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Brooklyn Studio Secondary School

Public Grades 6-12
781st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,234 New York High Schools
Better than 37% of New York high schools
Summary

Brooklyn Studio Secondary School is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in the New York City Geographic District #21, with 879 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools over the past decade, with a 2 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brooklyn Studio Secondary School faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its diverse student population. The school consistently underperforms compared to the district and state on standardized test scores and Regents exams, with proficiency rates well below average. Additionally, the school struggles with a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25.6% to 44.7% in recent years, and a slightly lower 4-year graduation rate of around 80%. While the school has seen a significant increase in per-student spending in recent years, this has not translated into improved academic outcomes.

Interestingly, the nearby Rachel Carson High School For Coastal Studies and Kingsborough Early College School generally outperform Brooklyn Studio Secondary School on various metrics, including test scores, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. However, some other nearby schools, such as Liberation Diploma Plus and Life Academy High School For Film And Music, also struggle with low performance and high chronic absenteeism rates.

892
Students ?
10.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$30,838
Per pupil spending ?
84%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 8310 21st Ave
       Brooklyn, NY  11214-2406

(718) 266-5032

District: New York City Geographic District #21

Racial breakdown:

White:
39.7%
Hispanic:
39.2%
Asian:
16.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2014 → 37th in 2025
Strengths
89% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)
Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2014
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (51% vs 60% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Chemistry scores 42 pts below the New York average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school51%
District avg61%
New York avg60%
Middle school
785th of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Bottom 48%▼ down 11 pts since 2015
From top 42% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
781st of 1,234
New York public high schools ?
Bottom 37%▼ down 4 pts since 2015
From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 10High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #21
472nd of 874New York City Geographic District #21 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202546.6785 of 150047.7%★★☆☆☆
202440.1914 of 150439.2%★★☆☆☆
202342.6881 of 150041.3%★★☆☆☆
202236.4952 of 147935.6%★★☆☆☆
202137.3793 of 124236.2%★★☆☆☆
201954.0584 of 143959.4%★★★☆☆
201855.4589 of 143859.0%★★★☆☆
201753.4629 of 145556.8%★★★☆☆
201650.1664 of 142953.5%★★★☆☆
201553.7587 of 140758.3%★★★☆☆
201462.6432 of 140169.2%★★★☆☆
201358.0528 of 137361.5%★★★☆☆
201263.8529 of 133760.4%★★★☆☆
201168.1451 of 129565.2%★★★☆☆
201076.6289 of 124376.7%★★★★☆
200961.0630 of 122448.5%★★☆☆☆
200859.6609 of 118548.6%★★☆☆☆
200737.8793 of 112329.4%★☆☆☆☆
200640.4746 of 109531.9%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
201937.8270 of 36926.8%★☆☆☆☆
201833.6282 of 37424.6%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202564.3118 of 64681.7%★★★★☆
202458.4137 of 61577.7%★★★★☆
202352.1182 of 59169.2%★★★☆☆
202234.4390 of 58132.9%★★☆☆☆
201956.6113 of 47376.1%★★★★☆
201866.569 of 50386.3%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202542.0872 of 145740.2%★★☆☆☆
202436.7967 of 146534.0%★★☆☆☆
202348.1750 of 146348.7%★★☆☆☆
202240.7858 of 145441.0%★★☆☆☆
201955.0563 of 137058.9%★★★☆☆
201845.6754 of 135344.3%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202551.3424 of 96556.1%★★★☆☆
202444.4516 of 95345.9%★★☆☆☆
202342.2528 of 94344.0%★★☆☆☆
202237.2575 of 91437.1%★★☆☆☆
201956.3301 of 82663.6%★★★☆☆
201864.9228 of 81071.9%★★★★☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202551.8262 of 60356.6%★★★☆☆
202451.4242 of 59459.3%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202557.3471 of 128363.3%★★★☆☆
202452.6539 of 129658.4%★★★☆☆
202353.7526 of 128859.2%★★★☆☆
202245.3632 of 130651.6%★★★☆☆
201961.5361 of 124170.9%★★★★☆
201866.7294 of 124576.4%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202550.4676 of 145553.5%★★★☆☆
202444.6777 of 146446.9%★★☆☆☆
202338.1933 of 146436.3%★★☆☆☆
202233.0999 of 145531.3%★★☆☆☆
201951.0595 of 136656.4%★★★☆☆
201864.2418 of 135269.1%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202545.7599 of 129853.9%★★★☆☆
202453.5442 of 130366.1%★★★☆☆
202342.7665 of 130749.1%★★☆☆☆
202272.9173 of 128386.5%★★★★☆
201959.5265 of 113976.7%★★★★☆
201848.0478 of 117059.1%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202540.7476 of 77538.6%★★☆☆☆
202433.0545 of 77829.9%★★☆☆☆
202332.9546 of 77229.3%★☆☆☆☆
202228.4571 of 74823.7%★☆☆☆☆
201937.4457 of 71636.2%★★☆☆☆
201834.2538 of 76329.5%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202537.1781 of 123436.7%★★☆☆☆
202438.3771 of 124237.9%★★☆☆☆
202337.4762 of 122837.9%★★☆☆☆
202235.8761 of 119036.1%★★☆☆☆
201951.8656 of 120745.7%★★☆☆☆
201839.4770 of 121036.4%★★☆☆☆
201737.9766 of 122137.3%★★☆☆☆
201636.9811 of 125535.4%★★☆☆☆
201543.4749 of 125540.3%★★☆☆☆
201430.8851 of 123731.2%★★☆☆☆
201337.2801 of 121734.2%★★☆☆☆
201241.1752 of 119837.2%★★☆☆☆
201138.2768 of 116534.1%★★☆☆☆
201044.5707 of 111736.7%★★☆☆☆
200937.5752 of 108630.8%★★☆☆☆
200846.5665 of 102735.2%★★☆☆☆
200751.5597 of 100240.4%★★☆☆☆
200641.8675 of 98631.5%★★☆☆☆
200523.8772 of 93517.4%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202529.7313 of 41324.2%★☆☆☆☆
202319.6361 of 42414.9%★☆☆☆☆
202219.7327 of 38615.3%★☆☆☆☆
201951.6256 of 44742.7%★★☆☆☆
201835.6301 of 42629.3%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202575.296 of 66985.7%★★★★☆
202477.066 of 63789.6%★★★★☆
202365.0123 of 58378.9%★★★★☆
202248.4208 of 48156.8%★★★☆☆
201966.3124 of 56578.1%★★★★☆
201855.5196 of 54664.1%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202537.5775 of 120635.7%★★☆☆☆
202437.9769 of 121936.9%★★☆☆☆
202337.3761 of 119736.4%★★☆☆☆
202236.2746 of 115535.4%★★☆☆☆
201952.4640 of 119346.4%★★☆☆☆
201838.9762 of 117635.2%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202538.3512 of 88542.1%★★☆☆☆
202443.3448 of 86548.2%★★☆☆☆
202343.1438 of 85148.5%★★☆☆☆
202240.0426 of 76043.9%★★☆☆☆
201965.1238 of 81570.8%★★★★☆
201846.5401 of 79149.3%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202575.169 of 60788.6%★★★★☆
202464.1115 of 56479.6%★★★★☆
202369.571 of 53186.6%★★★★☆
202251.7138 of 38964.5%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202539.9704 of 117940.3%★★☆☆☆
202442.1674 of 117042.4%★★☆☆☆
202342.1661 of 115542.8%★★☆☆☆
202241.1666 of 110139.5%★★☆☆☆
201959.0445 of 117962.3%★★★☆☆
201842.6689 of 115440.3%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202538.0752 of 120137.4%★★☆☆☆
202440.0737 of 121139.1%★★☆☆☆
202338.5731 of 119138.6%★★☆☆☆
202234.8748 of 115435.2%★★☆☆☆
201949.5644 of 119045.9%★★☆☆☆
201839.2746 of 117636.6%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202544.6576 of 114949.9%★★☆☆☆
202443.7565 of 114450.6%★★★☆☆
202357.5377 of 113066.6%★★★☆☆
202239.8576 of 103844.5%★★☆☆☆
201967.4288 of 113274.6%★★★★☆
201840.6619 of 109543.5%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202522.6680 of 78813.7%★☆☆☆☆
202421.1679 of 78113.1%★☆☆☆☆
202321.0666 of 77614.2%★☆☆☆☆
202218.5656 of 73811.1%★☆☆☆☆
201928.6657 of 79317.2%★☆☆☆☆
201817.3696 of 7659.0%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Middle school
English Language Learner (2025)82nd percentile+34 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+16 vs school
Homeless (2025)57th percentile+9 vs school
Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+8 vs school
Special Education (2025)54th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2025)54th percentile+6 vs school
Female (2025)40th percentile-8 vs school
White (2025)39th percentile-9 vs school
Asian (2019)27th percentile-33 vs school
High school
Homeless (2025)89th percentile+52 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)86th percentile+49 vs school
Special Education (2025)50th percentile+13 vs school
Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)37th percentile~ school
Female (2025)36th percentile~ school
Asian (2025)24th percentile-12 vs school
White (2025)14th percentile-23 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Common Core English Language Arts75%~ state avg
U.S. History and Government75%~ state avg
Common Core Algebra II68%-7 vs state
Global History and Geography65%-11 vs state
English Language Arts52%~ state avg
Living Environment50%-7 vs state
Algebra I49%-7 vs state
Math45%-7 vs state
Life Science Biology44%-14 vs state
Common Core Geometry43%+19 vs state
Science35%-8 vs state
Earth Science32%-33 vs state
Geometry28%-32 vs state
Chemistry23%-42 vs state

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by a student
Friday, November 12, 2021

Open Quote Extremely fun school if you have friends. 6th grade is all about exploring how do school works and getting new friends. Try your best in 7th grade and in 8th grade have fun with all your friends and make sure you do all your work and get into a good high school. Close Quote


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Friday, November 5, 2021

Open Quote This school every teacher is my favorite and helps ful Close Quote





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Brooklyn Studio Secondary School ranks 781st of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Brooklyn Studio Secondary School are 40% White, 39% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 3% African American, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 892 students attended Brooklyn Studio Secondary School.


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