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Brooklyn Community Arts And Media High School (Bcam)

Q: Is Brooklyn Community Arts And Media High School (Bcam) a good school?

Brooklyn Community Arts And Media High School (Bcam) ranks in the bottom 19.0% of New York high schools.

Q: How many students attend Brooklyn Community Arts And Media High School (Bcam)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 360 students attended Brooklyn Community Arts And Media High School (Bcam).

Q: What is the racial makeup of Brooklyn Community Arts And Media High School (Bcam)?

Students at Brooklyn Community Arts And Media High School (Bcam) are 63% African American, 33% Hispanic, 1% White.

Public Grades 9-12

1000^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 19% of New York high schools

Summary

Brooklyn Community Arts And Media High School (Bcam) is a public high school serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 398, located in Brooklyn, New York as part of the New York City Geographic District #13.

Bcam consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New York high schools based on the SchoolDigger statewide ranking, significantly lower than nearby high-performing schools like Bedford Academy High School, Brooklyn Technical High School, and El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice. Bcam's proficiency rates on Regents exams are also significantly lower than district and state averages across all subject areas, and its 4-year graduation rate has ranged from 84.3% to 88.3% in recent years, lower than the state average. Additionally, Bcam has had very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.1% to 38.1% in recent years.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($39,020 in 2023-2024) compared to the state average and many nearby schools, Bcam is unable to translate this additional funding into improved academic performance, graduation rates, and other key metrics. The school's struggles are particularly pronounced for its African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education student populations, suggesting the school may not be effectively meeting the needs of its most vulnerable students. Addressing Bcam's persistent challenges will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve academic achievement, graduation rates, and support for disadvantaged student populations.

360

Students ?

8.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$40,950

Per pupil spending ?

86.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Willoughby Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11205

(718) 230-5748

District: New York City Geographic District #13

Racial breakdown:

African American:

63.3%

Hispanic:

32.8%

White:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 31% New York)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg75%

New York avg66%

1,000^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	1000 of 1234	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	1060 of 1242	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	1139 of 1228	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	1114 of 1190	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.3	519 of 519	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	1059 of 1207	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	1054 of 1210	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.3	1146 of 1221	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.7	1085 of 1255	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.0	1105 of 1255	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.7	1128 of 1237	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.5	1060 of 1217	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.1	982 of 1198	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.7	967 of 1165	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.7	1001 of 1117	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	5.3	1066 of 1086	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.2	978 of 1027	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	437 of 713	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.5	524 of 690	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	594 of 671	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	556 of 593	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	579 of 686	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	576 of 679	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	557 of 669	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	405 of 637	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	439 of 583	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	443 of 481	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	500 of 565	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	452 of 546	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	993 of 1206	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	1065 of 1219	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	1102 of 1197	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	1092 of 1155	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	998 of 1193	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	962 of 1176	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	758 of 885	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	760 of 865	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	752 of 851	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	687 of 760	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	611 of 815	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.3	463 of 791	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	553 of 607	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	418 of 564	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	479 of 531	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	333 of 389	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	310 of 493	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	369 of 498	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	1004 of 1179	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	1065 of 1170	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	1082 of 1155	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	1050 of 1101	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	1026 of 1179	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	1008 of 1154	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	982 of 1201	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	952 of 1211	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	1127 of 1191	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	1094 of 1154	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	1112 of 1190	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	1113 of 1176	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	2.8	303 of 306	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	259 of 272	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	670 of 1149	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	826 of 1144	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	939 of 1130	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	880 of 1038	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	898 of 1132	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	960 of 1095	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	0.1	736 of 738	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+23 vs school

African American (2025)39th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile-5 vs school

Homeless (2025)9th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)1st percentile-14 vs school

White (2022)<1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Global History and Geography68%-8 vs state

U.S. History and Government67%-8 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts43%-33 vs state

Algebra I41%-15 vs state

Living Environment40%-17 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences32%-24 vs state

Life Science Biology31%-28 vs state

Common Core Algebra II31%-44 vs state

Chemistry5%-59 vs state

Geometry0%-60 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)		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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brooklyn Community Arts And Media High School (Bcam)	Public	9-12	300 Willoughby Ave	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 230-5748	360	44	8.2	86.9%	5 (1.4%)	228 (63.3%)	118 (32.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	18.7	1000^th of 1234 public high schools	19.0%		14.5	1060^th of 1242 public high schools	14.7%	60	5.4	30.6	42.7			68.0	39.6		67.0	41.3	30.7	0.0	31.6						$40,950	$2,837	$38,113
Brooklyn High School For Leadership And Community Service	Public	9-12	300 Willoughby Ave	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 638-3062	154	18	8.8	96.1%	2 (1.3%)	78 (50.6%)	70 (45.5%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6.6	1188^th of 1234 public high schools	3.7%		4.7	1215^th of 1242 public high schools	2.2%	27			28.3			58.1	25.0		22.2	0.0	50.0								$43,758	$4,043	$39,715
Bedford Academy High School	Public	9-12	1119 Bedford Ave	Brooklyn	11217	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 398-3061	338	27	12.3	79.0%	16 (4.7%)	228 (67.5%)	59 (17.5%)	21 (6.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	75.1	234^th of 1234 public high schools	81.0%		73.6	271^st of 1242 public high schools	78.2%	37	53.9		93.1		100.0	89.2	96.2	100.0	86.8	81.5	76.7	62.7	68.9						$28,673	$2,927	$25,746
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
Brooklyn Academy High School	Public	10-12	832 Marcy Ave	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 638-4237	108	13	8.4	92.6%	1 (0.9%)	86 (79.6%)	19 (17.6%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.1	1007^th of 1234 public high schools	18.4%		17	1022^nd of 1242 public high schools	17.7%	15			31.7			73.7	17.7		58.6	50.0	12.5								$44,236	$4,110	$40,126
Juan Morel Campos Secondary School	Public	6-12	215 Heyward St	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 302-7900	458	58	7.8	95.2%	14 (3.1%)	108 (23.6%)	330 (72.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21.5	967^th of 1234 public high schools	21.6%		28.4	869^th of 1242 public high schools	30.0%	98	19.1	13.5	64.1	4.0	14.3	68.1	33.3		73.7	30.6	33.3	7.9	14.7	37.5	34.4	38.2	14.3	37.9	$43,420	$3,298	$40,122
Ps 373 Brooklyn Transition Center	Public	9-12	185 Ellery St	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 782-6800	433	83	5.2	95.2%	22 (5.1%)	238 (55.0%)	141 (32.6%)	18 (4.2%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)								(n/a)																			$93,339	$2,054	$91,286
Ps 753 School For Career Development	Public	9-12	510 Clermont Ave	Brooklyn	11238	Kings County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 857-4646	408	100	4.0	93.1%	18 (4.4%)	267 (65.4%)	102 (25.0%)	10 (2.5%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)								(n/a)																			$105,580	$1,442	$104,137
El Puente Academy For Peace And Justice	Public	9-12	250 Hooper St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 387-1125	179	18	10.0	89.9%	1 (0.6%)	25 (14.0%)	150 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)								(n/a)			87.0																$35,515	$2,686	$32,829
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Brooklyn Community Arts And Media High School (Bcam)

What is the racial makeup of Brooklyn Community Arts And Media High School (Bcam)?

Students at Brooklyn Community Arts And Media High School (Bcam) are 63% African American, 33% Hispanic, 1% White.

How many students attend Brooklyn Community Arts And Media High School (Bcam)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 360 students attended Brooklyn Community Arts And Media High School (Bcam).

What district is Brooklyn Community Arts And Media High School (Bcam) in?

New York City Geographic District #13

Is Brooklyn Community Arts And Media High School (Bcam) a good school?

Brooklyn Community Arts And Media High School (Bcam) ranks in the bottom 19.0% of New York high schools.

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