RACHEL CARSON HIGH SCHOOL FOR COASTAL STUDIES

Set in BROOKLYN, New York, RACHEL CARSON HIGH SCHOOL FOR COASTAL STUDIES is a medium-sized high school, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21. It works with 619 students across grades 9 through 12.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21 comprises 40 schools with combined enrollment of 33,610 students; RACHEL CARSON HIGH SCHOOL FOR COASTAL STUDIES is among them.

On demographics, RACHEL CARSON HIGH SCHOOL FOR COASTAL STUDIES logs that 56% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 18% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 9% Black, 4% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 38%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting RACHEL CARSON HIGH SCHOOL FOR COASTAL STUDIES higher than the state norm the norm. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), RACHEL CARSON HIGH SCHOOL FOR COASTAL STUDIES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.0%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Kings County shows median household earnings sit near $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which RACHEL CARSON HIGH SCHOOL FOR COASTAL STUDIES is one.

The closest other public school is IS 303 HERBERT S EISENBERG, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around RACHEL CARSON HIGH SCHOOL FOR COASTAL STUDIES. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RACHEL CARSON HIGH SCHOOL FOR COASTAL STUDIES at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 54.6%.

RACHEL CARSON HIGH SCHOOL FOR COASTAL STUDIES operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RACHEL CARSON HIGH SCHOOL FOR COASTAL STUDIES has contracted 3%, going from 637 students in 2018 to 619 in 2025. The White share of enrollment climbed from 44% to 56% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

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