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Boerum Hill School For International Studies (The)

Public Grades 6-12
856th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,234 New York High Schools
Better than 31% of New York high schools
Summary

Boerum Hill School For International Studies (The) is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in Brooklyn, New York, with 796 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #15, which is ranked 401 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has faced significant challenges, with a consistently low statewide ranking ranging from 790 to 1210 out of around 1200 New York high schools over the past 10 years, and a SchoolDigger rating that has mostly been 2 stars out of 5. Student performance varies greatly, with female students generally outperforming male students, and Asian and multi-racial students performing the best, while English Language Learners, special education, and low socioeconomic status students perform the worst. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 75.5% to 88.7%, below the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 4.5% to 6.2%, higher than the state average.

Compared to other schools in the area, such as Brooklyn Collaborative Studies and Brooklyn High School Of The Arts, Boerum Hill School For International Studies (The) generally performs below the New York City District #15 and statewide averages on state assessments and Regents exams, particularly in math, science, and some Regents exams. The school's per-student spending has increased, but the student-teacher ratio remains relatively high, suggesting that the additional resources may not be effectively translated into improved student outcomes.

743
Students ?
11.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$28,175
Per pupil spending ?
50.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 284 Baltic St
       Brooklyn, NY  11201

(718) 330-9390

District: New York City Geographic District #15

Racial breakdown:

White:
36.3%
Hispanic:
27.9%
African American:
23.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2015
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (56% vs 62% meeting standards)
!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 31% New York)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school56%
District avg58%
New York avg62%
Middle school
358th of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Top 24%▲ up 65 pts since 2015
From bottom 11% (2015) to top 24% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
856th of 1,234
New York public high schools ?
Bottom 31%▲ up 24 pts since 2015
From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
6th of 13High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #15
401st of 874New York City Geographic District #15 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202572.1358 of 150076.1%★★★★☆
202476.8276 of 150481.6%★★★★☆
202377.2288 of 150080.8%★★★★☆
202256.4586 of 147960.4%★★★☆☆
202174.2241 of 124280.6%★★★★☆
201981.8220 of 143984.7%★★★★☆
201863.8464 of 143867.7%★★★☆☆
201739.1886 of 145539.1%★★☆☆☆
201617.51246 of 142912.8%★☆☆☆☆
201515.21248 of 140711.3%★☆☆☆☆
201414.11267 of 14019.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201314.11225 of 137310.8%★☆☆☆☆
201222.51074 of 133719.7%★☆☆☆☆
201127.0990 of 129523.6%★☆☆☆☆
201020.1996 of 124319.9%★☆☆☆☆
200924.4983 of 122419.7%★☆☆☆☆
200831.0904 of 118523.7%★☆☆☆☆
200735.5810 of 112327.9%★☆☆☆☆
200622.5881 of 109519.5%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202541.5393 of 67641.9%★★☆☆☆
202452.6282 of 70560.0%★★★☆☆
202346.1368 of 69647.1%★★☆☆☆
202230.3511 of 70627.6%★☆☆☆☆
202132.5178 of 25329.6%★★☆☆☆
201973.3123 of 65381.2%★★★★☆
201851.5272 of 66359.0%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
201972.245 of 47390.5%★★★★★
201851.7166 of 50367.0%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202568.7397 of 145772.8%★★★★☆
202481.9204 of 146586.1%★★★★☆
202377.2275 of 146381.2%★★★★☆
202265.2431 of 145470.4%★★★★☆
202178.6161 of 106684.9%★★★★☆
201981.8209 of 137084.7%★★★★☆
201862.5475 of 135364.9%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202549.1458 of 96552.5%★★★☆☆
202461.6295 of 95369.0%★★★☆☆
202365.9259 of 94372.5%★★★★☆
202247.6429 of 91453.1%★★★☆☆
201952.0337 of 82659.2%★★★☆☆
201833.2569 of 81029.8%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202518.9550 of 6038.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201949.7162 of 39258.7%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202539.0777 of 128339.4%★★☆☆☆
202458.6449 of 129665.4%★★★☆☆
202348.3604 of 128853.1%★★★☆☆
202230.5969 of 130625.8%★☆☆☆☆
202156.4321 of 93565.7%★★★☆☆
201951.4496 of 124160.0%★★★☆☆
201839.9744 of 124540.2%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202578.1259 of 145582.2%★★★★☆
202467.7395 of 146473.0%★★★★☆
202370.2358 of 146475.5%★★★★☆
202249.7660 of 145554.6%★★★☆☆
202164.8288 of 107173.1%★★★★☆
201979.8226 of 136683.5%★★★★☆
201864.8406 of 135270.0%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
201983.818 of 12685.7%★★★★☆
201884.621 of 10780.4%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202560.3338 of 129874.0%★★★★☆
202482.2115 of 130391.2%★★★★★
202363.6311 of 130776.2%★★★★☆
202256.2372 of 128371.0%★★★★☆
202185.726 of 52295.0%★★★★★
201982.994 of 113991.7%★★★★★
201840.3670 of 117042.7%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202582.9112 of 77585.5%★★★★☆
202480.8123 of 77884.2%★★★★☆
202381.1128 of 77283.4%★★★★☆
202259.1289 of 74861.4%★★★☆☆
202177.6111 of 61481.9%★★★★☆
201990.852 of 71692.7%★★★★★
201874.8154 of 76379.8%★★★★☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202530.5856 of 123430.6%★★☆☆☆
202433.9809 of 124234.9%★★☆☆☆
202328.6857 of 122830.2%★★☆☆☆
202233.8790 of 119033.6%★★☆☆☆
202170.6138 of 51973.4%★★★★☆
201917.9971 of 120719.6%★☆☆☆☆
20189.31100 of 12109.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201711.61059 of 122113.3%★☆☆☆☆
201610.21210 of 12553.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20159.61172 of 12556.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201418.0993 of 123719.7%★☆☆☆☆
201320.0947 of 121722.2%★☆☆☆☆
201223.0911 of 119824.0%★☆☆☆☆
201123.4916 of 116521.4%★☆☆☆☆
201026.2862 of 111722.8%★☆☆☆☆
200921.7873 of 108619.6%★☆☆☆☆
200812.8925 of 10279.9%★☆☆☆☆
200717.7861 of 100214.1%★☆☆☆☆
20062.8960 of 9862.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20052.9907 of 9353.0%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202521.5610 of 71314.4%★☆☆☆☆
202432.9467 of 69032.3%★★☆☆☆
202324.4528 of 67121.3%★☆☆☆☆
202230.3424 of 59328.5%★☆☆☆☆
201922.6562 of 68618.1%★☆☆☆☆
201819.8597 of 67912.1%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20254.7399 of 4133.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202441.5273 of 42635.9%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202515.3648 of 6693.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.9617 of 6373.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202339.6348 of 58340.3%★★☆☆☆
202224.7417 of 48113.3%★☆☆☆☆
201914.1555 of 5651.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.5524 of 5464.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202536.0787 of 120634.7%★★☆☆☆
202434.0812 of 121933.4%★★☆☆☆
202330.8825 of 119731.1%★★☆☆☆
202230.4801 of 115530.6%★★☆☆☆
201920.2957 of 119319.8%★☆☆☆☆
20188.41103 of 11766.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202529.0628 of 88529.0%★☆☆☆☆
202427.6630 of 86527.2%★☆☆☆☆
202321.9676 of 85120.6%★☆☆☆☆
202236.8462 of 76039.2%★★☆☆☆
201919.1679 of 81516.7%★☆☆☆☆
201810.3751 of 7915.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202516.7574 of 6075.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202236.1248 of 38936.2%★★☆☆☆
201935.1334 of 49332.3%★★☆☆☆
201818.6462 of 4987.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202513.31056 of 117910.4%★☆☆☆☆
202414.41021 of 117012.7%★☆☆☆☆
202311.61035 of 115510.4%★☆☆☆☆
202225.3827 of 110124.9%★☆☆☆☆
201911.81052 of 117910.8%★☆☆☆☆
20184.71128 of 11542.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202528.5862 of 120128.2%★☆☆☆☆
202435.0784 of 121135.3%★★☆☆☆
202327.6843 of 119129.2%★☆☆☆☆
202235.9734 of 115436.4%★★☆☆☆
201917.3975 of 119018.1%★☆☆☆☆
201810.71063 of 11769.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202527.222 of 2718.5%★☆☆☆☆
20241.713 of 130.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202540.0225 of 32831.4%★★☆☆☆
202464.497 of 30668.3%★★★☆☆
20239.4263 of 2723.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201963.064 of 16561.2%★★★☆☆
201829.9124 of 15721.0%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202522.6983 of 114914.4%★☆☆☆☆
202435.8715 of 114437.5%★★☆☆☆
202336.5688 of 113039.1%★★☆☆☆
202242.7537 of 103848.3%★★☆☆☆
201913.01077 of 11324.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.91052 of 10953.9%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202540.6519 of 78834.1%★★☆☆☆
202434.5561 of 78128.2%★☆☆☆☆
202339.7508 of 77634.5%★★☆☆☆
202225.9608 of 73817.6%★☆☆☆☆
201921.0701 of 79311.6%★☆☆☆☆
20188.8737 of 7653.7%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Middle school
English Language Learner (2019)90th percentile+6 vs school
Multi-racial (2019)86th percentile~ school
White (2025)86th percentile+9 vs school
Male (2025)82nd percentile+6 vs school
Special Education (2025)74th percentile~ school
Female (2025)73rd percentile-3 vs school
Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile-24 vs school
African American (2025)42nd percentile-34 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile-37 vs school
Homeless (2025)9th percentile-67 vs school
High school
Female (2025)35th percentile+4 vs school
White (2025)34th percentile+4 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)31st percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)29th percentile~ school
Male (2025)28th percentile~ school
Military Connected (2025)19th percentile-12 vs school
Special Education (2025)14th percentile-16 vs school
African American (2025)14th percentile-16 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-20 vs school
Homeless (2025)5th percentile-25 vs school
Asian (2025)3rd percentile-27 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)3rd percentile-27 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Global History and Geography72%-4 vs state
U.S. History and Government68%-7 vs state
English Language Arts67%+16 vs state
Life Science Biology64%+6 vs state
Math57%+3 vs state
Common Core English Language Arts53%-23 vs state
Geometry51%-9 vs state
Earth and Space Sciences45%-11 vs state
Algebra I42%-14 vs state
Common Core Algebra II42%-33 vs state
Living Environment33%-23 vs state
Chemistry25%-40 vs state
Earth Science6%-59 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 743 students attended Boerum Hill School For International Studies (The).

Students at Boerum Hill School For International Studies (The) are 36% White, 28% Hispanic, 24% African American, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Boerum Hill School For International Studies (The) ranks 856th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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