Enrollment
154
High
DISTRICT 678 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13·NCES 360009106029
BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
300 WILLOUGHBY AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11205 · (718) 638-3062 · Kings County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL154 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of New York public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
8.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
148 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 33 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 34 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 38 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 49 | 32% |
Student demographics
54%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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
28.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -23.0pp since 2023
Math
0.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 0 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 23 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.0% | 0.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 4.0% |
% 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
20.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 HIGH SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE's state test result (20.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE this school | 154 | 96.1% | 20.8% |
| URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL COMMERCE (THE) NEW YORK | 157 | 91.7% | 39.5% |
| TEACHERS PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 185 | 97.8% | 32.2% |
| URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS NEW YORK | 178 | 89.9% | 22.2% |
| BROOKLYN FRONTIERS HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 160 | 93.8% | 43.8% |
| EAST NEW YORK ARTS AND CIVICS HIGH SCHOOL (THE) BROOKLYN | 138 | 92.8% | 25.0% |
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 HIGH SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #1,126 of 1,135 | #135 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 0.0% | #1,109 of 1,109 ▼ 5 | #132 of 132 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #1,125 of 1,135 ▼ 151 | #130 of 137 ▼ 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 154 | #1,133 of 1,216 | #131 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.1% | #53 of 1,167 | #9 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
154
+37 (+32%) vs 2020
-29% since 2010-11, when it was 216
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 5.8:1
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 | 154 | 17.5 | 8.8:1 | 96% (148) |
| 2023-24 | 151 | 15.5 | 9.7:1 | 93% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 139 | 16.9 | 8.2:1 | 80% (111) |
| 2020-21 | 117 | 20 | 5.8:1 | 85% (100) |
| 2017-18 | 179 | 13 | 13.8:1 | 82% (147) |
| 2015-16 | 184 | 13 | 14.2:1 | 73% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 216 | 13 | 16.6:1 | 71% (153) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.
About BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE is classified as a high school. It is located in BROOKLYN, New York. It reports enrollment of 154 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in New York, the average enrollment is about 668.
BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE is a school in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13. The district has 42 schools and 19,151 students.
More than half of enrollment at BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE is Black: 51%. Next come 45% Hispanic. The county population is about 28% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE scores 54%.
BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE lists 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 8.8 students per teacher. The gap from the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York is 2.2 students per teacher. About 96% of students at BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 79% average for public schools in Kings County, the school's rate is higher.
Among New York public high schools, BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE outscored 1%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE is 18.8 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (20.8% versus 39.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New York.
The school's county is Kings County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $80,263, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Kings County's 583 public schools enroll about 291,697 students and include BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.
BROOKLYN COMMUNITY ARTS AND MEDIA HIGH SCHOOL (BCAM), less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE is 8th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Enrollment was 154 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 117. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 5.8:1 to 8.8:1.
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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 COMMUNITY ARTS AND MEDIA HIGH SCHOOL (BCAM)0.0 mi · 360
- PS 270 JOHANN DEKALB0.2 mi · 133
- COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL0.2 mi · 394
- 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 HIGH SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICEHow many students attend BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE?
BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE enrolls approximately 154 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE serve?
BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE is approximately 8.8:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE?
At BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE, the student body is approximately 1% White, 45% Hispanic, 51% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE?
BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13 in Kings County.
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