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High School For Global Citizenship (The)

Public Grades 9-12

1001^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 19% of New York high schools

Summary

High School For Global Citizenship (The) is a public high school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 220. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #17, which is ranked 565 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces significant challenges in terms of its overall academic performance, student engagement, and outcomes compared to both the state and nearby schools. It has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New York high schools, with rankings ranging from 807 to 1250 out of 1200-1250 schools over the past 10 years, and has received a low 0-2 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with low socioeconomic status, who rank in the bottom 30-40% of their respective statewide groups. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 78.6% and 96.8% over the past few years, which is below the state average, and its dropout rate has been higher than the state average, ranging from 3.9% to 5.7% in recent years.

In comparison, the nearby schools, such as Medgar Evers College Preparatory School, Brooklyn School For Music & Theater, and Brooklyn Academy Of Science And The Environment, generally perform better than High School For Global Citizenship (The) on various metrics, including statewide rankings, graduation rates, and academic performance on Regents/Common Core exams. Medgar Evers College Preparatory School, in particular, stands out as a higher-performing school within the same district, with stronger academic results and a higher statewide ranking.

213

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,729

Per pupil spending ?

93.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

883 Classon Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11225

(718) 230-6300

District: New York City Geographic District #17

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.0%

Hispanic:

23.5%

Asian:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2014 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (39% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (73% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg51%

New York avg66%

1,001^st of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 16High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #17

565^th of 874New York City Geographic District #17 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	18.6	1001 of 1234	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	1179 of 1242	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	807 of 1228	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.9	1049 of 1190	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	994 of 1207	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	1006 of 1210	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.8	1130 of 1221	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.3	1250 of 1255	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.6	1217 of 1255	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.4	1167 of 1237	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.6	1097 of 1217	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.1	1052 of 1198	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.2	985 of 1165	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	6.8	1071 of 1117	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.5	956 of 1086	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.7	813 of 1027	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.1	868 of 1002	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.1	781 of 986	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	467 of 713	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.3	628 of 690	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	52.9	262 of 671	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.1	500 of 593	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	434 of 686	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	478 of 679	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	203 of 669	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.8	452 of 637	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.0	321 of 583	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	257 of 481	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	269 of 565	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.1	408 of 546	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	946 of 1206	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	1119 of 1219	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	808 of 1197	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.9	1017 of 1155	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	942 of 1193	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	957 of 1176	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	711 of 885	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	613 of 851	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	629 of 760	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	639 of 815	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	591 of 791	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	343 of 607	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	407 of 564	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	57.9	143 of 531	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	43.0	274 of 493	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.0	153 of 498	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	965 of 1179	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	1135 of 1170	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	996 of 1101	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	990 of 1179	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	1112 of 1154	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	984 of 1201	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	1147 of 1211	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	765 of 1191	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.7	997 of 1154	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	988 of 1190	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	995 of 1176	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	948 of 1149	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	941 of 1144	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	59.1	350 of 1130	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	18.6	914 of 1038	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	1073 of 1132	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	746 of 1095	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)70th percentile+51 vs school

Homeless (2025)43rd percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)35th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Global History and Geography62%-13 vs state

Algebra I52%-5 vs state

Life Science Biology51%-7 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts48%-27 vs state

U.S. History and Government42%-33 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences40%-16 vs state

Common Core Algebra II33%-42 vs state

Geometry31%-29 vs state

Living Environment30%-27 vs state

Earth Science15%-50 vs state

Common Core Geometry5%-19 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, November 15, 2012

This school is completely disorganized. I have classes that are 40 and more kids and none of the kids behave. I cant learn anything. The principal doesnt know me or any of my friends, she never has time to talk to us students. Its so bad and has been this way ever since she came here. I cant wait to get out of here. Theres no trips anymore, no activities. All the teachers seem stressed and never know whats going on. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, January 6, 2011

I'm a concerned parent with what is going on @ my daughter's High School with the teachers & how they are evaluated. This is my daughter's 2nd Yr.& she receives an I.E.P. i always have been struggling w/her & i reached out 2 a few teachers w/her education & there is a teachers who has been a valuable part of her education & i wouldn't like to see her go.Because she advocates not only for my daughter but i would believe others children benefit fr.her as well & her Principal is trying to let her go .Because of her efforts .I believe this this is political & the children are the one's who suffer . Thanks I hope i can make a difference Close Quote

by a student
Saturday, March 27, 2010

HSGC is the BEST!!! Close Quote

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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 Physics (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)		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 Physics 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brooklyn School For Music & Theater	Public	9-12	883 Classon Ave	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 230-6250	202	24	8.3	81.2%	6 (3.0%)	149 (73.8%)	40 (19.8%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.2	1163^rd of 1234 public high schools	5.8%		11.3	1120^th of 1242 public high schools	9.8%	43	5.4	40.0	50.0			50.8	25.0		50.9	9.6	22.2	15.5							$37,527	$3,604	$33,924
Brooklyn Academy Of Science And The Environment	Public	9-12	883 Classon Ave	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 230-6363	245	18	13.8	82.0%	8 (3.3%)	180 (73.5%)	38 (15.5%)	10 (4.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.9%)	20.1	984^th of 1234 public high schools	20.3%		32.6	827^th of 1242 public high schools	33.4%	157		17.1	56.3			61.5	44.9	7.7	60.3	43.7	41.7	5.3							$32,917	$3,233	$29,684
International High School At Prospect Heights	Public	9-12	883 Classon Ave	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 230-6333	303	26	11.6	97.4%	15 (5.0%)	60 (19.8%)	167 (55.1%)	11 (3.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	46 (15.2%)								(n/a)			51.1							30.4									$33,459	$3,250	$30,209
High School For Global Citizenship (The)	Public	9-12	883 Classon Ave	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 230-6300	213	20	10.5	93.4%	5 (2.3%)	147 (69.0%)	50 (23.5%)	8 (3.8%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18.6	1001^st of 1234 public high schools	18.9%		7.4	1179^th of 1242 public high schools	5.1%	178		33.3	48.1	4.9	15.4	62.5	30.0		41.9	51.5	51.0	31.3	40.0						$37,729	$3,437	$34,292
Clara Barton High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	901 Classon Ave	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 636-4900	1,325	101	13.1	82.9%	31 (2.3%)	1,076 (81.2%)	131 (9.9%)	17 (1.3%)	25 (1.9%)	4 (0.3%)	41 (3.1%)	25.9	913^th of 1234 public high schools	26.0%		16	1043^rd of 1242 public high schools	16.0%	130	38.1	14.4	72.4		38.9	62.9	43.7		60.0	33.2	38.2	11.8	40.0						$30,443	$2,844	$27,599
Medgar Evers College Preparatory School	Public	6-12	1186 Carroll St	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 703-5400	1,267	74	17.0	65.7%	12 (0.9%)	1,128 (89.0%)	80 (6.3%)	15 (1.2%)	18 (1.4%)	4 (0.3%)	10 (0.8%)	54.7	586^th of 1234 public high schools	52.5%		52.6	614^th of 1242 public high schools	50.6%	28	46.5	70.9	80.9	38.4		81.5	69.4	34.4	65.4	83.0	60.8	53.1		85.6	77.6		76.3		$23,585	$2,603	$20,982
Gotham Professional Arts Academy	Public	9-12	561 Grand Ave	Brooklyn	11238	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 230-7270	219	24	9.1	84.5%	9 (4.1%)	152 (69.4%)	47 (21.5%)	5 (2.3%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)								(n/a)			55.0																$36,585	$2,805	$33,780
John Jay School For Law	Public	9-12	237 7th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 832-4250	450	33	13.7	85.3%	26 (5.8%)	207 (46.0%)	173 (38.4%)	31 (6.9%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	22.1	960^th of 1234 public high schools	22.2%		25.5	902^nd of 1242 public high schools	27.4%	58	8.6	26.9	56.3	7.1		53.5	52.8		72.2	44.9	41.5	23.5							$28,337	$3,171	$25,167
Park Slope Collegiate	Public	6-12	237 7th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 832-4300	512	53	9.5	69.5%	66 (12.9%)	146 (28.5%)	236 (46.1%)	28 (5.5%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	28 (5.5%)	22.9	952^nd of 1234 public high schools	22.9%		26.6	890^th of 1242 public high schools	28.3%	62	10.0	44.0	81.9	14.3		61.6	18.5		51.5	32.7	43.8	17.1		59.0	72.2	53.5	40.5	73.7	$32,604	$2,400	$30,205
Cyberarts Studio Academy	Public	9-12	237 7th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 832-4201	264	30	8.9	86.0%	21 (8.0%)	61 (23.1%)	149 (56.4%)	19 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.3%)	30.6	852^nd of 1234 public high schools	31.0%		19.2	993^rd of 1242 public high schools	20.0%	141	77.8	71.4	63.8	37.5		57.4	33.9		71.8	36.8	52.9	26.7	75.0						$36,628	$3,175	$33,453

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New York City Geographic District #17

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In the 2024-25 school year, 213 students attended High School For Global Citizenship (The).

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Students at High School For Global Citizenship (The) are 69% African American, 23% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% White.

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