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Brooklyn School For Social Justice (The)

Public Grades 9-12

970^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 21% of New York high schools

Summary

Brooklyn School For Social Justice (The) is a public high school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 275 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #32, which is ranked 743 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New York high schools over the past several years, with proficiency rates on Regents exams significantly below state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 26.32% in Algebra II, 60.68% in English Language Arts, and 66.22% in Global History and Geography, compared to state averages of 74.88%, 75.29%, and 75.98%, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 74.4% to 84.3%, which is below the state average, and its dropout rate has been between 4.5% and 10.5%, higher than the state average.

Nearby schools, such as Bushwick Leaders High School for Academic Excellence, Ebc High School for Public Service-Bushwick, and Academy of Urban Planning and Engineering (The), have similar academic performance and demographic profiles to Brooklyn School For Social Justice (The), suggesting that the challenges faced by this school are common within the low-performing New York City Geographic District #32. Addressing the high rates of chronic absenteeism and supporting students from low-income families could be key areas for improvement to help the school better serve its student population.

267

Students ?

8.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,462

Per pupil spending ?

91.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Irving Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11237

(718) 381-7100

District: New York City Geographic District #32

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.4%

African American:

9.7%

White:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2014 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (43% vs 67% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg42%

New York avg67%

970^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #32

743^rd of 874New York City Geographic District #32 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	21.4	970 of 1234	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	1178 of 1242	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	1170 of 1228	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	1163 of 1190	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.0	1191 of 1207	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	1170 of 1210	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.1	1152 of 1221	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.2	1184 of 1255	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.5	1079 of 1255	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.1	1105 of 1237	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	6.5	1125 of 1217	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.0	1117 of 1198	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.4	1007 of 1165	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.9	887 of 1117	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.9	871 of 1086	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.6	878 of 1027	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	11.2	930 of 1002	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.1	877 of 986	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	1.5	920 of 935	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	20.1	590 of 690	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	441 of 671	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.8	633 of 686	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	614 of 679	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	256 of 669	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.2	528 of 637	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	492 of 583	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	422 of 481	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	546 of 565	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	430 of 546	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	896 of 1206	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	1134 of 1219	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	1108 of 1197	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	1124 of 1155	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	1181 of 1193	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	1139 of 1176	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	632 of 885	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	808 of 865	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	785 of 851	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	727 of 760	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	806 of 815	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	769 of 791	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	272 of 607	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	20.5	512 of 564	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	493 of 531	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	311 of 389	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	493 of 493	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	466 of 498	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	914 of 1179	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	1092 of 1170	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	1085 of 1155	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	1074 of 1101	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.9	1158 of 1179	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	1116 of 1154	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	995 of 1201	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	1165 of 1211	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	1158 of 1191	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	1130 of 1154	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.4	1175 of 1190	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	1154 of 1176	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	894 of 1149	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	990 of 1144	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	816 of 1130	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	1007 of 1038	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	1071 of 1132	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	1015 of 1095	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)62nd percentile+40 vs school

Homeless (2025)55th percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2024)14th percentile+9 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government69%-6 vs state

Global History and Geography66%-10 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts61%-15 vs state

Living Environment45%-12 vs state

Common Core Algebra II26%-49 vs state

Chemistry24%-41 vs state

Life Science Biology18%-40 vs state

Algebra I16%-40 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)		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
Academy Of Urban Planning And Engineering (The)	Public	9-12	400 Irving Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 381-7100	409	36	11.3	96.8%	16 (3.9%)	77 (18.8%)	295 (72.1%)	11 (2.7%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	15.5	1050^th of 1234 public high schools	14.9%		21	964^th of 1242 public high schools	22.4%	86	3.8	51.1	50.3	9.4		62.6	44.1	19.1	51.4	39.1	31.4	8.8							$31,238	$3,416	$27,822
Brooklyn School For Social Justice (The)	Public	9-12	400 Irving Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 381-7100	267	30	8.8	91.4%	6 (2.2%)	26 (9.7%)	228 (85.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	21.4	970^th of 1234 public high schools	21.4%		7.5	1178^th of 1242 public high schools	5.2%	208	23.8	26.3	60.7	0.0		66.2	44.7		69.0	15.8	18.4								$35,462	$3,471	$31,991
Academy For Excellence In Leadership	Public	9-12	400 Irving Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 381-7100	277	27	10.2	97.5%	4 (1.4%)	41 (14.8%)	207 (74.7%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.6%)	5.3	1203^rd of 1234 public high schools	2.5%		12.1	1110^th of 1242 public high schools	10.6%	93	0.0	17.9	34.0	20.0	7.8	34.5	14.0		29.7	27.8	28.3	4.8	10.9						$37,884	$3,093	$34,791
Brooklyn School For Math And Research (The)	Public	9-12	400 Irving Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 381-7100	342	33	10.3	97.4%	12 (3.5%)	95 (27.8%)	204 (59.6%)	26 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	51.1	626^th of 1234 public high schools	49.3%		51.6	626^th of 1242 public high schools	49.6%		44.8	88.9	67.1			75.9	50.0	37.5	71.1	70.0	70.6	54.2							$31,033	$2,711	$28,322
All City Leadership Secondary School	Public	6-12	321 Palmetto St	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 246-6500	416	36	11.6	77.2%	50 (12.0%)	45 (10.8%)	261 (62.7%)	38 (9.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.1%)	48.3	670^th of 1234 public high schools	45.7%		51	634^th of 1242 public high schools	49.0%	36	29.0	61.5	81.2	44.4	20.0	89.1	57.5	41.3	75.7	68.8	49.3	39.3	56.7	84.6	96.3	78.6	56.9	98.1	$26,296	$2,449	$23,847
Bushwick Community High School	Public	9-12	231 Palmetto St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 443-3083	98	14	7.1	82.7%	1 (1.0%)	17 (17.3%)	79 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.8	965^th of 1234 public high schools	21.8%		23.1	939^th of 1242 public high schools	24.4%	26			51.0			67.3	46.7		61.5	31.0		0.0							$45,086	$3,462	$41,624
Math Engineering And Science Academy Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	231 Palmetto St-Fl 3-Rm 327a	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Math Engineering And Science Academy Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 282-7426	515	47	10.9	87.4%	5 (1.0%)	18 (3.5%)	471 (91.5%)	12 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	43.3	720^th of 1234 public high schools	41.7%		25.5	901^st of 1242 public high schools	27.5%	181		41.7	75.4		19.1	80.3	50.0		78.6	50.0	50.5		53.3						$24,365	$769	$23,596
Brooklyn High School For Law And Technology	Public	9-12	1396 Broadway	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 919-1256	469	35	13.4	90.4%	10 (2.1%)	280 (59.7%)	140 (29.9%)	21 (4.5%)	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.7%)	23.4	944^th of 1234 public high schools	23.5%		22.4	947^th of 1242 public high schools	23.8%	3	38.9		45.3	0.0		63.2	39.8	55.6	74.5	34.7	48.8	10.5	21.3						$29,632	$2,908	$26,724
Bushwick Leaders High School For Academic Excellence	Public	9-12	797 Bushwick Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 919-4212	358	36	10.0	91.6%	10 (2.8%)	48 (13.4%)	284 (79.3%)	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	7.6	1171^st of 1234 public high schools	5.1%		3.8	1225^th of 1242 public high schools	1.4%	54	2.4	10.0	54.4		5.3	28.6	11.5		16.7	16.5	38.9	6.4	33.3						$37,641	$4,751	$32,890
Ebc High School For Public Service-Bushwick	Public	9-12	1155 Dekalb Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 452-3440	415	43	9.5	92.3%	1 (0.2%)	48 (11.6%)	353 (85.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	9.7	1148^th of 1234 public high schools	7.0%		7.6	1176^th of 1242 public high schools	5.3%	28	10.7	18.5	50.4		0.0	53.3	20.2		38.2	37.5	12.7	42.9	7.7						$31,669	$2,752	$28,917

Frequently Asked Questions about Brooklyn School For Social Justice (The)

What is the racial makeup of Brooklyn School For Social Justice (The)?

Students at Brooklyn School For Social Justice (The) are 85% Hispanic, 10% African American, 2% White, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Brooklyn School For Social Justice (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 267 students attended Brooklyn School For Social Justice (The).

Is Brooklyn School For Social Justice (The) a good school?

Brooklyn School For Social Justice (The) ranks in the bottom 21.4% of New York high schools.

What district is Brooklyn School For Social Justice (The) in?

New York City Geographic District #32

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