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Fdny-Captain Vernon A Richards High School

Public Grades 9-12

1207^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 2% of New York high schools

Summary

Fdny-Captain Vernon A Richards High School is a public high school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 232 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #19, which is ranked 726 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fdny-Captain Vernon A Richards High School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing high schools in New York state, with rankings between 1153-1214 out of 1190-1242 high schools over the past several years. The school has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years. Its performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 80.3% to 86.0% in recent years, which is below the state average, and its dropout rate has been between 3.2% to 4.9%, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has had very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 54.7% in recent years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

The nearby schools in the same district, such as East New York Family Academy and East New York Arts And Civics High School (The), also struggle academically, with similar low rankings, graduation rates, and test scores. This suggests systemic challenges within the district that impact the performance of all schools. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending, there is little evidence of significant improvement over the years, indicating a need for more comprehensive and sustained efforts to address the school's challenges.

417

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,808

Per pupil spending ?

90.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Pennsylvania Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11207

(718) 688-7930

District: New York City Geographic District #19

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.2%

Hispanic:

37.2%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (23% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (52% vs 31% New York)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg37%

New York avg66%

1,207^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 15High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #19

726^th of 874New York City Geographic District #19 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	4.9	1207 of 1234	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	1214 of 1242	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	1180 of 1228	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	1153 of 1190	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	498 of 519	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	1165 of 1207	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	1121 of 1210	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.7	1196 of 1221	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	28.6	910 of 1255	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.0	1001 of 1255	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.2	969 of 1237	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.8	1040 of 1217	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.6	1024 of 1198	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.1	960 of 1165	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.9	908 of 1117	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.3	836 of 1086	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	4.7	1007 of 1027	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.2	968 of 1002	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.3	983 of 986	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	667 of 713	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	655 of 690	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	630 of 671	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	572 of 593	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	648 of 686	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	629 of 679	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	549 of 669	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	618 of 637	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	512 of 583	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	464 of 481	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	472 of 565	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	531 of 546	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	1160 of 1206	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	1197 of 1219	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	1142 of 1197	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	1139 of 1155	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	1170 of 1193	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1071 of 1176	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	862 of 885	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	755 of 851	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	790 of 815	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	718 of 791	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	578 of 607	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	550 of 564	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	481 of 531	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	355 of 389	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	462 of 493	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	474 of 498	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	1147 of 1179	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	1131 of 1170	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	1107 of 1155	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	1072 of 1101	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	1136 of 1179	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	1085 of 1154	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	1182 of 1201	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	1186 of 1211	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	1139 of 1191	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	1132 of 1154	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	1133 of 1190	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	1110 of 1176	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	1086 of 1149	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	1000 of 1144	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	981 of 1130	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	969 of 1038	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	928 of 1132	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	997 of 1095	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)18th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)6th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Homeless (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts42%-33 vs state

Global History and Geography33%-43 vs state

U.S. History and Government29%-46 vs state

Life Science Biology27%-31 vs state

Algebra I19%-38 vs state

Common Core Algebra II18%-57 vs state

Living Environment15%-41 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences12%-44 vs state

Geometry8%-52 vs state

Earth Science5%-60 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)		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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fdny-Captain Vernon A Richards High School	Public	9-12	400 Pennsylvania Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 688-7930	417	35	11.9	90.9%	5 (1.2%)	222 (53.2%)	155 (37.2%)	6 (1.4%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.2%)	20 (4.8%)	4.9	1207^th of 1234 public high schools	2.2%		4.8	1214^th of 1242 public high schools	2.3%	7		18.2	42.0		5.2	33.1	15.2	29.3	18.5	26.9	7.7	12.1						$35,808	$3,460	$32,348
Performing Arts And Technology High School	Public	9-12	400 Pennsylvania Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 688-7900	406	36	11.4	90.4%	7 (1.7%)	229 (56.4%)	152 (37.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	23.4	945^th of 1234 public high schools	23.4%		20.5	979^th of 1242 public high schools	21.2%	34		65.1	74.5	5.4	36.4	53.4	61.2	34.9	27.3	34.2	38.1	31.1						$31,592	$2,523	$29,069
World Academy For Total Community Health High School	Public	9-12	400 Pennsylvania Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 688-7980	199	20	10.0	94.0%	2 (1.0%)	84 (42.2%)	104 (52.3%)	3 (1.5%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.9	1206^th of 1234 public high schools	2.3%		5.3	1203^rd of 1242 public high schools	3.1%	3		83.3	36.7	0.0		26.9	17.7	35.7	11.4	18.2	3.8							$32,062	$3,611	$28,452
W H Maxwell Career And Technical Education High School	Public	9-12	145 Pennsylvania Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 345-9100	545	55	9.8	93.2%	17 (3.1%)	296 (54.3%)	196 (36.0%)	8 (1.5%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.0%)	27.9	885^th of 1234 public high schools	28.3%		29.3	858^th of 1242 public high schools	30.9%	27	0.0	93.8	53.8	28.6	48.2	65.6	39.2	83.0	61.0	12.3	1.8	7.8						$34,503	$2,841	$31,662
East New York Family Academy	Public	6-12	760 Van Siclen Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 927-0012	610	59	10.3	91.6%	9 (1.5%)	393 (64.4%)	188 (30.8%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.1%)	11.3	1122^nd of 1234 public high schools	9.1%		10.8	1126^th of 1242 public high schools	9.3%	4	57.1	59.1	54.1		21.2	44.7	40.7	30.5	35.6	32.7	26.7	23.2	56.0	40.0	44.0	44.6	36.8	$31,701	$2,612	$29,089
East New York Arts And Civics High School (The)	Public	9-12	800 Van Siclen Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 927-5540	138	16	8.6	92.8%	6 (4.3%)	74 (53.6%)	47 (34.1%)	3 (2.2%)	3 (2.2%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.9%)	2.7	1228^th of 1234 public high schools	0.5%		7.7	1173^rd of 1242 public high schools	5.6%	55			25.0			27.0	12.5	8.0	9.1	23.1	1.9	0.0						$39,055	$2,594	$36,461
Teachers Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	226 Bristol St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 498-2605	185	20	9.3	97.8%	3 (1.6%)	96 (51.9%)	69 (37.3%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	10 (5.4%)	8.8	1156^th of 1234 public high schools	6.3%		5.5	1201^st of 1242 public high schools	3.3%	45			53.1		0.0	55.4	18.2	38.7	24.7	9.1	11.1							$45,096	$4,216	$40,880
Frederick Douglass Academy Vii High School	Public	9-12	226 Bristol St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 485-3789	292	36	8.0	93.5%	0 (0.0%)	205 (70.2%)	80 (27.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	12.6	1098^th of 1234 public high schools	11.0%		18	1007^th of 1242 public high schools	18.9%	91	26.1		68.8		16.0	47.1	26.5	47.3	15.0	23.2	10.0	20.9						$31,834	$2,590	$29,244
Brooklyn Democracy Academy	Public	9-12	985 Rockaway Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 342-6348	166	20	8.4	94.6%	3 (1.8%)	107 (64.5%)	49 (29.5%)	2 (1.2%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.5	1224^th of 1234 public high schools	0.8%		9.2	1156^th of 1242 public high schools	6.9%	68			40.0			44.1	17.0	28.1	12.2	5.6	11.1							$36,195	$2,831	$33,364
Metropolitan Diploma Plus High School	Public	9-12	985 Rockaway Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 342-6249	153	20	7.7	96.7%	4 (2.6%)	111 (72.5%)	32 (20.9%)	4 (2.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.5	788^th of 1234 public high schools	36.1%		37	782^nd of 1242 public high schools	37.0%	6			57.5			90.0	45.5	65.0	46.0									$45,710	$3,423	$42,287

Frequently Asked Questions about Fdny-Captain Vernon A Richards High School

What district is Fdny-Captain Vernon A Richards High School in?

New York City Geographic District #19

Is Fdny-Captain Vernon A Richards High School a good school?

Fdny-Captain Vernon A Richards High School ranks in the bottom 2.2% of New York high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Fdny-Captain Vernon A Richards High School?

Students at Fdny-Captain Vernon A Richards High School are 53% African American, 37% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Fdny-Captain Vernon A Richards High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 417 students attended Fdny-Captain Vernon A Richards High School.

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