Enrollment
160
High
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15·NCES 360009206279
BROOKLYN FRONTIERS HIGH SCHOOL
112 SCHERMERHORN ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11201 · (718) 722-4727 · Kings County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL160 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% 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
8.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
150 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 30 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 71 | 44% |
| Grade 12 | 35 | 22% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
60.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
40.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +19.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 FRONTIERS HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN FRONTIERS HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKLYN FRONTIERS HIGH SCHOOL this school | 160 | 93.8% | 43.8% |
| EAST NEW YORK ARTS AND CIVICS HIGH SCHOOL (THE) BROOKLYN | 138 | 92.8% | 25.0% |
| HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL NEW YORK | 165 | 89.1% | 28.7% |
| TEACHERS PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 185 | 97.8% | 32.2% |
| BROOKLYN DEMOCRACY ACADEMY BROOKLYN | 166 | 94.6% | 23.0% |
| BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE BROOKLYN | 154 | 96.1% | 20.8% |
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 FRONTIERS HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #857 of 1,135 | #69 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #736 of 1,109 ▲ 252 | #54 of 132 ▲ 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #786 of 1,135 ▲ 75 | #62 of 137 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 160 | #1,124 of 1,216 | #129 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.8% | #113 of 1,167 | #21 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
160
-8 (-5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
was 6.7:1
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 | 160 | 19.7 | 8.1:1 | 94% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 124 | 19 | 6.5:1 | 90% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 145 | 20.7 | 7.0:1 | 88% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 168 | 25 | 6.7:1 | 83% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 146 | 21 | 7.0:1 | 93% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 179 | 26 | 6.9:1 | 87% (156) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BROOKLYN FRONTIERS HIGH SCHOOL.
About BROOKLYN FRONTIERS HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN FRONTIERS HIGH SCHOOL is a very small high school in BROOKLYN, New York, one of the schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 160 students. High schools in New York average about 668 students, which makes this school 76% below average.
Federal data list 51 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15, with 25,925 students enrolled.
About 56% of the student body at BROOKLYN FRONTIERS HIGH SCHOOL is Black. Other groups include 35% Hispanic, 4% White, and 4% Asian. By comparison, Kings County residents are about 28% Black. A diversity index of 56% means there is a 56% chance two randomly chosen students at BROOKLYN FRONTIERS HIGH SCHOOL are from different groups.
BROOKLYN FRONTIERS HIGH SCHOOL reports a ratio of 8.1 students per teacher, from 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in New York, the average ratio is 11.0:1. Lunch program data show 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Kings County, the average eligibility rate is 79%.
BROOKLYN FRONTIERS HIGH SCHOOL earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 32% of New York public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, BROOKLYN FRONTIERS HIGH SCHOOL is 3.3 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New York schools.
In Kings County, home to about 2,631,580 people, the median household earns about $80,263 a year, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. BROOKLYN FRONTIERS HIGH SCHOOL shares Kings County with 582 other public schools.
PS 369 COY L COX SCHOOL is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. BROOKLYN FRONTIERS HIGH SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. BROOKLYN FRONTIERS HIGH SCHOOL ranks 5th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 43.8% against a local average of 52.5%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 168 (2020-21) to 160 (2024-25). There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (8.1:1) than in 2020-21 (6.7:1).
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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
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Nearby schools
- PS 369 COY L COX SCHOOL0.2 mi · 483
- PS 261 ZIPPORIAH MILLS0.2 mi · 564
- BROOKLYN PROSPECT CHARTER SCHOOL-CSD 130.2 mi · 797
- ALBEE SQUARE MONTESSORI PUBLIC SCHOOL0.3 mi · 63
- URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR LAW AND JUSTICE (THE)0.3 mi · 416
- URBAN ASSEMBLY INSTITUTE OF MATH AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG WOMEN0.3 mi · 352
Frequently asked questions
About BROOKLYN FRONTIERS HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend BROOKLYN FRONTIERS HIGH SCHOOL?
BROOKLYN FRONTIERS HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 160 students in grades 09-12.
Is BROOKLYN FRONTIERS HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BROOKLYN FRONTIERS HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at BROOKLYN FRONTIERS HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 8.1:1 students per teacher at BROOKLYN FRONTIERS HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at BROOKLYN FRONTIERS HIGH SCHOOL?
At BROOKLYN FRONTIERS HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 4% White, 35% Hispanic, 56% Black, 4% Asian.
Who oversees BROOKLYN FRONTIERS HIGH SCHOOL?
BROOKLYN FRONTIERS HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15 in Kings County.
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