Enrollment
267
High
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32·NCES 360009705555
BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE)
400 IRVING AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11237 · (718) 381-7100 · Kings County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL267 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of New York public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
244 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 | 62 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 69 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 65 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 71 | 27% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
61.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +20.0pp since 2023
Math
16.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 16.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
32.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE)
BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE)'s state test result (32.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE) this school | 267 | 91.4% | 32.5% |
| MANHATTAN ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND LANGUAGES NEW YORK | 296 | 93.6% | 55.7% |
| COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE) NEW YORK | 347 | 94.5% | 51.8% |
| BUSHWICK LEADERS HIGH SCHOOL FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE BROOKLYN | 358 | 91.6% | 23.2% |
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR TEACHING AND THE PROFESSIONS BRONX | 331 | 95.2% | 39.8% |
| CROTONA INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 354 | 95.8% | 40.3% |
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 SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE) ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #1,051 of 1,135 | #110 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #1,050 of 1,109 ▲ 8 | #116 of 132 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #770 of 1,135 ▲ 311 | #57 of 137 ▲ 66 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 267 | #979 of 1,216 | #101 of 146 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.8:1 | #121 of 1,058 | #13 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.1% | #824 of 1,070 | #112 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.4% | #175 of 1,167 | #41 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.6% | #126 of 743 | #29 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
267
-25 (-9%) vs 2020
-36% since 2010-11, when it was 420
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 9.4:1
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 | 267 | 30.3 | 8.8:1 | 91% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 275 | 26 | 10.6:1 | 92% (252) |
| 2022-23 | 272 | 28.7 | 9.5:1 | 86% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 292 | 31 | 9.4:1 | 80% (235) |
| 2017-18 | 354 | 34 | 10.4:1 | 85% (302) |
| 2015-16 | 383 | 34 | 11.3:1 | 65% (248) |
| 2010-11 | 420 | 32 | 13.1:1 | 84% (352) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE).
About BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE)
BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE) is a very small high school in New York, with an address in BROOKLYN. It reported 267 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in New York have about 668 students on average; enrollment here is 60% lower.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32 is made up of 27 schools with 8,794 students in all.
Of every 100 students at BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE), about 85 are Hispanic. It is also 10% Black and 2% White. For comparison, the population of Kings County is roughly 19% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 26, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 8.8:1 is based on 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in New York is 11.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 91% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Kings County report 79%.
BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE) holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 8% of New York public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE) is 8.9 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New York schools.
In the surrounding county, Kings County, the median household earns about $80,263 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Kings County has 583 public schools with about 291,697 students, including BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE).
BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE)'s closest public school neighbor is ACADEMY OF URBAN PLANNING AND ENGINEERING (THE), less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE) holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 46.5% on proficiency, and BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE) is below that at 32.5%.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
The school's student count decreased 9% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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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 #32
- JHS 383 PHILIPPA SCHUYLERMiddle · 651 students
- PS 376Elementary · 466 students
- PS 123 SUYDAMElementary · 446 students
- PS/IS 45 HORACE E GREENEElementary · 440 students
- PS 145 ANDREW JACKSONElementary · 428 students
- ALL CITY LEADERSHIP SECONDARY SCHOOLHigh · 416 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
- ACADEMY OF URBAN PLANNING AND ENGINEERING (THE)0.0 mi · 409
- BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR MATH AND RESEARCH (THE)0.0 mi · 342
- ACADEMY FOR EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP0.0 mi · 277
- ALL CITY LEADERSHIP SECONDARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 416
- JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES0.2 mi · 294
- BUSHWICK COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 98
Frequently asked questions
About BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE)How many students attend BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE)?
BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE) enrolls approximately 267 students in grades 09-12.
Is BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE) an elementary, middle, or high school?
BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE) is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE)?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE) is approximately 8.8:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE)?
At BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE), the student body is approximately 2% White, 85% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE) in?
BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE) is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32.
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