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City Polytechnic High School

Public Grades 9-12

957^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 22% of New York high schools

Summary

City Polytechnic High School is a public high school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 426 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #13, which is ranked 617 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

City Polytechnic High School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New York high schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's four-year graduation rate ranges from 80.5% to 88.3%, which is below the state average, and its dropout rate is higher than the state average, ranging from 2.0% to 4.9%. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 29.1% to 37.7%, significantly higher than the state average. On Regents/Common Core exams, the school's performance is consistently lower than the district and state averages across all subject areas.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same district, such as Dr. Susan S. McKinney Secondary School of the Arts, George Westinghouse Career and Technical Educational High School, and Urban Assembly School for Law and Justice, also perform poorly on various metrics, with low statewide rankings, high chronic absenteeism rates, and low test scores. The school's per-student spending has increased significantly, from $15,018 in 2020-2021 to $29,434 in 2023-2024, but this increased funding has not translated into improved academic outcomes.

454

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,335

Per pupil spending ?

76.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

105 Tech Pl
Brooklyn, NY 11201

(718) 875-1473

District: New York City Geographic District #13

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.7%

Hispanic:

26.0%

Asian:

7.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2014 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg73%

New York avg67%

957^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	22.3	957 of 1234	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	938 of 1242	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	962 of 1228	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	851 of 1190	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	1036 of 1207	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	942 of 1210	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.0	939 of 1221	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.1	888 of 1255	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.5	858 of 1255	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	29.2	861 of 1237	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	27.1	863 of 1217	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.4	868 of 1198	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.2	897 of 1165	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	478 of 713	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	431 of 690	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	466 of 671	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	332 of 593	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.7	560 of 686	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	469 of 679	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	374 of 413	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	358 of 426	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	365 of 424	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	316 of 386	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	371 of 426	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	522 of 669	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.6	271 of 637	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	19.7	546 of 583	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	41.0	270 of 481	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	1015 of 1206	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	970 of 1219	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	959 of 1197	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	783 of 1155	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.3	1014 of 1193	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	985 of 1176	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	613 of 885	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	430 of 865	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.2	475 of 851	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	465 of 760	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	578 of 815	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	515 of 791	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	420 of 607	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	475 of 564	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.0	328 of 531	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.1	81 of 389	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	21.6	444 of 493	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.5	173 of 498	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	958 of 1179	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	912 of 1170	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	914 of 1155	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	789 of 1101	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	1031 of 1179	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	912 of 1154	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	905 of 1201	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	882 of 1211	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	933 of 1191	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	826 of 1154	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	1002 of 1190	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	910 of 1176	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	741 of 1149	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	843 of 1144	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	887 of 1130	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.7	624 of 1038	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.3	995 of 1132	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	881 of 1095	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	8.1	733 of 776	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	564 of 793	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)36th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)33rd percentile+11 vs school

Homeless (2025)31st percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)9th percentile-13 vs school

White (2023)6th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Earth and Space Sciences69%+13 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts65%-10 vs state

Global History and Geography64%-12 vs state

Life Science Biology54%-4 vs state

U.S. History and Government41%-34 vs state

Common Core Algebra II38%-37 vs state

Living Environment32%-25 vs state

Algebra I21%-35 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, February 29, 2016

The teachers are great at this school and really work hard. The principal, Yusuf Muhammed, on the other hand, spends most of his time increasing the hype of the school without actually doing anything within the school. He thinks the best way to help our high school-aged youth is to continually pass them on to the next grade, even if they aren't educationally ready and to discard any type of discipline structure in the school, even though research for decades has shown that students perform better when they are held accountable for their decisions.

Demand a better education from your schools, parents! Make sure your students are actually being prepared for college or life after high school. Your children learning lessons like, "It's ok to show up for class only once per week; I'm sure your full-time boss will also be ok if you show up only once per week" or "It's ok if you don't know how to write a grammatically correct sentence; I'm sure your professor in college will take the time to show you how instead of just giving you a D," are not helping the children of NYC. Close Quote

Schools Near City Polytechnic High School

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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
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
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
Urban Assembly Institute Of Math And Science For Young Women	Public	6-12	283 Adams St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 260-2300	352	35	9.9	83.0%	47 (13.4%)	183 (52.0%)	53 (15.1%)	52 (14.8%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.3%)	13.2	1092^nd of 1234 public high schools	11.5%		9.2	1154^th of 1242 public high schools	7.1%	62		35.3	44.0			60.9	44.4		43.7	25.6	40.0	32.1	20.2	55.0	46.7	58.8	50.0	45.2	$33,078	$3,051	$30,027
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
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
Brooklyn Frontiers High School	Public	9-12	112 Schermerhorn St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 722-4727	160	20	8.1	93.8%	7 (4.4%)	89 (55.6%)	56 (35.0%)	6 (3.8%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.6	978^th of 1234 public high schools	20.7%		24.8	916^th of 1242 public high schools	26.2%	62			59.5			68.9	38.1		49.3	39.5	18.8								$38,854	$3,881	$34,973
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 City Polytechnic High School

Is City Polytechnic High School a good school?

City Polytechnic High School ranks in the bottom 22.4% of New York high schools.

What is the racial makeup of City Polytechnic High School?

Students at City Polytechnic High School are 60% African American, 26% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% White, 2% American Indian.

What district is City Polytechnic High School in?

New York City Geographic District #13

How many students attend City Polytechnic High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 454 students attended City Polytechnic High School.

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