Summary:
The 12 high schools located in New York City Geographic District #21 serve grades 9-12, with one school (Brooklyn Studio Secondary School) serving grades 6-12. The schools vary significantly in size, from 175 students at Liberation Diploma Plus to 3,639 students at Edward R Murrow High School. While the district faces consistent challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism rates and relatively low graduation rates, there is notable variation in academic performance between the schools.
Kingsborough Early College School stands out as the highest-performing school in the district, with a statewide ranking of 488 out of 1,242 New York high schools and strong test scores in Regents/Common Core English Language Arts and Regents/Global History and Geography. In contrast, other schools like William E Grady Career And Technical Education High School and Life Academy High School For Film And Music have much lower proficiency rates.
The data also reveals that there is no clear correlation between per-student spending and academic outcomes. For example, William E Grady Career And Technical Education High School, which spends the most per student ($24,702), has some of the lowest test scores in the district. This suggests that a one-size-fits-all approach may not be effective, and that targeted interventions and support tailored to the specific needs of each school could be more impactful in improving educational outcomes across the district.
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