Is A-Technical High School a good school?

A-Technical High School ranks in the bottom 23.4% of New York high schools.

How many students attend A-Technical High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 459 students attended A-Technical High School.

What is the racial makeup of A-Technical High School?

Students at A-Technical High School are 52% Hispanic, 41% African American, 2% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

A-Technical High School

Summary:

A-Technical High School is a public high school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 374 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #14, which is ranked 591 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

A-Technical High School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of New York high schools, with a ranking between 829-1222 out of 1190-1255 schools over the past 10 years. It has also received a low 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating poor overall performance compared to other schools in the state. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with female students and English Language Learners performing relatively better, while male students, African American students, Hispanic students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds perform much worse. A-Technical High School has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism, with rates ranging from 33.6% to 52.0% over the past few years, significantly above the state average.

When compared to other high schools in the same district, such as Williamsburg High School Of Art And Technology, Brooklyn Latin School, and Lyons Community School, A-Technical High School generally performs worse, with lower rankings, graduation rates, and test scores. Despite the school's poor performance, it has a relatively high per-student spending of $23,340-$25,940, which is higher than the state average, suggesting that factors beyond just funding, such as school leadership, teacher quality, and instructional practices, may be contributing to the school's struggles.

Detail:

Public 9-12

50 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11222-3906

(718) 218-9301

District: New York City Geographic District #14

SchoolDigger Rank:
951^st of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $25,940

Student/teacher ratio: 11.5

Number of students: 459

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.9%

African American:

40.5%

White:

2.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 86.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details A-Technical High School ranks worse than 76.6% of high schools in New York. It also ranks 6^th among 11 ranked high schools in the New York City Geographic District #14. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.25. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at A-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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (51.9%), African American (40.5%), Asian (2.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 86.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at A-Technical High School is 11.5, which is the 6^th best among 11 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #14. (See more...)

Compare A-Technical High School employs 39.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at A-Technical High School is $25,940, which is the 2^nd highest among 11 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #14.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

A-Technical High School:

SchoolDigger ranks A-Technical High School 951^st of 1242 New York public high schools. (See A-Technical High School in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #14:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #14 591^st of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for A-Technical High School

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Rank History for all students at A-Technical High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	6.42	881^st	935	5.8%
2006	1.58	972^nd	986	1.4%
2007	6.15	962^nd	1002	4.0%
2008	12.17	936^th	1027	8.9%
2009	6.58	1055^th	1086	2.9%
2010	3.66	1098^th	1117	1.7%
2011	8.19	1113^th	1165	4.5%
2012	3.59	1167^th	1198	2.6%
2013	3.46	1166^th	1217	4.2%
2014	3.71	1218^th	1237	1.5%
2015	5.75	1228^th	1255	2.2%
2016	8.84	1222^nd	1255	2.6%
2017	7.65	1139^th	1221	6.7%
2018	15.95	999^th	1210	17.4%
2019	13.66	1029^th	1207	14.7%
2022	22.85	880^th	1190	26.1%
2023	30.94	829^th	1228	32.5%
2024	22.25	951^st	1242	23.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at A-Technical High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	64.57	146^th	546	73.3%
2019	40.49	324^th	565	42.7%
2022	50.77	187^th	481	61.1%
2023	74.19	73^rd	583	87.5%
2024	38.25	396^th	637	37.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at A-Technical High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	44.27	575^th	1095	47.5%
2019	38.78	672^nd	1132	40.6%
2022	36.91	621^st	1038	40.2%
2023	45.17	551^st	1130	51.2%
2024	37.44	687^th	1144	39.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	19.43	960^th	1154	16.8%
2019	14.76	1009^th	1179	14.4%
2022	15.82	947^th	1101	14.0%
2023	34.48	757^th	1155	34.5%
2024	22.52	922^nd	1170	21.2%

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Rank History for Homeless students at A-Technical High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	34.20	338^th	498	32.1%
2019	52.16	199^th	493	59.6%
2022	24.11	330^th	389	15.2%
2023	41.10	307^th	531	42.2%
2024	27.33	455^th	564	19.3%

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Rank History for Female students at A-Technical High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.09	733^rd	1176	37.7%
2019	22.74	923^rd	1193	22.6%
2022	49.17	622^nd	1155	46.1%
2023	46.41	666^th	1197	44.4%
2024	32.98	824^th	1219	32.4%

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Rank History for Male students at A-Technical High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	15.77	992^nd	1176	15.6%
2019	14.66	1004^th	1190	15.6%
2022	21.45	875^th	1154	24.2%
2023	32.68	797^th	1191	33.1%
2024	23.84	910^th	1211	24.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at A-Technical High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	19.10	361^st	426	15.3%

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Rank History for African American students at A-Technical High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.39	501^st	679	26.2%
2019	24.48	547^th	686	20.3%
2022	30.20	425^th	593	28.3%
2023	44.28	325^th	671	51.6%
2024	30.13	497^th	690	28.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at A-Technical High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.93	545^th	791	31.1%
2019	28.41	586^th	815	28.1%
2022	38.00	446^th	760	41.3%
2023	46.51	401^st	851	52.9%
2024	36.74	524^th	865	39.4%

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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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by a student
Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Automotive High School teachers don't really take control of the class, and that make us students not to pay attention and also make us think that we could do anything we want. Close Quote

Enrollment information for A-Technical High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	35	919	17	558	1	n/a	n/a	1530
1990	13	800	16	490	1	n/a	n/a	1320
1991	50	726	61	411	0	n/a	n/a	1248
1992	32	824	31	470	5	n/a	n/a	1362
1993	27	939	24	523	2	n/a	n/a	1515
1994	30	955	25	495	2	n/a	n/a	1507
1995	27	929	9	468	3	n/a	n/a	1436
1996	27	929	9	468	3	n/a	n/a	1436
1997	24	910	13	530	4	n/a	n/a	1481
1998	26	863	19	550	4	n/a	n/a	1462
1999	24	578	14	392	3	n/a	n/a	1011
2000	20	568	13	331	2	n/a	n/a	934
2001	22	587	10	315	2	n/a	n/a	936
2002	21	453	8	246	2	n/a	n/a	730
2003	21	453	8	246	2	n/a	n/a	730
2004	18	434	5	245	2	n/a	n/a	704
2005	23	454	10	338	5	n/a	n/a	830
2006	21	522	12	421	6	n/a	n/a	982
2007	18	599	13	419	6	n/a	n/a	1055
2008	23	691	18	393	7	n/a	n/a	1132
2009	20	663	14	306	7	n/a	n/a	1010
2010	20	659	14	289	5	n/a	n/a	987
2011	15	594	12	263	4	0	0	888
2012	13	484	10	226	4	0	0	737
2013	13	373	15	192	2	0	0	595
2014	11	268	7	148	2	0	1	437
2015	11	228	6	146	0	0	5	396
2016	9	201	10	156	3	0	3	382
2017	8	157	10	136	3	2	5	321
2018	11	214	10	155	3	3	8	404
2019	9	168	10	139	4	1	3	334
2020	10	138	7	148	6	0	4	313
2021	8	132	11	170	5	0	6	332
2022	4	134	12	204	7	1	4	366
2023	5	135	12	204	7	0	11	374
2024	10	186	10	238	6	1	8	459

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 A-Technical High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1530	85.5	17.8	n/a
1990	1320	71.9	18.3	n/a
1991	1248	72.6	17.1	n/a
1992	1362	68.3	19.9	n/a
1993	1515	76.1	19.9	n/a
1994	1507	71.7	21.0	n/a
1995	1436	66.3	21.7	n/a
1996	1436	66.3	21.7	n/a
1997	1481	68.4	21.7	66.9
1998	1462	67.4	21.7	68.8
1999	1011	66.2	15.3	77.2
2000	934	47.0	19.9	84.3
2001	936	56.2	16.7	95.4
2002	730	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	730	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	704	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	830	n/a	n/a	0
2006	982	69.0	14.2	42.6
2007	1055	66.8	15.8	79
2008	1132	69.4	16.3	75.4
2009	1010	67.8	14.9	70.3
2010	987	57.6	17.1	n/a
2011	888	59.6	14.8	91.1
2012	737	54.6	13.4	95.9
2013	595	44.0	13.5	79.3
2014	437	40.0	10.9	77.3
2015	396	38.0	10.4	73.5
2016	382	24.0	15.9	77.7
2017	321	31.7	10.1	87.5
2018	404	37.0	10.9	80.4
2019	334	32.9	10.1	82.6
2020	313	35.7	8.7	80.5
2021	332	35.3	9.3	90.1
2022	366	36.2	10.0	88
2023	374	37.6	9.9	88
2024	459	39.6	11.5	86.7

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 A-Technical High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1530	85.5	17.8	n/a
1990	1320	71.9	18.3	n/a
1991	1248	72.6	17.1	n/a
1992	1362	68.3	19.9	n/a
1993	1515	76.1	19.9	n/a
1994	1507	71.7	21.0	n/a
1995	1436	66.3	21.7	n/a
1996	1436	66.3	21.7	n/a
1997	1481	68.4	21.7	66.9
1998	1462	67.4	21.7	68.8
1999	1011	66.2	15.3	77.2
2000	934	47.0	19.9	84.3
2001	936	56.2	16.7	95.4
2002	730	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	730	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	704	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	830	n/a	n/a	0
2006	982	69.0	14.2	42.6
2007	1055	66.8	15.8	79
2008	1132	69.4	16.3	75.4
2009	1010	67.8	14.9	70.3
2010	987	57.6	17.1	n/a
2011	888	59.6	14.8	91.1
2012	737	54.6	13.4	95.9
2013	595	44.0	13.5	79.3
2014	437	40.0	10.9	77.3
2015	396	38.0	10.4	73.5
2016	382	24.0	15.9	77.7
2017	321	31.7	10.1	87.5
2018	404	37.0	10.9	80.4
2019	334	32.9	10.1	82.6
2020	313	35.7	8.7	80.5
2021	332	35.3	9.3	90.1
2022	366	36.2	10.0	88
2023	374	37.6	9.9	88
2024	459	39.6	11.5	86.7

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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