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Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts

Public Grades 7-12

1112^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 10% of New York high schools

Summary

Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts is a public high school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 189 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #13, which is ranked 617 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New York high schools, with a ranking between 987-1165 out of 1190-1242 schools over the past several years. Its performance on Regents exams is significantly below the district and state averages across various subject areas, including English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 56.82% in Regents/Common Core English Language Arts, 46.88% in Regents/Global History and Geography, and only 8.33% in Regents/Chemistry, compared to the district averages of 77.37%, 86.64%, and 84.76%, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 65.1% to 88.3% over the past few years, which is generally lower than the district and state averages, and its dropout rate has also been higher than the district and state, ranging from 2.0% to 16.2% in recent years.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as George Westinghouse Career And Technical Educational High School, City Polytechnic High School, and Benjamin Banneker Academy, generally perform better than Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts on various academic and performance metrics. These nearby schools have higher Regents exam proficiency rates, higher graduation rates, lower dropout rates, and lower chronic absenteeism compared to Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts. Despite the relatively high per-student spending at the school, its academic and performance metrics remain significantly below the district and state averages, raising questions about the effective utilization of resources and the need to explore strategies to improve the school's educational outcomes.

132

Students ?

5.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$51,410

Per pupil spending ?

92.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 Park Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11205

(718) 834-6760

District: New York City Geographic District #13

Racial breakdown:

African American:

70.5%

Hispanic:

25.8%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2014 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (35% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (53% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg74%

New York avg66%

1,112^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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

617^th of 874New York City Geographic District #13 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	14.9	1385 of 1504	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	1262 of 1500	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	1408 of 1479	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	1304 of 1439	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	1261 of 1438	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.9	1321 of 1455	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.0	1269 of 1429	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.2	1188 of 1407	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.6	1197 of 1401	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.2	1056 of 1373	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.7	1131 of 1337	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.6	1098 of 1295	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	6.5	1186 of 1243	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.6	1082 of 1224	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.1	999 of 1185	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.4	1005 of 1123	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	7.8	1024 of 1095	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	44.3	368 of 705	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	416 of 696	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	543 of 706	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	475 of 653	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	529 of 663	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	32.0	1056 of 1465	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	1137 of 1463	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	1416 of 1454	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	1271 of 1370	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	1285 of 1353	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	16.8	880 of 953	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	742 of 943	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	866 of 914	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	777 of 826	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	798 of 810	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	36.8	295 of 457	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	11.5	1243 of 1296	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	1226 of 1306	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	11.8	1388 of 1464	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	1299 of 1464	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	1329 of 1455	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	1127 of 1366	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	1068 of 1352	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	40.8	717 of 1307	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	384 of 1139	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.2	823 of 1170	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	1112 of 1234	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	1165 of 1242	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1115 of 1228	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	987 of 1190	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	1100 of 1207	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	1106 of 1210	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.9	1022 of 1221	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.8	1163 of 1255	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.6	1070 of 1255	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.9	1148 of 1237	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.5	1151 of 1217	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.4	1062 of 1198	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.1	847 of 1165	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.7	773 of 1117	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.6	819 of 1086	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.2	882 of 1027	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.6	786 of 1002	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.1	818 of 986	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.5	819 of 935	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	560 of 713	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	627 of 690	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	596 of 671	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	537 of 593	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	590 of 686	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	575 of 679	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	1057 of 1206	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	1157 of 1219	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	1079 of 1197	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	971 of 1155	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	1109 of 1193	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	1080 of 1176	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	20.2	724 of 865	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	656 of 851	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	755 of 815	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	666 of 791	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	445 of 607	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	420 of 564	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	353 of 531	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	371 of 493	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.6	273 of 498	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	1106 of 1179	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	1076 of 1170	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	1037 of 1155	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	819 of 1101	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	1066 of 1179	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	1068 of 1154	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	1120 of 1201	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	1114 of 1211	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	1080 of 1191	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	955 of 1154	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	1073 of 1190	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	1131 of 1176	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	793 of 1149	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.9	1010 of 1144	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	960 of 1130	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	850 of 1038	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	955 of 1132	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	837 of 1095	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2024)48th percentile+40 vs school

Special Education (2023)45th percentile+29 vs school

Homeless (2018)35th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2024)28th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2024)8th percentile~ school

Male (2024)5th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)4th percentile-4 vs school

High school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+21 vs school

Homeless (2025)27th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2024)16th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government57%-18 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts57%-18 vs state

Global History and Geography47%-29 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences43%-13 vs state

Life Science Biology38%-21 vs state

Living Environment28%-28 vs state

Geometry10%-50 vs state

Chemistry8%-56 vs state

Algebra I8%-48 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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts	Public	7-12	101 Park Ave	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 834-6760	132	24	5.6	92.4%	2 (1.5%)	93 (70.5%)	34 (25.8%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	11.9	1112^th of 1234 public high schools	9.9%		8.4	1165^th of 1242 public high schools	6.2%	53	8.3		56.8			46.9	28.2		57.1	8.3	37.5	10.0	42.9	$51,410	$2,760	$48,649
Benjamin Banneker Academy	Public	9-12	71-77 Clinton Ave	Brooklyn	11238	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 797-3702	854	57	15.0	79.4%	15 (1.8%)	654 (76.6%)	133 (15.6%)	11 (1.3%)	12 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	27 (3.2%)	56.7	563^rd of 1234 public high schools	54.4%		54.1	600^th of 1242 public high schools	51.7%	37	43.8	85.8	84.2	0.0	71.2	90.4	64.8	21.4	73.4	66.8	49.1	39.1	48.0	$26,726	$2,474	$24,252
Science Skills Center High School	Public	9-12	49 Flatbush Ave Ext	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 243-9413	453	40	11.4	89.4%	17 (3.8%)	273 (60.3%)	105 (23.2%)	34 (7.5%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.5%)	43.7	719^th of 1234 public high schools	41.7%		54.1	598^th of 1242 public high schools	51.9%	121	41.7	75.0	65.4			82.4	85.7	9.1	52.8	62.9	55.8	26.9	69.6	$31,493	$3,274	$28,219
Brooklyn International High School	Public	9-12	49 Flatbush Ave Ext	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 643-9315	290	30	9.5	89.0%	19 (6.6%)	42 (14.5%)	188 (64.8%)	37 (12.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			29.8											$36,617	$4,558	$32,058
Urban Assembly School For Music And Art	Public	9-12	49 Flatbush Ave Ext	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 858-0249	142	17	8.1	86.6%	5 (3.5%)	75 (52.8%)	58 (40.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	15.8	1047^th of 1234 public high schools	15.2%		22.2	952^nd of 1242 public high schools	23.3%	95			55.6		17.7	35.9	47.8		68.4	26.5	50.0	0.0	30.0	$37,723	$2,265	$35,459
George Westinghouse Career And Technical Educational High School	Public	9-12	105 Tech Pl	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 625-6130	557	58	9.6	89.2%	17 (3.1%)	320 (57.5%)	181 (32.5%)	25 (4.5%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	18	1010^th of 1234 public high schools	18.2%		12.1	1111^th of 1242 public high schools	10.5%	101	10.9	42.7	61.7	0.0		61.3	34.1	15.4	51.6	42.4	33.6	15.0		$34,141	$3,034	$31,107
City Polytechnic High School	Public	9-12	105 Tech Pl	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 875-1473	454	32	14.1	76.9%	8 (1.8%)	271 (59.7%)	118 (26.0%)	35 (7.7%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.6%)	22.3	957^th of 1234 public high schools	22.4%		23.2	938^th of 1242 public high schools	24.5%	19		37.9	65.4			64.1	31.7		41.0	20.8	53.9		68.9	$29,335	$2,663	$26,672
Brooklyn Technical High School	Public	9-12	29 Ft Greene Pl	Brooklyn	11217	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	No	(718) 804-6400	5,848	294	19.8	58.7%	1,398 (23.9%)	300 (5.1%)	426 (7.3%)	3,388 (57.9%)	32 (0.5%)	32 (0.5%)	267 (4.6%)	89.4	16^th of 1234 public high schools	98.7%		88.2	16^th of 1242 public high schools	98.7%		97.1	99.7	100.0	96.6		100.0	100.0	87.0	99.3	100.0	100.0	98.4		$21,533	$1,334	$20,199
Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	77 Sands St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 429-8439	628	37	16.9	79.1%	6 (1.0%)	486 (77.4%)	120 (19.1%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	5.6	1199^th of 1234 public high schools	2.8%		5	1209^th of 1242 public high schools	2.7%	10	0.7	9.6	25.7	1.5		43.4	25.6	0.0	41.6	20.4	30.6	6.9		$21,052	$898	$20,155
Urban Assembly School For Law And Justice (The)	Public	9-12	283 Adams St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 858-1160	416	39	10.6	82.0%	14 (3.4%)	242 (58.2%)	132 (31.7%)	17 (4.1%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	44.2	713^th of 1234 public high schools	42.2%		54	601^st of 1242 public high schools	51.6%	112			84.8			86.5	28.6		71.0	33.6	53.9	20.0		$28,605	$2,460	$26,144

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts

What district is Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts in?

New York City Geographic District #13

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In the 2024-25 school year, 132 students attended Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts.

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Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts ranks in the bottom 9.9% of New York high schools.

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Students at Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts are 70% African American, 26% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Asian.

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