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Williamsburg Preparatory School

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Williamsburg Preparatory School ranks 789 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

789^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 36% of New York high schools

Summary

Williamsburg Preparatory School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Brooklyn, New York, with 679 students. 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.

Williamsburg Preparatory School generally performs below the district and state averages on Regents exams, with only 18.18% proficiency in Regents Chemistry compared to 47.01% for the district and 64.53% for the state. However, the school performs better in some subjects like Algebra II (86.96% proficient) and English Language Arts (82.28% proficient). The school's 4-year graduation rate is around 84-85%, on par with the district, but its dropout rate of 4-5% is higher. Chronic absenteeism is a significant concern, ranging from 31.5% to 45.9% in recent years, well above district and state averages.

Nearby schools in the same district show a wide range of performance, with Brooklyn Latin School being a high-performing school that outperforms Williamsburg Preparatory School across many metrics. The school's relatively high spending per student, ranging from $13,605 to $27,075 in recent years, suggests that targeted interventions and support could potentially help the school improve and better serve its diverse student population.

667

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,872

Per pupil spending ?

86.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

257 N 6th St
Brooklyn, NY 11211

(718) 302-2306

District: New York City Geographic District #14

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.3%

African American:

17.5%

White:

4.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2014 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (55% vs 66% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 31% New York)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg54%

New York avg66%

789^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	36.4	789 of 1234	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	760 of 1242	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	764 of 1228	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	652 of 1190	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	735 of 1207	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	809 of 1210	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.2	748 of 1221	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.5	804 of 1255	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.5	736 of 1255	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.6	643 of 1237	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.2	790 of 1217	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.1	690 of 1198	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.4	830 of 1165	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.0	700 of 1117	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.6	790 of 1086	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.8	755 of 1027	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.6	781 of 1002	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.5	758 of 986	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	54.4	514 of 935	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	359 of 713	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	345 of 690	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.4	302 of 671	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	174 of 593	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	132 of 686	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	56.6	252 of 679	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	67.3	139 of 424	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.5	217 of 386	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	438 of 669	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.2	233 of 637	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.1	442 of 583	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.5	238 of 481	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.6	292 of 565	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.0	172 of 546	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	815 of 1206	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	723 of 1219	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	765 of 1197	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	663 of 1155	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	722 of 1193	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	801 of 1176	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	446 of 885	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	398 of 865	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	389 of 851	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	294 of 760	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	347 of 815	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.1	403 of 791	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	305 of 607	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	213 of 564	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.8	310 of 531	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	192 of 389	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	148 of 493	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	87 of 498	82.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	736 of 1179	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	677 of 1170	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	716 of 1155	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.7	540 of 1101	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	651 of 1179	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	743 of 1154	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	738 of 1201	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	777 of 1211	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	734 of 1191	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	645 of 1154	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	731 of 1190	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	803 of 1176	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	142 of 328	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.5	192 of 306	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	164 of 272	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	620 of 1149	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	592 of 1144	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	561 of 1130	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	426 of 1038	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	530 of 1132	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.5	659 of 1095	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	323 of 788	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	385 of 781	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	344 of 776	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	342 of 738	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.4	684 of 793	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	658 of 765	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2023)67th percentile+29 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile+23 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)57th percentile+21 vs school

Homeless (2025)50th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)50th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)35th percentile~ school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core Algebra II87%+12 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts82%+7 vs state

U.S. History and Government74%~ state avg

Global History and Geography67%-9 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences55%~ state avg

Living Environment44%-13 vs state

Algebra I38%-18 vs state

Common Core Geometry33%+10 vs state

Geometry33%-27 vs state

Life Science Biology30%-28 vs state

Chemistry18%-46 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
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
Williamsburg High School For Architecture And Design	Public	9-12	257 N 6th St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 388-1260	622	33	18.8	86.7%	35 (5.6%)	159 (25.6%)	394 (63.3%)	20 (3.2%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	46.9	687^th of 1234 public high schools	44.3%		53.2	606^th of 1242 public high schools	51.2%	81	51.9	85.9	89.8	6.3	3.0	83.2	27.9		72.6	46.9	57.5	31.6	33.3								$28,408	$2,835	$25,573
Williamsburg Preparatory School	Public	9-12	257 N 6th St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 302-2306	667	53	12.6	86.5%	33 (4.9%)	117 (17.5%)	469 (70.3%)	18 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (4.0%)	36.4	789^th of 1234 public high schools	36.1%		39.3	760^th of 1242 public high schools	38.8%	29	18.2	87.0	82.3	33.3		67.0	44.0		74.3	38.2	30.2	33.3	54.8								$28,872	$2,932	$25,940
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
A-Technical High School	Public	9-12	50 Bedford Ave	Brooklyn	11222	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 218-9301	444	43	10.2	86.9%	14 (3.2%)	176 (39.6%)	228 (51.4%)	8 (1.8%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	25.1	925^th of 1234 public high schools	25.0%		22.3	951^st of 1242 public high schools	23.4%	26	6.4	40.5	73.2	9.8		56.1	63.9	0.0	54.1	34.3	46.5	16.4	55.8								$36,032	$2,907	$33,125
El Puente Academy For Peace And Justice	Public	9-12	250 Hooper St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 387-1125	179	18	10.0	89.9%	1 (0.6%)	25 (14.0%)	150 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)								(n/a)			87.0																		$35,515	$2,686	$32,829
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
Juan Morel Campos Secondary School	Public	6-12	215 Heyward St	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 302-7900	458	58	7.8	95.2%	14 (3.1%)	108 (23.6%)	330 (72.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21.5	967^th of 1234 public high schools	21.6%		28.4	869^th of 1242 public high schools	30.0%	98	19.1	13.5	64.1	4.0	14.3	68.1	33.3		73.7	30.6	33.3	7.9	14.7	37.5	34.4	38.2	14.3	37.9			$43,420	$3,298	$40,122

Frequently Asked Questions about Williamsburg Preparatory School

What is the racial makeup of Williamsburg Preparatory School?

Students at Williamsburg Preparatory School are 70% Hispanic, 18% African American, 5% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Williamsburg Preparatory School in?

New York City Geographic District #14

Is Williamsburg Preparatory School a good school?

Williamsburg Preparatory School ranks 789^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Williamsburg Preparatory School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 667 students attended Williamsburg Preparatory School.

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