Is Brooklyn Academy Of Science And The Environment a good school?

Brooklyn Academy Of Science And The Environment ranks 827 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Brooklyn Academy Of Science And The Environment?

In the 2023-24 school year, 235 students attended Brooklyn Academy Of Science And The Environment.

What is the racial makeup of Brooklyn Academy Of Science And The Environment?

Students at Brooklyn Academy Of Science And The Environment are 72% African American, 14% Hispanic, 6% White, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Brooklyn Academy Of Science And The Environment

Summary:

Brooklyn Academy Of Science And The Environment is a public high school serving 265 students in grades 9-12 in Brooklyn, New York. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #17, which is ranked 636 out of 865 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom quarter of New York high schools and earning a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other high schools in the state. While the school performs better for African American and Special Education students, it struggles with Hispanic and English Language Learner students, ranking in the bottom quarter for these subgroups. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 78.6% and 85.1% in recent years, below the state average, and it has a high dropout rate ranging from 4.9% to 10%. Additionally, the school has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.1% to 48.8%.

Nearby schools like Medgar Evers College Preparatory School and Clara Barton High School generally outperform Brooklyn Academy Of Science And The Environment on key metrics, but they also face challenges with high chronic absenteeism and low performance for certain student subgroups. The school's high percentage of students (over 80%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch suggests it serves a predominantly low-income population, which likely contributes to the school's challenges. While the school's per-student spending has increased over the years, its performance has not seen a corresponding improvement, indicating that simply increasing funding may not be enough to address the underlying issues.

Detail:

Public 9-12

883 Classon Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11225

(718) 230-6363

District: New York City Geographic District #17

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,014

Student/teacher ratio: 11.9

Number of students: 235

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.9%

Hispanic:

14.0%

White:

5.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 83.4%

See top rated New York high schools

Compare Brooklyn Academy Of Science And The Environment to nearby high schools!

Performance Trends

Compare Details Brooklyn Academy Of Science And The Environment ranks worse than 66.6% of high schools in New York. It also ranks 4^th among 18 ranked high schools in the New York City Geographic District #17. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.59. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Brooklyn Academy Of Science And The Environment 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 (71.9%), Hispanic (14%), Asian (5.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 83.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Compare Details (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Brooklyn Academy Of Science And The Environment is 11.9, which is the 9^th best among 18 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #17. (See more...)

Compare Brooklyn Academy Of Science And The Environment employs 19.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Brooklyn Academy Of Science And The Environment is $19,014. 10 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #17 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Brooklyn Academy Of Science And The Environment:

SchoolDigger ranks Brooklyn Academy Of Science And The Environment 827^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Brooklyn Academy Of Science And The Environment in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

English Language Learner students:

Special Education students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Homeless students:

Female students:

Male students:

African American students:

Hispanic students:

New York City Geographic District #17:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #17 636^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

Average Rating:

Read all reviews and ratings detail for Brooklyn Academy Of Science And The Environment.

What do you think?

Your rating for Brooklyn Academy Of Science And The Environment?

(Ranking FAQ)

Rank History for Brooklyn Academy Of Science And The Environment

Compare

Rank History for all students at Brooklyn Academy Of Science And The Environment

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	16.24	806^th	935	13.8%
2006	19.11	825^th	986	16.3%
2007	19.25	844^th	1002	15.8%
2008	12.45	930^th	1027	9.4%
2009	21.37	877^th	1086	19.2%
2010	19.98	938^th	1117	16.0%
2011	23.85	910^th	1165	21.9%
2012	24.19	890^th	1198	25.7%
2013	21.47	929^th	1217	23.7%
2014	26.22	897^th	1237	27.5%
2015	24.46	958^th	1255	23.7%
2016	16.82	1118^th	1255	10.9%
2017	16.36	976^th	1221	20.1%
2018	24.34	903^rd	1210	25.4%
2019	21.81	932^nd	1207	22.8%
2022	16.49	965^th	1190	18.9%
2023	30.54	836^th	1228	31.9%
2024	32.59	827^th	1242	33.4%

See the entire list of New York High School Rankings!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Brooklyn Academy Of Science And The Environment

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	75.54	76^th	546	86.1%
2019	46.78	256^th	565	54.7%
2023	40.34	341^st	583	41.5%
2024	42.82	336^th	637	47.3%

See the entire list of Best New York High Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Brooklyn Academy Of Science And The Environment

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	18.13	973^rd	1095	11.1%
2019	19.56	972^nd	1132	14.1%
2022	39.51	583^rd	1038	43.8%
2023	45.14	552^nd	1130	51.2%
2024	49.26	488^th	1144	57.3%

See the entire list of Best New York High Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Brooklyn Academy Of Science And The Environment

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.88	832^nd	1154	27.9%
2019	24.12	917^th	1179	22.2%
2022	17.56	921^st	1101	16.3%
2023	32.80	782^nd	1155	32.3%
2024	35.90	755^th	1170	35.5%

See the entire list of Best New York High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Homeless students at Brooklyn Academy Of Science And The Environment

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	60.78	154^th	498	69.1%
2019	54.74	181^st	493	63.3%
2022	28.58	298^th	389	23.4%
2023	42.51	288^th	531	45.8%
2024	47.86	253^rd	564	55.1%

See the entire list of Best New York High Schools for Homeless Students!

Rank History for Female students at Brooklyn Academy Of Science And The Environment

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.02	952^nd	1176	19.0%
2019	29.67	859^th	1193	28.0%
2022	12.45	1006^th	1155	12.9%
2023	30.38	829^th	1197	30.7%
2024	32.76	828^th	1219	32.1%

See the entire list of Best New York High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Male students at Brooklyn Academy Of Science And The Environment

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.48	840^th	1176	28.6%
2019	17.10	976^th	1190	18.0%
2022	20.38	893^rd	1154	22.6%
2023	31.36	811^th	1191	31.9%
2024	33.67	799^th	1211	34.0%

See the entire list of Best New York High Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for African American students at Brooklyn Academy Of Science And The Environment

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.59	376^th	679	44.6%
2019	35.56	437^th	686	36.3%
2022	38.49	348^th	593	41.3%
2023	52.91	261^st	671	61.1%
2024	53.80	274^th	690	60.3%

See the entire list of Best New York High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Brooklyn Academy Of Science And The Environment

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.61	510^th	791	35.5%
2019	55.15	328^th	815	59.8%
2022	13.58	689^th	760	9.3%
2023	25.63	628^th	851	26.2%
2024	31.15	585^th	865	32.4%

See the entire list of Best New York High Schools for Hispanic Students!

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

All ratings (Avg rating: 2)

100%

Reviews:

by a student
Saturday, April 10, 2010

Very nice school but you need a real website and occasional open houses. You also need to make sure you focus on other subjects besides science, for example, math, social studies,and english language arts. You should also add more languages to learn, for example, sign language, french, and italian. I'm not sure if you have gym but you should. You should have more sports for both girls and boys. You also need more clubs and offer more partnerships. When I looked your school up it said it was a regular school but your very much lagging in regular school qualities. If you do have any of the stuff I typed in your school, you should probably list it in the brooklyn public high schools book. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Brooklyn Academy Of Science And The Environment

Compare

Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2004	1	112	3	8	0	n/a	n/a	124
2005	3	193	4	20	0	n/a	n/a	220
2006	3	296	7	30	0	n/a	n/a	336
2007	4	393	8	47	2	n/a	n/a	454
2008	7	398	7	53	2	n/a	n/a	467
2009	8	385	7	56	4	n/a	n/a	460
2010	9	374	12	48	5	n/a	n/a	448
2011	7	373	11	53	3	0	0	447
2012	7	377	14	66	3	4	0	471
2013	5	382	18	65	2	5	2	479
2014	6	374	20	61	3	0	3	467
2015	6	364	23	57	2	0	1	453
2016	9	347	18	46	5	0	2	427
2017	8	310	16	32	3	2	1	372
2018	9	299	19	35	3	0	3	368
2019	13	303	15	43	2	0	3	379
2020	16	250	18	47	2	2	3	338
2021	18	212	15	53	2	1	7	308
2022	14	213	17	54	2	3	6	309
2023	13	170	18	43	1	4	16	265
2024	13	169	13	33	3	0	4	235

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 Academy Of Science And The Environment

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2004	124	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	220	n/a	n/a	0
2006	336	24.0	14.0	81
2007	454	29.0	15.7	81.7
2008	467	31.8	14.7	74.9
2009	460	33.0	13.9	69.8
2010	448	32.0	14.0	n/a
2011	447	30.4	14.6	87.7
2012	471	26.4	17.8	73
2013	479	28.0	17.1	81.6
2014	467	29.0	16.0	81.4
2015	453	30.0	15.1	80.4
2016	427	29.0	14.7	79.9
2017	372	23.7	15.6	81.5
2018	368	22.0	16.7	82.3
2019	379	21.0	18.0	74.9
2020	338	23.0	14.6	77.2
2021	308	23.3	13.2	75.3
2022	309	25.0	12.3	74.4
2023	265	23.5	11.2	81.5
2024	235	19.5	11.9	83.4

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 Brooklyn Academy Of Science And The Environment

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2004	124	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	220	n/a	n/a	0
2006	336	24.0	14.0	81
2007	454	29.0	15.7	81.7
2008	467	31.8	14.7	74.9
2009	460	33.0	13.9	69.8
2010	448	32.0	14.0	n/a
2011	447	30.4	14.6	87.7
2012	471	26.4	17.8	73
2013	479	28.0	17.1	81.6
2014	467	29.0	16.0	81.4
2015	453	30.0	15.1	80.4
2016	427	29.0	14.7	79.9
2017	372	23.7	15.6	81.5
2018	368	22.0	16.7	82.3
2019	379	21.0	18.0	74.9
2020	338	23.0	14.6	77.2
2021	308	23.3	13.2	75.3
2022	309	25.0	12.3	74.4
2023	265	23.5	11.2	81.5
2024	235	19.5	11.9	83.4

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.

Immunization Rates