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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 149 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 172 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 151 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 149 | 24% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
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What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 56.0% |
What this means: About 52% 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%.
WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN's state test result (51.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN this school | 622 | 86.7% | 51.7% |
| BARACK OBAMA SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE YONKERS | 701 | 87.0% | 26.4% |
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY JUSTICE NEW YORK | 531 | 88.1% | 47.8% |
| UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS SECONDARY SCHOOL-BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE BRONX | 596 | 88.3% | 93.0% |
| RALPH R MCKEE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL STATEN ISLAND | 626 | 82.3% | 51.7% |
| WILLIAMSBURG PREPARATORY SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 667 | 86.5% | 55.5% |
| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #711 of 1,135 | #44 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #634 of 1,109 ▼ 80 | #37 of 132 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #174 of 1,135 ▲ 110 | #9 of 137 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 622 | #420 of 1,216 | #29 of 146 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #1,047 of 1,058 | #113 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.9% | #427 of 1,070 | #60 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.7% | #319 of 1,167 | #75 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.1% | #158 of 339 | #37 of 53 |
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 622 | 33 | 18.9:1 | 87% (539) |
| 2023-24 | 614 | 34.8 | 17.6:1 | 83% (509) |
| 2022-23 | 598 | 34 | 17.6:1 | 84% (502) |
| 2020-21 | 606 | 34 | 17.8:1 | 84% (507) |
| 2017-18 | 570 | 34.3 | 16.6:1 | 85% (482) |
| 2015-16 | 575 | 35 | 16.4:1 | 82% (470) |
| 2010-11 | 429 | 24 | 17.9:1 | 90% (388) |
WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN is a mid-sized high school in BROOKLYN, New York, under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14. Enrollment stands at 622 students, covering grades 9 through 12.
WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN falls under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14, which has 38 schools enrolling 15,288 students.
The share of Hispanic students at WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN is 63%, a majority. Other students are 26% Black, 6% White, and 3% Asian. That is higher than the 19% Hispanic share among all Kings County residents. A diversity index of 53% means there is a 53% chance two randomly chosen students at WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN are from different groups.
WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.9:1. The school's 18.9:1 compares with an average of 11.0:1 for high schools in New York. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 87%.
On the allk12 Grade, WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN lands at B-, ahead of 46% of New York public high schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN, the prediction is 43.1% and the result is 51.7%.
For Kings County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $80,263 a year, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Public schools in Kings County number 583, with about 291,697 students.
The closest school to WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN is WILLIAMSBURG PREPARATORY SCHOOL, located less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN at 5th of 8.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 3% rise, from 606 to 622. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 17.8:1 to 18.9:1.
The discussion board for WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
