SCIENCE SKILLS CENTER HIGH SCHOOL

SCIENCE SKILLS CENTER HIGH SCHOOL is a four-year high school of modestly sized scale in BROOKLYN, New York, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13, serveing 453 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 32% below the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13 runs 42 schools in total, collectively educating 19,151 students. SCIENCE SKILLS CENTER HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, SCIENCE SKILLS CENTER HIGH SCHOOL records that Black students make up the majority at 60%. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 4% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, SCIENCE SKILLS CENTER HIGH SCHOOL lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.4:1. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Kings County (around 79%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SCIENCE SKILLS CENTER HIGH SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 42.1%; actual is 72.3%, +30.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, census data for Kings County shows median household income runs about $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which SCIENCE SKILLS CENTER HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR MUSIC AND ART, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SCIENCE SKILLS CENTER HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SCIENCE SKILLS CENTER HIGH SCHOOL at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 38.8%.

SCIENCE SKILLS CENTER HIGH SCHOOL operates from a high-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SCIENCE SKILLS CENTER HIGH SCHOOL has shrank 19%, going from 557 students in 2018 to 453 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 69% to 60% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.