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Metropolitan Diploma Plus High School

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Metropolitan Diploma Plus High School ranks 788 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

788^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 36% of New York high schools

Summary

Metropolitan Diploma Plus High School is a public high school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 178 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #23, which is ranked 672 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces significant challenges in terms of student outcomes, particularly in graduation rates and proficiency on standardized tests. Metropolitan Diploma Plus High School has seen fluctuating four-year graduation rates, ranging from 30.8% to 84.3% over the past few years, which is significantly lower than the state average of around 80%. The school's proficiency rates on Regents/Common Core exams vary across subject areas, performing better than the district average in some subjects like Global History and Geography, but lagging behind the state average in others like English Language Arts and Algebra I. Additionally, the school has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 91.2% in recent years, which likely contributes to the low graduation rates.

While Metropolitan Diploma Plus High School performs better than some of its immediate neighbors, such as Teachers Preparatory High School and Frederick Douglass Academy Vii High School, in terms of proficiency rates and graduation rates, it still lags behind the state averages in many areas. The school's high percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch, ranging from 81.5% to 92.61% in recent years, suggests that the school serves a predominantly low-income student population, which may contribute to the challenges it faces in terms of academic performance and graduation rates. Addressing these issues through targeted interventions and support may be crucial for the school to improve student success.

153

Students ?

7.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$45,710

Per pupil spending ?

96.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

985 Rockaway Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11212

(718) 342-6249

District: New York City Geographic District #23

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.5%

Hispanic:

20.9%

White:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2013 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (58% vs 68% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (28% vs 83%)

!Dropout rate above the New York average (26% vs 5%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg45%

New York avg68%

788^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 61 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #23

672^nd of 874New York City Geographic District #23 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	36.5	788 of 1234	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	782 of 1242	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.2	544 of 1228	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	728 of 1207	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.5	289 of 1210	76.1%	★★★★☆
2017	50.1	621 of 1221	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	73.4	167 of 1255	86.7%	★★★★☆
2015	82.8	40 of 1255	96.8%	★★★★★
2014	70.1	253 of 1237	79.5%	★★★★☆
2013	40.0	774 of 1217	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	10.9	1054 of 1198	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.7	968 of 1165	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	2.0	1104 of 1117	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	279 of 713	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	319 of 690	53.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	144 of 669	78.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	862 of 1206	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	851 of 1219	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.0	482 of 1197	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.2	603 of 1193	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.7	295 of 1176	74.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	54.8	344 of 865	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	115 of 607	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	51 of 564	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	6 of 498	98.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	590 of 1179	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	412 of 1155	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	691 of 1201	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	662 of 1211	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	579 of 1191	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.2	781 of 1190	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.9	253 of 1176	78.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	182 of 1149	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	45.5	538 of 1144	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.6	229 of 1132	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	89.8	51 of 1095	95.3%	★★★★★

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)84th percentile+48 vs school

Homeless (2025)81st percentile+45 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)78th percentile+42 vs school

African American (2025)61st percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2024)60th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Global History and Geography90%+14 vs state

U.S. History and Government65%-10 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts57%-18 vs state

Algebra I46%-10 vs state

Living Environment45%-11 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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brooklyn Democracy Academy	Public	9-12	985 Rockaway Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 342-6348	166	20	8.4	94.6%	3 (1.8%)	107 (64.5%)	49 (29.5%)	2 (1.2%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.5	1224^th of 1234 public high schools	0.8%		9.2	1156^th of 1242 public high schools	6.9%	68			40.0			44.1	17.0		28.1	12.2	5.6	11.1		$36,195	$2,831	$33,364
Metropolitan Diploma Plus High School	Public	9-12	985 Rockaway Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 342-6249	153	20	7.7	96.7%	4 (2.6%)	111 (72.5%)	32 (20.9%)	4 (2.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.5	788^th of 1234 public high schools	36.1%		37	782^nd of 1242 public high schools	37.0%	6			57.5			90.0	45.5		65.0	46.0				$45,710	$3,423	$42,287
Teachers Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	226 Bristol St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 498-2605	185	20	9.3	97.8%	3 (1.6%)	96 (51.9%)	69 (37.3%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	10 (5.4%)	8.8	1156^th of 1234 public high schools	6.3%		5.5	1201^st of 1242 public high schools	3.3%	45			53.1		0.0	55.4	18.2		38.7	24.7	9.1	11.1		$45,096	$4,216	$40,880
Frederick Douglass Academy Vii High School	Public	9-12	226 Bristol St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 485-3789	292	36	8.0	93.5%	0 (0.0%)	205 (70.2%)	80 (27.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	12.6	1098^th of 1234 public high schools	11.0%		18	1007^th of 1242 public high schools	18.9%	91	26.1		68.8		16.0	47.1	26.5		47.3	15.0	23.2	10.0	20.9	$31,834	$2,590	$29,244
East Brooklyn Community High School	Public	9-12	9517 Kings Hwy	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 927-6880	164	19	8.4	85.4%	0 (0.0%)	128 (78.0%)	35 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.9	1063^rd of 1234 public high schools	13.9%		20.6	973^rd of 1242 public high schools	21.7%	90			61.0			57.4	37.0		39.7	2.0	50.0			$45,071	$4,172	$40,899
Olympus Academy	Public	9-12	755 E 100th St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 272-1926	181	16	11.4	89.5%	1 (0.6%)	153 (84.5%)	20 (11.0%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	22.6	954^th of 1234 public high schools	22.7%		43.2	722^nd of 1242 public high schools	41.9%	232			47.6			52.9	54.6		45.3	63.9	40.0			$35,898	$3,338	$32,560
Kurt Hahn Expeditionary Learning School	Public	9-12	5800 Tilden Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 629-1204	181	24	7.4	84.0%	8 (4.4%)	128 (70.7%)	28 (15.5%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	11 (6.1%)								(n/a)			28.6											$37,373	$3,173	$34,199
It Takes A Village Academy	Public	9-12	5800 Tilden Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 629-2307	262	29	9.1	81.3%	6 (2.3%)	207 (79.0%)	37 (14.1%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	19.5	992^nd of 1234 public high schools	19.6%		13.7	1077^th of 1242 public high schools	13.3%	85		21.1	57.5	0.0	16.7	57.1	42.9		60.5	43.6	26.3	31.9	27.1	$38,953	$3,992	$34,961
Cultural Academy For The Arts And Sciences	Public	9-12	5800 Tilden Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 968-6630	296	36	8.1	81.1%	1 (0.3%)	244 (82.4%)	38 (12.8%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	22.5	955^th of 1234 public high schools	22.6%		13	1092^nd of 1242 public high schools	12.1%	137		20.0	67.8	0.0	50.0	49.2	47.1	50.0	51.4	38.4	61.1	24.4	43.8	$41,112	$2,774	$38,338
Fdny-Captain Vernon A Richards High School	Public	9-12	400 Pennsylvania Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 688-7930	417	35	11.9	90.9%	5 (1.2%)	222 (53.2%)	155 (37.2%)	6 (1.4%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.2%)	20 (4.8%)	4.9	1207^th of 1234 public high schools	2.2%		4.8	1214^th of 1242 public high schools	2.3%	7		18.2	42.0		5.2	33.1	15.2		29.3	18.5	26.9	7.7	12.1	$35,808	$3,460	$32,348

Frequently Asked Questions about Metropolitan Diploma Plus High School

What is the racial makeup of Metropolitan Diploma Plus High School?

Students at Metropolitan Diploma Plus High School are 73% African American, 21% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Is Metropolitan Diploma Plus High School a good school?

Metropolitan Diploma Plus High School ranks 788^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Metropolitan Diploma Plus High School in?

New York City Geographic District #23

How many students attend Metropolitan Diploma Plus High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 153 students attended Metropolitan Diploma Plus High School.

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