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Enrollment
350
High
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19·NCES 360012006339
SPRING CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL
1065 ELTON ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11239 · (718) 688-7200 · Kings County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL350 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% 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
10.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
315 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 6 | 20 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 71 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 78 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 57 | 16% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
39.1%
NY avg 58.3% . -9.2pp since 2023
Math
27.2%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.1% | 27.2% |
| 2023-24 | 48.3% | 21.0% |
% 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
30.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 SPRING CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL
SPRING CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL's state test result (30.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPRING CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL this school | 350 | 90.0% | 30.2% |
| THURGOOD MARSHALL ACADEMY FOR LEARNING & SOCIAL CHANGE NEW YORK | 408 | 90.7% | 45.2% |
| ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS BROOKLYN | 398 | 89.2% | 34.9% |
| HARLEM VILLAGE ACADEMY NORTH CHARTER SCHOOL NEW YORK | 394 | 87.6% | 76.0% |
| ACAD-SCHOLARSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP BRONX | 437 | 89.7% | 41.3% |
| FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY VII HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 292 | 93.5% | 39.2% |
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 SPRING CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #1,077 of 1,135 | #118 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #917 of 1,109 ▲ 75 | #90 of 132 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #1,073 of 1,135 ▼ 67 | #116 of 137 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 350 | #830 of 1,216 | #84 of 146 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #461 of 1,058 | #49 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.0% | #512 of 1,070 | #70 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.0% | #219 of 1,167 | #50 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.4% | #100 of 743 | #23 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
350
-180 (-34%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 350 | 32.6 | 10.7:1 | 90% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 378 | 40.2 | 9.4:1 | 87% (327) |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 44.3 | 10.6:1 | 87% (408) |
| 2020-21 | 530 | 56 | 9.5:1 | 86% (454) |
| 2017-18 | 482 | 41 | 11.8:1 | 82% (396) |
| 2015-16 | 309 | 26 | 11.9:1 | 88% (272) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SPRING CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL.
About SPRING CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL
SPRING CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL sits in BROOKLYN, New York, and is classified as a high school. Classes run from 6 through 12, and the school has 350 students. Against the 668-student average for high schools in New York, enrollment here is 48% lower.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19 is responsible for 53 schools, SPRING CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL included, with 18,619 students in all.
Black students account for 67% of enrollment at SPRING CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL. Enrollment also includes 25% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% White. The school's Black share is 39 points above the 28% share among Kings County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at SPRING CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 49%.
SPRING CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL's 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 10.7:1. High schools in New York average about 11.0:1, a similar figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 90%. That is higher than the 79% average for public schools in Kings County.
Measured against New York public high schools, SPRING CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, SPRING CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL would be expected to post about 41.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 30.2%.
In Kings County (population about 2,631,580), median household income is about $80,263, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. A total of 583 public schools operate in Kings County, serving about 291,697 students.
The nearest other public school, ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS, is less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of SPRING CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL. By average proficiency, SPRING CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL is 5th among 9 schools close by.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 350 was 34% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 530. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 9.5:1 to 10.7:1.
The SPRING CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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- 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
- ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS0.0 mi · 398
- PS 273 WORTMAN0.3 mi · 299
- ACHIEVEMENT FIRST ASPIRE CHARTER SCHOOL0.6 mi · 935
- PS 202 ERNEST S JENKYNS0.6 mi · 249
- EAST NEW YORK ARTS AND CIVICS HIGH SCHOOL (THE)0.6 mi · 138
- VAN SICLEN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 161
Frequently asked questions
About SPRING CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOLHow many students attend SPRING CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL?
SPRING CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 350 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does SPRING CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL serve?
SPRING CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL serves grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at SPRING CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.7:1 students per teacher at SPRING CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SPRING CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL?
At SPRING CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 2% White, 25% Hispanic, 67% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is SPRING CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL public or private?
SPRING CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.