Enrollment
383
High
DISTRICT 1,024 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21·NCES 360015205941
LEADERS HIGH SCHOOL
2630 BENSON AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11214 · (718) 333-7700 · Kings County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL383 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
326 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 95 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 85 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 99 | 26% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
85.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The New York average is about 58 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
80.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+36.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 37 points, placing it in New York's top 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 LEADERS HIGH SCHOOL
LEADERS HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (80.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEADERS HIGH SCHOOL this school | 383 | 85.1% | 80.5% |
| HIGH SCHOOL OF SPORTS MANAGEMENT BROOKLYN | 385 | 83.4% | 34.0% |
| MURRAY HILL ACADEMY NEW YORK | 298 | 79.2% | 61.5% |
| INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT LAFAYETTE BROOKLYN | 331 | 95.2% | 47.3% |
| ROBERT H GODDARD HS-COMM/TECH OZONE PARK | 613 | 82.1% | 60.7% |
| UNION SQUARE ACADEMY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES NEW YORK | 527 | 86.9% | 53.2% |
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 LEADERS HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.5% | #175 of 1,135 | #6 of 137 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #317 of 1,135 ▲ 222 | #13 of 137 ▲ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 383 | #753 of 1,216 | #74 of 146 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #401 of 1,058 | #41 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #82 of 1,070 | #12 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.1% | #348 of 1,167 | #85 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.6% | #112 of 339 | #29 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 2024-25Enrollment
383
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
+82% since 2010-11, when it was 210
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 383 | 36.7 | 10.4:1 | 85% (326) |
| 2023-24 | 373 | 32.4 | 11.5:1 | 82% (307) |
| 2022-23 | 372 | 31.6 | 11.8:1 | 77% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 391 | 29 | 13.5:1 | 77% (301) |
| 2017-18 | 340 | 23 | 14.8:1 | 82% (279) |
| 2015-16 | 282 | 22 | 12.8:1 | 78% (219) |
| 2010-11 | 210 | 17 | 12.3:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LEADERS HIGH SCHOOL.
About LEADERS HIGH SCHOOL
LEADERS HIGH SCHOOL operates as a low-enrollment high school in BROOKLYN, New York. Its 383 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 43% smaller than the 668 average for high schools in New York.
The NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21 system has 40 schools and 33,610 students.
LEADERS HIGH SCHOOL has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 45%. Other reported shares: 23% White, 17% Asian, 9% Black, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 19% Hispanic among all Kings County residents. The school's diversity index is 70%, meaning two students picked at random have a 70% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at LEADERS HIGH SCHOOL total 36.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.4:1. That is close to the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. The school counts 326 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 85%.
LEADERS HIGH SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of New York schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 80.5%. Predicted: 43.7%. Difference: 36.8 points.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Kings County show that the median household income is $80,263, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Besides LEADERS HIGH SCHOOL, Kings County has 582 other public schools.
HIGH SCHOOL OF SPORTS MANAGEMENT is located less than a tenth of a mile from LEADERS HIGH SCHOOL. The five-mile area around LEADERS HIGH SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. LEADERS HIGH SCHOOL comes in 1st of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
LEADERS HIGH SCHOOL falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 391 in 2020-21, 383 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.4:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at LEADERS HIGH SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 OF SPORTS MANAGEMENT0.0 mi · 385
- KINGSBOROUGH EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 722
- LIFE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL FOR FILM AND MUSIC0.0 mi · 198
- INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT LAFAYETTE0.1 mi · 331
- PS 212 LADY DEBORAH MOODY0.4 mi · 560
- IS 281 JOSEPH B CAVALLARO0.4 mi · 1,198
Frequently asked questions
About LEADERS HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at LEADERS HIGH SCHOOL?
LEADERS HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 383 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does LEADERS HIGH SCHOOL serve?
LEADERS HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LEADERS HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LEADERS HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 10.4:1 (37 FTE teachers).
How diverse is LEADERS HIGH SCHOOL?
LEADERS HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 23% White, 45% Hispanic, 9% Black, 17% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is LEADERS HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
LEADERS HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21.
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