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East New York Arts And Civics High School (The)

Public Grades 9-12
1228th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,234 New York High Schools
Better than 0% of New York high schools
Summary

East New York Arts And Civics High School (The) is a public high school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 172 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #19, which is ranked 726 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East New York Arts And Civics High School (The) has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing high schools in New York, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past four years. The school's performance is particularly low across various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of New York high schools for female, male, African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and low socioeconomic status students. Its four-year graduation rate has ranged from 80.3% to 84.3%, below the state average, and its dropout rate has been between 3.2% and 6.4%, higher than the state average. The school has also experienced extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 69.4% in recent years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Interestingly, the schools located closest to East New York Arts And Civics High School (The), such as Academy For Young Writers, Spring Creek Community School, and East New York Family Academy, generally outperform it on key metrics like graduation rates, test scores, and student-teacher ratios, despite being part of the same low-performing district. The school's high-need student population, with 83.08% to 91.93% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, likely contributes to its struggles, despite spending between $16,011 and $29,073 per student, which is higher than the state average.

138
Students ?
8.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$39,055
Per pupil spending ?
92.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 800 Van Siclen Ave
       Brooklyn, NY  11207

(718) 927-5540

District: New York City Geographic District #19

Racial breakdown:

African American:
53.6%
Hispanic:
34.1%
White:
4.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2022 → <1st in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 9 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (13% vs 66% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (69% vs 31% New York)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school13%
District avg37%
New York avg66%
1,228th of 1,234
New York public high schools ?
Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2022
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SchoolDigger rating ?
15th of 15High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #19
726th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20252.71228 of 12340.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.71173 of 12425.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20232.11218 of 12280.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.41169 of 11901.8%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20258.4703 of 7131.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.1630 of 6908.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.1659 of 6711.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.9569 of 5934.0%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202512.9661 of 6691.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202420.1584 of 6378.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.2581 of 5830.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202236.9308 of 48136.0%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20254.71193 of 12061.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.11174 of 12193.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.21151 of 11973.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.71022 of 115511.5%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20255.1877 of 8850.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.6816 of 8655.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202513.9586 of 6073.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202430.3426 of 56424.5%★☆☆☆☆
20236.0530 of 5310.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20251.91176 of 11790.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.41020 of 117012.8%★☆☆☆☆
20230.91154 of 11550.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.51086 of 11011.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20252.41198 of 12010.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.41123 of 12117.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20230.91188 of 11910.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20221.71149 of 11540.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20259.41135 of 11491.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.51125 of 11441.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.61127 of 11300.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.71037 of 10380.1%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Homeless (2025)3rd percentile+3 vs school
African American (2025)1st percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)1st percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile~ school
Female (2025)1st percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school
Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Global History and Geography27%-49 vs state
Common Core English Language Arts25%-50 vs state
Life Science Biology23%-35 vs state
Living Environment12%-44 vs state
Algebra I9%-47 vs state
U.S. History and Government8%-67 vs state
Geometry2%-58 vs state
Earth and Space Sciences0%-56 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 138 students attended East New York Arts And Civics High School (The).

Students at East New York Arts And Civics High School (The) are 54% African American, 34% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

East New York Arts And Civics High School (The) ranks in the bottom 0.5% of New York high schools.

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2024–25 school spending dataApr 30, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 27, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesFeb 3, 2026
2024–25 NY State Assessments & Regents scoresDec 4, 2025


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