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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21·NCES 360015205926

KINGSBOROUGH EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL

2630 BENSON AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11214 · (718) 333-7850 · Kings County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL722 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of New York public high schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B+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

Enrollment
722
High
DISTRICT 1,024 · STATE 668
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
568 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 69313%
Grade 79513%
Grade 810515%
Grade 911316%
Grade 109413%
Grade 1110815%
Grade 1211216%
Ungraded20%
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
18325%
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
30242%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
15421%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
588%
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
162%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
71%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
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
35749%
Female
36551%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
66.2%
NY avg 58.3% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
61.4%
NY avg 57.4% . +9.3pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2566.2%61.4%
2023-2465.6%52.0%
% 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
57.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 KINGSBOROUGH EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL

KINGSBOROUGH EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL's state test result (57.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
KINGSBOROUGH EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL this school72278.7%57.5%
URBAN ASSEMBLY MAKER ACADEMY
NEW YORK
53573.5%56.5%
HIGH SCHOOL 560 CITY-AS-SCHOOL
NEW YORK
47878.5%72.5%
WILLIAM E GRADY CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN
64688.4%43.0%
EAST SIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOL
NEW YORK
69369.4%54.7%
CENTRAL PARK EAST HIGH SCHOOL
NEW YORK
48177.1%82.2%
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 KINGSBOROUGH EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Kings County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
57.5%#588 of 1,135#26 of 137
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
61.4%#398 of 1,109
▲ 201
#13 of 132
▲ 17
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
66.2%#654 of 1,135
▲ 62
#45 of 137
▲ 12
Enrollment
ranked largest first
722#345 of 1,216#21 of 146
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.3:1#1,007 of 1,058#101 of 115
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
70.8%#74 of 1,070#11 of 115
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
78.7%#464 of 1,167#125 of 144
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+10.1%#145 of 339#33 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
722
-32 (-4%) vs 2020
+79% since 2010-11, when it was 403
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 16.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-257224715.3:179% (568)
2023-2472257.112.7:180% (574)
2022-2374346.216.1:178% (581)
2020-217544516.8:169% (524)
2017-186563916.8:171% (468)
2015-165953716.1:174% (443)
2010-114032317.5:166% (266)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KINGSBOROUGH EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL.

About KINGSBOROUGH EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL

KINGSBOROUGH EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL, located in BROOKLYN, New York, is a medium-sized high school. Enrollment is 722 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 12.

The NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21 system has 40 schools and 33,610 students.

Hispanic students are the largest group at KINGSBOROUGH EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL, with 42% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 25% White, 21% Black, 8% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Kings County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. By the diversity index, KINGSBOROUGH EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL comes in at 71%.

Its teaching staff equals 47 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.3:1. That ratio is over the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. Around 79% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Kings County, the average is about the same, 79%.

KINGSBOROUGH EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL is graded B by allk12, scoring above 56% of New York public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

KINGSBOROUGH EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL scores 57.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 46.1%.

Kings County census figures show that median household income is about $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. KINGSBOROUGH EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL is among the 583 public schools in Kings County.

The nearest other public school, HIGH SCHOOL OF SPORTS MANAGEMENT, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, KINGSBOROUGH EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL is 3rd of 8 nearby schools with test data.

For locale, NCES codes KINGSBOROUGH EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL as City: Large.

Federal counts put enrollment at 754 in 2020-21 and 722 in 2024-25, a 4% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.8:1 to 15.3:1.

Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at KINGSBOROUGH EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL. 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
KINGSBOROUGH EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL
District
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21
Address
2630 BENSON AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11214
Phone
(718) 333-7850
County
Kings County
Level
High
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
722
Teachers (FTE)
47
Student–teacher ratio
15.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
568 (79%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
360015205926
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About KINGSBOROUGH EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL
How many students attend KINGSBOROUGH EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL?
KINGSBOROUGH EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 722 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does KINGSBOROUGH EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL serve?
KINGSBOROUGH EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does KINGSBOROUGH EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL have?
KINGSBOROUGH EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at KINGSBOROUGH EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at KINGSBOROUGH EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL are roughly 25% White, 42% Hispanic, 21% Black, 8% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is KINGSBOROUGH EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL in?
KINGSBOROUGH EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21.
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