Enrollment
253
High
DISTRICT 260 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18·NCES 360009605956
BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY
6565 FLATLANDS AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11236 · (718) 968-4200 · Kings County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL253 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of New York public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
11.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
204 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 81 | 32% |
| Grade 10 | 65 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 51 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 56 | 22% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
54.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
45.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY
BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY's state test result (46.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY this school | 253 | 80.6% | 46.0% |
| BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT BROOKLYN | 245 | 82.0% | 48.8% |
| UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED MATH AND SCIENCE III BROOKLYN | 283 | 84.5% | 51.5% |
| BEDFORD ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 338 | 79.0% | 87.2% |
| GOTHAM PROFESSIONAL ARTS ACADEMY BROOKLYN | 219 | 84.5% | 59.0% |
| QUEENS PREPARATORY ACADEMY SPRINGFIELD GARDENS | 320 | 83.1% | 39.0% |
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 HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #805 of 1,135 | #60 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #666 of 1,109 ▲ 156 | #44 of 132 ▲ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #893 of 1,135 ▲ 30 | #78 of 137 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 253 | #1,004 of 1,216 | #104 of 146 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #514 of 1,058 | #53 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.1% | #491 of 1,070 | #67 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.6% | #443 of 1,167 | #117 of 144 |
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
253
+44 (+21%) vs 2020
-20% since 2010-11, when it was 317
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 253 | 23.1 | 11.0:1 | 81% (204) |
| 2023-24 | 199 | 26.9 | 7.4:1 | 81% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 181 | 25.9 | 7.0:1 | 77% (139) |
| 2020-21 | 209 | 20 | 10.4:1 | 79% (165) |
| 2017-18 | 193 | 22 | 8.8:1 | 82% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 233 | 24 | 9.7:1 | 72% (168) |
| 2010-11 | 317 | 17 | 18.6:1 | 67% (212) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY.
About BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY
BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY is a high school in BROOKLYN, New York, and it is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18. School enrollment was 253 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in New York is roughly 668 students; this school is 62% smaller than that.
The district for BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY is NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18, with 34 schools and 11,062 students.
A majority of students at BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY, 68%, are Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 17% Hispanic, 6% White, 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 28%. By the diversity index, BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY comes in at 50%.
The count of teachers at BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY is 23.1 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 11.0:1. Across high schools in New York, the average ratio is about 11.0:1. Around 81% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Kings County, the average is about the same, 79%.
BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY is graded C by allk12, scoring above 31% of New York public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 46.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 45.3%.
Federal survey data for Kings County show that median household income is about $80,263, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. A total of 583 public schools operate in Kings County, serving about 291,697 students.
The closest public school to BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY is BROOKLYN THEATRE ARTS HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 45.7% proficiency; BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY posts 46.0%.
Under the NCES locale system, BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY is City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 209 to 253.
The BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 #18
- PS 115 DANIEL MUCATEL SCHOOLElementary · 854 students
- PS 235 JANICE MARIE KNIGHT SCHOOLElementary · 666 students
- PS 276 LOUIS MARSHALLElementary · 560 students
- PS 66Elementary · 527 students
- IS 285 MEYER LEVINMiddle · 512 students
- ACADEMY FOR CONSERVATION AND THE ENVIRONMENTHigh · 432 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 THEATRE ARTS HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 238
- VICTORY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 290
- BROOKLYN BRIDGE ACADEMY0.0 mi · 143
- ACADEMY FOR CONSERVATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT0.0 mi · 432
- IS 68 ISAAC BILDERSEE0.4 mi · 237
- PS 251 PAERDEGAT0.4 mi · 329
Frequently asked questions
About BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND EQUITYWhat is the total enrollment at BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY?
BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY enrolls approximately 253 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY serve?
BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY.
How diverse is BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY?
BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY reports a student body of 6% White, 17% Hispanic, 68% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY in?
BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18.
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