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Enrollment
454
High
DISTRICT 678 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13·NCES 360009106164
CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL
105 TECH PL, BROOKLYN, NY 11201 · (718) 875-1473 · Kings County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE ICAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL454 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
349 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 126 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 99 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 102 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 127 | 28% |
Student demographics
57%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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
65.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -12.0pp since 2023
Math
21.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -31.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 31 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
46.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL
CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (46.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL this school | 454 | 76.9% | 46.7% |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE SCIENCES SPRINGFIELD GARDENS | 421 | 76.7% | 37.5% |
| ALBANY LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS ALBANY | 383 | 81.2% | 24.6% |
| CAMBRIA HEIGHTS ACADEMY HOLLIS | 359 | 79.9% | 39.7% |
| URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR LAW AND JUSTICE (THE) BROOKLYN | 416 | 82.0% | 57.3% |
| ACADEMY FOR CONSERVATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT BROOKLYN | 432 | 78.9% | 33.8% |
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 CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #789 of 1,135 | #57 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #1,000 of 1,109 ▼ 395 | #105 of 132 ▼ 73 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #685 of 1,135 ▼ 157 | #49 of 137 ▼ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 454 | #610 of 1,216 | #51 of 146 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #941 of 1,058 | #93 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.9% | #329 of 1,070 | #47 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.9% | #475 of 1,167 | #128 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.4% | #249 of 339 | #44 of 53 |
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
454
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
+85% since 2010-11, when it was 246
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 454 | 32.2 | 14.1:1 | 77% (349) |
| 2023-24 | 426 | 34.1 | 12.5:1 | 77% (328) |
| 2022-23 | 427 | 35.6 | 12.0:1 | 78% (335) |
| 2020-21 | 465 | 32 | 14.5:1 | 75% (351) |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 28 | 15.7:1 | 77% (337) |
| 2015-16 | 429 | 26 | 16.5:1 | 76% (324) |
| 2010-11 | 246 | 15 | 16.4:1 | 76% (187) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL.
About CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL
CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school found in BROOKLYN, New York. The school enrolls 454 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in New York is about 668, so this school runs 32% smaller than that.
In NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13, 42 schools enroll a combined 19,151 students.
CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL is 60% Black by enrollment. Other reported shares: 26% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 28% Black among all Kings County residents. The school's diversity index is 57%, meaning two students picked at random have a 57% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 32.2 full-time equivalents, or about 14.1 students per teacher. On average, high schools in New York have 11.0:1, compared with 14.1:1 here. About 77% of students, or 349, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 79% average for public schools in Kings County.
CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (46.7% versus 46.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New York.
Census estimates describe Kings County this way: the median household income is $80,263, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Besides CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL, Kings County has 582 other public schools.
The closest public school to CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL is GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE CAREER AND TECHNICAL ED HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL is behind the 50.4% nearby average, ranking 5th of 9.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 465 in 2020-21, 454 in 2024-25.
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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
- GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE CAREER AND TECHNICAL ED HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 557
- URBAN ASSEMBLY INSTITUTE OF MATH AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG WOMEN0.2 mi · 352
- URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR LAW AND JUSTICE (THE)0.2 mi · 416
- SCIENCE SKILLS CENTER HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 453
- BROOKLYN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 290
- URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR MUSIC AND ART0.2 mi · 142
Frequently asked questions
About CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOLHow large is CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL?
CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 454 students in grades 09-12.
Is CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 14.1:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL?
CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 2% White, 26% Hispanic, 60% Black, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL?
CITY POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13 in Kings County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.