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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
D
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Scored higher than 8% 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.
  • DBeats 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

Enrollment
386
High
DISTRICT 260 · STATE 668
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, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 912432%
Grade 1013234%
Grade 116016%
Grade 126918%
Ungraded10%
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
174%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
4913%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
29877%
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
133%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
27972%
Female
10728%

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Test scores

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.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2536.0%59.0%
2023-2441.0%18.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
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 →

Schools most like HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA

HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA's state test result (33.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA this school38682.1%33.8%
HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-HEROES OF TOMORROW
BROOKLYN
36579.5%36.5%
CULTURAL ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS AND SCIENCES
BROOKLYN
29681.1%46.0%
EXCELSIOR PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL
SPRINGFIELD GARDENS
48082.7%66.8%
QUEENS PREPARATORY ACADEMY
SPRINGFIELD GARDENS
32083.1%39.0%
BROOKLYN INSTITUTE FOR LIBERAL ARTS
BROOKLYN
47987.5%43.5%
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 HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Kings County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
33.8%#1,027 of 1,135#104 of 137
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
59.0%#429 of 1,109
▲ 587
#18 of 132
▲ 83
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
36.0%#1,095 of 1,135
▼ 12
#121 of 137
▲ 3
Enrollment
ranked largest first
386#747 of 1,216#72 of 146
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
9.4:1#194 of 1,058#20 of 115
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
38.5%#701 of 1,070#96 of 115
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
82.1%#411 of 1,167#106 of 144
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+52.6%#17 of 339#9 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 2024-25
Enrollment
386
+183 (+90%) vs 2020
+60% since 2010-11, when it was 241
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 8.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2538641.29.4:182% (317)
2023-2434636.59.5:186% (296)
2022-23275357.9:177% (211)
2020-21203238.8:181% (165)
2017-182531913.3:172% (181)
2015-162992114.2:176% (226)
2010-112412210.9:170% (168)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA.

About HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA

HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA is a small high school located in BROOKLYN, New York. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 386 students. For comparison, high schools in New York average about 668 students.

HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA is one of the 34 schools that make up NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18 (11,062 students in total).

Roughly 77% of students at HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA are Black. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 4% White, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Kings County residents are about 28% Black. 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.

Federal data list 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA in 2024-25, for a ratio of 9.4:1. That is 1.7 students per teacher below the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 82%. That tracks the 79% average for public schools in Kings County.

allk12 grades HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA a D. The grade compares the school only with New York public high schools, because each state gives its own test.

HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (33.8%) and its predicted rate (44.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New York schools.

Kings County has these Census figures: the median household income is $80,263, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Kings County is home to 583 public schools and about 291,697 public school students.

The school nearest to HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA is URBAN ACTION ACADEMY, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA is 9th on average proficiency.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.

The school counted 203 students in 2020-21 and 386 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference.

The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Kings County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA
District
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18
Address
1600 ROCKAWAY PKWY, BROOKLYN, NY 11236
Phone
(718) 290-8760
County
Kings County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
386
Teachers (FTE)
41
Student–teacher ratio
9.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
317 (82%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
360009606059
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA
What 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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