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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the SUNSET PARK HIGH SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,348
High
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15·NCES 360009206111
SUNSET PARK HIGH SCHOOL
153 35TH ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11232 · (718) 840-1900 · Kings County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,348 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of New York public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
12.5:1
108 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
1,170 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 9 | 341 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 336 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 342 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 327 | 24% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
67.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
33.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 SUNSET PARK HIGH SCHOOL
SUNSET PARK HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUNSET PARK HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,348 | 86.8% | 44.8% |
| FLUSHING HIGH SCHOOL FLUSHING | 1,650 | 83.7% | 48.3% |
| QUEENS TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL LONG ISLAND CITY | 1,294 | 86.9% | 56.2% |
| LONG ISLAND CITY HIGH SCHOOL LONG ISLAND CITY | 1,639 | 87.1% | 37.7% |
| WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HIGH SCHOOL LONG ISLAND CITY | 1,996 | 87.2% | 43.7% |
| GROVER CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL RIDGEWOOD | 1,711 | 79.9% | 43.2% |
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 SUNSET PARK HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #837 of 1,135 | #67 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #838 of 1,109 ▼ 130 | #72 of 132 ▼ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #637 of 1,135 ▲ 40 | #43 of 137 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,348 | #129 of 1,216 | #10 of 146 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #765 of 1,058 | #74 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.7% | #669 of 1,070 | #92 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.8% | #315 of 1,167 | #73 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.6% | #138 of 339 | #32 of 53 |
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
1,348
+57 (+4%) vs 2020
+95% since 2010-11, when it was 693
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 1,348 | 108 | 12.5:1 | 87% (1,170) |
| 2023-24 | 1,343 | 111.4 | 12.1:1 | 86% (1,154) |
| 2022-23 | 1,418 | 112 | 12.7:1 | 86% (1,225) |
| 2020-21 | 1,291 | 104 | 12.4:1 | 84% (1,088) |
| 2017-18 | 1,219 | 110 | 11.1:1 | 85% (1,039) |
| 2015-16 | 1,312 | 99 | 13.3:1 | 79% (1,041) |
| 2010-11 | 693 | 44 | 15.8:1 | 85% (590) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SUNSET PARK HIGH SCHOOL.
About SUNSET PARK HIGH SCHOOL
SUNSET PARK HIGH SCHOOL is the name of a large high school in BROOKLYN, New York. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 1,348 students in 2024-25. Across high schools in New York, the average enrollment is about 668.
Enrollment across the 51 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15 totals 25,925 students.
Hispanic students are 75% of those enrolled at SUNSET PARK HIGH SCHOOL. The remaining shares are 14% Asian, 5% White, and 5% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Kings County's population at about 19%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 41%.
With 108 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.5:1. The average for high schools in New York is 11.0:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at SUNSET PARK HIGH SCHOOL, 87% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
SUNSET PARK HIGH SCHOOL holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 29% of New York public high schools.
A school with SUNSET PARK HIGH SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in New York is predicted to score 43.1%. SUNSET PARK HIGH SCHOOL scores 44.8%, 1.8 points above that line.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Kings County show that the median household earns about $80,263 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Across Kings County, 583 public schools serve about 291,697 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates SUNSET PARK HIGH SCHOOL from the closest public school, PS 371 LILLIAN L RASHKIS. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 54.7% on proficiency, and SUNSET PARK HIGH SCHOOL is below that at 44.8%.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 1,348 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 1,291.
People who know SUNSET PARK HIGH SCHOOL can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15
- PS 321 WILLIAM PENNElementary · 1,305 students
- MS 51 WILLIAM ALEXANDERMiddle · 1,038 students
- PS 230 DORIS L COHENElementary · 925 students
- PS 130 PARKSIDE (THE)Elementary · 891 students
- BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL OF THE ARTSHigh · 890 students
- JHS 88 PETER ROUGETMiddle · 843 students
Other schools in BROOKLYN
- BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 5,848 students
- 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
- PS 371 LILLIAN L RASHKIS0.1 mi · 215
- PS 9580.2 mi · 161
- PS 240.2 mi · 544
- BROOKLYN PROSPECT CHARTER SCHOOL-CSD 150.2 mi · 20
- PS 172 BEACON SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE0.3 mi · 380
- IS 136 CHARLES O DEWEY0.3 mi · 474
Frequently asked questions
About SUNSET PARK HIGH SCHOOLHow large is SUNSET PARK HIGH SCHOOL?
SUNSET PARK HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,348 students in grades 09-12.
Is SUNSET PARK HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SUNSET PARK HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SUNSET PARK HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SUNSET PARK HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 12.5:1 (108 FTE teachers).
How diverse is SUNSET PARK HIGH SCHOOL?
SUNSET PARK HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 5% White, 75% Hispanic, 5% Black, 14% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees SUNSET PARK HIGH SCHOOL?
SUNSET PARK HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15 in Kings County.
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