Highland Park Community School

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Highland Park Community School ranks 1001 st of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public 6-8

528 Ridgewood Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11208

(718) 235-1785

District: New York City Geographic District #19

SchoolDigger Rank:
1001^st of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Feeder schools for Highland Park Community School:

Elementary:	Ps 65
	Ps 7 Abraham Lincoln

Student/teacher ratio: 14.0

Number of students: 277

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.2%

African American:

7.9%

Asian:

5.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 91.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Highland Park Community School ranks worse than 66.7% of middle schools in New York. It also ranks 4^th among 13 ranked middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #19. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.7. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (81.2%), African American (7.9%), Asian (5.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 91.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Highland Park Community School is 14, which is the highest among 13 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #19! (See more...)

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Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Highland Park Community School:

SchoolDigger ranks Highland Park Community School 1001^st of 1500 New York public middle schools. (See Highland Park Community School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Female students:

Male students:

African American students:

Hispanic students:

New York City Geographic District #19:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #19 754^th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Highland Park Community School

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Rank History for all students at Highland Park Community School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2017	23.35	1173^rd	1455	19.4%
2018	20.76	1208^th	1438	16.0%
2019	23.43	1146^th	1439	20.4%
2021	30.45	904^th	1242	27.2%
2022	29.39	1088^th	1479	26.4%
2023	35.70	1001^st	1500	33.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Highland Park Community School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.35	335^th	503	33.4%
2019	24.53	458^th	473	3.2%
2022	39.14	330^th	581	43.2%
2023	39.07	317^th	591	46.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Highland Park Community School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.77	481^st	1170	58.9%
2019	35.97	717^th	1139	37.1%
2022	44.49	590^th	1283	54.0%
2023	33.29	900^th	1307	31.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Highland Park Community School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.58	974^th	1245	21.8%
2019	31.26	894^th	1241	28.0%
2021	45.57	449^th	935	52.0%
2022	40.95	727^th	1306	44.3%
2023	41.69	727^th	1288	43.6%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Highland Park Community School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.79	306^th	457	33.0%
2019	33.76	281^st	392	28.3%
2022	51.89	190^th	487	61.0%
2023	52.55	215^th	543	60.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Highland Park Community School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	22.72	1141^st	1353	15.7%
2019	23.58	1110^th	1370	19.0%
2022	29.00	1080^th	1454	25.7%
2023	29.31	1105^th	1463	24.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Highland Park Community School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.86	1166^th	1352	13.8%
2019	25.89	1046^th	1366	23.4%
2022	29.99	1060^th	1455	27.1%
2023	44.34	805^th	1464	45.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Highland Park Community School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.55	498^th	663	24.9%
2019	20.99	569^th	653	12.9%
2022	24.60	569^th	706	19.4%
2023	51.99	304^th	696	56.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Highland Park Community School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.99	614^th	810	24.2%
2019	33.95	545^th	826	34.0%
2022	40.64	519^th	914	43.2%
2023	44.36	495^th	943	47.5%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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by a parent
Saturday, May 30, 2020

Highland is not a school for really learning it’s a lack of grades. They give the children childish things to do. Is171 is way better I made an big mistake.😂🤣🤫🤭..... Close Quote

Enrollment information for Highland Park Community School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2015	1	30	0	85	2	0	0	118
2016	1	34	5	158	3	0	0	201
2017	3	55	7	232	5	1	1	304
2018	3	53	8	254	9	1	1	329
2019	5	51	7	268	12	4	0	347
2020	6	38	9	298	10	3	1	365
2021	7	29	14	298	6	5	1	360
2022	5	18	14	247	4	2	1	291
2023	5	22	14	225	5	2	4	277

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Highland Park Community School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2015	118	8.0	14.7	85.6
2016	201	15.0	13.4	90.5
2017	304	20.8	14.6	91.4
2018	329	23.1	14.1	92.7
2019	347	24.0	14.4	90.5
2020	365	20.9	17.4	89
2021	360	14.8	24.1	91.9
2022	291	29.5	9.8	91.4
2023	277	19.6	14.0	91.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Highland Park Community School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2015	118	8.0	14.7	85.6
2016	201	15.0	13.4	90.5
2017	304	20.8	14.6	91.4
2018	329	23.1	14.1	92.7
2019	347	24.0	14.4	90.5
2020	365	20.9	17.4	89
2021	360	14.8	24.1	91.9
2022	291	29.5	9.8	91.4
2023	277	19.6	14.0	91.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates

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Year	Completely Immunized
2015	83.6%

Data source: New York State Department of Health

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Highland Park Community School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$918 (6.2%)	$13,805 (93.8%)	$14,723
2020	$737 (5.3%)	$13,199 (94.7%)	$13,936
2021	$1,438 (9.4%)	$13,922 (90.6%)	$15,360
2022	$4,808 (22.6%)	$16,505 (77.4%)	$21,314
2023	$2,776 (14.6%)	$16,190 (85.4%)	$18,967

Data source: New York Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Highland Park Community School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 1146^th of 1439 Middle schools	Ranks 1001^st of 1500 Middle schools	12.9%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Highland Park Community School)	26	35.4	9.4%
6th Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #19)	28	29.7	1.7%
6th Grade English Language Arts (New York)	47	45.8	1.2%
6th Grade Math (Highland Park Community School)	18	33.3	15.3%
6th Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #19)	22	25.2	3.2%
6th Grade Math (New York)	47	48.1	1.1%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Highland Park Community School)	27	34.7	7.7%
7th Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #19)	24	35.1	11.1%
7th Grade English Language Arts (New York)	40	48	8%
7th Grade Math (Highland Park Community School)	23	24.7	1.7%
7th Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #19)	21	30.8	9.8%
7th Grade Math (New York)	44	51.9	7.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Highland Park Community School)	43	53.5	10.5%
8th Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #19)	33	45.4	12.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (New York)	48	55.2	7.2%
8th Grade Math (Highland Park Community School)	13	47.5	34.5%
8th Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #19)	20	31.9	11.9%
8th Grade Math (New York)	33	40.7	7.7%
End of Course English (Highland Park Community School)	89.7	86.1	3.6%
End of Course English (New York City Geographic District #19)	59.2	49.8	9.4%
End of Course English (New York)	83.9	76.9	6.9%
End of Course U.S. History and Government (Highland Park Community School)	32.7	39.1	6.4%
End of Course U.S. History and Government (New York City Geographic District #19)	46.2	39.6	6.6%
End of Course U.S. History and Government (New York)	76.9	79.7	2.8%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	347	277	20.2%
African American	51	22	56.9%
American Indian	12	5	58.3%
Asian	7	14	100%
Hispanic	268	225	16%
Pacific Islander	4	2	50%
White	5	5
Two or More Races	0	4
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	90.5%	91.7%	1.2%

Schools Near Highland Park Community School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				Regents Algebra I (2023)	Regents English (2023)	Regents Earth Science (2023)	Regents Living Environment (2023)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2023)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2023)			NY State Assessments Math (2023)			NY State Assessments Science (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents English End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government 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	Total
Is 171 Abraham Lincoln	Public	6-8	528 Ridgewood Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(718) 647-0111	264	24	10.9	96.2%	2 (0.8%)	27 (10.2%)	208 (78.8%)	18 (6.8%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	21.2	1272^nd of 1500 public middle schools	15.2%		17.6	1310^th of 1479 public middle schools	11.4%	38	48.3					22.5	37.1	38.3	21.3	27.6		34.0
Highland Park Community School	Public	6-8	528 Ridgewood Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(718) 235-1785	277	20	14.0	91.7%	5 (1.8%)	22 (7.9%)	225 (81.2%)	14 (5.1%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	35.7	1001^st of 1500 public middle schools	33.3%		29.4	1088^th of 1479 public middle schools	26.4%	87		86.1			39.1	35.4	34.7	53.5	33.3	24.7	47.5	31.2
Middle School 935	Public	6-7	76 Dinsmore Pl	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(718) 240-2700	181	17	10.8	86.7%	0 (0.0%)	24 (13.3%)	150 (82.9%)	7 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52.6	663^rd of 1500 public middle schools	55.8%					(n/a)						40.2	61.4		48.9	40.7
Vista Academy	Public	6-8	350 Linwood St	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(718) 647-0913	418	37	11.2	98.6%	10 (2.4%)	83 (19.9%)	284 (67.9%)	24 (5.7%)	14 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	52.8	660^th of 1500 public middle schools	56.0%		49.1	701^st of 1479 public middle schools	52.6%	41	100.0					35.8	37.1	63.6	35.8	43.1	63.1	62.9
Liberty Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Linwood St	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(718) 647-1301	439	46	9.4	96.6%	14 (3.2%)	100 (22.8%)	288 (65.6%)	30 (6.8%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24.3	1219^th of 1500 public middle schools	18.7%		26.8	1144^th of 1479 public middle schools	22.7%	75	87.5					29.6	31.3	40.7	24.8	22.7	42.0	18.0
Junior High School 218 James P Sinnott	Public	6-8	370 Fountain Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(718) 647-9050	305	34	9.0	93.4%	3 (1.0%)	131 (43.0%)	112 (36.7%)	45 (14.8%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	21.5	1265^th of 1500 public middle schools	15.7%		18.7	1292^nd of 1479 public middle schools	12.6%	27	57.1			72.2		27.6	32.3	43.1	19.3	41.0	22.1	11.4
Junior High School 210 Elizabeth Blackwell	Public	6-8	93-11 101st Ave	Ozone Park	11416	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(718) 845-5942	1,472	117	12.5	86.1%	48 (3.3%)	68 (4.6%)	952 (64.7%)	337 (22.9%)	40 (2.7%)	15 (1.0%)	12 (0.8%)	43.9	849^th of 1500 public middle schools	43.4%		39.1	903^rd of 1479 public middle schools	38.9%	54	52.6	91.0		88.5	96.0	39.5	46.7	56.2	40.7	53.2		20.6
East New York Middle School Of Excellence	Public	6-8	605 Shepherd Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(718) 257-4061	239	24	10.0	96.2%	4 (1.7%)	109 (45.6%)	107 (44.8%)	6 (2.5%)	10 (4.2%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21.5	1266^th of 1500 public middle schools	15.6%		19.8	1270^th of 1479 public middle schools	14.1%	4	13.4			24.3		22.1	32.5	38.3	13.9	32.5	23.2	38.8
Junior High School 292 Margaret S Douglas	Public	6-8	301 Vermont St	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(718) 498-6562	351	42	8.4	91.5%	6 (1.7%)	161 (45.9%)	104 (29.6%)	68 (19.4%)	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	32	1060^th of 1500 public middle schools	29.3%		33.8	1001^st of 1479 public middle schools	32.3%	59	53.3			30.0	54.4	39.8	44.9	37.8	33.3	46.0	30.3	18.9
Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard	Public	5-8	138-30 Lafayette St	Ozone Park	11417	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(718) 848-0001	882	63	13.9	80.5%	55 (6.2%)	56 (6.3%)	452 (51.2%)	271 (30.7%)	25 (2.8%)	14 (1.6%)	9 (1.0%)	51.4	684^th of 1500 public middle schools	54.4%		67.9	386^th of 1479 public middle schools	73.9%	298	100.0		88.9			48.1	51.6	68.3	50.7	43.4	30.6	29.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Park Community School

Is Highland Park Community School a good school?

Highland Park Community School ranks 1001^st of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Highland Park Community School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 277 students attended Highland Park Community School.

What district is Highland Park Community School in?

New York City Geographic District #19

What is the racial makeup of Highland Park Community School?

Students at Highland Park Community School are 81% Hispanic, 8% African American, 5% Asian, 2% White, 2% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

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