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High School For Youth And Community Development At Erasmus

Public Grades 9-12

932^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 24% of New York high schools

Summary

High School For Youth And Community Development At Erasmus is a public high school in Brooklyn, New York that serves 487 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #17, which is ranked 565 out of 874 districts in the state.

Academically, High School For Youth And Community Development At Erasmus has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of New York high schools, with performance on Regents exams below the district and state averages. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 78.6% to 91.2%, lower than the district and state, and its dropout rate has been between 2.6% and 5.7%, higher than the district and state. Additionally, the school has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 10.9% to 41.5%, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same district, such as Brooklyn Institute For Liberal Arts, High School For Public Service-Heroes Of Tomorrow, and Medgar Evers College Preparatory School, have similar academic performance and demographic profiles to High School For Youth And Community Development At Erasmus. However, the school appears to be doing a better job supporting certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and students with special needs, with higher rankings for these groups compared to its overall ranking.

513

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,238

Per pupil spending ?

84.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

911 Flatbush Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11226

(718) 564-2470

District: New York City Geographic District #17

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.1%

Hispanic:

26.7%

White:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2014 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓88% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (49% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Earth and Space Sciences scores 38 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg51%

New York avg66%

932^nd of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	24.6	932 of 1234	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	1172 of 1242	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	1121 of 1228	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	1022 of 1190	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	1082 of 1207	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	1119 of 1210	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.1	1119 of 1221	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	26.1	951 of 1255	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.6	939 of 1255	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.6	1043 of 1237	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.5	951 of 1217	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.3	979 of 1198	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.7	1063 of 1165	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.2	1005 of 1117	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	7.9	1043 of 1086	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.6	1013 of 1027	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.7	964 of 1002	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.9	940 of 986	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	436 of 713	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.7	607 of 690	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	575 of 671	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	411 of 593	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.3	528 of 686	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	617 of 679	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	10.2	395 of 424	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.7	383 of 386	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	398 of 447	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	0.4	426 of 426	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	93 of 669	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	36.3	418 of 637	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	428 of 583	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	427 of 481	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	422 of 565	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	397 of 546	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	911 of 1206	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	1128 of 1219	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1087 of 1197	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	995 of 1155	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	1041 of 1193	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	1088 of 1176	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	474 of 885	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	9.1	828 of 865	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	686 of 851	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	591 of 760	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	725 of 815	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	637 of 791	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	381 of 607	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.4	527 of 564	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	443 of 531	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	294 of 389	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.5	192 of 493	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.8	406 of 498	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	878 of 1179	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	1118 of 1170	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	1063 of 1155	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	951 of 1101	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	1059 of 1179	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1074 of 1154	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	885 of 1201	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	1139 of 1211	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	1086 of 1191	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	986 of 1154	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	1060 of 1190	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	1109 of 1176	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	199 of 1149	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	35.5	720 of 1144	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	669 of 1130	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	752 of 1038	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	715 of 1132	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.3	877 of 1095	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)86th percentile+62 vs school

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile+58 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+22 vs school

African American (2025)39th percentile+14 vs school

Homeless (2025)37th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile~ school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts65%-10 vs state

U.S. History and Government64%-11 vs state

Global History and Geography63%-13 vs state

Common Core Algebra II44%-31 vs state

Living Environment40%-16 vs state

Algebra I39%-17 vs state

Geometry32%-28 vs state

Earth Science31%-34 vs state

Life Science Biology31%-28 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences18%-38 vs state

Common Core Geometry0%-24 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)			NY State Assessments Science (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	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Science Technology & Research Early College	Public	6-12	911 Flatbush Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 564-2540	586	37	16.0	79.9%	17 (2.9%)	451 (77.0%)	75 (12.8%)	19 (3.2%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	62.9	460^th of 1234 public high schools	62.7%		56.8	569^th of 1242 public high schools	54.2%	109	61.1	69.0	86.8	12.5	60.0	82.7	35.3	42.9	80.0	74.5	75.3	45.2	56.3	63.0	97.9	88.1	63.0	93.3	76.2		$26,455	$2,641	$23,813
High School For Youth And Community Development At Erasmus	Public	9-12	911 Flatbush Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 564-2470	513	29	17.7	84.4%	14 (2.7%)	334 (65.1%)	137 (26.7%)	12 (2.3%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	24.6	932^nd of 1234 public high schools	24.5%		7.8	1172^nd of 1242 public high schools	5.6%	240		43.8	65.3	0.0	31.3	63.3	40.2		64.3	39.4	30.6	32.1	17.7								$31,238	$2,701	$28,536
High School For Service And Learning At Erasmus	Public	9-12	911 Flatbush Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 564-2551	249	20	12.4	86.3%	7 (2.8%)	147 (59.0%)	69 (27.7%)	17 (6.8%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	15.3	1053^rd of 1234 public high schools	14.7%		9.4	1148^th of 1242 public high schools	7.6%	95		25.0	53.7	60.0	22.6	60.9	36.7		60.3	22.5	13.3	20.0	33.3								$31,201	$2,366	$28,835
Academy Of Hospitality And Tourism	Public	9-12	911 Flatbush Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 564-2580	402	32	12.4	83.8%	16 (4.0%)	241 (60.0%)	116 (28.9%)	16 (4.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	26.9	898^th of 1234 public high schools	27.2%		23.9	927^th of 1242 public high schools	25.4%	29	0.0	49.2	90.2	14.3	63.6	61.1	32.5		58.8	46.2	10.7	15.2	21.8								$30,958	$2,837	$28,121
Academy For College Prep And Career Exp	Public	6-12	911 Flatbush Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 564-2566	441	38	11.6	95.9%	13 (2.9%)	293 (66.4%)	122 (27.7%)	6 (1.4%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37.8	773^rd of 1234 public high schools	37.4%		68.3	373^rd of 1242 public high schools	70.0%	400		100.0	71.7			71.9	84.4		32.0	56.6	60.0	37.0	85.7	29.4	46.7	38.6	47.1	77.4	29.6	34.1	$28,539	$3,503	$25,036
Brooklyn College Academy	Public	9-12	350 Coney Island Ave	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 853-6184	634	33	19.4	75.9%	28 (4.4%)	463 (73.0%)	75 (11.8%)	38 (6.0%)	8 (1.3%)	6 (0.9%)	16 (2.5%)	72.2	286^th of 1234 public high schools	76.8%		66.2	424^th of 1242 public high schools	65.9%	138		56.8	91.4	20.0	30.8	93.6	93.1		90.3	60.2	79.5	86.9	73.7								$24,365	$2,145	$22,220
High School For Public Service-Heroes Of Tomorrow	Public	9-12	600 Kingston Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 756-5325	365	28	13.1	79.5%	8 (2.2%)	287 (78.6%)	50 (13.7%)	9 (2.5%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15.4	1052^nd of 1234 public high schools	14.7%		19.3	989^th of 1242 public high schools	20.4%	63	12.5	14.7	53.6	0.0		64.2	25.0	33.3	54.6	17.7	36.5	16.0	40.7								$31,609	$2,773	$28,835
Brooklyn Institute For Liberal Arts	Public	9-12	600 Kingston Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 221-1097	479	46	10.3	87.5%	9 (1.9%)	386 (80.6%)	66 (13.8%)	7 (1.5%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	28.2	882^nd of 1234 public high schools	28.5%		25.4	904^th of 1242 public high schools	27.2%	22		56.5	59.7			64.0	17.0		74.6	36.5	53.5	35.0									$34,563	$2,983	$31,579
Midwood High School	Public	9-12	2839 Bedford Ave	Brooklyn	11210	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 724-8500	3,657	232	15.7	76.9%	702 (19.2%)	736 (20.1%)	501 (13.7%)	1,579 (43.2%)	29 (0.8%)	22 (0.6%)	87 (2.4%)	62.5	470^th of 1234 public high schools	61.9%		64.6	446^th of 1242 public high schools	64.1%	24	82.7	74.6	83.3	14.4	25.0	82.8	41.2	82.6	79.6	52.6	69.5	70.9	62.4								$24,675	$2,289	$22,387
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

Frequently Asked Questions about High School For Youth And Community Development At Erasmus

What district is High School For Youth And Community Development At Erasmus in?

New York City Geographic District #17

What is the racial makeup of High School For Youth And Community Development At Erasmus?

Students at High School For Youth And Community Development At Erasmus are 65% African American, 27% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend High School For Youth And Community Development At Erasmus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 513 students attended High School For Youth And Community Development At Erasmus.

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High School For Youth And Community Development At Erasmus ranks in the bottom 24.5% of New York high schools.

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