Enrollment
86
High
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17·NCES 360009505762
BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
1150 E NEW YORK AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11212 · (718) 778-7305 · Kings County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL86 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% 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.
- 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
5.5:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
81 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 6 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 16 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 30 | 35% |
| Grade 12 | 34 | 40% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
25.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
34.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +17.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 17 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
26.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% 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 BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (26.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL this school | 86 | 94.2% | 26.7% |
| DR SUSAN S MCKINNEY SECONDARY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS BROOKLYN | 132 | 92.4% | 27.5% |
| EAST NEW YORK ARTS AND CIVICS HIGH SCHOOL (THE) BROOKLYN | 138 | 92.8% | 25.0% |
| NURSES MIDDLE COLLEGE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL-CAPITAL REGION RENSSELAER | 83 | 84.3% | 44.7% |
| BROOKLYN DEMOCRACY ACADEMY BROOKLYN | 166 | 94.6% | 23.0% |
| BROOKLYN FRONTIERS HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 160 | 93.8% | 43.8% |
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 BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 86 | #1,181 of 1,216 | #146 of 146 |
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
86
+5 (+6%) vs 2020
-54% since 2010-11, when it was 185
Student : Teacher
5.5:1
was 5.4:1
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 | 86 | 15.7 | 5.5:1 | 94% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 107 | 15 | 7.1:1 | 92% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 77 | 12.5 | 6.2:1 | 84% (65) |
| 2020-21 | 81 | 15 | 5.4:1 | 84% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 101 | 8 | 12.6:1 | 87% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 147 | 11 | 13.4:1 | 85% (125) |
| 2010-11 | 185 | 11 | 16.8:1 | 78% (144) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL.
About BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school based in BROOKLYN, New York. The school had 86 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for high schools in New York is about 668, so this school runs 87% smaller than that.
Across its 49 schools, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17 enrolls 16,990 students. BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is one of those schools.
A majority of students at BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL, 63%, are Black. Other reported shares: 34% Hispanic and 3% Native American. Kings County's residents are about 28% Black, 35 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 49%.
BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL operates with 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 5.5:1. For comparison, high schools in New York average 11.0:1. About 94% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The 79% average for public schools in Kings County is 15 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is D. Compared with New York public high schools, the school scored higher than 6% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 26.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 40.4%.
Kings County census figures show that median household income is about $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is among the 583 public schools in Kings County.
Nearest public school: ASPIRATIONS DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is 8th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Under the NCES locale system, BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is City: Large.
BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL had 81 students in 2020-21 and 86 in 2024-25, a 6% gain.
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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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- ASPIRATIONS DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 131
- PS 189 BILINGUAL CENTER (THE)0.1 mi · 887
- PS 398 WALTER WEAVER0.3 mi · 212
- PS 770 NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY0.3 mi · 266
- IS 3920.3 mi · 284
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Frequently asked questions
About BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOLHow large is BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL?
BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 86 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL serve?
BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL have?
BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 5.5:1.
What is the student diversity at BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 34% Hispanic, 63% Black.
Who oversees BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL?
BROWNSVILLE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17 in Kings County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.