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South Brooklyn Community High School

Public Grades 9-12

1119^th

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of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 9% of New York high schools

Summary

South Brooklyn Community High School is a public high school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 123 students in grades 9-12. The school faces significant challenges, as it consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of New York high schools and struggles with low academic performance, high poverty rates, chronic absenteeism, and low graduation rates.

South Brooklyn Community High School's test scores are significantly lower than the district and state averages across various Regents exams, and the school has an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 89.32% to 95.38% over the past few years. The school's chronic absenteeism rates are also alarmingly high, ranging from 31.5% to 91.6% in recent years, which is much higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rates have been low, ranging from 25% to 84.3% in recent years, and its dropout rates are high, ranging from 4.5% to 11.2%.

When comparing Sunset Park High School, Brooklyn Collaborative Studies, and Boerum Hill School For International Studies, which are nearby schools within the same New York City Geographic District #15, it becomes clear that South Brooklyn Community High School is an outlier in terms of academic performance and student outcomes. These nearby schools generally perform better on standardized tests, have higher graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism and dropout rates.

138

Students ?

8.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$43,283

Per pupil spending ?

94.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

173 Conover St
Brooklyn, NY 11231

(718) 237-8902

District: New York City Geographic District #15

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.3%

African American:

18.8%

White:

7.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2014 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (33% vs 67% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (20% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg59%

New York avg67%

1,119^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 13High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #15

401^st of 874New York City Geographic District #15 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	1119 of 1234	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	928 of 1242	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	1172 of 1228	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	913 of 1190	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	980 of 1207	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	1115 of 1210	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	26.2	862 of 1221	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.6	1166 of 1255	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	24.5	959 of 1255	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.1	976 of 1237	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.9	958 of 1217	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.7	932 of 1198	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.2	767 of 1165	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	25.6	871 of 1117	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.6	942 of 1086	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	5.4	1000 of 1027	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.3	960 of 1002	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.2	922 of 986	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	14.2	822 of 935	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	538 of 713	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	578 of 669	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	491 of 637	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	1140 of 1206	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	883 of 1219	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	1154 of 1197	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	860 of 1155	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	1064 of 1193	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	2.5	1162 of 1176	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	823 of 885	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	570 of 865	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	8.6	818 of 851	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	496 of 760	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.3	568 of 815	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.5	693 of 791	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	47.4	258 of 564	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	1032 of 1201	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	928 of 1211	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	1094 of 1191	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	830 of 1154	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	873 of 1190	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	978 of 1176	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	902 of 1149	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.1	667 of 1144	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	846 of 1130	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	783 of 1132	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.2	941 of 1095	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2024)54th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government74%~ state avg

Global History and Geography56%-20 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts34%-41 vs state

Living Environment21%-36 vs state

Algebra I17%-39 vs state

Life Science Biology6%-53 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Brooklyn Community High School	Public	9-12	173 Conover St	Brooklyn	11231	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 237-8902	138	16	8.8	94.2%	10 (7.2%)	26 (18.8%)	97 (70.3%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	11.6	1119^th of 1234 public high schools	9.3%		23.8	928^th of 1242 public high schools	25.3%	191			34.4			56.4	20.8	74.2	17.0	5.7										$43,283	$2,621	$40,662
Summit Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	27 Huntington St	Brooklyn	11231	Kings County	Summit Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 875-1403	290	20	14.4	90.7%	4 (1.4%)	77 (26.6%)	203 (70.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	12.4	1101^st of 1234 public high schools	10.8%		16.5	1032^nd of 1242 public high schools	16.9%	69	10.7	24.1	48.8			55.6	16.7	74.1	26.7	22.6	22.2	22.2	29.4	37.5	60.0	21.1	42.3	0.0	57.7	$21,897	$1,014	$20,883
Brooklyn Collaborative Studies	Public	6-12	610 Henry St	Brooklyn	11231	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 923-4700	586	57	10.2	66.6%	133 (22.7%)	156 (26.6%)	244 (41.6%)	24 (4.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.3%)	45	704^th of 1234 public high schools	42.9%					(n/a)			65.2						61.8	86.0			55.6	45.5	59.1	36.0	48.4			$33,952	$3,775	$30,177
Urban Assembly New York Harbor School	Public, Magnet	9-12	10 South St-Slip 7	New York	10004	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	Yes	No	No	(212) 458-0800	518	45	11.5	62.4%	152 (29.3%)	83 (16.0%)	216 (41.7%)	26 (5.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.3%)	40.4	744^th of 1234 public high schools	39.7%		58.7	538^th of 1242 public high schools	56.7%	206	50.0	40.0	67.6	25.0	30.0	77.8	15.4	76.8	30.7	60.0	37.2	69.7								$30,176	$1,703	$28,472
Digital Arts And Cinema Technology High School	Public	9-12	284 Baltic St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 694-9741	297	30	9.9	72.7%	17 (5.7%)	131 (44.1%)	122 (41.1%)	11 (3.7%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.0%)	49.6	647^th of 1234 public high schools	47.6%		46.1	692^nd of 1242 public high schools	44.3%	45	33.3	32.0	80.0			84.3	48.4	96.7	59.1	52.6	33.9	44.0								$32,676	$2,920	$29,756
Boerum Hill School For International Studies (The)	Public	6-12	284 Baltic St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 330-9390	743	66	11.3	50.2%	270 (36.3%)	177 (23.8%)	207 (27.9%)	33 (4.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.9%)	30.5	856^th of 1234 public high schools	30.6%		33.9	809^th of 1242 public high schools	34.9%	47	25.0	41.7	52.6		5.9	72.0	33.3	68.0	42.1	64.1	51.0	44.9	58.4	66.7	74.6	56.4	58.0			$28,175	$1,806	$26,369
New Dawn Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	242 Hoyt St	Brooklyn	11217	Kings County	New Dawn Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 505-9101	223	16	13.9	89.2%	4 (1.8%)	125 (56.1%)	83 (37.2%)	6 (2.7%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	44.9	706^th of 1234 public high schools	42.8%		24.4	919^th of 1242 public high schools	26.0%	213			54.6			68.6	72.2	79.1	32.3	75.6										$27,125	$5,176	$21,949
Cobble Hill School Of American Studies	Public, Magnet	9-12	347 Baltic St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 403-9544	316	35	9.0	85.8%	13 (4.1%)	109 (34.5%)	171 (54.1%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	7.3	1176^th of 1234 public high schools	4.7%		8.4	1166^th of 1242 public high schools	6.1%	10	2.0	0.0	45.7	3.6	21.2	38.8	27.3	49.4	19.2	27.7	8.2	15.6								$40,194	$3,185	$37,009
Brooklyn Frontiers High School	Public	9-12	112 Schermerhorn St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 722-4727	160	20	8.1	93.8%	7 (4.4%)	89 (55.6%)	56 (35.0%)	6 (3.8%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.6	978^th of 1234 public high schools	20.7%		24.8	916^th of 1242 public high schools	26.2%	62			59.5			68.9	38.1	49.3	39.5	18.8										$38,854	$3,881	$34,973
Sunset Park High School	Public	9-12	153 35th St	Brooklyn	11232	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 840-1900	1,348	108	12.4	86.8%	68 (5.0%)	67 (5.0%)	1,017 (75.4%)	182 (13.5%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.5%)	21.6	966^th of 1234 public high schools	21.7%		20.5	978^th of 1242 public high schools	21.3%	12		27.7	66.8	0.0	33.3	62.9	32.4	54.2	32.5	29.2	23.5	49.6								$28,739	$2,718	$26,021

Frequently Asked Questions about South Brooklyn Community High School

What is the racial makeup of South Brooklyn Community High School?

Students at South Brooklyn Community High School are 70% Hispanic, 19% African American, 7% White, 2% Asian.

Is South Brooklyn Community High School a good school?

South Brooklyn Community High School ranks in the bottom 9.3% of New York high schools.

What district is South Brooklyn Community High School in?

New York City Geographic District #15

How many students attend South Brooklyn Community High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 138 students attended South Brooklyn Community High School.

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