Science Skills Center High School

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Science Skills Center High School is a public high school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 505 students in grades 9-12 and part of the New York City Geographic District #13.

The school has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks 598 out of 1,242 New York high schools. It performs particularly well for African American and Hispanic students, ranking in the top 25% and 23% of New York high schools, respectively, for these student groups. The school also excels for English Language Learners, ranking in the top 1% of New York high schools. However, the school struggles to support White and Multi-racial students, who perform in the bottom 40-50% of New York high schools. The school's graduation rate has fluctuated between 84.3% and 91.6% in recent years, and it faces challenges with chronic absenteeism.

Compared to nearby schools like Brooklyn Technical High School, Science Skills Center High School generally performs better on Regents/Common Core exams, particularly in subjects like Algebra II, Geometry, and Living Environment. However, Brooklyn Technical High School, a highly selective school, significantly outperforms Science Skills Center High School across most subject areas. The school's proximity to other high-performing institutions in the area, such as Urban Assembly School For Law And Justice, presents potential opportunities for collaboration and improvement.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 49 Flatbush Ave Ext
       Brooklyn, NY  11201-2972


(718) 243-9413

District: New York City Geographic District #13

SchoolDigger Rank:
598th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,281 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  13.3 Help
Number of students:  505

Racial breakdown:

African American:
61.0%
Hispanic:
20.4%
Asian:
7.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  86.3% Help


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Compare Details Science Skills Center High School ranks better than 51.9% of high schools in New York. It also ranks 3rd among 13 ranked high schools in the New York City Geographic District #13. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54.14. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Science Skills Center High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (61%), Hispanic (20.4%), Asian (7.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 86.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Science Skills Center High School is 13.3. 11 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #13 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Science Skills Center High School is $17,281. 10 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #13 spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Science Skills Center High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Science Skills Center High School 598th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Science Skills Center High School in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #13:

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


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Rank History for Science Skills Center High School

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Rank History for all students at Science Skills Center High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 11.11 848th 935 9.3%
2006 13.12 871st 986 11.7%
2007 12.45 917th 1002 8.5%
2008 9.76 964th 1027 6.1%
2009 6.77 1054th 1086 2.9%
2010 32.21 805th 1117 27.9%
2011 36.33 784th 1165 32.7%
2012 14.10 1017th 1198 15.1%
2013 27.13 862nd 1217 29.2%
2014 25.39 907th 1237 26.7%
2015 15.66 1077th 1255 14.2%
2016 38.74 791st 1255 37.0%
2017 25.38 871st 1221 28.7%
2018 26.23 881st 1210 27.2%
2019 41.06 767th 1207 36.5%
2022 52.62 600th 1190 49.6%
2023 55.89 584th 1228 52.4%
2024 54.14 598th 1242 51.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Science Skills Center High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 47.58 151st 272 44.5%
2024 52.75 143rd 306 53.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Science Skills Center High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.39 232nd 546 57.5%
2019 77.73 66th 565 88.3%
2023 96.36 8th 583 98.6%
2024 97.29 8th 637 98.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Science Skills Center High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.71 836th 1095 23.7%
2019 49.90 503rd 1132 55.6%
2022 60.64 313th 1038 69.8%
2023 59.26 348th 1130 69.2%
2024 46.99 518th 1144 54.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Science Skills Center High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.76 833rd 1154 27.8%
2019 46.15 659th 1179 44.1%
2022 58.92 388th 1101 64.8%
2023 61.13 376th 1155 67.4%
2024 59.75 406th 1170 65.3%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Science Skills Center High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.51 150th 498 69.9%
2019 67.22 112th 493 77.3%
2022 77.80 33rd 389 91.5%
2023 86.51 24th 531 95.5%
2024 80.43 45th 564 92.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Science Skills Center High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.62 863rd 1176 26.6%
2019 42.62 747th 1193 37.4%
2022 48.76 628th 1155 45.6%
2023 56.55 555th 1197 53.6%
2024 58.24 530th 1219 56.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Science Skills Center High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.65 869th 1176 26.1%
2019 41.02 753rd 1190 36.7%
2022 54.37 546th 1154 52.7%
2023 57.38 527th 1191 55.8%
2024 54.55 580th 1211 52.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Science Skills Center High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.39 295th 426 30.8%
2019 47.08 282nd 447 36.9%
2022 49.55 224th 386 42.0%
2023 56.18 201st 424 52.6%
2024 50.34 235th 426 44.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Science Skills Center High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.19 317th 679 53.3%
2019 55.87 271st 686 60.5%
2022 67.58 146th 593 75.4%
2023 70.64 132nd 671 80.3%
2024 67.04 173rd 690 74.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Science Skills Center High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.54 549th 791 30.6%
2019 57.76 312th 815 61.7%
2022 65.69 213th 760 72.0%
2023 69.84 201st 851 76.4%
2024 69.66 200th 865 76.9%
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Rank History for White students at Science Skills Center High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 2.82 752nd 765 1.7%
2019 15.26 726th 793 8.4%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Science Skills Center High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1994 3 97 3 16 0 n/a n/a 0 119
1995 9 380 18 42 1 n/a n/a 0 450
1996 9 380 18 42 1 n/a n/a 0 450
1997 13 490 22 64 1 n/a n/a 0 590
1998 11 539 18 82 2 n/a n/a 0 652
1999 15 589 13 80 2 n/a n/a 0 699
2000 14 653 13 60 1 n/a n/a 0 741
2001 34 628 14 58 0 n/a n/a 0 734
2002 52 619 23 71 0 n/a n/a 0 765
2003 52 619 23 71 0 n/a n/a 0 765
2004 52 639 30 85 2 n/a n/a 0 808
2005 36 723 41 85 3 n/a n/a 0 888
2006 22 740 54 108 4 n/a n/a 0 928
2007 8 793 58 107 5 n/a n/a 0 971
2008 13 779 54 104 4 n/a n/a 0 954
2009 12 777 53 111 4 n/a n/a 0 957
2010 12 643 51 85 4 n/a n/a 0 795
2011 16 493 45 78 1 0 0 0 633
2012 10 386 41 63 5 1 1 0 507
2013 10 390 42 75 1 2 8 0 528
2014 10 388 32 89 2 0 10 0 531
2015 10 385 35 98 2 0 9 0 539
2016 13 393 33 90 2 0 10 0 541
2017 17 381 31 93 2 2 10 0 536
2018 19 386 37 95 4 4 12 0 557
2019 24 383 40 104 4 4 14 0 573
2020 19 396 43 106 9 5 18 0 596
2021 17 375 48 106 11 4 17 0 578
2022 18 338 41 104 12 2 13 0 528
2023 14 308 36 103 13 3 28 0 505

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Science Skills Center High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1994 119 7.0 17.0 n/a
1995 450 20.0 22.5 n/a
1996 450 20.0 22.5 n/a
1997 590 28.0 21.1 80.5
1998 652 34.0 19.2 56.3
1999 699 42.9 16.3 56.4
2000 741 41.0 18.1 58.6
2001 734 35.0 21.0 59.8
2002 765 n/a n/a n/a
2003 765 n/a n/a n/a
2004 808 n/a n/a n/a
2005 888 n/a n/a 0
2006 928 43.0 21.6 61.2
2007 971 45.2 21.5 52.4
2008 954 49.4 19.3 69.5
2009 957 45.4 21.1 72
2010 795 36.0 22.0 n/a
2011 633 38.0 16.6 67.6
2012 507 30.6 16.5 66.1
2013 528 33.6 15.6 69.7
2014 531 31.9 16.5 75.1
2015 539 33.0 16.3 83.3
2016 541 31.0 17.4 75.4
2017 536 33.1 16.1 81.9
2018 557 35.7 15.5 82.6
2019 573 34.0 16.8 82.2
2020 596 38.7 15.3 81.2
2021 578 40.8 14.1 87.7
2022 528 39.6 13.3 85.6
2023 505 37.8 13.3 86.3

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 Science Skills Center High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1994 119 7.0 17.0 n/a
1995 450 20.0 22.5 n/a
1996 450 20.0 22.5 n/a
1997 590 28.0 21.1 80.5
1998 652 34.0 19.2 56.3
1999 699 42.9 16.3 56.4
2000 741 41.0 18.1 58.6
2001 734 35.0 21.0 59.8
2002 765 n/a n/a n/a
2003 765 n/a n/a n/a
2004 808 n/a n/a n/a
2005 888 n/a n/a 0
2006 928 43.0 21.6 61.2
2007 971 45.2 21.5 52.4
2008 954 49.4 19.3 69.5
2009 957 45.4 21.1 72
2010 795 36.0 22.0 n/a
2011 633 38.0 16.6 67.6
2012 507 30.6 16.5 66.1
2013 528 33.6 15.6 69.7
2014 531 31.9 16.5 75.1
2015 539 33.0 16.3 83.3
2016 541 31.0 17.4 75.4
2017 536 33.1 16.1 81.9
2018 557 35.7 15.5 82.6
2019 573 34.0 16.8 82.2
2020 596 38.7 15.3 81.2
2021 578 40.8 14.1 87.7
2022 528 39.6 13.3 85.6
2023 505 37.8 13.3 86.3

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Science Skills Center High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,572 (11.1%) $12,536 (88.9%) $14,109
2020 $1,523 (10.7%) $12,716 (89.3%) $14,239
2021 $1,842 (12.9%) $12,481 (87.1%) $14,323
2022 $2,861 (17.2%) $13,810 (82.8%) $16,671
2023 $2,080 (12.0%) $15,201 (88.0%) $17,281

Data source: New York Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Science Skills Center High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 767th of 1207 High schoolsRanks 584th of 1228 High schools
 16%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Common Core Algebra I (Science Skills Center High School)74.678.7
 4.1%
   End of Course Common Core Algebra I (New York City Geographic District #13)6762.1
 4.9%
   End of Course Common Core Algebra I (New York)71.164.6
 6.5%
End of Course Chemistry (Science Skills Center High School)37.338.8
 1.5%
   End of Course Chemistry (New York City Geographic District #13)85.579.7
 5.8%
   End of Course Chemistry (New York)73.165.2
 7.9%
End of Course Common Core Algebra II (Science Skills Center High School)69.469.1
 0.3%
   End of Course Common Core Algebra II (New York City Geographic District #13)8780.7
 6.3%
   End of Course Common Core Algebra II (New York)82.764.1
 18.5%
End of Course Common Core English Language Arts (Science Skills Center High School)82.575.4
 7.1%
   End of Course Common Core English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #13)85.479.1
 6.3%
   End of Course Common Core English Language Arts (New York)83.976.9
 6.9%
End of Course Common Core Geometry (Science Skills Center High School)56.875
 18.2%
   End of Course Common Core Geometry (New York City Geographic District #13)73.971.3
 2.6%
   End of Course Common Core Geometry (New York)70.153.2
 17%
End of Course Earth Science (Science Skills Center High School)49.562.2
 12.7%
   End of Course Earth Science (New York City Geographic District #13)36.845.5
 8.7%
   End of Course Earth Science (New York)68.965
 3.9%
End of Course Global History and Geography (Science Skills Center High School)89.179.1
 10%
   End of Course Global History and Geography (New York City Geographic District #13)9282.7
 9.3%
   End of Course Global History and Geography (New York)78.873.6
 5.2%
End of Course Living Environment (Science Skills Center High School)72.777.5
 4.8%
   End of Course Living Environment (New York City Geographic District #13)68.667.8
 0.8%
   End of Course Living Environment (New York)73.265.7
 7.5%
End of Course Physics (Science Skills Center High School)78.613.3
 65.2%
   End of Course Physics (New York City Geographic District #13)91.686
 5.6%
   End of Course Physics (New York)81.668.1
 13.5%
End of Course U.S. History and Government (Science Skills Center High School)60.177.8
 17.7%
   End of Course U.S. History and Government (New York City Geographic District #13)7582.6
 7.6%
   End of Course U.S. History and Government (New York)76.979.7
 2.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students573505
 11.9%
African American383308
 19.6%
American Indian413
 225%
Asian4036
 10%
Hispanic104103
 1%
Pacific Islander43
 25%
White2414
 41.7%
Two or More Races1428
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients82.2%86.3%
 4.1%


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Science Skills Center High School ranks 598th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Science Skills Center High School are 61% African American, 20% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 3% White, 3% American Indian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 505 students attended Science Skills Center High School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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