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HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-HEROES OF TOMORROW
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-HEROES OF TOMORROW
HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-HEROES OF TOMORROW is a tight-knit 9-12 campus in BROOKLYN, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17. The school educates 365 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-HEROES OF TOMORROW sits 45% below that benchmark.
HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-HEROES OF TOMORROW is one of 49 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17, a district that hosts 16,990 students overall.
In terms of who attends, HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-HEROES OF TOMORROW reports that the largest single group is Black, at 79% of enrollment; the rest reads as 14% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Native American, 2% White. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.
On the resource side, HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-HEROES OF TOMORROW shows 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 79% of students at HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-HEROES OF TOMORROW qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-HEROES OF TOMORROW sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.8%; this one delivers 36.5%.
Around the school, census data for Kings County shows median household earnings sit near $80,263, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-HEROES OF TOMORROW is one.
The closest other public school is BROOKLYN INSTITUTE FOR LIBERAL ARTS, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-HEROES OF TOMORROW ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 47.6%.
HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-HEROES OF TOMORROW operates from a metropolitan location.
Over the past 7-year window. HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-HEROES OF TOMORROW's enrollment has declined 20% since 2018, when it stood at 456 (now 365). Class-load math has fell: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.
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