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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18·NCES 360009606152

EAST BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL

9517 KINGS HWY, BROOKLYN, NY 11212 · (718) 927-6880 · Kings County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL164 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% 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.
  • C-Beats 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

Enrollment
164
High
DISTRICT 260 · STATE 668
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
140 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 911%
Grade 1011%
Grade 1110665%
Grade 125634%
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Hispanic
3521%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
12878%
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Native American
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
8854%
Female
7646%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
61.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -16.0pp since 2023
Math
2.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -15.0pp 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 2 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 15 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2561.0%2.0%
2023-2477.0%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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 EAST BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL

EAST BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (37.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
EAST BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL this school16485.4%37.2%
ASPIRATIONS DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN
13185.5%41.5%
BROOKLYN BRIDGE ACADEMY
BROOKLYN
14383.9%70.8%
BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR MUSIC & THEATER
BROOKLYN
20281.2%32.2%
KURT HAHN EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING SCHOOL
BROOKLYN
18184.0%40.5%
BROOKLYN EMERGING LEADERS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
BROOKLYN
21980.8%28.2%
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 EAST BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Kings County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
37.2%#992 of 1,135#93 of 137
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
2.0%#1,108 of 1,109
▼ 76
#131 of 132
▼ 24
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
61.0%#769 of 1,135
▼ 240
#56 of 137
▼ 22
Enrollment
ranked largest first
164#1,120 of 1,216#127 of 146
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
85.4%#344 of 1,167#83 of 144
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 2024-25
Enrollment
164
+7 (+4%) vs 2020
-22% since 2010-11, when it was 210
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 7.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2516419.58.4:185% (140)
2023-24141207.1:189% (126)
2022-2312719.86.4:180% (101)
2020-21157217.5:180% (126)
2017-18186209.3:175% (140)
2015-16159169.9:175% (119)
2010-112101613.1:166% (139)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EAST BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL.

About EAST BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL

EAST BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL is a very small high school in BROOKLYN, New York. The school enrolls 164 students in grades 9 through 12. High schools in New York average about 668 students, which makes this school 75% below average.

The 34 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18 enroll 11,062 students altogether, EAST BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL among them.

At EAST BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL, 78% of students are Black. The school is also 21% Hispanic. That is higher than the 28% Black share among all Kings County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 35%.

Staffing at EAST BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL comes to 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.4:1. The school's 8.4:1 compares with an average of 11.0:1 for high schools in New York. On the income side, 85% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

EAST BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 14% of New York public high schools.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For EAST BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL, the prediction is 43.6% and the result is 37.2%.

In the wider Kings County area, the median household earns about $80,263 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Across Kings County, 583 public schools serve about 291,697 students.

PS 219 KENNEDY-KING is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. EAST BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL is 6th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

EAST BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL has an NCES locale of City: Large.

Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 4%, from 157 to 164.

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Kings County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
EAST BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
District
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18
Address
9517 KINGS HWY, BROOKLYN, NY 11212
Phone
(718) 927-6880
County
Kings County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
164
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student–teacher ratio
8.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
140 (85%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
360009606152
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About EAST BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at EAST BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL?
EAST BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 164 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does EAST BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL serve?
EAST BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at EAST BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 8.4:1 students per teacher at EAST BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at EAST BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL?
At EAST BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 21% Hispanic, 78% Black.
Is EAST BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
EAST BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18.
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