Enrollment
153
High
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23·NCES 360012106064
METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL
985 ROCKAWAY AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11212 · (718) 342-6249 · Kings County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL153 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of New York public high schools
- CTest 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
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
148 students
DISTRICT 94% · 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 | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 31 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 36 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 66 | 43% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
58.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -12.0pp since 2023
Math
46.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
46.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL
METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (46.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL this school | 153 | 96.7% | 46.2% |
| DR SUSAN S MCKINNEY SECONDARY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS BROOKLYN | 132 | 92.4% | 27.5% |
| BROOKLYN DEMOCRACY ACADEMY BROOKLYN | 166 | 94.6% | 23.0% |
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP (THE) BROOKLYN | 213 | 93.4% | 39.5% |
| NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 138 | 93.5% | 26.7% |
| BROOKLYN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 108 | 92.6% | 32.5% |
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 METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #799 of 1,135 | #59 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #651 of 1,109 ▲ 127 | #40 of 132 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #817 of 1,135 ▼ 172 | #66 of 137 ▼ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 153 | #1,134 of 1,216 | #132 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.7% | #38 of 1,167 | #8 of 144 |
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
153
-46 (-23%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 220
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 153 | 19.8 | 7.7:1 | 97% (148) |
| 2023-24 | 178 | 19.9 | 8.9:1 | 92% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 200 | 18.9 | 10.6:1 | 82% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 199 | 19 | 10.5:1 | 91% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 175 | 16 | 10.9:1 | 94% (164) |
| 2015-16 | 166 | 11 | 15.1:1 | 92% (152) |
| 2010-11 | 220 | 14 | 15.7:1 | 78% (172) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL.
About METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL
METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL is one of the public schools in BROOKLYN, New York. It is a small high school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 153 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 668-student average for high schools in New York, enrollment here is 77% lower.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23 is made up of 28 schools with 7,257 students in all.
Roughly 73% of students at METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL are Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 21% Hispanic, 3% White, and 3% Asian. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 28%. Pick two students at random and there is a 43% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 7.7:1. On average, high schools in New York have 11.0:1, compared with 7.7:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL is 97%. The 79% average for public schools in Kings County is 18 points lower.
Measured against New York public high schools, METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL is 6.8 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 46.2% actual, 39.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New York.
In Kings County (population about 2,631,580), 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. METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL is one of 583 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is KAPPA V (KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREP ACADEMY), less than a tenth of a mile away. METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL ranks 4th of 9 nearby schools, at 46.2% versus a 40.0% average.
For locale, NCES codes METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL as City: Large.
Enrollment has fallen by 46 students since 2020-21, to 153. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 10.5:1 to 7.7:1.
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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
- KAPPA V (KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREP ACADEMY)0.0 mi · 97
- UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE SOUTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC0.0 mi · 748
- BROOKLYN DEMOCRACY ACADEMY0.0 mi · 166
- CULTURAL ARTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL AT SPRING CREEK0.1 mi · 221
- PS 165 IDA POSNER0.2 mi · 213
- MOTT HALL IV0.3 mi · 108
Frequently asked questions
About METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL?
METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 153 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL serve?
METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL have?
METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.7:1.
What is the student diversity at METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 3% White, 21% Hispanic, 73% Black, 3% Asian.
Is METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.