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Medgar Evers College Preparatory School

Public Grades 6-12
586th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,234 New York High Schools
Better than 53% of New York high schools
Summary

Medgar Evers College Preparatory School is a public high school serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 1,293 students in Brooklyn, New York. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #17, which is ranked 565 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Medgar Evers College Preparatory School consistently outperforms the district and state averages in proficiency rates across various Regents exams and state assessments, particularly in subjects like English Language Arts, Math, Global History, and U.S. History. The school's performance is especially strong, with certain student subgroups ranking in the top 25% of New York high schools. Medgar Evers also excels in supporting the academic achievement of African American, Hispanic, and Homeless students, as well as Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status students, who rank in the top 50% of New York high schools. The school's four-year graduation rate ranges from 78.6% to 97.9%, which is generally higher than the district and state averages, and its dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 5.7%, are lower than the district and state averages.

When compared to nearby schools within the same district, Medgar Evers College Preparatory School consistently outperforms the other district schools in academic proficiency rates and has better graduation rates and lower dropout rates. However, the school's relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.3% to 41.5%, suggest an area for improvement that the school may need to address.

1,267
Students ?
17.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$23,585
Per pupil spending ?
65.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1186 Carroll St
       Brooklyn, NY  11225-2201

(718) 703-5400

District: New York City Geographic District #17

Racial breakdown:

African American:
89.0%
Hispanic:
6.3%
American Indian:
1.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 52nd percentile in 2014 → 53rd in 2025
Strengths
97% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)
Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District #17
Above the New York median (53rd percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Physics scores 34 pts below the New York average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school67%
District avg51%
New York avg63%
Middle school
102nd of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Top 7%▼ down 6 pts since 2015
From top 1% (2015) to top 7% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
586th of 1,234
New York public high schools ?
Top 47%▼ down 12 pts since 2015
From top 35% (2015) to top 47% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 16High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #17
565th of 874New York City Geographic District #17 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
202592.3102 of 150093.2%★★★★★
202488.3151 of 150490.0%★★★★★
202392.899 of 150093.4%★★★★★
202274.6293 of 147980.2%★★★★☆
202189.395 of 124292.4%★★★★★
201995.860 of 143995.8%★★★★★
201894.661 of 143895.8%★★★★★
201798.227 of 145598.1%★★★★★
201698.519 of 142998.7%★★★★★
201599.210 of 140799.3%★★★★★
201497.820 of 140198.6%★★★★★
201397.323 of 137398.3%★★★★★
201294.022 of 133798.4%★★★★★
201192.440 of 129596.9%★★★★★
201089.460 of 124395.2%★★★★★
200986.821 of 122498.3%★★★★★
200884.0112 of 118590.5%★★★★★
200779.2222 of 112380.2%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202594.338 of 67694.4%★★★★★
202493.833 of 70595.3%★★★★★
202395.933 of 69695.3%★★★★★
202285.363 of 70691.1%★★★★★
202195.54 of 25398.4%★★★★★
201998.514 of 65397.9%★★★★★
201898.417 of 66397.4%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202591.4101 of 145793.1%★★★★★
202487.6146 of 146590.0%★★★★★
202390.2113 of 146392.3%★★★★★
202275.8276 of 145481.0%★★★★☆
202185.3104 of 106690.2%★★★★★
201995.750 of 137096.4%★★★★★
201892.964 of 135395.3%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202490.655 of 95394.2%★★★★★
201987.666 of 82692.0%★★★★★
201885.473 of 81091.0%★★★★★

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202599.110 of 60398.3%★★★★★
202482.359 of 59490.1%★★★★★
202394.220 of 54396.3%★★★★★
202278.265 of 48786.7%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202594.961 of 128395.2%★★★★★
202489.495 of 129692.7%★★★★★
202278.6180 of 130686.2%★★★★☆
202193.836 of 93596.1%★★★★★
201998.433 of 124197.3%★★★★★
201897.831 of 124597.5%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202590.3120 of 145591.8%★★★★★
202486.9154 of 146489.5%★★★★☆
202393.085 of 146494.2%★★★★★
202269.3330 of 145577.3%★★★★☆
202190.074 of 107193.1%★★★★★
201994.078 of 136694.3%★★★★★
201894.758 of 135295.7%★★★★★

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
201995.11 of 1894.4%★★★★★
201897.51 of 2596.0%★★★★★
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202554.7586 of 123452.5%★★★☆☆
202452.6614 of 124250.6%★★★☆☆
202349.1654 of 122846.7%★★☆☆☆
202252.2608 of 119048.9%★★☆☆☆
201950.0672 of 120744.3%★★☆☆☆
201858.5558 of 121053.9%★★★☆☆
201745.1684 of 122144.0%★★☆☆☆
201648.9668 of 125546.8%★★☆☆☆
201560.7445 of 125564.5%★★★☆☆
201454.6590 of 123752.3%★★★☆☆
201366.6415 of 121765.9%★★★☆☆
201267.4373 of 119868.9%★★★☆☆
201165.0371 of 116568.2%★★★☆☆
201070.4225 of 111779.9%★★★★☆
200960.2443 of 108659.2%★★★☆☆
200851.3613 of 102740.3%★★☆☆☆
200743.6691 of 100231.0%★★☆☆☆
200624.3783 of 98620.6%★☆☆☆☆
200533.7714 of 93523.6%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202572.8131 of 71381.6%★★★★☆
202472.0133 of 69080.7%★★★★☆
202369.5144 of 67178.5%★★★★☆
202272.8115 of 59380.6%★★★★☆
201969.2154 of 68677.6%★★★★☆
201876.998 of 67985.6%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202455.5200 of 42653.1%★★★☆☆
202363.9159 of 42462.5%★★★☆☆
202253.7205 of 38646.9%★★☆☆☆
201943.0297 of 44733.6%★★☆☆☆
201864.0175 of 42658.9%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202556.9542 of 120655.1%★★★☆☆
202454.7578 of 121952.6%★★★☆☆
202351.0625 of 119747.8%★★☆☆☆
202255.5554 of 115552.0%★★★☆☆
201949.4679 of 119343.1%★★☆☆☆
201858.4537 of 117654.3%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202574.3161 of 88581.8%★★★★☆
202472.8165 of 86580.9%★★★★☆
202370.0200 of 85176.5%★★★★☆
202264.1227 of 76070.1%★★★★☆
201962.5267 of 81567.2%★★★☆☆
201864.2239 of 79169.8%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202573.976 of 60787.5%★★★★☆
202475.360 of 56489.4%★★★★☆
202376.948 of 53191.0%★★★★★
202285.820 of 38994.9%★★★★★
201981.537 of 49392.5%★★★★★
201874.969 of 49886.1%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202557.2424 of 117964.0%★★★☆☆
202456.5454 of 117061.2%★★★☆☆
202355.3469 of 115559.4%★★★☆☆
202255.9438 of 110160.2%★★★☆☆
201952.4571 of 117951.6%★★★☆☆
201861.7359 of 115468.9%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202551.9599 of 120150.1%★★★☆☆
202449.7635 of 121147.6%★★☆☆☆
202346.9654 of 119145.1%★★☆☆☆
202246.7629 of 115445.5%★★☆☆☆
201948.3668 of 119043.9%★★☆☆☆
201855.0571 of 117651.4%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202227.0171 of 21219.3%★☆☆☆☆
201949.0100 of 16539.4%★★☆☆☆
201847.693 of 15740.8%★★☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
201983.25 of 4689.1%★★★★★
201888.72 of 4395.3%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202565.8270 of 114976.5%★★★★☆
202453.2436 of 114461.9%★★★☆☆
202328.5841 of 113025.6%★☆☆☆☆
202226.2788 of 103824.1%★☆☆☆☆
201925.2885 of 113221.8%★☆☆☆☆
201848.5522 of 109552.3%★★★☆☆
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)
Middle school
Homeless (2025)98th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile~ school
Native American (2019)94th percentile~ school
African American (2025)94th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2024)94th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school
Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school
High school
Native American (2019)89th percentile+45 vs school
Homeless (2025)87th percentile+35 vs school
Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile+29 vs school
African American (2025)82nd percentile+29 vs school
Special Education (2025)77th percentile+24 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+12 vs school
Female (2025)55th percentile+3 vs school
Asian (2024)53rd percentile~ school
Male (2025)50th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2022)19th percentile-30 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I83%+27 vs state
English Language Arts82%+31 vs state
Global History and Geography81%+5 vs state
Common Core English Language Arts81%+6 vs state
Math76%+25 vs state
Common Core Algebra II71%-4 vs state
Living Environment69%+13 vs state
U.S. History and Government65%-10 vs state
Life Science Biology61%+3 vs state
Geometry53%-7 vs state
Chemistry46%-18 vs state
Common Core Geometry38%+15 vs state
Physics34%-34 vs state

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by a student
Monday, November 16, 2020

Open Quote I am a past student at Medgar Evers College Prep School and I attended the middle and high school. Honestly speaking, the middle school is pretty good - by the end of middle school, you child will have already and passed several regents exams and is fully prepared for Advanced Placement classes, which the school offers. However, I struggle to find a word to describe the teachers. In my day, the teachers openly cursed, yelled at, belittled, and straight up embarrassed the students by talking about their financial status, grades, home life, and appearance. But, there are some good ones as well. For the highschool, things are a little different. Because the school brings in new students from other schools and blends them with students who have been attending the school for three years already, things are tense. The students often do not get along and the school makes no effort to help them get along. In addition, the school seems to only care if you are on the track team, super smart, or popular - other than that, they DO NOT care about you. In addition, the school compares the two groups of students over and over again, publically and privately. The classes are okay, but certain teachers do not care, cannot handle the class, or remained unbothered. I have heard many, many teachers call students "stupid", "failures", "nobodies", and many other negative terms amongst themselves or in the presence of the students. The homophobia is this school is also absolutely astonishing and staff has been known to bully students who are known to be part of the LGBTQIA+. In addition, I maintain the fact that yes, there is no gym or auditorium. They only have a cafeteria, affectionately called the "cafegymatorium" by the students and staff. It has been known to attract rats and roaches, but so does every public school. Ultimately, good luck if you are sending your child to this school or are planning to attend in the near future.

P.S. The school is also very famous for covering up issues such as assault, suicide, and inappropriate relationships, so do your research and talk to the past students. Close Quote


by a parent
Thursday, February 7, 2019

Open Quote This is an amazing school that pushes its students to academic greatness. Particularly if they are strong in the areas of science and math. Close Quote


by a parent
Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Open Quote I selected this school as my child first choice for JHS. Close Quote


by a parent
Sunday, March 22, 2009

Open Quote My daughter goes to school here and its the most innovative, dedicated bunch of workers I have ever seen. All the teachers are very professional and wee educated. I will recommend this school any time. Close Quote





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Medgar Evers College Preparatory School ranks 586th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Medgar Evers College Preparatory School are 89% African American, 6% Hispanic, 1% American Indian, 1% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,267 students attended Medgar Evers College Preparatory School.


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