Enrollment
386
High
DISTRICT 260 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18·NCES 360009606059
HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA
1600 ROCKAWAY PKWY, BROOKLYN, NY 11236 · (718) 290-8760 · Kings County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE ICAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL386 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
317 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
36.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
59.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +41.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 41 points.
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
33.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
386
+133 (+53%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 13.3:1
% White
4%
was 2%
% Hispanic
13%
was 13%
% Black
77%
was 83%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
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 #18
- PS 115 DANIEL MUCATEL SCHOOLElementary · 854 students
- PS 235 JANICE MARIE KNIGHT SCHOOLElementary · 666 students
- PS 276 LOUIS MARSHALLElementary · 560 students
- PS 66Elementary · 527 students
- IS 285 MEYER LEVINMiddle · 512 students
- ACADEMY FOR CONSERVATION AND THE ENVIRONMENTHigh · 432 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
- URBAN ACTION ACADEMY0.0 mi · 178
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONS0.0 mi · 381
- IS 211 JOHN WILSON0.2 mi · 188
- CANARSIE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL0.3 mi · 857
- LENOX ACADEMY0.3 mi · 264
- OLYMPUS ACADEMY0.4 mi · 181
Frequently asked questions
About HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIAWhat is the total enrollment at HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA enrolls approximately 386 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA serve?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA is approximately 9.4:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA?
At HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA, the student body is approximately 4% White, 13% Hispanic, 77% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA in?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18.
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