Enrollment
203
High
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19·NCES 360012005717
HIGH SCHOOL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
400 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11207 · (718)688-7960 · Kings County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL203 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
6.6:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
179 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 63 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 49 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 57 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 34 | 17% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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.
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NYS Assessments 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
48.0%
NY avg 53.2%
Math
16.0%
NY avg 56.5%
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 53 and 56.
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
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 →
Where HIGH SCHOOL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #1,032 of 1,135 | #106 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #1,052 of 1,109 | #118 of 132 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #979 of 1,135 | #101 of 137 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 203 | #1,066 of 1,216 | #114 of 146 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 6.6:1 | #13 of 1,058 | #4 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.0% | #292 of 1,070 | #40 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.2% | #272 of 1,167 | #63 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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
203
-38 (-16%) vs 2017
-53% since 2010-11, when it was 430
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 13.4:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
38%
was 24%
% Black
52%
was 73%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 203 | 17.6 | 11.5:1 | 88% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 140 | 21.2 | 6.6:1 | 93% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 192 | 24 | 8.0:1 | 81% (156) |
| 2017-18 | 241 | 18 | 13.4:1 | 84% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 294 | 18 | 16.3:1 | 69% (202) |
| 2010-11 | 430 | 20 | 21.5:1 | 60% (260) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HIGH SCHOOL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS.
About HIGH SCHOOL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
HIGH SCHOOL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS is a high school in BROOKLYN, New York, and it is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19. Enrolled students number 203 students, in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 70% lower than the average for high schools in New York, which is about 668.
HIGH SCHOOL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS sits within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19, which has 53 schools and 18,619 students.
Roughly 52% of students at HIGH SCHOOL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS are Black. Other groups make up 38% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. County-wide, 28% of Kings County residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 58% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 17.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 6.6:1. On average, high schools in New York have 11.0:1, compared with 6.6:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 88% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 79% for public schools in Kings County.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for HIGH SCHOOL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS is 42.6%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 33.7%.
Across Kings County, 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. In all, Kings County has 583 public schools and roughly 291,697 students.
FDNY-CAPTAIN VERNON A RICHARDS HS is the public school closest to HIGH SCHOOL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. HIGH SCHOOL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS's average proficiency of 33.7% compares with 41.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale data from NCES put HIGH SCHOOL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
HIGH SCHOOL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS's enrollment dropped from 241 in 2017-18 to 203 in 2023-24. The Black share of enrollment dropped from 73% to 52% over the same period. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.4:1 to 11.5:1.
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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
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- FDNY-CAPTAIN VERNON A RICHARDS HS0.0 mi · 417
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Frequently asked questions
About HIGH SCHOOL FOR CIVIL RIGHTSHow many students attend HIGH SCHOOL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS enrolls approximately 203 students in grades 09-12.
Is HIGH SCHOOL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS an elementary, middle, or high school?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does HIGH SCHOOL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS have?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.6:1.
How diverse is HIGH SCHOOL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS reports a student body of 1% White, 38% Hispanic, 52% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is HIGH SCHOOL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS in?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19.
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