Enrollment
381
High
DISTRICT 260 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18·NCES 360009606023
HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONS
1600 ROCKAWAY PKWY, BROOKLYN, NY 11236 · (718) 290-8700 · Kings County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL381 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of New York public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
15.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
373 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 104 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 92 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 94 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 91 | 24% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
73.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +18.0pp since 2023
Math
49.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +13.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
54.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 MEDICAL PROFESSIONS
HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONS's state test result (54.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONS this school | 381 | 97.9% | 54.8% |
| BOYS AND GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 353 | 92.4% | 28.8% |
| HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL BUFFALO | 452 | 92.0% | 43.2% |
| MIDDLE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL BUFFALO | 302 | 88.7% | 39.3% |
| VICTORY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 290 | 88.6% | 47.5% |
| BROOKLYN INSTITUTE FOR LIBERAL ARTS BROOKLYN | 479 | 87.5% | 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 MEDICAL PROFESSIONS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #646 of 1,135 | #35 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #610 of 1,109 ▲ 195 | #33 of 132 ▲ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #524 of 1,135 ▲ 380 | #30 of 137 ▲ 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 381 | #763 of 1,216 | #75 of 146 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #989 of 1,058 | #99 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.1% | #716 of 1,070 | #98 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.9% | #17 of 1,167 | #1 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #417 of 743 | #51 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
381
-95 (-20%) vs 2020
+10% since 2010-11, when it was 347
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 381 | 25.4 | 15.0:1 | 98% (373) |
| 2023-24 | 351 | 26.3 | 13.4:1 | 98% (344) |
| 2022-23 | 390 | 32.4 | 12.1:1 | 99% (385) |
| 2020-21 | 476 | 29 | 16.4:1 | 88% (419) |
| 2017-18 | 425 | 25 | 17.0:1 | 94% (401) |
| 2015-16 | 416 | 26 | 16.0:1 | 90% (374) |
| 2010-11 | 347 | 20 | 17.4:1 | 87% (303) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONS.
About HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONS
HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONS, located in BROOKLYN, New York, is a low-enrollment high school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 381 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 668-student average for high schools in New York, enrollment here is 43% lower.
HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONS is in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18, a district with 11,062 students across 34 schools.
Black students account for 78% of enrollment at HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONS. Other students are 11% Hispanic, 6% White, and 2% Asian. That is higher than the 28% Black share among all Kings County residents. HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONS has a diversity index of 37%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.0:1. The average ratio among high schools in New York is 11.0:1, lower than at this school. HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONS reports 98% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 79% for public schools in Kings County.
HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONS is graded B by allk12, scoring above 58% of New York public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONS is +15.8 points: 54.8% actual, 39.0% predicted.
In the county around the school, Kings County, median household income is about $80,263, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. A total of 583 public schools operate in Kings County, serving about 291,697 students.
Nearest public school: HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONS holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONS ranks 6th of 9 nearby schools, at 54.8% versus a 55.8% average.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 381 was 20% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 476. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 15.0:1, from 16.4:1.
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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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Nearby schools
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA0.0 mi · 386
- URBAN ACTION ACADEMY0.0 mi · 178
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- LENOX ACADEMY0.3 mi · 264
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Frequently asked questions
About HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONSWhat is the total enrollment at HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONS?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONS enrolls approximately 381 students in grades 09-12.
Is HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONS an elementary, middle, or high school?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONS is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONS is approximately 15.0:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONS?
Student demographics at HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONS are roughly 6% White, 11% Hispanic, 78% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONS public or private?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONS is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.