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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
282
+56 (+25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 10.3:1
% White
0%
was 0%
% Hispanic
93%
was 99%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL
MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL is an intimate senior high in BROOKLYN, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19. The school caters to 282 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 58% smaller than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19 runs 53 schools in total, collectively educating 18,619 students. MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL records that 93% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest consists of 6% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.
Looking at school resources, MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL shows 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. An estimated 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Kings County's rate of about 79%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.3%; this one delivers 26.3%.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Kings County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $80,263 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is ACADEMY OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 39.9%.
The school occupies a city-core site.
Five-year trend. MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked up 25% since 2018, when it stood at 226 (now 282). Over the same period, the Hispanic share shrank from 99% to 93%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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 #19
- TRANSIT TECH CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 795 students
- PS 214 MICHAEL FRIEDSAMElementary · 728 students
- PS 159 ISAAC PITKINElementary · 661 students
- PS 108 SAL ABBRACCIAMENTOElementary · 649 students
- EAST NEW YORK FAMILY ACADEMYHigh · 610 students
- PS 7 ABRAHAM LINCOLNElementary · 589 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
- ACADEMY OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY0.0 mi · 390
- CYPRESS HILLS COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 413
- URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR COLLABORATIVE HEALTHCARE (THE)0.0 mi · 377
- BROOKLYN LAB SCHOOL0.0 mi · 459
- PS 7 ABRAHAM LINCOLN0.3 mi · 589
- HIGHLAND PARK COMMUNITY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 218
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.