Enrollment
282
High
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19·NCES 360012005931
MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL
999 JAMAICA AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11208 · (718) 827-2796 · Kings County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL282 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of New York public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
12.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
266 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 55 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 74 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 88 | 31% |
| Grade 12 | 65 | 23% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
29.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +19.0pp since 2023
Math
38.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +25.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 25 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 10.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL
MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (26.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL this school | 282 | 94.3% | 26.3% |
| MANHATTAN ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND LANGUAGES NEW YORK | 296 | 93.6% | 55.7% |
| PAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT MONROE BRONX | 339 | 98.5% | 67.5% |
| INWOOD EARLY COLLEGE FOR HEALTH AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES NEW YORK | 380 | 96.6% | 43.8% |
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION NEW YORK | 198 | 95.5% | 47.5% |
| ACADEMY FOR LANGUAGE AND TECHNOLOGY BRONX | 356 | 99.2% | 69.2% |
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 MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #1,101 of 1,135 | #127 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #768 of 1,109 ▲ 301 | #64 of 132 ▲ 53 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #1,122 of 1,135 ▲ 13 | #129 of 137 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 282 | #959 of 1,216 | #98 of 146 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #729 of 1,058 | #70 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.7% | #967 of 1,070 | #115 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.3% | #99 of 1,167 | #18 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.8% | #62 of 339 | #19 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
282
+9 (+3%) vs 2020
-32% since 2010-11, when it was 415
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 282 | 23.1 | 12.2:1 | 94% (266) |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 26.8 | 12.3:1 | 90% (297) |
| 2022-23 | 335 | 29.7 | 11.3:1 | 88% (294) |
| 2020-21 | 273 | 21 | 13.0:1 | 89% (244) |
| 2017-18 | 226 | 22 | 10.3:1 | 92% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 204 | 13 | 15.7:1 | 96% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 415 | 19 | 21.8:1 | 75% (313) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL.
About MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL
MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school. Its address is in BROOKLYN, New York. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 282 students. The school is 58% below the average for high schools in New York.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19 has 53 schools and 18,619 students, and MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL is one of those schools.
At MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL, 93% of students are Hispanic. It is also 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Kings County is roughly 19% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL scores 13%.
Staffing at MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL comes to 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.2:1. High schools in New York average 11.0:1, 1.2 fewer students per teacher than here. MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL counts 94% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Kings County averages 79%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL lands at F, ahead of 3% of New York public high schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL is 14.0 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 26.3% actual, 40.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New York.
The county, Kings County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $80,263, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. The county's public schools total 583, with about 291,697 students.
Among nearby public schools, URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR COLLABORATIVE HEALTHCARE (THE) is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 39.9%; MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL's is 26.3%, ranking 9th of 9.
Under the NCES locale system, MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL is City: Large.
From 273 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 282 by 2024-25.
The discussion board for MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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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- MIDWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,657 students
- EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,503 students
- FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,403 students
Nearby schools
- URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR COLLABORATIVE HEALTHCARE (THE)0.0 mi · 377
- CYPRESS HILLS COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 413
- ACADEMY OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY0.0 mi · 390
- BROOKLYN LAB SCHOOL0.0 mi · 459
- PS 7 ABRAHAM LINCOLN0.3 mi · 589
- IS 171 ABRAHAM LINCOLN0.5 mi · 276
Frequently asked questions
About MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOLHow large is MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL?
MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 282 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL serve?
MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 12.2:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL?
At MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 93% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL?
MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19 in Kings County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.