HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA

HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA is a tight-knit four-year high school in BROOKLYN, New York, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18. The school serves 386 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 42% smaller than typical.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18 runs 34 schools in total, collectively educating 11,062 students. HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA is one of those campuses.

Demographically, HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA shows that 77% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

Looking at school resources, HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA shows 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.8%; this one delivers 33.8%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Kings County indicate median household income runs about $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).

The closest other public school is URBAN ACTION ACADEMY, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 58.4%.

HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA operates from an urban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 53%: 253 students in 2018 compared to 386 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 83% to 77%. Class-load math has fell: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.