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Cultural Academy For The Arts And Sciences

Public Grades 9-12

955^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 23% of New York high schools

Summary

Cultural Academy For The Arts And Sciences is a public high school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 274 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #18, which is ranked 551 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite having relatively high per-student funding and a favorable student-teacher ratio, Cultural Academy For The Arts And Sciences has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of New York high schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating. The school's performance is mixed, with some student subgroups, such as African American and English Language Learner students, performing better than others. However, the school struggles with low graduation rates, high dropout rates, and very high chronic absenteeism, all of which are significantly worse than state and district averages.

The challenges faced by Cultural Academy For The Arts And Sciences are not unique, as several other low-performing high schools, including East Brooklyn Community High School, Brooklyn Democracy Academy, and Brooklyn Community High School For Excellence And Equity, are located within a mile of the school. This clustering of underperforming schools suggests broader systemic challenges in the local education system that may be contributing to the struggles of individual institutions.

296

Students ?

8.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,112

Per pupil spending ?

81.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5800 Tilden Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11203

(718) 968-6630

District: New York City Geographic District #18

Racial breakdown:

African American:

82.4%

Hispanic:

12.8%

American Indian:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2014 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

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

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (48% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Common Core Algebra II scores 55 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg44%

New York avg66%

955^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 12High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #18

551^st of 874New York City Geographic District #18 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	22.5	955 of 1234	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	1092 of 1242	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	1008 of 1228	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	1056 of 1190	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	1045 of 1207	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	1022 of 1210	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.1	1035 of 1221	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.7	1154 of 1255	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.4	1021 of 1255	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.1	1050 of 1237	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	6.8	1122 of 1217	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.2	1111 of 1198	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	21.4	941 of 1165	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	5.6	1082 of 1117	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	418 of 713	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.3	558 of 690	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	501 of 671	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	478 of 593	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	572 of 686	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	538 of 679	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	326 of 669	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.7	377 of 637	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	279 of 565	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	223 of 546	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	917 of 1206	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	1079 of 1219	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	1055 of 1197	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1007 of 1155	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	941 of 1193	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	991 of 1176	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	498 of 885	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.2	361 of 851	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.1	439 of 815	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.1	721 of 791	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	145 of 607	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	33.5	392 of 564	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	403 of 531	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.7	213 of 389	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	280 of 493	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	326 of 498	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	892 of 1179	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	1038 of 1170	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	944 of 1155	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	991 of 1101	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	962 of 1179	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	991 of 1154	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	970 of 1201	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	1051 of 1211	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	932 of 1191	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1004 of 1154	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	1076 of 1190	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	1024 of 1176	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	567 of 1149	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.1	917 of 1144	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	917 of 1130	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	856 of 1038	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	829 of 1132	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	695 of 1095	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)76th percentile+54 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)51st percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)41st percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts68%-7 vs state

Life Science Biology61%+3 vs state

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

Earth Science50%-15 vs state

Physics50%-19 vs state

Global History and Geography49%-27 vs state

Living Environment47%-10 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences44%-12 vs state

Algebra I38%-18 vs state

Geometry24%-35 vs state

Common Core Algebra II20%-55 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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kurt Hahn Expeditionary Learning School	Public	9-12	5800 Tilden Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 629-1204	181	24	7.4	84.0%	8 (4.4%)	128 (70.7%)	28 (15.5%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	11 (6.1%)								(n/a)			28.6											$37,373	$3,173	$34,199
It Takes A Village Academy	Public	9-12	5800 Tilden Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 629-2307	262	29	9.1	81.3%	6 (2.3%)	207 (79.0%)	37 (14.1%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	19.5	992^nd of 1234 public high schools	19.6%		13.7	1077^th of 1242 public high schools	13.3%	85		21.1	57.5	0.0	16.7	57.1	42.9		60.5	43.6	26.3	31.9	27.1	$38,953	$3,992	$34,961
Cultural Academy For The Arts And Sciences	Public	9-12	5800 Tilden Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 968-6630	296	36	8.1	81.1%	1 (0.3%)	244 (82.4%)	38 (12.8%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	22.5	955^th of 1234 public high schools	22.6%		13	1092^nd of 1242 public high schools	12.1%	137		20.0	67.8	0.0	50.0	49.2	47.1	50.0	51.4	38.4	61.1	24.4	43.8	$41,112	$2,774	$38,338
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
Brooklyn Democracy Academy	Public	9-12	985 Rockaway Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 342-6348	166	20	8.4	94.6%	3 (1.8%)	107 (64.5%)	49 (29.5%)	2 (1.2%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.5	1224^th of 1234 public high schools	0.8%		9.2	1156^th of 1242 public high schools	6.9%	68			40.0			44.1	17.0		28.1	12.2	5.6	11.1		$36,195	$2,831	$33,364
Metropolitan Diploma Plus High School	Public	9-12	985 Rockaway Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 342-6249	153	20	7.7	96.7%	4 (2.6%)	111 (72.5%)	32 (20.9%)	4 (2.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.5	788^th of 1234 public high schools	36.1%		37	782^nd of 1242 public high schools	37.0%	6			57.5			90.0	45.5		65.0	46.0				$45,710	$3,423	$42,287
Brooklyn Bridge Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	6565 Flatlands Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 968-1689	143	17	8.4	83.9%	6 (4.2%)	110 (76.9%)	19 (13.3%)	4 (2.8%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	73.3	269^th of 1234 public high schools	78.2%		75.6	220^th of 1242 public high schools	82.3%	49			97.0			87.5	92.3		96.6	48.5				$34,717	$2,483	$32,234
Brooklyn Theatre Arts High School	Public	9-12	6565 Flatlands Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 968-1072	238	16	14.8	86.6%	3 (1.3%)	165 (69.3%)	65 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	30.5	855^th of 1234 public high schools	30.7%		7.9	1170^th of 1242 public high schools	5.8%	315			56.8	0.0		56.2	46.8		68.4	57.9		50.0		$33,006	$3,094	$29,912
Victory Collegiate High School	Public	9-12	6565 Flatlands Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 968-1530	290	20	14.3	88.6%	11 (3.8%)	216 (74.5%)	39 (13.4%)	10 (3.4%)	4 (1.4%)	4 (1.4%)	6 (2.1%)	35.7	799^th of 1234 public high schools	35.3%		12.4	1102^nd of 1242 public high schools	11.3%	303		54.6	78.2		16.0	65.1	50.0		60.5	39.7	59.5		46.3	$25,980	$2,485	$23,495
Academy For Conservation And The Environment	Public	9-12	6565 Flatlands Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 968-4101	432	33	13.1	78.9%	23 (5.3%)	292 (67.6%)	64 (14.8%)	35 (8.1%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.9%)	9.9	1139^th of 1234 public high schools	7.7%		10.4	1135^th of 1242 public high schools	8.6%	4	16.7	20.4	49.4	14.3	15.2	58.7	26.6		32.1	23.6	29.9	11.2	33.8	$30,015	$2,723	$27,292

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