SCHOOL FOR CLASSICS HIGH SCHOOL

SCHOOL FOR CLASSICS HIGH SCHOOL is an intimate 9-12 campus in BROOKLYN, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19. The school educates 358 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 46% below the state mean of about 668.

SCHOOL FOR CLASSICS HIGH SCHOOL is one of 53 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19, a district that instructs 18,619 students overall.

In terms of who attends, SCHOOL FOR CLASSICS HIGH SCHOOL lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest comes out to 36% Black, 17% Asian, 5% White, 3% Native American. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

On the resource side, The school lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Kings County's rate of about 79%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SCHOOL FOR CLASSICS HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.3%, the actual is 23.0%, a residual of -18.3 points.

In the area at large, census data for Kings County shows 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%. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which SCHOOL FOR CLASSICS HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is JHS 218 JAMES P SINNOTT, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SCHOOL FOR CLASSICS HIGH SCHOOL comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 39.2%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 26%: 284 students in 2018 compared to 358 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment declined from 49% to 36% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.