WILLIAMSBURG PREPARATORY SCHOOL

Located at 257 N 6TH ST, in BROOKLYN, New York, WILLIAMSBURG PREPARATORY SCHOOL is a mid-sized four-year high school that instructs 667 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14 runs 38 schools in total, collectively educating 15,288 students. WILLIAMSBURG PREPARATORY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, WILLIAMSBURG PREPARATORY SCHOOL lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 70%; the rest reads as 18% Black, 5% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 19% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, WILLIAMSBURG PREPARATORY SCHOOL has 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting WILLIAMSBURG PREPARATORY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, WILLIAMSBURG PREPARATORY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.2%; this one delivers 55.5%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Kings County indicate median household income runs about $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. WILLIAMSBURG PREPARATORY SCHOOL is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).

BROOKLYN PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WILLIAMSBURG PREPARATORY SCHOOL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 58.9%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WILLIAMSBURG PREPARATORY SCHOOL has changed only slightly, going from 683 students in 2018 to 667 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 10% to 5% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

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