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Kingsborough Early College School

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Kingsborough Early College School ranks 452 nd of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

452^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 63% of New York high schools

Summary

Kingsborough Early College School is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in Brooklyn, New York, with a total enrollment of 722 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #21, which is ranked 472 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kingsborough Early College School consistently performs above the district and state averages in various subject areas, such as Regents exams for Chemistry, Common Core English Language Arts, and Global History and Geography. The school also stands out in its performance for specific student subgroups, ranking highly for African American, Hispanic, and White students, as well as English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Homeless students. Additionally, the school has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 76.7% to 94.8% in recent years, which is generally higher than the district and state averages.

Despite the school's strong academic performance, Kingsborough Early College School has faced challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 50.0% in recent years, which are significantly higher than the district and state averages. When compared to the nearby schools in the same district, such as Brooklyn Studio Secondary School and Rachel Carson High School For Coastal Studies, Kingsborough Early College School generally outperforms them in academic measures, but the school's chronic absenteeism rates are also higher than most of the nearby schools.

722

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,653

Per pupil spending ?

78.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2630 Benson Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11214

(718) 333-7850

District: New York City Geographic District #21

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.8%

White:

25.3%

African American:

21.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2014 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2014

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District #21

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 31% New York)

!Geometry scores 33 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg61%

New York avg60%

Middle school

634^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

452^nd of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 10High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #21

472^nd 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	634 of 1500	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	692 of 1504	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	562 of 1500	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	654 of 1479	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	424 of 1242	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.0	791 of 1439	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.1	554 of 1438	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.6	572 of 1455	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.7	675 of 1429	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.9	705 of 1407	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.8	442 of 1401	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.2	393 of 1373	71.4%	★★★★☆
2012	60.2	587 of 1337	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.8	615 of 1295	52.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	282 of 676	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	289 of 705	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	380 of 696	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	346 of 706	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.3	409 of 653	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	279 of 663	57.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	310 of 646	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	165 of 615	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	52.9	174 of 591	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	46.0	246 of 581	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	660 of 1457	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	632 of 1465	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	473 of 1463	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	673 of 1454	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.9	480 of 1066	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.5	804 of 1370	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.5	575 of 1353	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	366 of 965	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	496 of 953	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.4	380 of 943	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	445 of 914	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.3	198 of 449	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.0	379 of 826	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	219 of 810	73.0%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	78.9	64 of 594	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	52.4	217 of 543	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	148 of 392	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.6	328 of 457	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	357 of 1283	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	62.1	395 of 1296	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	312 of 1288	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	56.1	439 of 1306	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.7	590 of 1241	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	326 of 1245	73.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	575 of 1455	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	699 of 1464	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	648 of 1464	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	638 of 1455	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.1	455 of 1071	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.2	722 of 1366	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.3	514 of 1352	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	274 of 1298	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	49.9	510 of 1303	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.1	218 of 1307	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	59.8	313 of 1283	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	41.1	586 of 1139	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.9	431 of 1170	63.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	239 of 775	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	212 of 778	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	223 of 772	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	186 of 748	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	52.6	343 of 716	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	373 of 763	51.1%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	452 of 1234	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	488 of 1242	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	590 of 1228	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	581 of 1190	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.1	435 of 1207	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	656 of 1210	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.4	597 of 1221	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.9	632 of 1255	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.0	652 of 1255	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.7	605 of 1237	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.6	629 of 1217	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.4	599 of 1198	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.9	395 of 1165	66.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	114 of 713	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	100 of 690	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	148 of 671	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	141 of 593	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	109 of 686	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	56.5	253 of 679	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	75.0	72 of 426	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	48.7	241 of 424	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	67.4	121 of 637	81.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	492 of 1206	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	460 of 1219	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	531 of 1197	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	574 of 1155	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.7	422 of 1193	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	656 of 1176	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	272 of 885	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	240 of 865	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	58.7	297 of 851	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	290 of 760	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.1	195 of 815	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	236 of 791	70.2%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	20 of 607	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	75.4	58 of 564	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	47 of 531	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	82.3	25 of 389	93.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	301 of 1179	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	320 of 1170	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	55.3	470 of 1155	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	476 of 1101	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.3	272 of 1179	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	49.8	590 of 1154	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	373 of 1201	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	474 of 1211	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	610 of 1191	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.8	566 of 1154	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.3	452 of 1190	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	623 of 1176	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	175 of 1149	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	137 of 1144	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.2	264 of 1130	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	60.3	323 of 1038	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.6	252 of 1132	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	247 of 1095	77.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	118 of 788	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	58.4	331 of 781	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	419 of 776	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.4	415 of 738	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.3	291 of 793	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	500 of 765	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

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

Homeless (2024)89th percentile+35 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+14 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)58th percentile~ school

Female (2025)55th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile-6 vs school

High school

Homeless (2025)97th percentile+33 vs school

White (2025)85th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)84th percentile+21 vs school

Asian (2024)83rd percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)81st percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Global History and Geography94%+18 vs state

Chemistry94%+29 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts89%+14 vs state

Living Environment78%+21 vs state

Algebra I72%+16 vs state

U.S. History and Government72%-3 vs state

Common Core Geometry68%+44 vs state

Life Science Biology67%+9 vs state

Common Core Algebra II62%-13 vs state

English Language Arts56%+4 vs state

Science55%+12 vs state

Math45%-7 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences34%-22 vs state

Geometry27%-33 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)	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 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	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
High School Of Sports Management	Public	9-12	2630 Benson Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 333-7650	385	34	11.4	83.4%	121 (31.4%)	59 (15.3%)	151 (39.2%)	45 (11.7%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	16.1	1042^nd of 1234 public high schools	15.6%		13.3	1082^nd of 1242 public high schools	12.9%	40	56.0	68.6	35.6	22.4	17.4	48.2	33.3		38.4	30.9	32.0	25.4	48.2								$29,371	$2,887	$26,485
Kingsborough Early College School	Public	6-12	2630 Benson Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 333-7850	722	47	15.3	78.7%	183 (25.3%)	154 (21.3%)	302 (41.8%)	58 (8.0%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.2%)	63.3	452^nd of 1234 public high schools	63.4%		62.3	488^th of 1242 public high schools	60.7%	36	93.9	61.8	88.8	68.1		94.1	77.8		72.0	72.5	67.4	26.7	34.0	53.9	56.8	56.1	39.1	60.9	30.2	55.3	$28,653	$2,539	$26,114
Life Academy High School For Film And Music	Public	9-12	2630 Benson Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 333-7750	198	18	10.7	81.3%	69 (34.8%)	15 (7.6%)	88 (44.4%)	23 (11.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	23.2	948^th of 1234 public high schools	23.2%		11.9	1112^th of 1242 public high schools	10.5%	164	5.1	42.1	49.2	8.7	28.9	68.1	39.5		63.3	59.7	31.7	14.8	38.5								$33,503	$2,754	$30,750
Leaders High School	Public	9-12	2630 Benson Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 333-7700	383	37	10.4	85.1%	89 (23.2%)	33 (8.6%)	172 (44.9%)	67 (17.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.4%)								(n/a)			84.6																		$30,788	$2,649	$28,139
International High School At Lafayette	Public, Magnet	9-12	2630 Benson Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 333-7860	331	29	11.2	95.2%	97 (29.3%)	9 (2.7%)	169 (51.1%)	51 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)								(n/a)			43.8							53.6											$32,558	$3,374	$29,184
John Dewey High School	Public	9-12	50 Ave X	Brooklyn	11223	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 373-6400	2,209	163	13.5	88.6%	536 (24.3%)	355 (16.1%)	605 (27.4%)	634 (28.7%)	16 (0.7%)	12 (0.5%)	51 (2.3%)	42.4	729^th of 1234 public high schools	40.9%		37.6	776^th of 1242 public high schools	37.5%	47	53.0	80.2	64.2	20.4	0.0	85.3	51.3	55.3	82.6	42.7	50.7	42.2	38.4								$28,357	$2,630	$25,726
Brooklyn Studio Secondary School	Public	6-12	8310 21st Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 266-5032	892	83	10.7	84.0%	354 (39.7%)	27 (3.0%)	350 (39.2%)	147 (16.5%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.0%)	37.1	781^st of 1234 public high schools	36.7%		38.3	771^st of 1242 public high schools	37.9%	10	22.5	67.5	74.7	42.9	32.0	64.5	50.0		74.7	49.0	44.4	27.9		47.2	48.0	62.9	35.2	63.6	35.1	35.1	$30,838	$2,816	$28,022
Rachel Carson High School For Coastal Studies	Public	9-12	521 West Ave	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 265-0329	619	46	13.5	84.3%	345 (55.7%)	53 (8.6%)	111 (17.9%)	82 (13.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.9%)	45.8	698^th of 1234 public high schools	43.4%		42.6	733^rd of 1242 public high schools	41.0%	35	22.7	64.2	72.7	30.0	16.7	89.4	58.9	18.6	80.8	50.4	43.8	40.3	59.1								$29,287	$2,828	$26,459
Liberation Diploma Plus	Public	9-12	2865 W 19th St	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 946-6812	187	15	12.8	93.6%	29 (15.5%)	66 (35.3%)	87 (46.5%)	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.1	1135^th of 1234 public high schools	8.0%		13.8	1071^st of 1242 public high schools	13.8%	64			33.3			49.4	40.0		50.0	17.2	5.6										$38,460	$3,158	$35,302
Abraham Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	2800 Ocean Pkwy	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 333-7400	2,210	135	16.3	83.6%	312 (14.1%)	762 (34.5%)	717 (32.4%)	342 (15.5%)	29 (1.3%)	13 (0.6%)	35 (1.6%)	29	870^th of 1234 public high schools	29.5%		31.7	839^th of 1242 public high schools	32.4%	31	41.5	86.9	73.3	14.8	9.7	62.9	33.2	44.2	69.7	34.3	35.4	27.3	41.4								$25,010	$2,110	$22,900

Frequently Asked Questions about Kingsborough Early College School

How many students attend Kingsborough Early College School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 722 students attended Kingsborough Early College School.

What is the racial makeup of Kingsborough Early College School?

Students at Kingsborough Early College School are 42% Hispanic, 25% White, 21% African American, 8% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Is Kingsborough Early College School a good school?

Kingsborough Early College School ranks 452^nd of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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New York City Geographic District #21

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