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Brooklyn School For Music & Theater

Public Grades 9-12

1163^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 6% of New York high schools

Summary

Brooklyn School For Music & Theater is a public high school serving 210 students in grades 9-12 in Brooklyn, New York, which is part of the New York City Geographic District #17. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New York high schools over the past several years, with a 0 or 1 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest-performing high schools in the state.

The school's proficiency rates on Regents exams are significantly lower than the district and state averages across most subject areas, including core subjects like English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 5.41% in Chemistry to 50.88% in U.S. History and Government, compared to district averages of 36.28% to 66.92% and state averages of 64.53% to 75.98%. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 78.6% to 90.2% over the past few years, which is below the district and state averages, and its dropout rate has ranged from 2.4% to 5.7%, which is higher than the district and state averages.

Comparisons to nearby schools, such as Medgar Evers College Preparatory School, Brooklyn Academy Of Science And The Environment, and International High School At Prospect Heights, suggest that these schools generally perform better than Brooklyn School For Music & Theater on key metrics like test scores, graduation rates, and student demographics. Despite a significant increase in per-student spending, from $15,725 in 2020-2021 to $36,090 in 2023-2024, the school's performance remains among the lowest in the state.

202

Students ?

8.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,527

Per pupil spending ?

81.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

883 Classon Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11225

(718) 230-6250

District: New York City Geographic District #17

Racial breakdown:

African American:

73.8%

Hispanic:

19.8%

White:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2014 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓89% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (27% vs 67% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 31% New York)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg52%

New York avg67%

1,163^rd of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 16High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #17

565^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	1163 of 1234	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	1120 of 1242	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	1108 of 1228	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	994 of 1190	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	1167 of 1207	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	1169 of 1210	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.8	1159 of 1221	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.0	1078 of 1255	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.9	1042 of 1255	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.6	1072 of 1237	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.4	1015 of 1217	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	7.7	1098 of 1198	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.4	1123 of 1165	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.2	970 of 1117	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	10.7	1016 of 1086	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.8	909 of 1027	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.5	864 of 1002	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.5	859 of 986	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	7.0	879 of 935	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	620 of 713	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	611 of 690	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	556 of 671	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	475 of 593	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	643 of 686	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	641 of 679	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	1148 of 1206	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	1067 of 1219	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	1056 of 1197	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	1026 of 1155	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	1169 of 1193	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.9	1154 of 1176	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	495 of 607	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	359 of 564	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	376 of 531	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	431 of 493	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	467 of 498	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	1121 of 1179	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	1061 of 1170	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	1057 of 1155	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	981 of 1101	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.4	1143 of 1179	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	1123 of 1154	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	1133 of 1201	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	1173 of 1211	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	1143 of 1191	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	942 of 1154	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	1136 of 1190	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	1126 of 1176	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	1043 of 1149	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	1094 of 1144	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	971 of 1130	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	811 of 1038	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	1112 of 1132	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	1082 of 1095	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)18th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government51%-24 vs state

Global History and Geography51%-25 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts50%-25 vs state

Common Core Algebra II40%-35 vs state

Living Environment25%-32 vs state

Life Science Biology22%-36 vs state

Geometry16%-44 vs state

Algebra I10%-46 vs state

Chemistry5%-59 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 School For Music & Theater	Public	9-12	883 Classon Ave	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 230-6250	202	24	8.3	81.2%	6 (3.0%)	149 (73.8%)	40 (19.8%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.2	1163^rd of 1234 public high schools	5.8%		11.3	1120^th of 1242 public high schools	9.8%	43	5.4	40.0	50.0			50.8	25.0		50.9	9.6	22.2	15.5							$37,527	$3,604	$33,924
Brooklyn Academy Of Science And The Environment	Public	9-12	883 Classon Ave	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 230-6363	245	18	13.8	82.0%	8 (3.3%)	180 (73.5%)	38 (15.5%)	10 (4.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.9%)	20.1	984^th of 1234 public high schools	20.3%		32.6	827^th of 1242 public high schools	33.4%	157		17.1	56.3			61.5	44.9	7.7	60.3	43.7	41.7	5.3							$32,917	$3,233	$29,684
International High School At Prospect Heights	Public	9-12	883 Classon Ave	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 230-6333	303	26	11.6	97.4%	15 (5.0%)	60 (19.8%)	167 (55.1%)	11 (3.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	46 (15.2%)								(n/a)			51.1							30.4									$33,459	$3,250	$30,209
High School For Global Citizenship (The)	Public	9-12	883 Classon Ave	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 230-6300	213	20	10.5	93.4%	5 (2.3%)	147 (69.0%)	50 (23.5%)	8 (3.8%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18.6	1001^st of 1234 public high schools	18.9%		7.4	1179^th of 1242 public high schools	5.1%	178		33.3	48.1	4.9	15.4	62.5	30.0		41.9	51.5	51.0	31.3	40.0						$37,729	$3,437	$34,292
Clara Barton High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	901 Classon Ave	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 636-4900	1,325	101	13.1	82.9%	31 (2.3%)	1,076 (81.2%)	131 (9.9%)	17 (1.3%)	25 (1.9%)	4 (0.3%)	41 (3.1%)	25.9	913^th of 1234 public high schools	26.0%		16	1043^rd of 1242 public high schools	16.0%	130	38.1	14.4	72.4		38.9	62.9	43.7		60.0	33.2	38.2	11.8	40.0						$30,443	$2,844	$27,599
Medgar Evers College Preparatory School	Public	6-12	1186 Carroll St	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 703-5400	1,267	74	17.0	65.7%	12 (0.9%)	1,128 (89.0%)	80 (6.3%)	15 (1.2%)	18 (1.4%)	4 (0.3%)	10 (0.8%)	54.7	586^th of 1234 public high schools	52.5%		52.6	614^th of 1242 public high schools	50.6%	28	46.5	70.9	80.9	38.4		81.5	69.4	34.4	65.4	83.0	60.8	53.1		85.6	77.6		76.3		$23,585	$2,603	$20,982
Gotham Professional Arts Academy	Public	9-12	561 Grand Ave	Brooklyn	11238	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 230-7270	219	24	9.1	84.5%	9 (4.1%)	152 (69.4%)	47 (21.5%)	5 (2.3%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)								(n/a)			55.0																$36,585	$2,805	$33,780
John Jay School For Law	Public	9-12	237 7th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 832-4250	450	33	13.7	85.3%	26 (5.8%)	207 (46.0%)	173 (38.4%)	31 (6.9%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	22.1	960^th of 1234 public high schools	22.2%		25.5	902^nd of 1242 public high schools	27.4%	58	8.6	26.9	56.3	7.1		53.5	52.8		72.2	44.9	41.5	23.5							$28,337	$3,171	$25,167
Park Slope Collegiate	Public	6-12	237 7th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 832-4300	512	53	9.5	69.5%	66 (12.9%)	146 (28.5%)	236 (46.1%)	28 (5.5%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	28 (5.5%)	22.9	952^nd of 1234 public high schools	22.9%		26.6	890^th of 1242 public high schools	28.3%	62	10.0	44.0	81.9	14.3		61.6	18.5		51.5	32.7	43.8	17.1		59.0	72.2	53.5	40.5	73.7	$32,604	$2,400	$30,205
Cyberarts Studio Academy	Public	9-12	237 7th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 832-4201	264	30	8.9	86.0%	21 (8.0%)	61 (23.1%)	149 (56.4%)	19 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.3%)	30.6	852^nd of 1234 public high schools	31.0%		19.2	993^rd of 1242 public high schools	20.0%	141	77.8	71.4	63.8	37.5		57.4	33.9		71.8	36.8	52.9	26.7	75.0						$36,628	$3,175	$33,453

Frequently Asked Questions about Brooklyn School For Music & Theater

What is the racial makeup of Brooklyn School For Music & Theater?

Students at Brooklyn School For Music & Theater are 74% African American, 20% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% American Indian.

What district is Brooklyn School For Music & Theater in?

New York City Geographic District #17

Is Brooklyn School For Music & Theater a good school?

Brooklyn School For Music & Theater ranks in the bottom 5.8% of New York high schools.

How many students attend Brooklyn School For Music & Theater?

In the 2024-25 school year, 202 students attended Brooklyn School For Music & Theater.

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