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Leon M Goldstein High School For The Sciences

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Leon M Goldstein High School For The Sciences ranks 435 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

435^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 65% of New York high schools

Summary

Leon M Goldstein High School For The Sciences is a public magnet high school in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 998 students. This school stands out as a high-performing institution within the New York City Geographic District #22, which is ranked 412 out of 874 districts in the state.

Leon M Goldstein consistently ranks among the top high schools in New York, with exceptional academic performance. The school's students excel on Regents exams, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the district and state averages in subjects like Common Core Algebra II (86.38%), Common Core English Language Arts (94.42%), and Global History and Geography (88.42%). The school's Asian, African American, and Hispanic student subgroups also consistently outperform their peers across New York, with high rankings in these categories. Additionally, Leon M Goldstein maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 83.9% to 96.4% over the past few years, which is above the district and state averages.

Compared to other high schools in the same district, such as James Madison High School and Origins High School, Leon M Goldstein consistently outperforms them on academic measures, graduation rates, and student subgroup performance. However, when compared to schools in the neighboring New York City Geographic District #21, such as Abraham Lincoln High School and John Dewey High School, the performance gap is narrower, with some schools in District #21 also demonstrating strong academic results.

952

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,665

Per pupil spending ?

65.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1830 Shore Blvd
Brooklyn, NY 11235

(718) 368-8500

District: New York City Geographic District #22

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.0%

Asian:

23.5%

African American:

22.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2014 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (73% vs 66% meeting standards)

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Above the New York median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2014

!Earth Science scores 40 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg67%

New York avg66%

435^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6High Schools in the New York City Geographic District #22

412^th of 874New York City Geographic District #22 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	64.2	435 of 1234	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	470 of 1242	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.2	288 of 1228	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	245 of 1190	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	136 of 1207	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.6	145 of 1210	88.0%	★★★★☆
2017	77.2	147 of 1221	88.0%	★★★★☆
2016	71.8	206 of 1255	83.6%	★★★★☆
2015	69.5	231 of 1255	81.6%	★★★★☆
2014	70.7	241 of 1237	80.5%	★★★★☆
2013	76.9	154 of 1217	87.3%	★★★★☆
2012	72.6	249 of 1198	79.2%	★★★★☆
2011	74.2	161 of 1165	86.2%	★★★★☆
2010	71.4	197 of 1117	82.4%	★★★★☆
2009	72.1	169 of 1086	84.4%	★★★★☆
2008	63.2	390 of 1027	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.7	495 of 1002	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	44.1	661 of 986	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.7	624 of 935	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	182 of 713	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	146 of 690	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	73 of 671	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	39 of 593	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.4	18 of 686	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	76.3	102 of 679	85.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	205 of 413	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	198 of 426	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	149 of 424	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.9	150 of 386	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.0	142 of 447	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.3	101 of 426	76.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	155 of 669	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	129 of 637	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	41 of 583	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	88.4	15 of 481	96.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	378 of 1206	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.9	438 of 1219	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.5	224 of 1197	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	240 of 1155	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	118 of 1193	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	78.3	117 of 1176	90.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	254 of 885	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.8	237 of 865	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	111 of 760	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.8	258 of 815	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	280 of 791	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	16 of 607	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	77.3	52 of 564	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	76.0	52 of 531	90.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	270 of 1179	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.0	335 of 1170	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	140 of 1155	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	90 of 1101	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	82.8	44 of 1179	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	80.5	47 of 1154	95.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	445 of 1201	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	569 of 1211	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	344 of 1191	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	244 of 1154	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	187 of 1190	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	193 of 1176	83.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	62.9	71 of 212	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	298 of 1149	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.1	267 of 1144	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	200 of 1130	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	123 of 1038	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	217 of 1132	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	175 of 1095	84.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	326 of 788	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.4	437 of 781	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.5	232 of 776	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	215 of 738	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	92 of 793	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	80 of 765	89.5%	★★★★☆

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)97th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)77th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)74th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)67th percentile-13 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile~ school

White (2025)59th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)50th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts94%+19 vs state

Global History and Geography88%+12 vs state

U.S. History and Government87%+12 vs state

Common Core Algebra II86%+12 vs state

Geometry65%+6 vs state

Life Science Biology64%+6 vs state

Chemistry59%-6 vs state

Algebra I58%~ state avg

Physics48%-21 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences48%-8 vs state

Living Environment38%-19 vs state

Common Core Geometry29%+5 vs state

Earth Science25%-40 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
Leon M Goldstein High School For The Sciences	Public, Magnet	9-12	1830 Shore Blvd	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	Yes	No	No	(718) 368-8500	952	60	15.9	65.8%	352 (37.0%)	211 (22.2%)	127 (13.3%)	224 (23.5%)	8 (0.8%)	6 (0.6%)	23 (2.4%)	64.2	435^th of 1234 public high schools	64.7%		63.1	470^th of 1242 public high schools	62.2%	35	58.9	86.4	94.4	29.1	25.0	88.4	37.5	47.9	87.2	57.7	63.9	65.4	47.6	$26,665	$1,503	$25,162
Ps 811 Connie Lekas School	Public	7-12	2525 Haring St	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 769-6984	278	50	5.5	93.5%	38 (13.7%)	129 (46.4%)	69 (24.8%)	26 (9.4%)	10 (3.6%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)								(n/a)														$127,873	$2,282	$125,591
Origins High School	Public	9-12	3000 Ave X	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 891-0037	479	44	10.8	91.0%	194 (40.5%)	108 (22.5%)	68 (14.2%)	86 (18.0%)	6 (1.3%)	7 (1.5%)	10 (2.1%)	9.7	1147^th of 1234 public high schools	7.1%		12.5	1100^th of 1242 public high schools	11.4%	47		61.5	48.0		12.5	54.4	32.9	20.0	17.7	26.4	24.2	12.5	40.0	$31,111	$2,842	$28,269
Professional Pathways High School	Public	9-12	3000 Ave X	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 332-6290	180	26	7.0	93.3%	39 (21.7%)	47 (26.1%)	77 (42.8%)	17 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.2	908^th of 1234 public high schools	26.4%		22.2	953^rd of 1242 public high schools	23.3%	45			61.3			67.1	43.9		64.5	27.9	30.4			$36,237	$2,680	$33,556
United Charter High School For Advanced Math And Science III	Public, Charter	9-12	3000 Ave X	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	United Charter High School For Advanced Math And Science III	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 808-6590	283	31	9.1	84.5%	16 (5.7%)	198 (70.0%)	40 (14.1%)	15 (5.3%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.8%)	6 (2.1%)	24.9	928^th of 1234 public high schools	24.8%		17.8	1012^th of 1242 public high schools	18.5%	84	14.7	15.2	79.8	2.1	6.7	65.9	26.2	11.1	57.8	39.1	44.2	34.2	51.2	$25,693	$555	$25,138
William E Grady Career And Technical Education High School	Public	9-12	25 Brighton 4th Rd	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 332-5000	646	63	10.1	88.4%	178 (27.6%)	193 (29.9%)	203 (31.4%)	52 (8.0%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.7%)	17.4	1026^th of 1234 public high schools	16.9%		22.5	944^th of 1242 public high schools	24.0%	82	21.0	41.1	62.4	6.5	27.5	59.0	21.6		62.8	33.3	29.2	11.6	29.1	$36,886	$2,934	$33,952
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
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
James Madison High School	Public	9-12	3787 Bedford Ave	Brooklyn	11229	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 758-7200	3,983	244	16.3	74.2%	2,096 (52.6%)	381 (9.6%)	637 (16.0%)	791 (19.9%)	15 (0.4%)	9 (0.2%)	54 (1.4%)	48.6	661^st of 1234 public high schools	46.4%		47.7	665^th of 1242 public high schools	46.5%	4	47.7	74.1	78.0	22.8	19.5	78.9	41.0	58.6	77.4	52.6	49.8	53.1	57.7	$24,278	$2,381	$21,897
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Leon M Goldstein High School For The Sciences

What district is Leon M Goldstein High School For The Sciences in?

New York City Geographic District #22

What is the racial makeup of Leon M Goldstein High School For The Sciences?

Students at Leon M Goldstein High School For The Sciences are 37% White, 24% Asian, 22% African American, 13% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Leon M Goldstein High School For The Sciences a good school?

Leon M Goldstein High School For The Sciences ranks 435^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Leon M Goldstein High School For The Sciences?

In the 2024-25 school year, 952 students attended Leon M Goldstein High School For The Sciences.

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