Khalil Gibran International Academy is a public high school in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a diverse student population. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance, high dropout rates, and chronic absenteeism issues that are worse than nearby schools and the district and state averages.
Khalil Gibran International Academy has ranked in the bottom quartile of New York high schools in recent years, with proficiency rates on Regents exams ranging from just 7.14% to 67.57% across different subject areas. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 70.3% and 77.5%, lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 5.9% to 18.5%, higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, with 50.0% of students chronically absent in the 2022-2023 school year, significantly higher than the New York City Geographic District #15 and state averages.
Compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Brooklyn Frontiers High School, Cobble Hill School Of American Studies, and Digital Arts And Cinema Technology High School, Khalil Gibran International Academy's performance is generally lower, with higher graduation rates, lower dropout rates, and better academic performance on Regents exams. The school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 85.07% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, may be a contributing factor to these challenges.
Students at Khalil Gibran International Academy are 28% African American, 24% White, 21% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.
In the 2022-23 school year, 134 students attended Khalil Gibran International Academy.
Khalil Gibran International Academy ranks in the bottom 11.2% of New York high schools.
New York City Geographic District #15