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Highland Park Community School

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Highland Park Community School ranks 748 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

748^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 50% of New York middle schools

Summary

Highland Park Community School is a public middle school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 246 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #19, which is ranked 726 out of 874 districts in the state.

Highland Park Community School has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in academic assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math were significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students performing relatively better than English Language Learners and Homeless students, who struggle and rank in the bottom quartile of New York middle schools. Despite the school's academic challenges, it has a relatively high per-student spending of $29,456 and a low student-teacher ratio of 10.7 in the 2023-2024 school year.

While Highland Park Community School underperforms compared to the state and district averages, some nearby schools within the same district, such as Vista Academy and Middle School 935, demonstrate stronger academic performance, particularly in ELA and Math proficiency rates. This suggests that there may be opportunities for Highland Park Community School to learn from the practices and strategies of its higher-performing peers within the district.

218

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,738

Per pupil spending ?

94%

Free/discounted lunch ?

528 Ridgewood Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11208

(718) 235-1785

District: New York City Geographic District #19

Feeder schools for Highland Park Community School:

Elementary:	Ps 65
	Ps 7 Abraham Lincoln

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.9%

African American:

7.8%

Asian:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2017 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2017

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District #19

✓Above the New York median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (46% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!U.S. History and Government scores 42 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg38%

New York avg58%

748^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 31 pts since 2017

From bottom 19% (2017) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 12Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #19

726^th of 874New York City Geographic District #19 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	48.3	748 of 1500	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	870 of 1504	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	1001 of 1500	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	1088 of 1479	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	904 of 1242	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	1146 of 1439	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	1208 of 1438	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.4	1173 of 1455	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	307 of 676	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.4	402 of 705	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.0	304 of 696	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.6	569 of 706	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	569 of 653	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	498 of 663	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	555 of 646	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.6	182 of 615	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	39.1	317 of 591	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	330 of 581	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.5	458 of 473	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	335 of 503	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	846 of 1457	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	815 of 1465	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	1105 of 1463	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	1080 of 1454	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	1110 of 1370	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	1141 of 1353	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	334 of 965	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	362 of 953	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	495 of 943	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	519 of 914	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	545 of 826	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	614 of 810	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	471 of 603	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.4	305 of 594	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	215 of 543	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	190 of 487	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.8	281 of 392	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	306 of 457	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	633 of 1283	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	537 of 1296	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.7	727 of 1288	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	727 of 1306	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.6	449 of 935	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.3	894 of 1241	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	974 of 1245	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	641 of 1455	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.9	907 of 1464	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	805 of 1464	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	1060 of 1455	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	1046 of 1366	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	1166 of 1352	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	523 of 1298	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.0	843 of 1303	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	900 of 1307	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.5	590 of 1283	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.0	717 of 1139	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	481 of 1170	58.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)55th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile~ school

Female (2025)42nd percentile-8 vs school

Homeless (2025)22nd percentile-28 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math51%~ state avg

English Language Arts50%~ state avg

Common Core English Language Arts50%-25 vs state

U.S. History and Government33%-42 vs state

Science32%-11 vs state

Algebra I23%-33 vs state

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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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (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 Common Core English Language Arts 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
Is 171 Abraham Lincoln	Public	6-8	528 Ridgewood Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 647-0111	276	27	10.2	91.7%	4 (1.4%)	17 (6.2%)	225 (81.5%)	23 (8.3%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.7	1019^th of 1500 public middle schools	32.1%		25.8	1192^nd of 1504 public middle schools	20.7%	173		57.7	25.0				44.6	47.0	37.8	27.1	46.6		42.1	$39,642	$4,747	$34,894
Highland Park Community School	Public	6-8	528 Ridgewood Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 235-1785	218	20	11.0	94.0%	4 (1.8%)	17 (7.8%)	183 (83.9%)	8 (3.7%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	48.3	748^th of 1500 public middle schools	50.1%		42.3	870^th of 1504 public middle schools	42.2%	122	50.0	33.3	23.1				37.5	57.8	50.0	22.2	64.3	57.9	32.5	$31,738	$2,858	$28,880
Middle School 935	Public	6-8	76 Dinsmore Pl	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 240-2700	303	26	11.7	89.1%	1 (0.3%)	43 (14.2%)	239 (78.9%)	16 (5.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30.7	1107^th of 1500 public middle schools	26.2%		40.2	911^th of 1504 public middle schools	39.4%	196							48.6	45.1	34.5	37.8	42.6	26.7	27.8	$30,244	$2,679	$27,565
Vista Academy	Public	6-8	350 Linwood St	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 647-0913	434	34	12.8	99.3%	7 (1.6%)	92 (21.2%)	292 (67.3%)	20 (4.6%)	19 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	57.7	597^th of 1500 public middle schools	60.2%		54.8	633^rd of 1504 public middle schools	57.9%	36			100.0				44.6	47.8	43.6	52.3	61.0	73.2	55.9	$33,693	$3,321	$30,372
Liberty Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Linwood St	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 647-1301	450	47	9.6	96.9%	8 (1.8%)	106 (23.6%)	299 (66.4%)	24 (5.3%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	33.7	1035^th of 1500 public middle schools	31.0%		35	1020^th of 1504 public middle schools	32.2%	15			100.0				41.9	39.1	35.6	29.4	44.8	59.3	32.1	$32,788	$2,958	$29,830
Junior High School 218 James P Sinnott	Public, Magnet	6-8	370 Fountain Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 647-9050	307	33	9.3	94.5%	5 (1.6%)	118 (38.4%)	105 (34.2%)	72 (23.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	18	1341^st of 1500 public middle schools	10.6%		21.6	1271^st of 1504 public middle schools	15.5%	70			71.1				26.0	36.5	30.1	23.6	25.9	42.1	13.0	$37,588	$4,674	$32,914
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	No	No	Yes	(718) 845-5942	1,459	118	12.3	88.5%	36 (2.5%)	59 (4.0%)	949 (65.0%)	351 (24.1%)	36 (2.5%)	13 (0.9%)	15 (1.0%)	42.6	860^th of 1500 public middle schools	42.7%		47.2	768^th of 1504 public middle schools	48.9%	92	95.6	85.2	47.6	82.0			47.2	47.7	48.7	45.0	54.8		28.8	$29,657	$2,154	$27,503
East New York Middle School Of Excellence	Public	6-8	605 Shepherd Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 257-4061	235	18	13.4	97.4%	3 (1.3%)	103 (43.8%)	112 (47.7%)	10 (4.3%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12.5	1401^st of 1500 public middle schools	6.6%		17.2	1342^nd of 1504 public middle schools	10.8%	59							31.3	27.5	29.7	14.9	21.1	18.4	25.3	$35,883	$3,286	$32,598
Junior High School 292 Margaret S Douglas	Public	6-8	301 Vermont St	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 498-6562	267	28	9.5	92.1%	5 (1.9%)	83 (31.1%)	103 (38.6%)	67 (25.1%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	29.3	1135^th of 1500 public middle schools	24.3%		37.2	973^rd of 1504 public middle schools	35.3%	162		53.5	74.4	66.7			38.1	35.7	46.8	23.3	36.0	39.6	35.3	$41,460	$4,001	$37,459
Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard	Public	6-8	138-30 Lafayette St	Ozone Park	11417	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 848-0001	907	72	12.5	80.4%	37 (4.1%)	50 (5.5%)	427 (47.1%)	323 (35.6%)	40 (4.4%)	18 (2.0%)	12 (1.3%)	62.9	501^st of 1500 public middle schools	66.6%		59.1	554^th of 1504 public middle schools	63.2%	53			100.0		86.4	88.5	54.6	57.4	63.2	57.7	62.6	54.3	41.0	$28,547	$2,027	$26,520

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Park Community School

What is the racial makeup of Highland Park Community School?

Students at Highland Park Community School are 84% Hispanic, 8% African American, 4% Asian, 2% American Indian, 2% White.

How many students attend Highland Park Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 218 students attended Highland Park Community School.

What district is Highland Park Community School in?

New York City Geographic District #19

Is Highland Park Community School a good school?

Highland Park Community School ranks 748^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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