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Cypress Hills Collegiate Preparatory School

Public Grades 9-12

986^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 20% of New York high schools

Summary

Cypress Hills Collegiate Preparatory School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Brooklyn, New York, with 409 students. 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.

Cypress Hills Collegiate Preparatory School has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of New York high schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state. The school's test scores are significantly lower than the district and state averages, with proficiency rates below 60% in all Regents exams. Its four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 80.3% and 97.1%, lower than the state average, and the dropout rate has ranged from 0.9% to 4.9%, higher than the state average. Cypress Hills Collegiate Preparatory School also experiences high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 54.7% in recent years, significantly above the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as School For Classics High School, Transit Technical Career And Technical Education High School, Multicultural High School, and Brooklyn Lab School, all have similar low rankings and performance metrics to Cypress Hills Collegiate Preparatory School, indicating a systemic issue within the New York City Geographic District #19. Despite a significant increase in per-student spending, from $16,493 in 2020-2021 to $29,290 in 2023-2024, the school's academic outcomes have not improved, suggesting the need for a comprehensive review of the district's educational strategies and resource allocation.

413

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,395

Per pupil spending ?

90.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

999 Jamaica Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11208

(718) 647-1672

District: New York City Geographic District #19

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.9%

African American:

11.9%

Asian:

5.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (47% vs 67% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Chemistry scores 57 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg38%

New York avg67%

986^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	19.8	986 of 1234	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	1030 of 1242	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	1132 of 1228	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	969 of 1190	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	476 of 519	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	1147 of 1207	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	1030 of 1210	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.4	1013 of 1221	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.4	1106 of 1255	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.6	1171 of 1255	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.6	1156 of 1237	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.9	968 of 1217	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.3	1080 of 1198	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.7	998 of 1165	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	4.4	1088 of 1117	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	521 of 713	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	592 of 690	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	527 of 671	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.6	356 of 593	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.0	614 of 686	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	452 of 679	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	330 of 413	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	368 of 426	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	360 of 386	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.1	443 of 447	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.2	418 of 426	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	238 of 669	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.4	430 of 637	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.7	481 of 583	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.6	256 of 481	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.0	20 of 23	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	532 of 565	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	437 of 546	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	909 of 1206	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	958 of 1219	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	1096 of 1197	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	903 of 1155	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	280 of 290	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	1129 of 1193	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	959 of 1176	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	644 of 885	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	666 of 865	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	772 of 851	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	606 of 760	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	749 of 815	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	634 of 791	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	363 of 607	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	457 of 564	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	395 of 531	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.3	111 of 389	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	50.1	212 of 493	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	186 of 498	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	939 of 1179	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	968 of 1170	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	1058 of 1155	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	896 of 1101	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	1131 of 1179	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	1016 of 1154	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	1029 of 1201	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	1057 of 1211	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	1108 of 1191	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	1014 of 1154	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	337 of 354	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	1135 of 1190	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	1074 of 1176	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	494 of 1149	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.2	798 of 1144	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	10.8	1102 of 1130	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	878 of 1038	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	1083 of 1132	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	857 of 1095	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)64th percentile+44 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+37 vs school

Homeless (2025)40th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Global History and Geography61%-15 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts57%-18 vs state

Living Environment55%~ state avg

Common Core Algebra II50%-25 vs state

U.S. History and Government50%-26 vs state

Life Science Biology36%-22 vs state

Algebra I32%-24 vs state

Common Core Geometry20%-4 vs state

Chemistry8%-57 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 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 Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Multicultural High School	Public	9-12	999 Jamaica Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 827-2796	282	23	12.2	94.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	263 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.0%)	10.2	1133^rd of 1234 public high schools	8.2%		4.8	1213^th of 1242 public high schools	2.3%	80		0.0	28.9	0.0		49.0	48.3		44.7	37.9	5.0	0.0								$33,822	$3,232	$30,590
Cypress Hills Collegiate Preparatory School	Public	9-12	999 Jamaica Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 647-1672	413	35	11.8	90.3%	5 (1.2%)	49 (11.9%)	330 (79.9%)	22 (5.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	19.8	986^th of 1234 public high schools	20.1%		16.6	1030^th of 1242 public high schools	17.1%	44	7.7	50.0	57.0	20.0		60.7	55.5		49.5	32.1	36.2									$30,395	$2,972	$27,423
Brooklyn Lab School	Public	9-12	999 Jamaica Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 235-3592	459	43	10.7	86.1%	7 (1.5%)	93 (20.3%)	309 (67.3%)	40 (8.7%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	14.8	1066^th of 1234 public high schools	13.6%		17.1	1020^th of 1242 public high schools	17.9%	46	13.6	45.7	57.4	2.2	0.0	63.6	32.2		38.4	32.7	38.6	5.7								$29,860	$3,150	$26,710
Academy Of Innovative Technology	Public	9-12	999 Jamaica Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 827-2469	390	37	10.6	80.3%	14 (3.6%)	111 (28.5%)	227 (58.2%)	33 (8.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	30.4	858^th of 1234 public high schools	30.5%		31.3	843^rd of 1242 public high schools	32.1%	15	32.1	58.6	67.8	12.8	45.7	77.4	37.0		57.3	33.3	42.2	29.3	51.6							$32,073	$2,859	$29,214
Urban Assembly School For Collaborative Healthcare (The)	Public	9-12	999 Jamaica Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 277-1572	377	27	13.8	82.5%	9 (2.4%)	87 (23.1%)	233 (61.8%)	29 (7.7%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	10.3	1129^th of 1234 public high schools	8.5%		12.5	1101^st of 1242 public high schools	11.4%	28	8.7	7.1	44.2			63.1	20.5	0.0	54.8	15.7	36.8	17.9	6.5							$28,966	$2,454	$26,512
Transit Technical Career And Technical Education High School	Public	9-12	1 Wells St	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 647-5204	795	77	10.3	82.4%	13 (1.6%)	376 (47.3%)	239 (30.1%)	83 (10.4%)	20 (2.5%)	7 (0.9%)	57 (7.2%)	19.5	993^rd of 1234 public high schools	19.5%		13.6	1078^th of 1242 public high schools	13.2%	85	5.2	37.0	85.6	7.1	3.6	64.7	22.5		52.2	13.7	24.7	6.7	50.0							$35,443	$2,989	$32,454
Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School	Public	6-12	91-30 Metropolitan Ave	Forest Hills	11375	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 286-3500	837	68	12.3	68.9%	88 (10.5%)	68 (8.1%)	420 (50.2%)	173 (20.7%)	49 (5.9%)	6 (0.7%)	33 (3.9%)	31.6	839^th of 1234 public high schools	32.0%		38.8	763^rd of 1242 public high schools	38.6%	76	22.3	53.4	81.1	6.7		70.4	29.6		67.6	39.7	64.4	15.8	26.0	57.3	53.3	53.5	54.5	34.0	49.5	$28,007	$2,015	$25,992
Queens Metropolitan High School	Public	9-12	91-30 Metropolitan Ave	Forest Hills	11375	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 286-3600	1,068	72	14.8	66.9%	371 (34.7%)	38 (3.6%)	523 (49.0%)	109 (10.2%)	7 (0.7%)	5 (0.5%)	15 (1.4%)	50.1	640^th of 1234 public high schools	48.1%		55.5	583^rd of 1242 public high schools	53.1%	57	45.6	70.5	85.6	35.1	18.0	78.3	42.9	100.0	84.9	53.4	70.0	22.1	62.9							$24,729	$1,558	$23,172
High School-Construction Trades Engineering & Architecture	Public	9-12	94-06 104th St	Ozone Park	11416	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 846-6280	1,074	74	14.4	77.5%	84 (7.8%)	91 (8.5%)	434 (40.4%)	368 (34.3%)	59 (5.5%)	17 (1.6%)	21 (2.0%)	57.3	553^rd of 1234 public high schools	55.2%		64.9	438^th of 1242 public high schools	64.7%	115	30.1	58.6	83.5	35.7	27.3	92.1	34.6	33.0	78.3	80.3	71.5	65.4	74.7							$27,355	$2,206	$25,149
School For Classics High School	Public	9-12	370 Fountain Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 277-1069	358	28	12.7	91.6%	19 (5.3%)	129 (36.0%)	137 (38.3%)	60 (16.8%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	4.8	1210^th of 1234 public high schools	1.9%		3.7	1227^th of 1242 public high schools	1.2%	17	0.0	4.4	38.1			24.4	31.0		18.5	18.1	22.8	7.1								$30,513	$2,633	$27,880

Frequently Asked Questions about Cypress Hills Collegiate Preparatory School

Is Cypress Hills Collegiate Preparatory School a good school?

Cypress Hills Collegiate Preparatory School ranks in the bottom 20.1% of New York high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Cypress Hills Collegiate Preparatory School?

Students at Cypress Hills Collegiate Preparatory School are 80% Hispanic, 12% African American, 5% Asian, 1% White.

How many students attend Cypress Hills Collegiate Preparatory School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended Cypress Hills Collegiate Preparatory School.

What district is Cypress Hills Collegiate Preparatory School in?

New York City Geographic District #19

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