Enrollment
187
High
DISTRICT 1,024 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21·NCES 360015205942
LIBERATION DIPLOMA PLUS
2865 W 19TH ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11224 · (718) 946-6812 · Kings County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL187 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.
- C-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
12.9:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
175 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 | 34 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 49 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 55 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 49 | 26% |
Student demographics
63%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
33.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -22.0pp since 2023
Math
17.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 22 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 17.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
31.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 LIBERATION DIPLOMA PLUS
LIBERATION DIPLOMA PLUS's state test result (31.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIBERATION DIPLOMA PLUS this school | 187 | 93.6% | 31.7% |
| CONCORD HIGH SCHOOL STATEN ISLAND | 167 | 88.6% | 38.8% |
| WORLD ACADEMY FOR TOTAL COMMUNITY HEALTH HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 199 | 94.0% | 24.8% |
| CASCADES HIGH SCHOOL NEW YORK | 135 | 92.6% | 42.7% |
| WINGS ACADEMY BRONX | 230 | 93.9% | 33.2% |
| MURRY BERGTRAUM HIGH SCHOOL FOR BUSINESS CAREERS NEW YORK | 136 | 91.2% | 37.7% |
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 LIBERATION DIPLOMA PLUS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #1,068 of 1,135 | #115 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #1,040 of 1,109 ▼ 19 | #115 of 132 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #1,111 of 1,135 ▼ 201 | #125 of 137 ▼ 41 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 187 | #1,090 of 1,216 | #118 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.6% | #117 of 1,167 | #22 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #525 of 743 | #60 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
187
+5 (+3%) vs 2020
-1% since 2010-11, when it was 189
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 187 | 14.5 | 12.9:1 | 94% (175) |
| 2023-24 | 152 | 13 | 11.7:1 | 94% (143) |
| 2022-23 | 175 | 14.9 | 11.8:1 | 95% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 182 | 16 | 11.4:1 | 89% (162) |
| 2017-18 | 202 | 12 | 16.8:1 | 88% (178) |
| 2015-16 | 169 | 9 | 18.8:1 | 82% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 189 | 10 | 18.9:1 | 89% (168) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LIBERATION DIPLOMA PLUS.
About LIBERATION DIPLOMA PLUS
LIBERATION DIPLOMA PLUS is a very small high school in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21, located in BROOKLYN, New York. The school enrolls 187 students in grades 9 through 12. High schools in New York average about 668 students, which makes this school 72% below average.
Federal data list 40 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21, with 33,610 students enrolled.
Hispanic students account for 47% of enrollment at LIBERATION DIPLOMA PLUS, more than any other group. The remaining students are 35% Black, 16% White, and 2% Asian. Among people living in Kings County, the Hispanic share is about 19%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, LIBERATION DIPLOMA PLUS scores 63%.
The school lists 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. The average for high schools in New York is 11.0:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A total of 175 students, or 94%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 79% for public schools in Kings County.
On the allk12 Grade, LIBERATION DIPLOMA PLUS lands at D, ahead of 8% of New York public high schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, LIBERATION DIPLOMA PLUS would score about 40.6%. It scores 31.7%, 8.9 points below that figure.
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 LIBERATION DIPLOMA PLUS, Kings County has 583 public schools.
PS 90 EDNA COHEN SCHOOL, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of LIBERATION DIPLOMA PLUS, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, LIBERATION DIPLOMA PLUS places 5th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
LIBERATION DIPLOMA PLUS is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
In 2020-21, LIBERATION DIPLOMA PLUS enrolled 182 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 187. Federal data show the ratio rising from 11.4:1 to 12.9:1.
LIBERATION DIPLOMA PLUS 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
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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21
- EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,503 students
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- JOHN DEWEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,209 students
- IS 228 DAVID A BOODYMiddle · 1,555 students
- IS 98 BAY ACADEMYMiddle · 1,435 students
- MARK TWAIN IS 239 FOR THE GIFTED AND TALENTEDMiddle · 1,295 students
Other schools in BROOKLYN
- BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 5,848 students
- FORT HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,044 students
- JAMES MADISON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,983 students
- MIDWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,657 students
- EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,503 students
- FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,403 students
Nearby schools
- PS 90 EDNA COHEN SCHOOL0.3 mi · 499
- MARK TWAIN IS 239 FOR THE GIFTED AND TALENTED0.4 mi · 1,295
- PS 288 SHIRLEY TANYHILL (THE)0.4 mi · 514
- PS 329 SURFSIDE0.6 mi · 279
- PS 212 LADY DEBORAH MOODY0.7 mi · 560
- PS 721 BROOKLYN OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING CENTER0.8 mi · 415
Frequently asked questions
About LIBERATION DIPLOMA PLUSHow large is LIBERATION DIPLOMA PLUS?
LIBERATION DIPLOMA PLUS enrolls approximately 187 students in grades 09-12.
Is LIBERATION DIPLOMA PLUS an elementary, middle, or high school?
LIBERATION DIPLOMA PLUS is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LIBERATION DIPLOMA PLUS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LIBERATION DIPLOMA PLUS is approximately 12.9:1 (15 FTE teachers).
How diverse is LIBERATION DIPLOMA PLUS?
LIBERATION DIPLOMA PLUS reports a student body of 16% White, 47% Hispanic, 35% Black, 2% Asian.
Who oversees LIBERATION DIPLOMA PLUS?
LIBERATION DIPLOMA PLUS is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21 in Kings County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.