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East Williamsburg Scholars Academy

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East Williamsburg Scholars Academy ranks 815 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

815^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 34% of New York high schools

Summary

East Williamsburg Scholars Academy is a public high school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 492 students in grades 9-12 and part of the New York City Geographic District #14. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New York high schools over the past several years, with a low 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other high schools in the state.

East Williamsburg Scholars Academy struggles across many metrics, including a 4-year graduation rate around 84% (slightly below the district average), a high dropout rate of 4.5-4.9% (higher than the district), and a very high chronic absenteeism rate ranging from 31.5% to 45.9% (significantly higher than the district). In most Regents/Common Core exams, the school's proficiency rates lag behind the district and state averages, particularly in subjects like Geometry, Earth Science, and Algebra I. However, the school does perform better than the district average in English Language Arts, Global History, and U.S. History.

While East Williamsburg Scholars Academy faces significant challenges, the nearby Brooklyn Latin School stands out as an exceptional performer, consistently ranking among the top 2-13 high schools in New York. This highlights the stark contrast in educational outcomes within the same district. Addressing the school's low performance, high absenteeism, and disparities in student outcomes will require a comprehensive, targeted approach by the school, district, and community stakeholders.

482

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,046

Per pupil spending ?

87.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

850 Grand St
Brooklyn, NY 11211-5098

(718) 387-2800

District: New York City Geographic District #14

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.4%

African American:

13.5%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2014 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (53% vs 66% meeting standards)

!Dropout rate above the New York average (14% vs 5%)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 31% New York)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg54%

New York avg66%

815^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 11High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #14

541^st of 874New York City Geographic District #14 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	34.1	815 of 1234	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.9	1070 of 1242	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	1060 of 1228	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	1090 of 1190	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	1152 of 1207	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	1122 of 1210	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.0	1071 of 1221	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.1	1131 of 1255	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.0	1060 of 1255	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.6	1154 of 1237	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.6	1099 of 1217	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.8	1033 of 1198	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.4	983 of 1165	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.8	817 of 1117	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.3	926 of 1086	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	12.9	922 of 1027	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.8	879 of 1002	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.1	872 of 986	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	8.7	866 of 935	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	237 of 713	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.6	434 of 690	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	438 of 671	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.6	519 of 593	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	125 of 669	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	44.2	325 of 637	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	364 of 583	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	331 of 481	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	445 of 565	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.0	322 of 546	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	760 of 1206	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.8	995 of 1219	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	982 of 1197	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	1015 of 1155	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	1116 of 1193	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	1094 of 1176	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	460 of 885	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.8	745 of 865	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	747 of 851	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	691 of 760	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	783 of 815	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	755 of 791	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	246 of 607	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.0	397 of 564	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	384 of 531	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	388 of 389	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	477 of 493	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	437 of 498	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	705 of 1179	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.8	1016 of 1170	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	1009 of 1155	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	1057 of 1101	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	1148 of 1179	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	1063 of 1154	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	828 of 1201	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.3	1077 of 1211	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1064 of 1191	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	1102 of 1154	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	1131 of 1190	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	1117 of 1176	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	14.6	282 of 306	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	261 of 272	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	390 of 1149	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.3	690 of 1144	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.7	870 of 1130	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	774 of 1038	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	997 of 1132	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	862 of 1095	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	58.3	307 of 776	60.4%	★★★☆☆

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)81st percentile+47 vs school

African American (2025)67th percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile+32 vs school

White (2023)60th percentile+47 vs school

Homeless (2025)59th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)8th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government77%~ state avg

Global History and Geography72%-4 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts70%-5 vs state

Common Core Algebra II66%-9 vs state

Living Environment47%-10 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences40%-16 vs state

Algebra I39%-17 vs state

Life Science Biology38%-20 vs state

Earth Science16%-49 vs state

Geometry14%-46 vs state

Common Core Geometry6%-17 vs state

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by a teacher
Thursday, July 21, 2011

The principal, Monica Ortiz, has really mismanaged this school; she was brought in to turn it around after the last principal failed, but has done nothing except balance the school's budget. Teacher morale is still low; teachers leave at an alarming rate and students are upset every Sept. when they find out their teachers are gone. The attendance rate is horrible and the numbers are misrepresented to the DOE. Students regularly threaten teachers yet the administration does nothing. Fights are a weekly occurrance. Students wander the halls looking for trouble instead of going to class and the admin. does nothing. The principal believes that blaming teachers for all the problems will change things, but nothing changes; the situation continues to get worse. Someone, an adult or a student, will get hurt if nothing is done. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
Northside Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	424 Leonard St-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11222	Kings County	Northside Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 390-1273	421	41	10.1	82.7%	11 (2.6%)	88 (20.9%)	306 (72.7%)	11 (2.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	8.4	1159^th of 1234 public high schools	6.1%		7.6	1177^th of 1242 public high schools	5.2%	18		17.8	59.4	2.4	10.9	41.1	16.4		36.3	18.7	26.3	19.1									$24,733	$00	$24,733
Brooklyn Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	257 N 6th St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 486-2550	591	42	14.1	87.6%	12 (2.0%)	240 (40.6%)	320 (54.1%)	8 (1.4%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	14.3	1079^th of 1234 public high schools	12.6%		16.5	1033^rd of 1242 public high schools	16.8%	46			53.0			54.1	25.9		57.2	26.1	35.3										$26,487	$2,385	$24,102

Frequently Asked Questions about East Williamsburg Scholars Academy

What district is East Williamsburg Scholars Academy in?

New York City Geographic District #14

What is the racial makeup of East Williamsburg Scholars Academy?

Students at East Williamsburg Scholars Academy are 77% Hispanic, 13% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% White.

Is East Williamsburg Scholars Academy a good school?

East Williamsburg Scholars Academy ranks 815^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend East Williamsburg Scholars Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 482 students attended East Williamsburg Scholars Academy.

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