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Enrollment
482
High
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14·NCES 360011903078
EAST WILLIAMSBURG SCHOLARS ACADEMY
850 GRAND ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11211 · (718) 387-2800 · Kings County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL482 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of New York public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
10.7:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
423 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 131 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 139 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 117 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 95 | 20% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
70.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +21.0pp since 2023
Math
39.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +31.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 31 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 WILLIAMSBURG SCHOLARS ACADEMY
EAST WILLIAMSBURG SCHOLARS ACADEMY's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAST WILLIAMSBURG SCHOLARS ACADEMY this school | 482 | 87.8% | 41.3% |
| BRONX COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 423 | 91.3% | 60.5% |
| COMMUNITY HEALTH ACADEMY OF THE HEIGHTS NEW YORK | 552 | 92.0% | 38.8% |
| WORLD VIEW HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 635 | 87.7% | 44.8% |
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR ENTERPRISE BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY (THE) BROOKLYN | 526 | 85.0% | 38.7% |
| MOTT HALL V BRONX | 636 | 89.2% | 38.7% |
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 WILLIAMSBURG SCHOLARS ACADEMY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #911 of 1,135 | #78 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #751 of 1,109 ▲ 341 | #58 of 132 ▲ 66 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #577 of 1,135 ▲ 415 | #38 of 137 ▲ 69 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 482 | #567 of 1,216 | #45 of 146 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #460 of 1,058 | #48 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.0% | #706 of 1,070 | #97 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.8% | #283 of 1,167 | #64 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +47.4% | #26 of 339 | #10 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
482
+166 (+53%) vs 2020
-41% since 2010-11, when it was 813
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 9.6:1
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 | 482 | 44.9 | 10.7:1 | 88% (423) |
| 2023-24 | 492 | 41.7 | 11.8:1 | 90% (444) |
| 2022-23 | 474 | 35.8 | 13.2:1 | 87% (412) |
| 2020-21 | 316 | 33 | 9.6:1 | 95% (300) |
| 2017-18 | 327 | 28 | 11.7:1 | 94% (307) |
| 2015-16 | 508 | 32 | 15.9:1 | 76% (385) |
| 2010-11 | 813 | 38 | 21.4:1 | 78% (632) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EAST WILLIAMSBURG SCHOLARS ACADEMY.
About EAST WILLIAMSBURG SCHOLARS ACADEMY
Federal records list EAST WILLIAMSBURG SCHOLARS ACADEMY as a high school in BROOKLYN, New York. The school enrolls 482 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in New York) has about 668 students.
EAST WILLIAMSBURG SCHOLARS ACADEMY falls under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14, which has 38 schools enrolling 15,288 students.
At EAST WILLIAMSBURG SCHOLARS ACADEMY, Hispanic students make up 77% of the student body. It is also 13% Black, 5% multiracial, and 2% White. For comparison, the population of Kings County is roughly 19% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 38% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
EAST WILLIAMSBURG SCHOLARS ACADEMY counts 44.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 10.7 students for each one. That matches the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York fairly closely. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Kings County is 79%.
Measured against New York public high schools, EAST WILLIAMSBURG SCHOLARS ACADEMY receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
EAST WILLIAMSBURG SCHOLARS ACADEMY scores 41.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 42.7%.
Federal survey data for Kings County show that the median household income is $80,263, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Kings County is home to 583 public schools and about 291,697 public school students.
HIGH SCHOOL FOR ENTERPRISE BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY (THE) is located less than a tenth of a mile from EAST WILLIAMSBURG SCHOLARS ACADEMY. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, EAST WILLIAMSBURG SCHOLARS ACADEMY is 4th of 9 on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Reported enrollment: 316 (2020-21) and 482 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. The number of students per teacher rose from 9.6 to 10.7 over 4 years.
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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 #14
- IS 318 EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOSMiddle · 1,028 students
- BROOKLYN LATIN SCHOOL (THE)High · 772 students
- WILLIAMSBURG PREPARATORY SCHOOLHigh · 667 students
- PS 31 SAMUEL F DUPONTElementary · 644 students
- PS 84 JOSE DE DIEGOElementary · 636 students
- WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGNHigh · 622 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
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR ENTERPRISE BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY (THE)0.0 mi · 526
- PROGRESS HIGH SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS0.0 mi · 418
- PS 147 ISSAC REMSEN0.2 mi · 167
- YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL OF BROOKLYN0.2 mi · 255
- PS 196 TEN EYCK0.2 mi · 290
- MS 5820.2 mi · 332
Frequently asked questions
About EAST WILLIAMSBURG SCHOLARS ACADEMYHow large is EAST WILLIAMSBURG SCHOLARS ACADEMY?
EAST WILLIAMSBURG SCHOLARS ACADEMY enrolls approximately 482 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does EAST WILLIAMSBURG SCHOLARS ACADEMY serve?
EAST WILLIAMSBURG SCHOLARS ACADEMY serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does EAST WILLIAMSBURG SCHOLARS ACADEMY have?
EAST WILLIAMSBURG SCHOLARS ACADEMY employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
How diverse is EAST WILLIAMSBURG SCHOLARS ACADEMY?
EAST WILLIAMSBURG SCHOLARS ACADEMY reports a student body of 2% White, 77% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees EAST WILLIAMSBURG SCHOLARS ACADEMY?
EAST WILLIAMSBURG SCHOLARS ACADEMY is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14 in Kings County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.