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Performing Arts And Technology High School

Public Grades 9-12

945^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 23% of New York high schools

Summary

Performing Arts And Technology High School is a public high school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 370 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.

Performing Arts And Technology High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of New York high schools over the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance is particularly low for female, male, and low socioeconomic status students, but it performs better for African American and Hispanic students. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 80.3% and 95.2%, which is generally lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 0.0% to 4.9%, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 26.4% to 54.7% in recent years.

While the nearby schools in the same district generally perform at a similar or slightly higher level than Performing Arts And Technology High School, some schools in a different district, New York City Geographic District #23, appear to outperform the school, particularly in areas like test scores and graduation rates. Despite a significant increase in per-student spending over the past few years, the school's performance remains low compared to the state and district averages, suggesting that the students may require additional support and resources to address their academic and social-emotional needs.

406

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,592

Per pupil spending ?

90.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Pennsylvania Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11207

(718) 688-7900

District: New York City Geographic District #19

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.4%

Hispanic:

37.4%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2014 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District #19

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (43% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 31% New York)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg36%

New York avg66%

945^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	23.4	945 of 1234	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	979 of 1242	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	936 of 1228	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	914 of 1190	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	1162 of 1207	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	1024 of 1210	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.1	1151 of 1221	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.1	1149 of 1255	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.9	1169 of 1255	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	20.4	967 of 1237	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.3	954 of 1217	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.4	879 of 1198	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.8	925 of 1165	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.8	964 of 1117	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.3	859 of 1086	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.9	940 of 1027	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	51.2	603 of 1002	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.6	709 of 986	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	417 of 713	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	409 of 690	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	379 of 671	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	360 of 593	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.2	567 of 686	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	512 of 679	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	351 of 669	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	293 of 637	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	263 of 583	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.7	235 of 481	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.1	474 of 565	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.0	229 of 546	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	899 of 1206	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	997 of 1219	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	945 of 1197	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	893 of 1155	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	1143 of 1193	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	1000 of 1176	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	755 of 885	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	584 of 865	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	566 of 851	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	3.6	809 of 815	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	658 of 791	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	276 of 607	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	289 of 564	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	192 of 531	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	169 of 389	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	15.0	472 of 493	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	47.0	244 of 498	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	915 of 1179	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	920 of 1170	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	870 of 1155	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	846 of 1101	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	1133 of 1179	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	1036 of 1154	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	964 of 1201	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	887 of 1211	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	883 of 1191	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	949 of 1154	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.6	1156 of 1190	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1045 of 1176	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	767 of 1149	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	748 of 1144	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	857 of 1130	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	860 of 1038	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	1102 of 1132	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	931 of 1095	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)55th percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2025)42nd percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts75%~ state avg

Common Core Algebra II65%-10 vs state

Living Environment61%+4 vs state

Global History and Geography53%-23 vs state

Geometry38%-22 vs state

Earth Science36%-29 vs state

U.S. History and Government35%-40 vs state

Life Science Biology34%-24 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences31%-25 vs state

Algebra I27%-29 vs state

Common Core Geometry5%-18 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 Performing Arts And Technology High School

Is Performing Arts And Technology High School a good school?

Performing Arts And Technology High School ranks in the bottom 23.4% of New York high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Performing Arts And Technology High School?

Students at Performing Arts And Technology High School are 56% African American, 37% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

How many students attend Performing Arts And Technology High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 406 students attended Performing Arts And Technology High School.

What district is Performing Arts And Technology High School in?

New York City Geographic District #19

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