BROOKLYN LATIN SCHOOL (THE)

BROOKLYN LATIN SCHOOL (THE), an average-sized high school in BROOKLYN, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14, teaches 772 students, covering grades 9 through 12.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14, which oversees 38 schools and 15,288 students, BROOKLYN LATIN SCHOOL (THE) is one campus in the system.

On demographics, BROOKLYN LATIN SCHOOL (THE) logs that 48% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 21% White, 11% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% multiracial. That is noticeably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting BROOKLYN LATIN SCHOOL (THE) higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 57% of students at BROOKLYN LATIN SCHOOL (THE) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Kings County's rate of about 79%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BROOKLYN LATIN SCHOOL (THE) sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 54.1%; actual is 99.6%, +45.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Kings County) records that median household earnings sit near $80,263, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which BROOKLYN LATIN SCHOOL (THE) is one.

The closest other public school is WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL OF ART AND TECHNOLOGY (THE), roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BROOKLYN LATIN SCHOOL (THE) ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 44.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. BROOKLYN LATIN SCHOOL (THE)'s enrollment has edged up 13% since 2018, when it stood at 681 (now 772). Over the same period, the White share climbed from 14% to 21%.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.