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Enrollment
545
High
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19·NCES 360012002889
W H MAXWELL CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL
145 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11207 · (718) 345-9100 · Kings County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE ICAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL545 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
508 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
54.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -15.0pp since 2023
Math
61.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +24.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 24 points.
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
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
545
+137 (+34%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 10.2:1
% White
3%
was 1%
% Hispanic
36%
was 27%
% Black
54%
was 68%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About W H MAXWELL CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL
Located at 145 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, in BROOKLYN, New York, W H MAXWELL CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL is a compact high school that instructs 545 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19.
Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19, which oversees 53 schools and 18,619 students, W H MAXWELL CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
Demographically, W H MAXWELL CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL shows that 54% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 36% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% White. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, W H MAXWELL CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting W H MAXWELL CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 93% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. 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), W H MAXWELL CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.7%, the actual is 50.0%, a residual of +9.3 points.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Kings County indicate median household earnings sit near $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. W H MAXWELL CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).
Nearest neighbor: BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE BROOKLYN, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts W H MAXWELL CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 45.0%.
Geographically, the school is in an urban area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at W H MAXWELL CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL has expanded 34%, going from 408 students in 2018 to 545 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 68% to 54% across the same window.
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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 #19
- TRANSIT TECH CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 795 students
- PS 214 MICHAEL FRIEDSAMElementary · 728 students
- PS 159 ISAAC PITKINElementary · 661 students
- PS 108 SAL ABBRACCIAMENTOElementary · 649 students
- EAST NEW YORK FAMILY ACADEMYHigh · 610 students
- PS 7 ABRAHAM LINCOLNElementary · 589 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
- BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE BROOKLYN0.2 mi · 143
- JHS 292 MARGARET S DOUGLAS0.2 mi · 267
- PS 149 DANNY KAYE0.3 mi · 509
- HYDE LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL - BROOKLYN0.4 mi · 401
- PS 328 PHYLLIS WHEATLEY0.4 mi · 264
- PS 290 JUAN MOREL CAMPOS0.5 mi · 374
Frequently asked questions
About W H MAXWELL CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOLHow large is W H MAXWELL CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL?
W H MAXWELL CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 545 students in grades 09-12.
Is W H MAXWELL CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
W H MAXWELL CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does W H MAXWELL CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL have?
W H MAXWELL CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at W H MAXWELL CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL?
At W H MAXWELL CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 3% White, 36% Hispanic, 54% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is W H MAXWELL CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
W H MAXWELL CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19.
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