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Aspirations Diploma Plus High School

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Aspirations Diploma Plus High School ranks 887 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

887^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 28% of New York high schools

Summary

Aspirations Diploma Plus High School is a public high school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 150 students. 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.

Aspirations Diploma Plus High School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New York high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest-performing high schools in the state. The school's four-year graduation rate is around 80%, lower than the state and district averages, and its dropout rate has been between 3.9% and 5.7%, higher than the state and district averages. Aspirations Diploma Plus High School has also struggled with very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 91.4% in recent years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on Regents/Common Core exams have been consistently lower than the state and district averages across all subject areas, particularly in mathematics.

The challenges faced by Aspirations Diploma Plus High School are not unique, as nearby schools such as Teachers Preparatory High School and Frederick Douglass Academy Vii High School also perform poorly, with rankings in the bottom quarter of the state. However, Eagle Academy For Young Men II, located just 0.92 miles away, has performed significantly better, ranking in the middle of New York high schools. Addressing the root causes of the school's challenges, such as attendance, resource allocation, and instructional quality, will be crucial for improving student outcomes at Aspirations Diploma Plus High School.

131

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$43,095

Per pupil spending ?

85.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1150 E New York Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11212

(718) 773-7765

District: New York City Geographic District #17

Racial breakdown:

African American:

81.7%

Hispanic:

14.5%

White:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2022 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2022

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (55% vs 67% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (16% vs 83%)

!Dropout rate above the New York average (26% vs 5%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg54%

New York avg67%

887^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 15 pts since 2022

From bottom 14% (2022) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	27.8	887 of 1234	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	1132 of 1242	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	934 of 1228	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	1028 of 1190	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	350 of 713	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	1004 of 1206	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	1158 of 1219	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	880 of 1197	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	1058 of 1155	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	21.1	911 of 1155	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	771 of 1201	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.0	1052 of 1211	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	899 of 1191	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	839 of 1154	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	28.0	844 of 1130	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	1028 of 1038	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)51st percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2023)25th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)21st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government65%-10 vs state

Global History and Geography64%-12 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts60%-15 vs state

Life Science Biology50%-8 vs state

Living Environment44%-13 vs state

Algebra I31%-25 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
Aspirations Diploma Plus High School	Public	9-12	1150 E New York Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 773-7765	131	14	9.3	85.5%	3 (2.3%)	107 (81.7%)	19 (14.5%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.8	887^th of 1234 public high schools	28.1%		10.4	1132^nd of 1242 public high schools	8.9%	245			60.0			64.0	43.8		65.4	31.3	50.0								$43,095	$3,286	$39,810
Brownsville Academy High School	Public	9-12	1150 E New York Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 778-7305	86	16	5.4	94.2%	0 (0.0%)	54 (62.8%)	29 (33.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.1	1109^th of 1234 public high schools	10.1%		6.1	1196^th of 1242 public high schools	3.7%	87			25.4			60.8	31.0		40.9	34.1	33.3	42.9							$53,716	$3,097	$50,619
East Brooklyn Community High School	Public	9-12	9517 Kings Hwy	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 927-6880	164	19	8.4	85.4%	0 (0.0%)	128 (78.0%)	35 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.9	1063^rd of 1234 public high schools	13.9%		20.6	973^rd of 1242 public high schools	21.7%	90			61.0			57.4	37.0		39.7	2.0	50.0								$45,071	$4,172	$40,899
Teachers Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	226 Bristol St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 498-2605	185	20	9.3	97.8%	3 (1.6%)	96 (51.9%)	69 (37.3%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	10 (5.4%)	8.8	1156^th of 1234 public high schools	6.3%		5.5	1201^st of 1242 public high schools	3.3%	45			53.1		0.0	55.4	18.2		38.7	24.7	9.1	11.1							$45,096	$4,216	$40,880
Frederick Douglass Academy Vii High School	Public	9-12	226 Bristol St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 485-3789	292	36	8.0	93.5%	0 (0.0%)	205 (70.2%)	80 (27.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	12.6	1098^th of 1234 public high schools	11.0%		18	1007^th of 1242 public high schools	18.9%	91	26.1		68.8		16.0	47.1	26.5		47.3	15.0	23.2	10.0	20.9						$31,834	$2,590	$29,244
Brooklyn Collegiate: A College Board School	Public	9-12	2021 Bergen St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 922-1145	512	48	10.6	88.7%	5 (1.0%)	361 (70.5%)	110 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.1%)	18	1009^th of 1234 public high schools	18.2%		13.7	1076^th of 1242 public high schools	13.4%	67	0.0	27.5	71.8	8.3	0.0	50.7	33.3	0.0	51.2	28.0	42.3								$33,093	$3,113	$29,979
Eagle Academy For Young Men II	Public	6-12	1137 Herkimer St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-0863	662	50	13.2	83.1%	5 (0.8%)	545 (82.3%)	77 (11.6%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.2%)	48	673^rd of 1234 public high schools	45.5%		31.8	838^th of 1242 public high schools	32.5%	165	66.7	72.3	62.7	32.0	46.4	66.0	60.0		50.0	73.1	68.2	72.7	51.9	85.1	66.7	45.2	98.2	85.7	$33,927	$2,886	$31,041
Boys And Girls High School	Public	9-12	1700 Fulton St	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 467-1700	353	37	9.5	92.4%	7 (2.0%)	263 (74.5%)	73 (20.7%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	4.6	1214^th of 1234 public high schools	1.6%		6	1197^th of 1242 public high schools	3.6%	17		20.0	44.4			34.5	25.7	0.0	31.8	16.9	22.2	0.0	7.7						$42,149	$4,236	$37,914
Research And Service High School	Public	9-12	1700 Fulton St	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 804-6800	184	14	12.8	90.8%	0 (0.0%)	123 (66.8%)	55 (29.9%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	6.8	1185^th of 1234 public high schools	4.0%		5.1	1207^th of 1242 public high schools	2.8%	22			26.6			59.6	26.3		15.4	13.2									$34,543	$3,573	$30,970
Nelson Mandela High School	Public	9-12	1700 Fulton St	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 804-6805	138	26	5.3	93.5%	0 (0.0%)	113 (81.9%)	20 (14.5%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	4.8	1209^th of 1234 public high schools	2.0%		3.8	1226^th of 1242 public high schools	1.3%	17		16.7	43.2			38.6	18.3		29.7	22.4	14.8								$47,795	$2,867	$44,928

Frequently Asked Questions about Aspirations Diploma Plus High School

What district is Aspirations Diploma Plus High School in?

New York City Geographic District #17

How many students attend Aspirations Diploma Plus High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 131 students attended Aspirations Diploma Plus High School.

What is the racial makeup of Aspirations Diploma Plus High School?

Students at Aspirations Diploma Plus High School are 82% African American, 15% Hispanic, 2% White.

Is Aspirations Diploma Plus High School a good school?

Aspirations Diploma Plus High School ranks 887^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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