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Williamsburg High School Of Art And Technology (The)

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12
1018th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,234 New York High Schools
Better than 18% of New York high schools
Summary

Williamsburg High School Of Art And Technology (The) is a public magnet high school serving grades 9-12 in Brooklyn, New York, with a student population of 422. 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.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio, Williamsburg High School Of Art And Technology (The) has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New York high schools over the past several years, with rankings ranging from 862 to 1129 out of over 1200 schools. The school's academic performance, as measured by Regents/Common Core exam proficiency rates, is also low, often lagging behind the district and state averages. Additionally, the school struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 45.9% in recent years.

In contrast, the nearby Brooklyn Latin School (The) is ranked 2nd out of 1234 New York high schools and has a 5-star rating, indicating a stark difference in performance. The Brooklyn Latin School (The) excels across all student subgroups, with the majority of its students performing at the top of the state, while Williamsburg High School Of Art And Technology (The) struggles across various student populations, including female, male, African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students.

424
Students ?
12.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$32,276
Per pupil spending ?
81.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 223 Graham Ave
       Brooklyn, NY  11206

(718) 599-1207

District: New York City Geographic District #14

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
64.2%
African American:
25.5%
White:
4.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2014 → 18th in 2025
Strengths
92% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (45% vs 67% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 31% New York)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school45%
District avg56%
New York avg67%
1,018th of 1,234
New York public high schools ?
Bottom 18%▲ up 5 pts since 2015
From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
8th 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
202517.61018 of 123417.5%★☆☆☆☆
202429.0862 of 124230.6%★★☆☆☆
202317.8974 of 122820.7%★☆☆☆☆
202219.4926 of 119022.2%★☆☆☆☆
20196.71129 of 12076.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.11163 of 12103.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20177.21148 of 12216.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201618.01096 of 125512.7%★☆☆☆☆
201514.01103 of 125512.1%★☆☆☆☆
201416.41017 of 123717.8%★☆☆☆☆
20136.31129 of 12177.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20127.51103 of 11987.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201117.01012 of 116513.1%★☆☆☆☆
20105.91080 of 11173.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200916.9938 of 108613.6%★☆☆☆☆
20083.81011 of 10271.6%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202526.2571 of 71319.9%★☆☆☆☆
202451.6287 of 69058.4%★★★☆☆
202334.4432 of 67135.6%★★☆☆☆
202227.9452 of 59323.8%★☆☆☆☆
201920.9580 of 68615.5%★☆☆☆☆
201815.8624 of 6798.1%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202528.3539 of 66919.4%★☆☆☆☆
202439.0387 of 63739.2%★★☆☆☆
202318.4555 of 5834.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202233.1344 of 48128.5%★☆☆☆☆
201938.9340 of 56539.8%★★☆☆☆
201840.3320 of 54641.4%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202520.7972 of 120619.4%★☆☆☆☆
202431.5841 of 121931.0%★★☆☆☆
202326.5869 of 119727.4%★☆☆☆☆
202226.5839 of 115527.4%★☆☆☆☆
20195.41144 of 11934.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20184.51144 of 11762.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202525.6680 of 88523.2%★☆☆☆☆
202436.0533 of 86538.4%★★☆☆☆
202327.7603 of 85129.1%★☆☆☆☆
202233.2485 of 76036.2%★★☆☆☆
201911.5741 of 8159.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.9759 of 7914.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202519.2560 of 6077.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202443.8295 of 56447.7%★★☆☆☆
202328.8422 of 53120.5%★☆☆☆☆
202254.2122 of 38968.6%★★★☆☆
201921.2445 of 4939.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.0433 of 49813.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202517.6996 of 117915.5%★☆☆☆☆
202429.6833 of 117028.8%★☆☆☆☆
202317.8947 of 115518.0%★☆☆☆☆
202224.1838 of 110123.9%★☆☆☆☆
20197.81105 of 11796.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.71114 of 11543.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202517.61006 of 120116.2%★☆☆☆☆
202430.2834 of 121131.1%★★☆☆☆
202314.41004 of 119115.7%★☆☆☆☆
202216.0952 of 115417.5%★☆☆☆☆
20198.71089 of 11908.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20186.61129 of 11764.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20246.2299 of 3062.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.9234 of 27214.0%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202536.4714 of 114937.9%★★☆☆☆
202448.5498 of 114456.5%★★★☆☆
202327.0863 of 113023.6%★☆☆☆☆
202238.8591 of 103843.1%★★☆☆☆
201919.6973 of 113214.0%★☆☆☆☆
201819.4956 of 109512.7%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202425.2644 of 78117.5%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Special Education (2025)38th percentile+20 vs school
Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+6 vs school
African American (2025)20th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile~ school
Female (2025)19th percentile~ school
White (2024)18th percentile-13 vs school
Male (2025)16th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school
Homeless (2025)8th percentile-10 vs school
Multi-racial (2024)2nd percentile-28 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Global History and Geography56%-20 vs state
Living Environment55%~ state avg
U.S. History and Government53%-22 vs state
Common Core English Language Arts53%-22 vs state
Life Science Biology48%-11 vs state
Earth and Space Sciences44%-12 vs state
Algebra I24%-32 vs state
Common Core Algebra II14%-61 vs state
Earth Science0%-65 vs state

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Students at Williamsburg High School Of Art And Technology (The) are 64% Hispanic, 25% African American, 4% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Williamsburg High School Of Art And Technology (The) ranks in the bottom 17.5% of New York high schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 424 students attended Williamsburg High School Of Art And Technology (The).


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