Is Benjamin Banneker Academy a good school?

Benjamin Banneker Academy ranks 679 th of 1228 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Benjamin Banneker Academy?

In the 2022-23 school year, 759 students attended Benjamin Banneker Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Benjamin Banneker Academy?

Students at Benjamin Banneker Academy are 71% African American, 18% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% White, 1% American Indian.

Benjamin Banneker Academy

Summary:

Benjamin Banneker Academy is a public high school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 759 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #13, which is ranked 617 out of 866 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Benjamin Banneker Academy stands out for its strong academic performance, with consistently high four-year graduation rates ranging from 95.4% to 98.9% over the past five years, outperforming nearby schools like Brooklyn Community Arts And Media High School and Brooklyn High School For Leadership And Community Service. The school's students also excel on Regents exams, outperforming district and state averages in subjects like Algebra I, English, and Global History and Geography. However, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 49.9% to 67.6% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the surrounding schools.

Despite its strong academic performance, Benjamin Banneker Academy is ranked in the middle to lower range of New York high schools (679 out of 1,228 in 2022-2023) and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, which is higher than some nearby schools but still suggests room for improvement. The school's student population is predominantly African American (71.28%), and a high percentage (75.63%) receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively low-income student population. While the school excels for African American and Hispanic students, it ranks lower for other subgroups, such as multi-racial and English Language Learner students, highlighting the need for targeted interventions to support the success of all students.

Detail:

Public 9-12

71-77 Clinton Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11238

(718) 797-3702

District: New York City Geographic District #13

SchoolDigger Rank:
679^th of 1,228 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,707

Student/teacher ratio: 13.9

Number of students: 759

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.3%

Hispanic:

18.4%

Two or more races:

4.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 75.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Benjamin Banneker Academy ranks worse than 55.3% of high schools in New York. It also ranks 4^th among 13 ranked high schools in the New York City Geographic District #13. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.58. (See more...)

The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Benjamin Banneker Academy freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 (71.3%), Hispanic (18.4%), two or more races (4.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 75.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Benjamin Banneker Academy is 13.9. 12 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #13 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Benjamin Banneker Academy employs 54.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Benjamin Banneker Academy is $15,707. 11 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #13 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Benjamin Banneker Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Benjamin Banneker Academy 679^th of 1228 New York public high schools. (See Benjamin Banneker Academy in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #13:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #13 617^th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Benjamin Banneker Academy

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Rank History for all students at Benjamin Banneker Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	44.09	653^rd	935	30.2%
2006	48.09	624^th	986	36.7%
2007	54.92	548^th	1002	45.3%
2008	58.21	510^th	1027	50.3%
2009	61.55	423^rd	1086	61.0%
2010	52.62	602^nd	1117	46.1%
2011	57.59	553^rd	1165	52.5%
2012	54.57	627^th	1198	47.7%
2013	48.94	706^th	1217	42.0%
2014	41.71	755^th	1237	39.0%
2015	34.95	836^th	1255	33.4%
2016	43.93	725^th	1255	42.2%
2017	28.78	840^th	1221	31.2%
2018	30.22	843^rd	1210	30.3%
2019	40.77	771^st	1207	36.1%
2022	28.09	835^th	1190	29.8%
2023	45.58	679^th	1228	44.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Benjamin Banneker Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	69.16	43^rd	157	72.6%
2023	34.68	198^th	272	27.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Benjamin Banneker Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	18.00	507^th	546	7.1%
2019	24.93	466^th	565	17.5%
2022	36.35	317^th	481	34.1%
2023	66.51	115^th	583	80.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Benjamin Banneker Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.65	936^th	1095	14.5%
2019	34.74	734^th	1132	35.2%
2022	24.85	821^st	1038	20.9%
2023	45.36	547^th	1130	51.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Benjamin Banneker Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.30	841^st	1154	27.1%
2019	45.40	673^rd	1179	42.9%
2022	31.43	768^th	1101	30.2%
2023	48.63	558^th	1155	51.7%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Benjamin Banneker Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	51.80	211^th	498	57.6%
2019	69.31	96^th	493	80.5%
2022	52.25	135^th	389	65.3%
2023	58.94	131^st	531	75.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Benjamin Banneker Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.29	832^nd	1176	29.3%
2019	42.32	750^th	1193	37.1%
2022	31.31	797^th	1155	31.0%
2023	46.58	663^rd	1197	44.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Benjamin Banneker Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.76	846^th	1176	28.1%
2019	38.68	768^th	1190	35.5%
2022	22.43	868^th	1154	24.8%
2023	44.50	670^th	1191	43.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at Benjamin Banneker Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	46.12	260^th	426	39.0%
2019	61.40	204^th	447	54.4%
2023	46.87	251^st	424	40.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Benjamin Banneker Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	51.23	289^th	679	57.4%
2019	58.56	242^nd	686	64.7%
2022	44.19	302^nd	593	49.1%
2023	64.69	184^th	671	72.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Benjamin Banneker Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	42.80	434^th	791	45.1%
2019	37.88	502^nd	815	38.4%
2022	42.87	410^th	760	46.1%
2023	63.36	250^th	851	70.6%

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Rank History for White students at Benjamin Banneker Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	41.46	472^nd	738	36.0%

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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 Benjamin Banneker Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1997	8	349	3	49	0	n/a	n/a	409
1998	7	398	2	55	3	n/a	n/a	465
1999	6	507	3	57	3	n/a	n/a	576
2000	7	497	3	50	4	n/a	n/a	561
2001	4	539	1	51	3	n/a	n/a	598
2002	8	569	6	58	1	n/a	n/a	642
2003	8	569	6	58	1	n/a	n/a	642
2004	6	642	8	75	1	n/a	n/a	732
2005	14	714	17	96	2	n/a	n/a	843
2006	14	783	26	113	3	n/a	n/a	939
2007	14	829	25	123	6	n/a	n/a	997
2008	15	760	27	118	4	n/a	n/a	924
2009	12	730	23	96	5	n/a	n/a	866
2010	5	727	17	77	4	n/a	n/a	830
2011	2	744	18	67	2	0	0	833
2012	4	777	18	79	8	6	1	893
2013	4	772	24	82	5	6	4	897
2014	4	785	30	80	8	0	1	908
2015	6	786	33	84	10	0	1	920
2016	7	788	34	82	11	0	0	922
2017	6	727	23	85	15	8	5	869
2018	11	686	27	93	10	9	8	844
2019	8	652	34	92	8	9	13	816
2020	7	651	32	102	9	10	14	825
2021	10	677	35	125	8	9	13	877
2022	16	624	28	136	10	8	15	837
2023	12	541	19	140	9	7	31	759

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 Benjamin Banneker Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1997	409	8.0	51.1	53.3
1998	465	26.0	17.9	43
1999	576	21.0	27.4	53.8
2000	561	20.1	27.9	61.5
2001	598	14.0	42.7	58
2002	642	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	642	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	732	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	843	n/a	n/a	0
2006	939	43.0	21.8	56
2007	997	41.6	24.0	63.4
2008	924	45.6	20.3	69.4
2009	866	41.4	20.9	64.3
2010	830	39.4	21.0	n/a
2011	833	35.6	23.3	59.1
2012	893	29.0	30.7	55.2
2013	897	40.0	22.4	61.9
2014	908	40.0	22.6	52.9
2015	920	43.0	21.3	50.3
2016	922	41.0	22.4	54.9
2017	869	42.8	20.2	69.9
2018	844	43.0	19.6	69.3
2019	816	52.0	15.6	73.2
2020	825	54.5	15.1	73.5
2021	877	53.7	16.3	70.8
2022	837	58.7	14.2	74.2
2023	759	54.5	13.9	75.6

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 Benjamin Banneker Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1997	409	8.0	51.1	53.3
1998	465	26.0	17.9	43
1999	576	21.0	27.4	53.8
2000	561	20.1	27.9	61.5
2001	598	14.0	42.7	58
2002	642	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	642	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	732	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	843	n/a	n/a	0
2006	939	43.0	21.8	56
2007	997	41.6	24.0	63.4
2008	924	45.6	20.3	69.4
2009	866	41.4	20.9	64.3
2010	830	39.4	21.0	n/a
2011	833	35.6	23.3	59.1
2012	893	29.0	30.7	55.2
2013	897	40.0	22.4	61.9
2014	908	40.0	22.6	52.9
2015	920	43.0	21.3	50.3
2016	922	41.0	22.4	54.9
2017	869	42.8	20.2	69.9
2018	844	43.0	19.6	69.3
2019	816	52.0	15.6	73.2
2020	825	54.5	15.1	73.5
2021	877	53.7	16.3	70.8
2022	837	58.7	14.2	74.2
2023	759	54.5	13.9	75.6

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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