAM)
300 WILLOUGHBY AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11205 · (718) 230-5748 · Kings County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of New York public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
313 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 72 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 78 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 94 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 114 | 32% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 1% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 72% · US 70%
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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
43.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
41.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 32.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 BROOKLYN COMMUNITY ARTS AND MEDIA HIGH SCHOOL (BCAM)
BROOKLYN COMMUNITY ARTS AND MEDIA HIGH SCHOOL (BCAM)'s state test result (40.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKLYN COMMUNITY ARTS AND MEDIA HIGH SCHOOL (BCAM) this school | 360 | 86.9% | 40.2% |
| ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS BROOKLYN | 398 | 89.2% | 34.9% |
| ACAD-SCHOLARSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP BRONX | 437 | 89.7% | 41.3% |
| VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 348 | 82.5% | 43.3% |
| BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE) BRONX | 407 | 86.7% | 28.5% |
| SPRING CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 350 | 90.0% | 30.2% |
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 BROOKLYN COMMUNITY ARTS AND MEDIA HIGH SCHOOL (BCAM) ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #936 of 1,135 | #83 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #718 of 1,109 ▲ 138 | #51 of 132 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,033 of 1,135 ▼ 20 | #110 of 137 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 360 | #806 of 1,216 | #79 of 146 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.2:1 | #71 of 1,058 | #11 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.8% | #515 of 1,070 | #72 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.9% | #306 of 1,167 | #70 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.1% | #261 of 743 | #41 of 70 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
360
-196 (-35%) vs 2020
-23% since 2010-11, when it was 469
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 10.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 360 | 43.8 | 8.2:1 | 87% (313) |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 47.7 | 8.3:1 | 86% (344) |
| 2022-23 | 515 | 51.7 | 10.0:1 | 82% (422) |
| 2020-21 | 556 | 52 | 10.7:1 | 85% (475) |
| 2017-18 | 429 | 27 | 15.9:1 | 89% (380) |
| 2015-16 | 375 | 24 | 15.6:1 | 81% (305) |
| 2010-11 | 469 | 28 | 16.8:1 | 76% (355) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BROOKLYN COMMUNITY ARTS AND MEDIA HIGH SCHOOL (BCAM).
About BROOKLYN COMMUNITY ARTS AND MEDIA HIGH SCHOOL (BCAM)
Located in BROOKLYN, New York, BROOKLYN COMMUNITY ARTS AND MEDIA HIGH SCHOOL (BCAM) is a small high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 360 students. The school's enrollment is 46% smaller than the 668 average for high schools in New York.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13 includes 42 schools. Together they enroll 19,151 students.
Black students account for 63% of enrollment at BROOKLYN COMMUNITY ARTS AND MEDIA HIGH SCHOOL (BCAM). Smaller groups are 33% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Kings County is roughly 28% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at BROOKLYN COMMUNITY ARTS AND MEDIA HIGH SCHOOL (BCAM) belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 49%.
Teachers at the school number 43.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 8.2:1. Among high schools in New York, the typical ratio is 11.0:1. The school's lunch program data list 87% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against New York public high schools, BROOKLYN COMMUNITY ARTS AND MEDIA HIGH SCHOOL (BCAM) receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for BROOKLYN COMMUNITY ARTS AND MEDIA HIGH SCHOOL (BCAM) is 43.0%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.2%.
Across Kings County, median household income is about $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. The public schools of Kings County number 583 and enroll about 291,697.
The closest other public school is BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: BROOKLYN COMMUNITY ARTS AND MEDIA HIGH SCHOOL (BCAM) ranks 5th of 9 nearby schools, at 40.2% versus a 43.6% average.
Locale data from NCES put BROOKLYN COMMUNITY ARTS AND MEDIA HIGH SCHOOL (BCAM) inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
BROOKLYN COMMUNITY ARTS AND MEDIA HIGH SCHOOL (BCAM) had 556 students in 2020-21 and 360 in 2024-25, a 35% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 10.7:1 to 8.2:1.
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Kings County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,631,580
Census ACS
Median income
$80,263
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
291,697 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13
- BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 5,848 students
- PS 11 PURVIS J BEHANElementary · 923 students
- BENJAMIN BANNEKER ACADEMYHigh · 854 students
- PS 9 SARAH SMITH GARNET SCHOOL (THE)Elementary · 782 students
- ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERSElementary · 757 students
- PS 20 CLINTON HILLElementary · 689 students
Other schools in BROOKLYN
- BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 5,848 students
- FORT HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,044 students
- JAMES MADISON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,983 students
- MIDWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,657 students
- EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,503 students
- FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,403 students
Nearby schools
- BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE0.0 mi · 154
- COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL0.2 mi · 394
- PS 270 JOHANN DEKALB0.2 mi · 133
- PS/IS 157 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HEATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY (THE)0.2 mi · 377
- PS 54 DETECTIVE RAFAEL RAMOS0.3 mi · 180
- PS 256 BENJAMIN BANNEKER0.5 mi · 178
Frequently asked questions
About BROOKLYN COMMUNITY ARTS AND MEDIA HIGH SCHOOL (BCAM)What is the total enrollment at BROOKLYN COMMUNITY ARTS AND MEDIA HIGH SCHOOL (BCAM)?
BROOKLYN COMMUNITY ARTS AND MEDIA HIGH SCHOOL (BCAM) enrolls approximately 360 students in grades 09-12.
Is BROOKLYN COMMUNITY ARTS AND MEDIA HIGH SCHOOL (BCAM) an elementary, middle, or high school?
BROOKLYN COMMUNITY ARTS AND MEDIA HIGH SCHOOL (BCAM) is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does BROOKLYN COMMUNITY ARTS AND MEDIA HIGH SCHOOL (BCAM) have?
BROOKLYN COMMUNITY ARTS AND MEDIA HIGH SCHOOL (BCAM) employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.2:1.
What is the student diversity at BROOKLYN COMMUNITY ARTS AND MEDIA HIGH SCHOOL (BCAM)?
Student demographics at BROOKLYN COMMUNITY ARTS AND MEDIA HIGH SCHOOL (BCAM) are roughly 1% White, 33% Hispanic, 63% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees BROOKLYN COMMUNITY ARTS AND MEDIA HIGH SCHOOL (BCAM)?
BROOKLYN COMMUNITY ARTS AND MEDIA HIGH SCHOOL (BCAM) is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13 in Kings County.
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