High School For Civil Rights

High School For Civil Rights is a public high school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 140 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #19, which is ranked 745 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

High School For Civil Rights has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New York high schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years, indicating very poor performance compared to other schools in the state. The school's performance is particularly low for female, male, and low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of New York high schools for these subgroups. However, the school performs relatively better for African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, ranking in the bottom 50% of schools for these subgroups. Interestingly, homeless students at High School For Civil Rights perform better than the school's overall performance, ranking in the bottom 40-50% of New York high schools.

The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 79.3% and 85.1% over the past few years, which is below the state average, and the school's dropout rate has also been high, ranging from 4.0% to 10.0% in recent years. High School For Civil Rights has struggled with high chronic absenteeism, with rates ranging from 34.1% to 62.1% in the past few years. The school's performance on Regents/Common Core exams is generally low, with proficiency rates well below the district and state averages across most subject areas. Nearby schools, such as East New York Family Academy, Fdny-Captain Vernon A Richards High School, and Performing Arts And Technology High School, also struggle with low performance, but generally outperform High School For Civil Rights on key metrics.