METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 985 ROCKAWAY AVE, in BROOKLYN, New York, METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL is an one-room-style four-year high school that instructs 153 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 77% leaner than typical.

METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL is one of 28 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23, a district that serves 7,257 students overall.

On demographics, METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Black, at 73% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 21% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 28% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL shows 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Kings County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.4%; this one delivers 46.2%.

In the broader community, Kings County reports that the typical household earns roughly $80,263 per year, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).

Nearest neighbor: BROOKLYN DEMOCRACY ACADEMY, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 40.0%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 13%: 175 students in 2018 compared to 153 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 86% to 73% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 10.9:1 in 2018 to 7.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.