DIGITAL ARTS AND CINEMA TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL

Set in BROOKLYN, New York, DIGITAL ARTS AND CINEMA TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL is a modestly sized 9-12 campus, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15. It teaches 297 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 56% leaner than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

DIGITAL ARTS AND CINEMA TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL is one of 51 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15, a district that works with 25,925 students overall.

Demographically, DIGITAL ARTS AND CINEMA TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL shows that the most-represented group is Black (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 41% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 28% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, DIGITAL ARTS AND CINEMA TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.7%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Kings County) reports that median household income runs about $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), DIGITAL ARTS AND CINEMA TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

BOERUM HILL SCHOOL FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (THE) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DIGITAL ARTS AND CINEMA TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DIGITAL ARTS AND CINEMA TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 68.4%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 42%: 209 students in 2018 compared to 297 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 58% to 44%. Class-load math has fell: from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2025.

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