Enrollment
418
High
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14·NCES 360011903074
PROGRESS HIGH SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS
850 GRAND ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11211 · (718) 387-0228 · Kings County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of New York public high schools
- DTest 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
12.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
399 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 90 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 114 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 118 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 94 | 22% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
37.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
38.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +28.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 37 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 28 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 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
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% 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 PROGRESS HIGH SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS
PROGRESS HIGH SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS's state test result (30.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRESS HIGH SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS this school | 418 | 95.5% | 30.3% |
| BRONX LATIN SCHOOL BRONX | 452 | 96.9% | 35.6% |
| BRONX EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING BRONX | 370 | 94.3% | 41.4% |
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR TEACHING AND THE PROFESSIONS BRONX | 331 | 95.2% | 39.8% |
| ESPERANZA PREPARATORY ACADEMY NEW YORK | 528 | 95.6% | 32.9% |
| FACING HISTORY SCHOOL (THE) NEW YORK | 394 | 92.1% | 31.7% |
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 PROGRESS HIGH SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #1,076 of 1,135 | #117 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #766 of 1,109 ▲ 319 | #62 of 132 ▲ 60 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,092 of 1,135 ▲ 31 | #119 of 137 ▲ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 418 | #670 of 1,216 | #60 of 146 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #797 of 1,058 | #77 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.1% | #758 of 1,070 | #105 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.5% | #70 of 1,167 | #11 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -44.9% | #36 of 743 | #9 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
418
-107 (-20%) vs 2020
-59% since 2010-11, when it was 1,008
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 418 | 32.9 | 12.7:1 | 95% (399) |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 32.4 | 12.3:1 | 92% (368) |
| 2022-23 | 392 | 37 | 10.6:1 | 89% (348) |
| 2020-21 | 525 | 43 | 12.2:1 | 87% (457) |
| 2017-18 | 759 | 47 | 16.1:1 | 89% (674) |
| 2015-16 | 963 | 58 | 16.6:1 | 85% (819) |
| 2010-11 | 1,008 | 45 | 22.4:1 | 89% (894) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PROGRESS HIGH SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS.
About PROGRESS HIGH SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS
PROGRESS HIGH SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS is a small high school with an address in BROOKLYN, New York. Federal data show 418 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in New York average about 668 students, which makes this school 37% below average.
PROGRESS HIGH SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS is one school in a 38-school district, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14, which enrolls 15,288 students.
The share of Hispanic students at PROGRESS HIGH SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS is 80%, a majority. Smaller groups are 17% Black. For comparison, the population of Kings County is roughly 19% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 33%.
PROGRESS HIGH SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS reports a ratio of 12.7 students per teacher, from 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in New York is 11.0:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at PROGRESS HIGH SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS, 95% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 16 points above the 79% average for public schools in Kings County.
On the allk12 Grade, PROGRESS HIGH SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS lands at D, ahead of 6% of New York public high schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, PROGRESS HIGH SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS is 9.6 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 30.3% actual, 39.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New York.
The county, Kings County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $80,263 a year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting PROGRESS HIGH SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS, Kings County has 583 public schools.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates PROGRESS HIGH SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS from the closest public school, EAST WILLIAMSBURG SCHOLARS ACADEMY. The five-mile area around PROGRESS HIGH SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS holds at least 8 other public schools. PROGRESS HIGH SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS's average proficiency of 30.3% compares with 42.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
For locale, NCES codes PROGRESS HIGH SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS as City: Large.
From 525 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 418 by 2024-25.
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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
- EAST WILLIAMSBURG SCHOLARS ACADEMY0.0 mi · 482
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR ENTERPRISE BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY (THE)0.0 mi · 526
- PS 147 ISSAC REMSEN0.2 mi · 167
- YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL OF BROOKLYN0.2 mi · 255
- MS 5820.2 mi · 332
- PS 196 TEN EYCK0.2 mi · 290
Frequently asked questions
About PROGRESS HIGH SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERSHow large is PROGRESS HIGH SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS?
PROGRESS HIGH SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS enrolls approximately 418 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does PROGRESS HIGH SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS serve?
PROGRESS HIGH SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PROGRESS HIGH SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PROGRESS HIGH SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS is approximately 12.7:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PROGRESS HIGH SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS?
At PROGRESS HIGH SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS, the student body is approximately 1% White, 80% Hispanic, 17% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees PROGRESS HIGH SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS?
PROGRESS HIGH SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14 in Kings County.
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