Is Brooklyn Technical High School a good school?

Yes! Brooklyn Technical High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 16 th of 1242 New York high schools.

How many students attend Brooklyn Technical High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 5,808 students attended Brooklyn Technical High School.

What is the racial makeup of Brooklyn Technical High School?

Students at Brooklyn Technical High School are 59% Asian, 24% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Brooklyn Technical High School

Summary:

Brooklyn Technical High School is a prestigious public high school in Brooklyn, New York, serving over 5,700 students in grades 9-12. Located in New York City Geographic District #13, the school has consistently been ranked among the top high schools in the state, with a current statewide ranking of 16 out of 1,242 schools and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brooklyn Technical High School demonstrates exceptional academic performance, with over 90% proficiency rates in key subject areas like Algebra, English Language Arts, and U.S. History. The school excels in serving diverse student populations, ranking among the top in New York for various subgroups, including female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, and low-income students. Additionally, the school maintains high graduation rates, ranging from 84.3% to 94.9%, and low dropout rates, indicating its success in keeping students engaged and on track to graduation.

When compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Dr. Susan S. McKinney Secondary School of the Arts, Brooklyn Technical High School significantly outperforms its peers, with much higher proficiency rates and a higher statewide ranking. This sustained excellence is a testament to the school's commitment to providing a high-quality education and the dedication of its students, teachers, and administration.

Detail:

Public 9-12

29 Ft Greene Pl
Brooklyn, NY 11217-1203

(718) 804-6400

District: New York City Geographic District #13

SchoolDigger Rank:
16^th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,574

Student/teacher ratio: 20.1

Number of students: 5,808

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

59.5%

White:

23.9%

Hispanic:

6.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 59.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Brooklyn Technical High School ranks better than 98.7% of high schools in New York. It also ranks first among 13 ranked high schools in the New York City Geographic District #13! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 88.16. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Brooklyn Technical High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Brooklyn Technical High School has the largest high school student body size in the New York City Geographic District #13. Racial makeup is: Asian (59.5%), White (23.9%), Hispanic (6.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 59.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the New York City Geographic District #13. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Brooklyn Technical High School is 20.1, which is the highest among 15 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #13! (See more...)

Compare Brooklyn Technical High School employs 288.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Brooklyn Technical High School is $10,574, which is the lowest among 15 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #13!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Brooklyn Technical High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Brooklyn Technical High School 16^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Brooklyn Technical High School in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #13:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #13 624^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Brooklyn Technical High School

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Rank History for all students at Brooklyn Technical High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	77.68	33^rd	935	96.5%
2006	73.40	121^st	986	87.7%
2007	74.73	90^th	1002	91.0%
2008	77.74	36^th	1027	96.5%
2009	78.37	35^th	1086	96.8%
2010	77.39	64^th	1117	94.3%
2011	77.46	81^st	1165	93.0%
2012	84.62	13^th	1198	98.9%
2013	85.57	13^th	1217	98.9%
2014	86.20	13^th	1237	98.9%
2015	89.43	8^th	1255	99.4%
2016	90.41	12^th	1255	99.0%
2017	89.93	11^th	1221	99.1%
2018	85.87	12^th	1210	99.0%
2019	86.01	10^th	1207	99.2%
2022	89.15	4^th	1190	99.7%
2023	89.23	12^th	1228	99.0%
2024	88.16	16^th	1242	98.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Brooklyn Technical High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	83.77	5^th	157	96.8%
2019	77.04	22^nd	165	86.7%
2022	84.43	9^th	212	95.8%
2023	82.12	20^th	272	92.6%
2024	83.55	12^th	306	96.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Brooklyn Technical High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	92.53	23^rd	1095	97.9%
2019	92.97	32^nd	1132	97.2%
2022	97.97	5^th	1038	99.5%
2023	96.58	11^th	1130	99.0%
2024	95.95	11^th	1144	99.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Brooklyn Technical High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	89.01	11^th	1154	99.0%
2019	89.27	7^th	1179	99.4%
2022	92.73	4^th	1101	99.6%
2023	92.47	6^th	1155	99.5%
2024	90.71	9^th	1170	99.2%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Brooklyn Technical High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	92.08	11^th	498	97.8%
2019	93.78	7^th	493	98.6%
2022	97.81	5^th	389	98.7%
2023	97.50	4^th	531	99.2%
2024	97.68	1^st	564	99.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Brooklyn Technical High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	85.06	12^th	1176	99.0%
2019	85.32	10^th	1193	99.2%
2022	88.67	6^th	1155	99.5%
2023	89.63	8^th	1197	99.3%
2024	84.95	34^th	1219	97.2%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Brooklyn Technical High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	84.04	1^st	15	93.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Brooklyn Technical High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	85.13	14^th	1176	98.8%
2019	85.11	12^th	1190	99.0%
2022	88.71	5^th	1154	99.6%
2023	88.74	13^th	1191	98.9%
2024	87.72	12^th	1211	99.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Brooklyn Technical High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	78.69	25^th	426	94.1%
2019	77.09	45^th	447	89.9%
2022	81.38	12^th	386	96.9%
2023	81.45	15^th	424	96.5%
2024	80.57	21^st	426	95.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Brooklyn Technical High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	93.10	6^th	679	99.1%
2019	93.74	6^th	686	99.1%
2022	97.55	2^nd	593	99.7%
2023	96.01	4^th	671	99.4%
2024	93.32	8^th	690	98.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Brooklyn Technical High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	90.85	8^th	791	99.0%
2019	90.68	12^th	815	98.5%
2022	94.13	6^th	760	99.2%
2023	93.86	11^th	851	98.7%
2024	92.27	12^th	865	98.6%

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Rank History for Native American students at Brooklyn Technical High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	86.15	3^rd	43	93.0%
2019	89.48	2^nd	46	95.7%
2022	90.49	2^nd	28	92.9%
2023	90.54	2^nd	41	95.1%
2024	92.92	1^st	41	97.6%

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Rank History for White students at Brooklyn Technical High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	83.40	8^th	765	99.0%
2019	82.70	5^th	793	99.4%
2022	85.41	7^th	738	99.1%
2023	85.62	8^th	776	99.0%
2024	84.88	6^th	781	99.2%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a citizen
Monday, July 12, 2021

Graduated 1959, Tool & Die Maker Apprenticeship, Mechanical Engineer, HS Technology Teacher for 38 years, Tech prepared me to be successful. Used much of what I learned in Tech as a Technology Machine Tool Teacher and Physics Teacher. Absolutely an great school with great facilities and teachers Close Quote

Enrollment information for Brooklyn Technical High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	763	1683	1334	582	16	n/a	n/a	0	4378
1990	761	1572	306	590	0	n/a	n/a	1000	4229
1991	788	1693	1423	661	0	n/a	n/a	0	4565
1992	740	1790	1446	665	19	n/a	n/a	0	4660
1993	724	1766	1476	615	11	n/a	n/a	0	4592
1994	677	1795	1470	623	17	n/a	n/a	0	4582
1995	752	1622	1573	648	19	n/a	n/a	0	4614
1996	752	1622	1573	648	19	n/a	n/a	0	4614
1997	827	1479	1706	723	15	n/a	n/a	0	4750
1998	866	1296	1669	673	15	n/a	n/a	0	4519
1999	888	1154	1633	603	13	n/a	n/a	0	4291
2000	994	986	1632	551	5	n/a	n/a	0	4168
2001	1013	896	1736	466	4	n/a	n/a	0	4115
2002	1179	749	1726	404	4	n/a	n/a	0	4062
2003	1179	749	1726	404	4	n/a	n/a	0	4062
2004	1092	710	1827	386	5	n/a	n/a	0	4020
2005	1063	630	2020	357	5	n/a	n/a	0	4075
2006	1001	630	2253	350	6	n/a	n/a	0	4240
2007	887	605	2450	349	5	n/a	n/a	0	4296
2008	900	565	2644	355	5	n/a	n/a	0	4469
2009	981	613	2690	372	6	n/a	n/a	0	4662
2010	4142	595	2922	411	6	n/a	n/a	0	8076
2011	1081	549	3107	398	6	0	0	0	5141
2012	1133	544	3206	419	13	5	3	0	5323
2013	1101	495	3249	450	17	16	114	0	5442
2014	1094	447	3309	434	24	0	149	0	5457
2015	1113	420	3301	415	21	0	181	0	5451
2016	1163	416	3350	407	18	0	180	0	5534
2017	1259	392	3429	417	21	51	95	0	5664
2018	1362	373	3529	420	23	48	84	0	5839
2019	1452	342	3557	420	32	44	87	0	5934
2020	1490	334	3631	407	36	43	102	0	6043
2021	1414	335	3517	393	36	37	211	0	5943
2022	1374	334	3534	384	34	43	263	0	5966
2023	1345	319	3476	373	31	48	346	2	5940
2024	1389	297	3455	399	33	42	190	3	5808

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Brooklyn Technical High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	4378	202.6	21.6	n/a
1990	4229	196.0	21.5	n/a
1991	4565	194.0	23.5	n/a
1992	4660	191.1	24.3	n/a
1993	4592	186.8	24.6	n/a
1994	4582	179.1	25.6	n/a
1995	4614	176.2	26.2	n/a
1996	4614	176.2	26.2	n/a
1997	4750	198.1	24.0	30
1998	4519	204.4	22.1	23.5
1999	4291	193.2	22.2	30.3
2000	4168	194.3	21.5	25.5
2001	4115	187.4	22.0	41.3
2002	4062	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	4062	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	4020	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	4075	n/a	n/a	0
2006	4240	208.0	20.4	32.1
2007	4296	206.9	20.8	38.7
2008	4469	206.8	21.6	51.6
2009	4662	213.8	21.8	53.5
2010	8076	217.1	37.1	n/a
2011	5141	221.3	23.2	62.5
2012	5323	244.3	21.7	71.6
2013	5442	244.4	22.2	6.8
2014	5457	244.0	22.3	64.2
2015	5451	249.0	21.8	65.7
2016	5534	242.0	22.8	61.3
2017	5664	232.0	24.4	60.7
2018	5839	245.0	23.8	62.1
2019	5934	269.6	22.0	59.5
2020	6043	282.3	21.3	58.6
2021	5943	251.5	23.6	60.7
2022	5966	290.7	20.5	59.4
2023	5940	295.2	20.1	58.7
2024	5808	288.4	20.1	59.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Brooklyn Technical High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	4378	202.6	21.6	n/a
1990	4229	196.0	21.5	n/a
1991	4565	194.0	23.5	n/a
1992	4660	191.1	24.3	n/a
1993	4592	186.8	24.6	n/a
1994	4582	179.1	25.6	n/a
1995	4614	176.2	26.2	n/a
1996	4614	176.2	26.2	n/a
1997	4750	198.1	24.0	30
1998	4519	204.4	22.1	23.5
1999	4291	193.2	22.2	30.3
2000	4168	194.3	21.5	25.5
2001	4115	187.4	22.0	41.3
2002	4062	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	4062	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	4020	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	4075	n/a	n/a	0
2006	4240	208.0	20.4	32.1
2007	4296	206.9	20.8	38.7
2008	4469	206.8	21.6	51.6
2009	4662	213.8	21.8	53.5
2010	8076	217.1	37.1	n/a
2011	5141	221.3	23.2	62.5
2012	5323	244.3	21.7	71.6
2013	5442	244.4	22.2	6.8
2014	5457	244.0	22.3	64.2
2015	5451	249.0	21.8	65.7
2016	5534	242.0	22.8	61.3
2017	5664	232.0	24.4	60.7
2018	5839	245.0	23.8	62.1
2019	5934	269.6	22.0	59.5
2020	6043	282.3	21.3	58.6
2021	5943	251.5	23.6	60.7
2022	5966	290.7	20.5	59.4
2023	5940	295.2	20.1	58.7
2024	5808	288.4	20.1	59.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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