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Academy For Excellence In Leadership

Public Grades 9-12

1203^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 3% of New York high schools

Summary

Academy For Excellence In Leadership is a public high school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 272 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.

Academy For Excellence In Leadership is one of the lowest-performing high schools in New York, consistently ranking in the bottom 10% of schools statewide over the past several years. The school has received a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest-performing in the state. Student performance is particularly low for female, male, African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education student groups, as well as low-income students. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 74.4% to 84.3%, below the state average, and dropout rates have been high, ranging from 4.5% to 9.0% in recent years.

While the nearby schools in New York City Geographic District #32 perform similarly poorly, some schools outside the district, such as Brooklyn High School for Law and Technology and Grover Cleveland High School, perform slightly better. Despite the poor performance, Academy For Excellence In Leadership spends a relatively high amount per student, ranging from $23,812 to $34,345 per year, and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.6 to 11.2 students per teacher. The high rates of poverty, with 89-94% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch, and the high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 54.5%, may be significant factors contributing to the school's challenges.

277

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,884

Per pupil spending ?

97.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Irving Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11237

(718) 381-7100

District: New York City Geographic District #32

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.7%

African American:

14.8%

Two or more races:

7.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2014 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (23% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Dropout rate above the New York average (8% vs 5%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg39%

New York avg66%

1,203^rd of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	5.3	1203 of 1234	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	1110 of 1242	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	1184 of 1228	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.1	1185 of 1190	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.4	1187 of 1207	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	1159 of 1210	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.6	1141 of 1221	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.3	1183 of 1255	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.0	1039 of 1255	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.5	1027 of 1237	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.8	1008 of 1217	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.7	956 of 1198	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.9	992 of 1165	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.0	714 of 1117	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	17.7	924 of 1086	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.9	897 of 1027	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	652 of 713	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	669 of 690	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	626 of 671	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	652 of 686	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	590 of 679	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	550 of 669	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	445 of 637	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	471 of 583	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	475 of 481	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	463 of 565	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	394 of 546	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	1185 of 1206	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	1137 of 1219	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	1160 of 1197	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.0	1147 of 1155	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	1182 of 1193	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	1148 of 1176	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	855 of 885	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	752 of 865	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	819 of 851	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	759 of 760	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	798 of 815	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	762 of 791	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	569 of 607	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	437 of 564	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	453 of 531	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	356 of 389	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	473 of 493	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	375 of 498	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	5.6	1133 of 1170	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	1110 of 1155	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.3	1101 of 1101	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.7	1159 of 1179	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	1136 of 1154	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	1172 of 1201	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	1029 of 1211	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	1138 of 1191	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.4	1141 of 1154	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	1160 of 1190	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	1115 of 1176	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	21.4	266 of 306	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	1057 of 1149	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	1014 of 1144	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	1063 of 1130	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	1035 of 1038	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	1014 of 1132	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	963 of 1095	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)18th percentile+15 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)13th percentile~ school

African American (2025)9th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2025)6th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)3rd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Global History and Geography34%-42 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts34%-41 vs state

U.S. History and Government30%-45 vs state

Life Science Biology28%-30 vs state

Algebra I28%-28 vs state

Common Core Geometry20%-4 vs state

Common Core Algebra II18%-57 vs state

Living Environment14%-43 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences11%-45 vs state

Earth Science8%-57 vs state

Geometry5%-55 vs state

Chemistry0%-65 vs state

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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
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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 Academy For Excellence In Leadership

How many students attend Academy For Excellence In Leadership?

In the 2024-25 school year, 277 students attended Academy For Excellence In Leadership.

What district is Academy For Excellence In Leadership in?

New York City Geographic District #32

What is the racial makeup of Academy For Excellence In Leadership?

Students at Academy For Excellence In Leadership are 75% Hispanic, 15% African American, 8% Two or more races, 1% White, 1% American Indian.

Is Academy For Excellence In Leadership a good school?

Academy For Excellence In Leadership ranks in the bottom 2.5% of New York high schools.

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