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Enrollment
415
High
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32·NCES 360009700827
EBC HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-BUSHWICK
1155 DEKALB AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11221 · (718) 452-3440 · Kings County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% 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
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
383 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 | 85 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 98 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 99 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 133 | 32% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
50.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
38.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 EBC HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-BUSHWICK
EBC HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-BUSHWICK's state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EBC HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-BUSHWICK this school | 415 | 92.3% | 34.5% |
| COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE) NEW YORK | 347 | 94.5% | 51.8% |
| BUSHWICK LEADERS HIGH SCHOOL FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE BROOKLYN | 358 | 91.6% | 23.2% |
| HIGH SCHOOL OF WORLD CULTURES BRONX | 381 | 95.0% | 52.3% |
| CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE BRONX | 523 | 94.1% | 49.4% |
| DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 377 | 91.5% | 55.0% |
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 EBC HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-BUSHWICK ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #1,017 of 1,135 | #101 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #765 of 1,109 ▲ 150 | #61 of 132 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #955 of 1,135 ▲ 37 | #91 of 137 ▲ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 415 | #675 of 1,216 | #64 of 146 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #230 of 1,058 | #24 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.3% | #821 of 1,070 | #111 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.3% | #153 of 1,167 | #35 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.0% | #288 of 743 | #44 of 70 |
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
415
-48 (-10%) vs 2020
-39% since 2010-11, when it was 676
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 415 | 43.4 | 9.6:1 | 92% (383) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 42.9 | 10.4:1 | 91% (406) |
| 2022-23 | 445 | 40.4 | 11.0:1 | 87% (388) |
| 2020-21 | 463 | 36 | 12.9:1 | 90% (419) |
| 2017-18 | 488 | 39.2 | 12.4:1 | 89% (436) |
| 2015-16 | 521 | 31 | 16.8:1 | 94% (488) |
| 2010-11 | 676 | 44 | 15.4:1 | 91% (614) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EBC HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-BUSHWICK.
About EBC HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-BUSHWICK
At 1155 DEKALB AVE in BROOKLYN, New York, EBC HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-BUSHWICK operates as a low-enrollment high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 415 students. The school's enrollment is 38% smaller than the 668 average for high schools in New York.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32 is the district for EBC HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-BUSHWICK. It has 27 schools and 8,794 students.
Federal enrollment data show EBC HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-BUSHWICK is 85% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 12% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 66 points above the 19% share among Kings County residents. EBC HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-BUSHWICK's diversity index is 26%, against a US figure of 70%.
At EBC HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-BUSHWICK, 43.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 9.6:1. That is lower than the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. Roughly 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 13 points above the 79% average for public schools in Kings County.
EBC HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-BUSHWICK is graded D by allk12, scoring above 11% of New York public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at EBC HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-BUSHWICK are 6.5 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (34.5% actual, 41.0% predicted).
Recent Census Bureau figures for Kings County show that the median household income is $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. EBC HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-BUSHWICK is one of 583 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is PS 274 KOSCIUSKO, at less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. EBC HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-BUSHWICK places 3rd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal data place EBC HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-BUSHWICK in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
EBC HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-BUSHWICK's enrollment dropped from 463 in 2020-21 to 415 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 12.9:1 to 9.6:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at EBC HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-BUSHWICK. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 #32
- JHS 383 PHILIPPA SCHUYLERMiddle · 651 students
- PS 376Elementary · 466 students
- PS 123 SUYDAMElementary · 446 students
- PS/IS 45 HORACE E GREENEElementary · 440 students
- PS 145 ANDREW JACKSONElementary · 428 students
- ALL CITY LEADERSHIP SECONDARY SCHOOLHigh · 416 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
- PS 274 KOSCIUSKO0.1 mi · 286
- BUSHWICK LEADERS HIGH SCHOOL FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE0.1 mi · 358
- MADIBA PREP MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 176
- PS 26 JESSE OWENS0.2 mi · 214
- PS 81 THADDEUS STEVENS0.3 mi · 182
- BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF GLOBAL FINANCE (THE)0.3 mi · 222
Frequently asked questions
About EBC HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-BUSHWICKHow many students attend EBC HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-BUSHWICK?
EBC HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-BUSHWICK enrolls approximately 415 students in grades 09-12.
Is EBC HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-BUSHWICK an elementary, middle, or high school?
EBC HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-BUSHWICK is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does EBC HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-BUSHWICK have?
EBC HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-BUSHWICK employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
How diverse is EBC HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-BUSHWICK?
EBC HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-BUSHWICK reports a student body of 0% White, 85% Hispanic, 12% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is EBC HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-BUSHWICK public or private?
EBC HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-BUSHWICK is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.