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Midwood High School

Q: Is Midwood High School a good school?

Midwood High School ranks 470 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

470^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 62% of New York high schools

Summary

Midwood High School is a large public high school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 3,908 students in grades 9-12 and part of the New York City Geographic District #22. This high-performing school consistently ranks in the top 35% of New York high schools, with strong academic outcomes and a diverse student population.

Midwood High School's academic excellence is evident in its performance on Regents exams, where it outperforms the district and state averages in subjects like Chemistry, English Language Arts, and Global History. The school's four-year graduation rate, ranging from 83.9% to 93.7%, is generally higher than the district and state averages, and its dropout rate, between 1.6% and 4.9%, is lower. Compared to nearby schools like Brooklyn College Academy and James Madison High School, Midwood High School demonstrates stronger academic performance.

While Midwood High School's chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25.0% to 34.1%, is an area of concern, the school's increased spending per student, from $10,381 in 2020-2021 to $22,946 in 2023-2024, may contribute to its academic success. Additionally, the presence of other high-performing schools in the broader area, such as Science Technology & Research Early College, suggests that Midwood High School faces competition from exceptional educational institutions in the region.

3,657

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,675

Per pupil spending ?

76.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2839 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11210-2196

(718) 724-8500

District: New York City Geographic District #22

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

43.2%

African American:

20.1%

White:

19.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 59th percentile in 2014 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (73% vs 66% meeting standards)

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Above the New York median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Earth Science scores 40 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg67%

New York avg66%

470^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #22

412^th of 874New York City Geographic District #22 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	62.5	470 of 1234	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.6	446 of 1242	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	418 of 1228	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.4	322 of 1190	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	68.1	380 of 1207	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	433 of 1210	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.0	362 of 1221	70.4%	★★★★☆
2016	57.1	517 of 1255	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.9	463 of 1255	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.5	507 of 1237	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.3	445 of 1217	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.9	565 of 1198	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.0	567 of 1165	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.9	464 of 1117	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.4	492 of 1086	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.3	486 of 1027	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.7	307 of 1002	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.3	429 of 986	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.0	359 of 935	61.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	263 of 713	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	215 of 690	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	220 of 671	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	196 of 593	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	137 of 686	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.6	152 of 679	77.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	165 of 413	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	173 of 426	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	188 of 424	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.0	140 of 386	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	200 of 447	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	201 of 426	52.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	445 of 669	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	269 of 637	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	324 of 583	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	252 of 481	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	302 of 565	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	228 of 546	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	376 of 1206	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.5	388 of 1219	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.9	346 of 1197	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	267 of 1155	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	324 of 1193	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	67.4	366 of 1176	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	413 of 885	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	301 of 865	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	294 of 851	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.9	181 of 760	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	186 of 815	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	200 of 791	74.7%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	92 of 607	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	66 of 564	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	83 of 531	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	34 of 389	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	83.0	32 of 493	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	83.0	34 of 498	93.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	288 of 1179	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	252 of 1170	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	223 of 1155	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	132 of 1101	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	196 of 1179	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	233 of 1154	79.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	561 of 1201	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	522 of 1211	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	427 of 1191	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.0	383 of 1154	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	463 of 1190	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	536 of 1176	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	22.9	14 of 15	6.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	102 of 328	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	116 of 306	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.9	68 of 272	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	20 of 212	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	69.2	46 of 165	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	63.6	58 of 157	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	19 of 47	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	10 of 41	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	56.4	12 of 41	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	7 of 28	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	13 of 43	69.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	545 of 1149	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	452 of 1144	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	481 of 1130	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	377 of 1038	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	441 of 1132	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	492 of 1095	55.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	273 of 788	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	300 of 781	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	194 of 776	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	126 of 738	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.0	200 of 793	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	61.8	254 of 765	66.8%	★★★☆☆

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)85th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)69th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)60th percentile~ school

Native American (2025)60th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile-28 vs school

Military Connected (2023)7th percentile-59 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts83%+8 vs state

Global History and Geography83%+7 vs state

Chemistry83%+18 vs state

Physics83%+14 vs state

U.S. History and Government80%+5 vs state

Common Core Algebra II75%~ state avg

Geometry71%+11 vs state

Life Science Biology69%+11 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences62%+6 vs state

Algebra I53%-3 vs state

Living Environment41%-15 vs state

Earth Science25%-40 vs state

Common Core Geometry14%-9 vs state

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Saturday, January 2, 2010

I love going to Midwood High School!!!! It is very diverse and has a lot of school spirit! 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
Midwood High School	Public	9-12	2839 Bedford Ave	Brooklyn	11210	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 724-8500	3,657	232	15.7	76.9%	702 (19.2%)	736 (20.1%)	501 (13.7%)	1,579 (43.2%)	29 (0.8%)	22 (0.6%)	87 (2.4%)	62.5	470^th of 1234 public high schools	61.9%		64.6	446^th of 1242 public high schools	64.1%	24	82.7	74.6	83.3	14.4	25.0	82.8	41.2	82.6	79.6	52.6	69.5	70.9	62.4								$24,675	$2,289	$22,387
Urban Dove Team Charter School	Public, Charter	10-12	1256 E 21st St	Brooklyn	11210	Kings County	Urban Dove Team Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 783-8232	289	27	10.7	90.3%	26 (9.0%)	163 (56.4%)	80 (27.7%)	14 (4.8%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	7.5	1174^th of 1234 public high schools	4.9%		9.4	1150^th of 1242 public high schools	7.4%	24			44.8		3.2	56.7	21.1		41.4	4.0											$28,604	$1,002	$27,602
Edward R Murrow High School	Public	9-12	1600 Ave L	Brooklyn	11230	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 258-9283	3,503	237	14.7	68.2%	1,056 (30.1%)	664 (19.0%)	835 (23.8%)	775 (22.1%)	22 (0.6%)	10 (0.3%)	139 (4.0%)	42	733^rd of 1234 public high schools	40.6%		42.7	730^th of 1242 public high schools	41.2%	3	44.4	45.6	77.2	19.0	15.7	83.8	29.7	60.7	74.3	33.8	57.6	51.1	56.1								$26,027	$2,294	$23,733
Science Technology & Research Early College	Public	6-12	911 Flatbush Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 564-2540	586	37	16.0	79.9%	17 (2.9%)	451 (77.0%)	75 (12.8%)	19 (3.2%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	62.9	460^th of 1234 public high schools	62.7%		56.8	569^th of 1242 public high schools	54.2%	109	61.1	69.0	86.8	12.5	60.0	82.7	35.3	42.9	80.0	74.5	75.3	45.2	56.3	63.0	97.9	88.1	63.0	93.3	76.2		$26,455	$2,641	$23,813
High School For Youth And Community Development At Erasmus	Public	9-12	911 Flatbush Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 564-2470	513	29	17.7	84.4%	14 (2.7%)	334 (65.1%)	137 (26.7%)	12 (2.3%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	24.6	932^nd of 1234 public high schools	24.5%		7.8	1172^nd of 1242 public high schools	5.6%	240		43.8	65.3	0.0	31.3	63.3	40.2		64.3	39.4	30.6	32.1	17.7								$31,238	$2,701	$28,536
High School For Service And Learning At Erasmus	Public	9-12	911 Flatbush Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 564-2551	249	20	12.4	86.3%	7 (2.8%)	147 (59.0%)	69 (27.7%)	17 (6.8%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	15.3	1053^rd of 1234 public high schools	14.7%		9.4	1148^th of 1242 public high schools	7.6%	95		25.0	53.7	60.0	22.6	60.9	36.7		60.3	22.5	13.3	20.0	33.3								$31,201	$2,366	$28,835
Academy Of Hospitality And Tourism	Public	9-12	911 Flatbush Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 564-2580	402	32	12.4	83.8%	16 (4.0%)	241 (60.0%)	116 (28.9%)	16 (4.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	26.9	898^th of 1234 public high schools	27.2%		23.9	927^th of 1242 public high schools	25.4%	29	0.0	49.2	90.2	14.3	63.6	61.1	32.5		58.8	46.2	10.7	15.2	21.8								$30,958	$2,837	$28,121
Academy For College Prep And Career Exp	Public	6-12	911 Flatbush Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 564-2566	441	38	11.6	95.9%	13 (2.9%)	293 (66.4%)	122 (27.7%)	6 (1.4%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37.8	773^rd of 1234 public high schools	37.4%		68.3	373^rd of 1242 public high schools	70.0%	400		100.0	71.7			71.9	84.4		32.0	56.6	60.0	37.0	85.7	29.4	46.7	38.6	47.1	77.4	29.6	34.1	$28,539	$3,503	$25,036
Brooklyn College Academy	Public	9-12	350 Coney Island Ave	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 853-6184	634	33	19.4	75.9%	28 (4.4%)	463 (73.0%)	75 (11.8%)	38 (6.0%)	8 (1.3%)	6 (0.9%)	16 (2.5%)	72.2	286^th of 1234 public high schools	76.8%		66.2	424^th of 1242 public high schools	65.9%	138		56.8	91.4	20.0	30.8	93.6	93.1		90.3	60.2	79.5	86.9	73.7								$24,365	$2,145	$22,220
Urban Assembly School For Leadership And Empowerment	Public	6-12	4200 16th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 438-3893	487	46	10.6	86.9%	96 (19.7%)	27 (5.5%)	92 (18.9%)	245 (50.3%)	15 (3.1%)	5 (1.0%)	7 (1.4%)	35.1	803^rd of 1234 public high schools	34.9%		36.1	792^nd of 1242 public high schools	36.2%	11	52.7	35.1	65.6			74.7	41.1		84.8	47.2	44.2	34.0		51.3	75.4	66.7	50.0	56.3			$30,360	$2,652	$27,708

Frequently Asked Questions about Midwood High School

How many students attend Midwood High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 3,657 students attended Midwood High School.

Is Midwood High School a good school?

Midwood High School ranks 470^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Midwood High School?

Students at Midwood High School are 43% Asian, 20% African American, 19% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Midwood High School in?

New York City Geographic District #22

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