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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17·NCES 360009505715

HIGH SCHOOL FOR SERVICE AND LEARNING AT ERASMUS

911 FLATBUSH AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11226 · (718) 564-2551 · Kings County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL249 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
249
High
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 668
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
215 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 96827%
Grade 108032%
Grade 115120%
Grade 125020%
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
73%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
6928%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
14759%
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
177%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
31%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
52%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
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
14759%
Female
10241%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
54.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
23.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2554.0%23.0%
2023-2452.0%21.0%
% 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
32.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 SERVICE AND LEARNING AT ERASMUS

HIGH SCHOOL FOR SERVICE AND LEARNING AT ERASMUS's state test result (32.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
HIGH SCHOOL FOR SERVICE AND LEARNING AT ERASMUS this school24986.3%32.7%
BRONX HEALTH SCIENCES HIGH SCHOOL
BRONX
33784.0%65.3%
SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS
ROCHESTER
25888.8%35.4%
ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL
ROCKAWAY PARK
28785.7%34.3%
EAGLE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG MEN OF HARLEM
NEW YORK
22889.9%28.8%
GOTHAM PROFESSIONAL ARTS ACADEMY
BROOKLYN
21984.5%59.0%
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 SERVICE AND LEARNING AT ERASMUS ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Kings County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
32.7%#1,048 of 1,135#107 of 137
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
23.0%#978 of 1,109
▲ 11
#101 of 132
▼ 6
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
54.0%#892 of 1,135
▲ 65
#77 of 137
▲ 15
Enrollment
ranked largest first
249#1,011 of 1,216#105 of 146
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.4:1#757 of 1,058#72 of 115
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
56.9%#330 of 1,070#48 of 115
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
86.3%#326 of 1,167#79 of 144
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-31.6%#82 of 743#19 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 2024-25
Enrollment
249
-12 (-5%) vs 2020
-39% since 2010-11, when it was 408
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 12.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2524920.112.4:186% (215)
2023-2422922.310.3:184% (192)
2022-2323417.313.5:178% (183)
2020-212612112.4:184% (218)
2017-1836422.516.2:184% (307)
2015-164042020.2:171% (285)
2010-114082119.4:173% (297)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HIGH SCHOOL FOR SERVICE AND LEARNING AT ERASMUS.

About HIGH SCHOOL FOR SERVICE AND LEARNING AT ERASMUS

HIGH SCHOOL FOR SERVICE AND LEARNING AT ERASMUS is a very small high school in BROOKLYN, New York. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 249 students on the rolls. High schools in New York average about 668 students, which makes this school 63% below average.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17 (49 schools, 16,990 students) runs HIGH SCHOOL FOR SERVICE AND LEARNING AT ERASMUS.

About 59% of the student body at HIGH SCHOOL FOR SERVICE AND LEARNING AT ERASMUS is Black. Enrollment also includes 28% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 3% White, and 2% Native American. Among people living in Kings County, the Black share is about 28%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 57%.

HIGH SCHOOL FOR SERVICE AND LEARNING AT ERASMUS lists 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.4 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for high schools in New York is 11.0:1. About 86% of students at HIGH SCHOOL FOR SERVICE AND LEARNING AT ERASMUS are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

On the allk12 Grade, HIGH SCHOOL FOR SERVICE AND LEARNING AT ERASMUS lands at D, ahead of 8% of New York public high schools.

HIGH SCHOOL FOR SERVICE AND LEARNING AT ERASMUS scores 32.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 43.2%.

Looking at the county, Kings County, the median household earns about $80,263 a year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting HIGH SCHOOL FOR SERVICE AND LEARNING AT ERASMUS, Kings County has 583 public schools.

HIGH SCHOOL FOR YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AT ERASMUS, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, HIGH SCHOOL FOR SERVICE AND LEARNING AT ERASMUS is 8th on average proficiency.

Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

The school's enrollment fell 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.

HIGH SCHOOL FOR SERVICE AND LEARNING AT ERASMUS has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.

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 SERVICE AND LEARNING AT ERASMUS
District
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
Address
911 FLATBUSH AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11226
Phone
(718) 564-2551
County
Kings County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
249
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student–teacher ratio
12.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
215 (86%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
360009505715
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About HIGH SCHOOL FOR SERVICE AND LEARNING AT ERASMUS
What is the total enrollment at HIGH SCHOOL FOR SERVICE AND LEARNING AT ERASMUS?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR SERVICE AND LEARNING AT ERASMUS enrolls approximately 249 students in grades 09-12.
Is HIGH SCHOOL FOR SERVICE AND LEARNING AT ERASMUS an elementary, middle, or high school?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR SERVICE AND LEARNING AT ERASMUS is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does HIGH SCHOOL FOR SERVICE AND LEARNING AT ERASMUS have?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR SERVICE AND LEARNING AT ERASMUS employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at HIGH SCHOOL FOR SERVICE AND LEARNING AT ERASMUS?
At HIGH SCHOOL FOR SERVICE AND LEARNING AT ERASMUS, the student body is approximately 3% White, 28% Hispanic, 59% Black, 7% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees HIGH SCHOOL FOR SERVICE AND LEARNING AT ERASMUS?
HIGH SCHOOL FOR SERVICE AND LEARNING AT ERASMUS is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17 in Kings County.
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