CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 105 TECH PL, in BROOKLYN, New York, CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL is a low-enrollment secondary school that hosts 454 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13. Enrollment runs roughly 32% below the state mean of about 668.

Across the 42 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13 (19,151 students total), CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Black, at 60% of enrollment. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.7%.

Around the school, census data for Kings County shows median household income runs about $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE CAREER AND TECHNICAL ED HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 50.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 3%: 439 students in 2018 compared to 454 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 70% to 60% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

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