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Williamsburg Charter High School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1106^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 10% of New York high schools

Summary

Williamsburg Charter High School is a public charter high school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 774 students in grades 9-12. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance, high poverty rates, and limited resources compared to nearby schools.

Williamsburg Charter High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-20% of New York high schools over the past five years, with poor proficiency rates on Regents exams, lower-than-average graduation rates, and high dropout rates. The school serves a predominantly disadvantaged student population, with 87-88% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and high percentages of minority students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities. Despite the high-need student population, the school's per-student spending is still below the state average, and its student-teacher ratio is higher than the state average, suggesting a lack of resources to provide individualized attention and support.

In comparison, the nearby schools in the New York City Geographic District #14 generally perform better than Williamsburg Charter High School on academic metrics, with higher proficiency rates on Regents exams and better graduation rates. For example, Progress High School for Professional Careers and East Williamsburg Scholars Academy have higher proficiency rates in subjects like Algebra II, English Language Arts, and U.S. History. However, these nearby schools still struggle with high rates of poverty, chronic absenteeism, and low academic performance compared to the state averages.

665

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,062

Per pupil spending ?

87.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

198 Varet St
Brooklyn, NY 11206

(718) 782-9830

District: Williamsburg Charter High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.5%

African American:

36.5%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (33% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (73% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

New York avg66%

1,106^th of 1,234

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Bottom 10%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

840^th of 874Williamsburg Charter High School 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	12.3	1106 of 1234	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	1144 of 1242	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	1129 of 1228	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	979 of 1190	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	494 of 519	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	1075 of 1207	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	1053 of 1210	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.3	960 of 1221	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.6	988 of 1255	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.5	998 of 1255	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.4	906 of 1237	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.8	864 of 1217	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.3	852 of 1198	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.0	858 of 1165	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.3	859 of 1117	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	11.2	1004 of 1086	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	20.5	852 of 1027	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.9	702 of 1002	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.3	665 of 986	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	73.8	96 of 935	89.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	641 of 713	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	568 of 671	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	468 of 593	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	29 of 42	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.1	569 of 686	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	561 of 679	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	510 of 669	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	542 of 637	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	558 of 583	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	402 of 481	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	444 of 565	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	461 of 546	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	1087 of 1206	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1091 of 1219	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1088 of 1197	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	928 of 1155	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	266 of 290	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	1088 of 1193	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	1032 of 1176	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	742 of 885	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	778 of 865	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	757 of 851	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	588 of 760	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	684 of 815	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	659 of 791	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	499 of 607	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	443 of 564	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	467 of 531	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	256 of 389	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.7	404 of 493	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	386 of 498	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	1067 of 1179	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	1075 of 1170	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	1071 of 1155	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	901 of 1101	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	1060 of 1179	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	1010 of 1154	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	1070 of 1201	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	1145 of 1211	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	1125 of 1191	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1011 of 1154	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.1	346 of 354	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	1054 of 1190	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	1067 of 1176	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	984 of 1149	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	1029 of 1144	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	991 of 1130	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	928 of 1038	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	127 of 137	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	922 of 1132	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	887 of 1095	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile+13 vs school

Homeless (2025)18th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

African American (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Global History and Geography53%-23 vs state

Life Science Biology52%-6 vs state

U.S. History and Government48%-27 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts44%-32 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences43%-13 vs state

Living Environment32%-25 vs state

Earth Science23%-42 vs state

Algebra I22%-34 vs state

Common Core Algebra II14%-61 vs state

Chemistry10%-55 vs state

Geometry7%-53 vs state

Common Core Geometry5%-19 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
Williamsburg Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	198 Varet St	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Williamsburg Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 782-9830	665	56	11.8	87.4%	10 (1.5%)	243 (36.5%)	402 (60.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	12.3	1106^th of 1234 public high schools	10.4%		9.5	1144^th of 1242 public high schools	7.9%	38	9.5	14.1	43.8	5.1	22.9	52.6	31.9		47.9	21.9	52.0	6.7	43.0								$21,062	$1,066	$19,996
Young Women's Leadership School Of Brooklyn	Public	6-12	325 Bushwick Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 387-5641	255	25	10.1	91.8%	14 (5.5%)	117 (45.9%)	103 (40.4%)	12 (4.7%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	17.5	1022^nd of 1234 public high schools	17.2%		9.6	1143^rd of 1242 public high schools	8.0%	121	16.7	9.1	40.0		16.7	65.6	19.1		63.9	29.0	43.2	20.0	25.0	40.0	31.3	61.1	25.0	25.0	15.4		$33,253	$3,043	$30,210
Ps 373 Brooklyn Transition Center	Public	9-12	185 Ellery St	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 782-6800	433	83	5.2	95.2%	22 (5.1%)	238 (55.0%)	141 (32.6%)	18 (4.2%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)								(n/a)																					$93,339	$2,054	$91,286
Progress High School For Professional Careers	Public	9-12	850 Grand St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 387-0228	418	33	12.6	95.5%	4 (1.0%)	69 (16.5%)	334 (79.9%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	17.6	1020^th of 1234 public high schools	17.3%		5.2	1204^th of 1242 public high schools	3.1%	184	14.3	28.6	37.3			53.0	48.5		66.9	37.6	16.0	3.5	20.7								$34,621	$3,858	$30,763
East Williamsburg Scholars Academy	Public	9-12	850 Grand St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 387-2800	482	45	10.7	87.8%	12 (2.5%)	65 (13.5%)	373 (77.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.2%)	34.1	815^th of 1234 public high schools	34.0%		13.9	1070^th of 1242 public high schools	13.8%	255		65.5	69.9	6.3	15.8	71.9	46.9		77.1	39.0	37.9	13.6	40.0								$31,046	$2,785	$28,261
High School For Enterprise Business & Technology (The)	Public	9-12	850 Grand St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 387-2800	526	47	11.2	85.0%	13 (2.5%)	103 (19.6%)	391 (74.3%)	17 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.9	1013^th of 1234 public high schools	17.9%		9.3	1153^rd of 1242 public high schools	7.2%	140	18.9	27.4	43.4	12.5	31.3	56.6	38.1		55.7	41.2	61.1	17.0	32.3								$30,257	$3,291	$26,967
Williamsburg High School Of Art And Technology (The)	Public, Magnet	9-12	223 Graham Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 599-1207	424	34	12.5	81.1%	17 (4.0%)	108 (25.5%)	272 (64.2%)	11 (2.6%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.9%)	17.6	1018^th of 1234 public high schools	17.5%		29	862^nd of 1242 public high schools	30.6%	156		14.3	53.0		0.0	56.5	54.6		53.3	24.2	47.6		43.8								$32,276	$3,123	$29,153
Brooklyn Latin School (The)	Public	9-12	223 Graham Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	No	(718) 366-0154	772	48	16.0	56.7%	162 (21.0%)	76 (9.8%)	82 (10.6%)	367 (47.5%)	7 (0.9%)	6 (0.8%)	71 (9.2%)	91.1	2^nd of 1234 public high schools	99.8%		89.4	2^nd of 1242 public high schools	99.8%		95.1	100.0	99.4			100.0		100.0	99.3	100.0	100.0	99.6									$21,518	$1,251	$20,267
Lyons Community School	Public	6-12	223 Graham Ave-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 782-0918	362	47	7.7	92.3%	9 (2.5%)	129 (35.6%)	199 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.5%)								(n/a)			87.7											22.2	33.3	39.3	15.8	25.0	14.3	17.9	$40,759	$4,812	$35,948
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

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Students at Williamsburg Charter High School are 60% Hispanic, 37% African American, 2% White.

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Williamsburg Charter High School ranks in the bottom 10.4% of New York high schools.

How many students attend Williamsburg Charter High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 665 students attended Williamsburg Charter High School.

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