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High School For Enterprise Business & Technology (The)

Public Grades 9-12
1013th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,234 New York High Schools
Better than 18% of New York high schools
Summary

High School For Enterprise Business & Technology (The) is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Brooklyn, New York, with a student population of 542. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #14, which is ranked 541 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance, as measured by Regents exam proficiency rates, is generally lower than the district and state averages across most subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 12.5% in Regents/Common Core Geometry to 61.11% in Regents/Life Science Biology, compared to the district's 10.99% to 50.57% and the state's 23.65% to 58.28% in those subjects. The school's four-year graduation rate has been around 84% in recent years, slightly lower than the district and state averages, and its dropout rate has been around 4-6%, higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 31.5% to 45.9% in recent years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Brooklyn Preparatory High School, Williamsburg High School For Architecture And Design, Progress High School For Professional Careers, and East Williamsburg Scholars Academy, High School For Enterprise Business & Technology (The) generally performs worse on academic measures, graduation rates, and attendance. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $14,196 to $28,353 in recent years, the data suggests that the additional funding may not be translating into improved student outcomes.

526
Students ?
11.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$30,257
Per pupil spending ?
85%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 850 Grand St
       Brooklyn, NY  11211-5098

(718) 387-2800

District: New York City Geographic District #14

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
74.3%
African American:
19.6%
Asian:
3.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2014 → 18th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (39% vs 66% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2014
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school39%
District avg54%
New York avg66%
1,013th of 1,234
New York public high schools ?
Bottom 18%▼ down 10 pts since 2015
From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
7th of 11High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #14
541st 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202517.91013 of 123417.9%★☆☆☆☆
20249.31153 of 12427.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.61058 of 122813.8%★☆☆☆☆
202216.7963 of 119019.1%★☆☆☆☆
201915.61008 of 120716.5%★☆☆☆☆
201815.91000 of 121017.4%★☆☆☆☆
201715.11004 of 122117.8%★☆☆☆☆
201622.21021 of 125518.6%★☆☆☆☆
201528.7900 of 125528.3%★☆☆☆☆
201427.5883 of 123728.6%★☆☆☆☆
201322.4919 of 121724.5%★☆☆☆☆
201212.61036 of 119813.5%★☆☆☆☆
201119.0974 of 116516.4%★☆☆☆☆
201025.2876 of 111721.6%★☆☆☆☆
200926.3835 of 108623.1%★☆☆☆☆
200821.5841 of 102718.1%★☆☆☆☆
200719.9840 of 100216.2%★☆☆☆☆
200615.4852 of 98613.6%★☆☆☆☆
20054.5895 of 9354.3%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202535.0457 of 71335.9%★★☆☆☆
202423.8551 of 69020.1%★☆☆☆☆
202324.3531 of 67120.9%★☆☆☆☆
202230.1426 of 59328.2%★☆☆☆☆
201930.1498 of 68627.4%★☆☆☆☆
201831.7476 of 67929.9%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202323.7350 of 42417.5%★☆☆☆☆
202240.5252 of 38634.7%★★☆☆☆
201933.1343 of 44723.3%★☆☆☆☆
201833.7312 of 42626.8%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202546.0335 of 66949.9%★★★☆☆
202422.1571 of 63710.4%★☆☆☆☆
202337.5382 of 58334.5%★★☆☆☆
202229.8372 of 48122.7%★☆☆☆☆
201921.9499 of 56511.7%★☆☆☆☆
201830.2407 of 54625.5%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202515.81039 of 120613.8%★☆☆☆☆
202413.41089 of 121910.7%★☆☆☆☆
202314.81013 of 119715.4%★☆☆☆☆
202217.6940 of 115518.6%★☆☆☆☆
201916.11009 of 119315.4%★☆☆☆☆
201819.1966 of 117617.9%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202524.4695 of 88521.5%★☆☆☆☆
202411.5811 of 8656.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.6741 of 85112.9%★☆☆☆☆
202220.2622 of 76018.2%★☆☆☆☆
201921.1659 of 81519.1%★☆☆☆☆
201822.6640 of 79119.1%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202540.2373 of 60738.6%★★☆☆☆
202421.4504 of 56410.6%★☆☆☆☆
202338.3335 of 53136.9%★★☆☆☆
202261.787 of 38977.6%★★★★☆
201927.4396 of 49319.7%★☆☆☆☆
201834.6335 of 49832.7%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202519.9968 of 117917.9%★☆☆☆☆
202410.31077 of 11707.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.4994 of 115513.9%★☆☆☆☆
202218.4908 of 110117.5%★☆☆☆☆
201917.4983 of 117916.6%★☆☆☆☆
201818.5968 of 115416.1%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202520.1973 of 120119.0%★☆☆☆☆
20249.21126 of 12117.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.61035 of 119113.1%★☆☆☆☆
202216.0954 of 115417.3%★☆☆☆☆
201916.5980 of 119017.6%★☆☆☆☆
201815.4999 of 117615.1%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202332.8203 of 27225.4%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202540.4647 of 114943.7%★★☆☆☆
202424.4930 of 114418.7%★☆☆☆☆
202318.81001 of 113011.4%★☆☆☆☆
202226.3785 of 103824.4%★☆☆☆☆
201923.5911 of 113219.5%★☆☆☆☆
201828.1809 of 109526.1%★☆☆☆☆
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)50th percentile+32 vs school
Special Education (2025)44th percentile+26 vs school
Homeless (2025)39th percentile+21 vs school
African American (2025)36th percentile+18 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)25th percentile+12 vs school
Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)19th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school
Asian (2023)17th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2025)14th percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Life Science Biology61%+3 vs state
Global History and Geography57%-19 vs state
U.S. History and Government56%-19 vs state
Common Core English Language Arts43%-32 vs state
Algebra I41%-15 vs state
Living Environment38%-19 vs state
Earth and Space Sciences32%-24 vs state
Earth Science31%-34 vs state
Common Core Algebra II27%-47 vs state
Chemistry19%-46 vs state
Geometry17%-43 vs state
Common Core Geometry12%-11 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, April 26, 2025

Open Quote This school has some of the best CTE programs in the city. All three of my children attended this school. They received scholarships and industry certificates. Close Quote


by a student
Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Open Quote im a student there & the school is so unorqanized. Like for example at the end of june going to the last day of school they made us wear uniform in the heat. They kept students outside of school for probably 2 periods ; school seemed so empty that day . Not to mention the deans are rude & controlingg ; other schools lauqh at us ! Close Quote





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Students at High School For Enterprise Business & Technology (The) are 74% Hispanic, 20% African American, 3% Asian, 2% White.

In the 2024-25 school year, 526 students attended High School For Enterprise Business & Technology (The).

High School For Enterprise Business & Technology (The) ranks in the bottom 17.9% of New York high schools.


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