Is Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts a good school?

Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts ranks in the bottom 6.2% of New York high schools.

How many students attend Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts?

In the 2023-24 school year, 189 students attended Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts.

What is the racial makeup of Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts?

Students at Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts are 69% African American, 29% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts

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Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in Brooklyn, NY, with 247 students. The school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10-15% of New York high schools with a 0-1 star rating from SchoolDigger over the past decade.

The school has an extremely high percentage of students from low-income families, with 87-88% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. It also struggles with high rates of chronic absenteeism (34-92%) and dropout (2-17%). The school's performance is particularly weak for its African American, Hispanic, special education, and low-income student subgroups, which rank in the bottom 10-20% of their respective statewide peer groups. Despite the high-need student population, the school only spends around $21,000-$27,000 per student, which is not significantly higher than the spending at better-performing nearby schools.

In stark contrast, the highly selective Brooklyn Technical High School, located just 0.55 miles away, is a top-performing school in the state, ranking in the top 1% of New York high schools. Its students demonstrate exceptional proficiency rates across all subject areas. The other high schools in the immediate vicinity of Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts, such as George Westinghouse Career And Technical Educational High School and Urban Assembly Institute Of Math And Science For Young Women, also perform poorly and have similar demographic profiles of high poverty and low achievement.

Detail:

Public 6-12

101 Park Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11205

(718) 834-6760

District: New York City Geographic District #13

SchoolDigger Rank:
1165^th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $27,230

Student/teacher ratio: 5.7

Number of students: 189

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.8%

Hispanic:

29.1%

Asian:

1.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts ranks worse than 92.1% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.87. (See more...)

Compare Details Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts ranks worse than 93.8% of high schools in New York. It also ranks 12^th 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 8.41. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts 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 Racial makeup is: African American (68.8%), Hispanic (29.1%), Asian (1.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 89.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts is 5.7, which is the lowest among 15 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #13! (See more...)

Compare Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts employs 32.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts is $27,230, which is the 4^th highest among 13 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #13.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

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SchoolDigger ranks Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts 1385^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts 1165^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts 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 all middle school students at Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	7.77	1024^th	1095	6.5%
2007	10.37	1005^th	1123	10.5%
2008	17.05	999^th	1185	15.7%
2009	13.60	1082^nd	1224	11.6%
2010	6.51	1186^th	1243	4.6%
2011	15.56	1098^th	1295	15.2%
2012	16.74	1131^st	1337	15.4%
2013	24.21	1056^th	1373	23.1%
2014	17.64	1197^th	1401	14.6%
2015	18.23	1188^th	1407	15.6%
2016	16.02	1269^th	1429	11.2%
2017	14.88	1321^st	1455	9.2%
2018	17.34	1261^st	1438	12.3%
2019	14.98	1304^th	1439	9.4%
2022	10.77	1408^th	1479	4.8%
2023	21.72	1262^nd	1500	15.9%
2024	14.87	1385^th	1504	7.9%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	34.18	823^rd	1170	29.7%
2019	51.01	384^th	1139	66.3%
2023	40.78	717^th	1307	45.1%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	14.87	1226^th	1306	6.1%
2024	11.48	1243^rd	1296	4.1%

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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	36.76	295^th	457	35.4%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	11.71	1285^th	1353	5.0%
2019	14.06	1271^st	1370	7.2%
2022	8.89	1416^th	1454	2.6%
2023	27.54	1137^th	1463	22.3%
2024	31.97	1056^th	1465	27.9%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	25.96	1068^th	1352	21.0%
2019	22.24	1127^th	1366	17.5%
2022	16.32	1329^th	1455	8.7%
2023	18.53	1299^th	1464	11.3%
2024	11.78	1388^th	1464	5.2%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.01	529^th	663	20.2%
2019	29.55	475^th	653	27.3%
2022	26.78	543^rd	706	23.1%
2023	40.95	416^th	696	40.2%
2024	44.33	368^th	705	47.8%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	10.49	798^th	810	1.5%
2019	14.51	777^th	826	5.9%
2022	13.24	866^th	914	5.3%
2023	27.32	742^nd	943	21.3%
2024	16.79	880^th	953	7.7%

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

Rank History for Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts

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Rank History for all high school students at Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	14.48	819^th	935	12.4%
2006	20.06	818^th	986	17.0%
2007	27.62	786^th	1002	21.6%
2008	17.22	882^nd	1027	14.1%
2009	28.63	819^th	1086	24.6%
2010	35.71	773^rd	1117	30.8%
2011	29.09	847^th	1165	27.3%
2012	10.43	1062^nd	1198	11.4%
2013	4.49	1151^st	1217	5.4%
2014	7.93	1148^th	1237	7.2%
2015	16.59	1070^th	1255	14.7%
2016	13.75	1163^rd	1255	7.3%
2017	13.90	1022^nd	1221	16.3%
2018	8.44	1106^th	1210	8.6%
2019	8.45	1100^th	1207	8.9%
2022	15.18	987^th	1190	17.1%
2023	9.64	1115^th	1228	9.2%
2024	8.41	1165^th	1242	6.2%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.64	837^th	1095	23.6%
2019	20.52	955^th	1132	15.6%
2022	23.39	850^th	1038	18.1%
2023	20.93	960^th	1130	15.0%
2024	19.88	1010^th	1144	11.7%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	10.01	1068^th	1154	7.5%
2019	10.87	1066^th	1179	9.6%
2022	26.53	819^th	1101	25.6%
2023	11.43	1037^th	1155	10.2%
2024	10.38	1076^th	1170	8.0%

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Rank History for high school Homeless students at Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	42.57	273^rd	498	45.2%
2019	30.11	371^st	493	24.7%
2023	36.43	353^rd	531	33.5%
2024	30.75	420^th	564	25.5%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	10.67	1080^th	1176	8.2%
2019	8.23	1109^th	1193	7.0%
2022	15.22	971^st	1155	15.9%
2023	11.25	1079^th	1197	9.9%
2024	8.36	1157^th	1219	5.1%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	6.59	1131^st	1176	3.8%
2019	9.64	1073^rd	1190	9.8%
2022	15.93	955^th	1154	17.2%
2023	10.14	1080^th	1191	9.3%
2024	10.49	1114^th	1211	8.0%

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Rank History for high school African American students at Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	21.42	575^th	679	15.3%
2019	19.39	590^th	686	14.0%
2022	16.85	537^th	593	9.4%
2023	18.21	596^th	671	11.2%
2024	15.34	627^th	690	9.1%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	19.97	666^th	791	15.8%
2019	10.22	755^th	815	7.4%
2023	23.74	656^th	851	22.9%
2024	20.16	724^th	865	16.3%

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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

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Enrollment information for Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	3	623	4	121	0	n/a	n/a	0	751
1990	0	616	4	117	0	n/a	n/a	0	737
1991	7	658	1	130	0	n/a	n/a	0	796
1992	0	655	4	134	2	n/a	n/a	0	795
1993	3	607	4	118	1	n/a	n/a	0	733
1994	3	650	5	167	0	n/a	n/a	0	825
1995	7	637	4	128	3	n/a	n/a	0	779
1996	7	637	4	128	3	n/a	n/a	0	779
1997	7	600	4	126	3	n/a	n/a	0	740
1998	10	506	6	118	2	n/a	n/a	0	642
1999	4	455	5	121	1	n/a	n/a	0	586
2000	5	491	7	127	1	n/a	n/a	0	631
2001	7	501	11	119	2	n/a	n/a	0	640
2002	10	607	13	164	3	n/a	n/a	0	797
2003	10	607	13	164	3	n/a	n/a	0	797
2004	14	682	15	169	2	n/a	n/a	0	882
2005	13	567	14	142	4	n/a	n/a	0	740
2006	9	550	9	125	6	n/a	n/a	0	699
2007	9	507	9	118	5	n/a	n/a	0	648
2008	8	480	6	101	5	n/a	n/a	0	600
2009	7	422	7	105	5	n/a	n/a	0	546
2010	3	389	11	115	3	n/a	n/a	0	521
2011	6	362	2	121	2	0	0	0	493
2012	7	314	3	116	3	0	3	0	446
2013	6	371	1	120	2	0	9	0	509
2014	6	352	6	116	1	0	9	0	490
2015	2	308	5	102	1	0	7	0	425
2016	2	313	7	102	2	0	6	0	432
2017	3	259	6	99	4	1	5	0	377
2018	4	257	7	94	5	1	2	0	370
2019	4	222	5	78	5	1	3	0	318
2020	3	217	4	70	6	1	2	0	303
2021	5	221	3	82	7	0	1	0	319
2022	5	212	2	76	4	0	2	0	301
2023	7	163	1	64	3	0	8	1	247
2024	1	130	2	55	1	0	0	0	189

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 Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	751	43.7	17.1	n/a
1990	737	33.3	22.1	n/a
1991	796	45.4	17.5	n/a
1992	795	35.0	22.7	n/a
1993	733	20.7	35.4	n/a
1994	825	31.5	26.2	n/a
1995	779	29.3	26.6	n/a
1996	779	29.3	26.6	n/a
1997	740	30.4	24.3	86.1
1998	642	30.8	20.8	75.9
1999	586	25.8	22.7	71.3
2000	631	42.0	15.0	86.1
2001	640	48.3	13.3	88.1
2002	797	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	797	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	882	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	740	51.7	14.3	0
2006	699	45.0	15.5	82.8
2007	648	49.3	13.1	89.4
2008	600	51.9	11.6	74.5
2009	546	44.7	12.2	67.8
2010	521	40.0	13.0	n/a
2011	493	34.4	14.3	80.5
2012	446	33.5	13.3	77.8
2013	509	32.0	15.9	75.8
2014	490	33.0	14.8	83.7
2015	425	35.0	12.1	80.2
2016	432	32.0	13.5	76.4
2017	377	32.4	11.6	84.4
2018	370	33.0	11.2	91.9
2019	318	34.0	9.3	89.3
2020	303	32.0	9.4	84.5
2021	319	29.5	10.7	87.5
2022	301	29.7	10.1	88.7
2023	247	32.2	7.6	87.9
2024	189	32.6	5.7	89.4

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 Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	751	43.7	17.1	n/a
1990	737	33.3	22.1	n/a
1991	796	45.4	17.5	n/a
1992	795	35.0	22.7	n/a
1993	733	20.7	35.4	n/a
1994	825	31.5	26.2	n/a
1995	779	29.3	26.6	n/a
1996	779	29.3	26.6	n/a
1997	740	30.4	24.3	86.1
1998	642	30.8	20.8	75.9
1999	586	25.8	22.7	71.3
2000	631	42.0	15.0	86.1
2001	640	48.3	13.3	88.1
2002	797	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	797	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	882	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	740	51.7	14.3	0
2006	699	45.0	15.5	82.8
2007	648	49.3	13.1	89.4
2008	600	51.9	11.6	74.5
2009	546	44.7	12.2	67.8
2010	521	40.0	13.0	n/a
2011	493	34.4	14.3	80.5
2012	446	33.5	13.3	77.8
2013	509	32.0	15.9	75.8
2014	490	33.0	14.8	83.7
2015	425	35.0	12.1	80.2
2016	432	32.0	13.5	76.4
2017	377	32.4	11.6	84.4
2018	370	33.0	11.2	91.9
2019	318	34.0	9.3	89.3
2020	303	32.0	9.4	84.5
2021	319	29.5	10.7	87.5
2022	301	29.7	10.1	88.7
2023	247	32.2	7.6	87.9
2024	189	32.6	5.7	89.4

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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