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Progress High School For Professional Careers

Public Grades 9-12

1020^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 17% of New York high schools

Summary

Progress High School For Professional Careers is a public high school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 398 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #14, which is ranked 541 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite increased per-student spending, Progress High School For Professional Careers has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of New York high schools over the past decade, with 0 or 1 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. The school's performance is particularly low across several student groups, including females, males, African Americans, and Hispanics. However, the school performs relatively better for English Language Learner and Homeless student groups. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 72.4% to 85.3%, below the state and district averages, and its dropout rate has ranged from 4.2% to 10.2%, higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 45.9%, significantly above the state and district averages.

Nearby schools, such as Brooklyn Preparatory High School, Williamsburg High School For Architecture And Design, and East Williamsburg Scholars Academy, generally perform better than Progress High School For Professional Careers on key metrics, but still struggle compared to the state averages. In contrast, the Brooklyn Latin School, located just 0.28 miles away, is a standout performer, consistently ranking in the top 2 high schools in the state and achieving proficiency rates above 90% on most Regents exams.

418

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,621

Per pupil spending ?

95.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

850 Grand St
Brooklyn, NY 11211-5098

(718) 387-0228

District: New York City Geographic District #14

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.9%

African American:

16.5%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2014 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (42% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Geometry scores 56 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg55%

New York avg66%

1,020^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 11High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #14

541^st of 874New York City Geographic District #14 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	17.6	1020 of 1234	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	1204 of 1242	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	1194 of 1228	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.8	1142 of 1190	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	1101 of 1207	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	962 of 1210	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.9	1129 of 1221	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.1	1158 of 1255	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.8	1092 of 1255	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.6	1073 of 1237	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.1	1053 of 1217	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.7	1008 of 1198	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.8	1050 of 1165	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.8	1035 of 1117	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.6	954 of 1086	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.8	943 of 1027	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.7	893 of 1002	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.6	858 of 986	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	6.3	883 of 935	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	590 of 713	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	498 of 690	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	662 of 671	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	578 of 593	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	578 of 686	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.9	348 of 679	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	222 of 669	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.0	562 of 637	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	400 of 583	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	358 of 481	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	502 of 565	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.9	268 of 546	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	934 of 1206	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	1189 of 1219	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	1139 of 1197	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	1112 of 1155	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	1094 of 1193	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	989 of 1176	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	652 of 885	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	842 of 865	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	802 of 851	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	703 of 760	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	733 of 815	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	598 of 791	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	357 of 607	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.6	518 of 564	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	495 of 531	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	376 of 389	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	414 of 493	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.0	277 of 498	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	976 of 1179	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	1147 of 1170	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	1116 of 1155	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	1059 of 1101	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	1076 of 1179	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	928 of 1154	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	1039 of 1201	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	1179 of 1211	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.2	1172 of 1191	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	1109 of 1154	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	1093 of 1190	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	938 of 1176	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	84.2	3 of 157	98.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	827 of 1149	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	1030 of 1144	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	1002 of 1130	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	851 of 1038	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	983 of 1132	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.9	568 of 1095	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2018)98th percentile+78 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)67th percentile+49 vs school

Homeless (2025)41st percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government67%-8 vs state

Global History and Geography53%-23 vs state

Living Environment48%-8 vs state

Algebra I38%-19 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts37%-38 vs state

Common Core Algebra II29%-46 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences21%-35 vs state

Life Science Biology16%-42 vs state

Chemistry14%-50 vs state

Geometry3%-56 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, September 9, 2009

This school was the greatest school I have ever been to. I am proud to be an alumni of Progress H.S. The staff is very supportive and develops a relationship with students beyond the classroom. The extra curricular actvities are phenomenal and the sports and fitness programs are great. Sure they have a few lazy employees but the friendships you develop with the dedicated teachers makes up for it. I loved my years at this high school and I recommend it for anyone who wants to have a great high school experience. 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)			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 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	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
Progress High School For Professional Careers	Public	9-12	850 Grand St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 387-0228	418	33	12.6	95.5%	4 (1.0%)	69 (16.5%)	334 (79.9%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	17.6	1020^th of 1234 public high schools	17.3%		5.2	1204^th of 1242 public high schools	3.1%	184	14.3	28.6	37.3			53.0	48.5		66.9	37.6	16.0	3.5	20.7								$34,621	$3,858	$30,763
East Williamsburg Scholars Academy	Public	9-12	850 Grand St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 387-2800	482	45	10.7	87.8%	12 (2.5%)	65 (13.5%)	373 (77.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.2%)	34.1	815^th of 1234 public high schools	34.0%		13.9	1070^th of 1242 public high schools	13.8%	255		65.5	69.9	6.3	15.8	71.9	46.9		77.1	39.0	37.9	13.6	40.0								$31,046	$2,785	$28,261
High School For Enterprise Business & Technology (The)	Public	9-12	850 Grand St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 387-2800	526	47	11.2	85.0%	13 (2.5%)	103 (19.6%)	391 (74.3%)	17 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.9	1013^th of 1234 public high schools	17.9%		9.3	1153^rd of 1242 public high schools	7.2%	140	18.9	27.4	43.4	12.5	31.3	56.6	38.1		55.7	41.2	61.1	17.0	32.3								$30,257	$3,291	$26,967
Young Women's Leadership School Of Brooklyn	Public	6-12	325 Bushwick Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 387-5641	255	25	10.1	91.8%	14 (5.5%)	117 (45.9%)	103 (40.4%)	12 (4.7%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	17.5	1022^nd of 1234 public high schools	17.2%		9.6	1143^rd of 1242 public high schools	8.0%	121	16.7	9.1	40.0		16.7	65.6	19.1		63.9	29.0	43.2	20.0	25.0	40.0	31.3	61.1	25.0	25.0	15.4		$33,253	$3,043	$30,210
Williamsburg High School Of Art And Technology (The)	Public, Magnet	9-12	223 Graham Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 599-1207	424	34	12.5	81.1%	17 (4.0%)	108 (25.5%)	272 (64.2%)	11 (2.6%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.9%)	17.6	1018^th of 1234 public high schools	17.5%		29	862^nd of 1242 public high schools	30.6%	156		14.3	53.0		0.0	56.5	54.6		53.3	24.2	47.6		43.8								$32,276	$3,123	$29,153
Brooklyn Latin School (The)	Public	9-12	223 Graham Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	No	(718) 366-0154	772	48	16.0	56.7%	162 (21.0%)	76 (9.8%)	82 (10.6%)	367 (47.5%)	7 (0.9%)	6 (0.8%)	71 (9.2%)	91.1	2^nd of 1234 public high schools	99.8%		89.4	2^nd of 1242 public high schools	99.8%		95.1	100.0	99.4			100.0		100.0	99.3	100.0	100.0	99.6									$21,518	$1,251	$20,267
Lyons Community School	Public	6-12	223 Graham Ave-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 782-0918	362	47	7.7	92.3%	9 (2.5%)	129 (35.6%)	199 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.5%)								(n/a)			87.7											22.2	33.3	39.3	15.8	25.0	14.3	17.9	$40,759	$4,812	$35,948
Williamsburg Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	198 Varet St	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Williamsburg Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 782-9830	665	56	11.8	87.4%	10 (1.5%)	243 (36.5%)	402 (60.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	12.3	1106^th of 1234 public high schools	10.4%		9.5	1144^th of 1242 public high schools	7.9%	38	9.5	14.1	43.8	5.1	22.9	52.6	31.9		47.9	21.9	52.0	6.7	43.0								$21,062	$1,066	$19,996
Northside Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	424 Leonard St-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11222	Kings County	Northside Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 390-1273	421	41	10.1	82.7%	11 (2.6%)	88 (20.9%)	306 (72.7%)	11 (2.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	8.4	1159^th of 1234 public high schools	6.1%		7.6	1177^th of 1242 public high schools	5.2%	18		17.8	59.4	2.4	10.9	41.1	16.4		36.3	18.7	26.3	19.1									$24,733	$00	$24,733
Brooklyn Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	257 N 6th St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 486-2550	591	42	14.1	87.6%	12 (2.0%)	240 (40.6%)	320 (54.1%)	8 (1.4%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	14.3	1079^th of 1234 public high schools	12.6%		16.5	1033^rd of 1242 public high schools	16.8%	46			53.0			54.1	25.9		57.2	26.1	35.3										$26,487	$2,385	$24,102

Frequently Asked Questions about Progress High School For Professional Careers

How many students attend Progress High School For Professional Careers?

In the 2024-25 school year, 418 students attended Progress High School For Professional Careers.

What is the racial makeup of Progress High School For Professional Careers?

Students at Progress High School For Professional Careers are 80% Hispanic, 17% African American.

Is Progress High School For Professional Careers a good school?

Progress High School For Professional Careers ranks in the bottom 17.3% of New York high schools.

What district is Progress High School For Professional Careers in?

New York City Geographic District #14

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