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Set in BROOKLYN, New York, WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN is a mid-tier secondary school, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14. It hosts 622 students across grades 9 through 12.
Across the 38 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14 (15,288 students total), WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN logs that 63% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 26% Black, 6% White, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 87% of students at WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.7%.
In the area at large, census data for Kings County shows median household earnings sit near $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).
The closest other public school is BROOKLYN PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 59.5%.
Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 9%: 570 students in 2018 compared to 622 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
