Enrollment
138
High
DISTRICT 273 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16·NCES 360009406509
NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL
1700 FULTON ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11213 · (718) 804-6805 · Kings County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL138 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% 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.
- DBeats 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
5.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
129 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 29 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 34 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 47 | 34% |
| Grade 12 | 25 | 18% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 2% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
43.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -13.0pp since 2023
Math
22.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +12.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
26.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% 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 NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL
NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (26.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL this school | 138 | 93.5% | 26.7% |
| BROOKLYN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 108 | 92.6% | 32.5% |
| OLYMPUS ACADEMY BROOKLYN | 181 | 89.5% | 62.7% |
| ASPIRATIONS DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 131 | 85.5% | 41.5% |
| METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 153 | 96.7% | 46.2% |
| DR SUSAN S MCKINNEY SECONDARY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS BROOKLYN | 132 | 92.4% | 27.5% |
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 NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #1,099 of 1,135 | #126 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #987 of 1,109 ▲ 97 | #102 of 132 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,034 of 1,135 ▼ 139 | #111 of 137 ▼ 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 138 | #1,146 of 1,216 | #139 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.5% | #123 of 1,167 | #25 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -49.3% | #23 of 743 | #6 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
138
-45 (-25%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
5.4:1
was 8.3:1
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 | 138 | 25.7 | 5.4:1 | 93% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 144 | 18.8 | 7.7:1 | 92% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 133 | 18.4 | 7.2:1 | 88% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 183 | 22 | 8.3:1 | 87% (159) |
| 2017-18 | 272 | 20 | 13.6:1 | 79% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 216 | 14 | 15.4:1 | 70% (152) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL.
About NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL
The public high school NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL is located in BROOKLYN, New York. In all, 138 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 79% below the 668-student average for high schools in New York.
NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL is one of 23 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16, which enrolls 5,175 students in total.
Black students account for 82% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 14% Hispanic. Among all residents of Kings County, the Black share is about 28%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 31%.
NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL lists 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 5.4 students per teacher. The school's 5.4:1 compares with an average of 11.0:1 for high schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 93% of the student body. That is 14 points above the 79% average for public schools in Kings County.
Among New York public high schools, NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL outscored 5%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL is 13.9 points below its prediction. Actual: 26.7%. Predicted: 40.6%.
In Kings County, the median household earns about $80,263 a year, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Across Kings County, 583 public schools serve about 291,697 students.
RESEARCH AND SERVICE HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL is 7th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal data place NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 45 students, from 183 to 138. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (5.4:1) than in 2020-21 (8.3:1).
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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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16
- BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND TECHNOLOGYHigh · 469 students
- PS 40 GEORGE W CARVERElementary · 465 students
- PS 21 CRISPUS ATTUCKSElementary · 430 students
- BOYS AND GIRLS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 353 students
- BROOKLYN BROWNSTONE SCHOOLElementary · 352 students
- BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF GLOBAL FINANCE (THE)High · 222 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
- RESEARCH AND SERVICE HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 184
- BOYS AND GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 353
- PS 21 CRISPUS ATTUCKS0.3 mi · 430
- PS 243 WEEKSVILLE SCHOOL (THE)0.3 mi · 199
- LAUNCH EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING CHARTER SCHOOL0.3 mi · 268
- PS 262 EL HAJJ MALIK EL SHABAZZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 155
Frequently asked questions
About NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOLHow large is NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL?
NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 138 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL serve?
NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL have?
NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 5.4:1.
How diverse is NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL?
NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 14% Hispanic, 82% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL in?
NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16.
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