Summary
William E Grady Career And Technical Education High School is a public high school serving 648 students in grades 9-12 in Brooklyn, New York, which is part of the New York City Geographic District #21. Despite the resources allocated to the school, it consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of New York high schools and struggles with low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and below-average graduation rates.
The school's proficiency rates on Regents exams are significantly below the district and state averages, particularly in subjects like Chemistry, Algebra II, and Geometry. Its 4-year graduation rate has ranged from 75.5% to 84.3% over the past 3 years, which is lower than the district and state. Additionally, the school has had very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 54.3% over the same period, far exceeding the district and state averages. While the school's performance for English Language Learners and Special Education students is relatively stronger, its academic outcomes for other student subgroups, such as Asian, African American, and Hispanic students, are in the bottom quarter of their respective statewide subgroups.
Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as John Dewey High School, Kingsborough Early College School, and Abraham Lincoln High School, generally outperform William E Grady Career And Technical Education High School on academic metrics, graduation rates, and Regents exam proficiency, while also having lower chronic absenteeism rates and serving a more socioeconomically diverse student population. Despite the school's challenges, it has a higher per-student spending compared to the nearby schools and the district average, suggesting that there may be opportunities to improve the school's effectiveness and efficiency through targeted interventions and support for struggling student subgroups, as well as strategies to address chronic absenteeism.
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