Is Brooklyn High School For Law And Technology a good school?

Brooklyn High School For Law And Technology ranks in the bottom 23.8% of New York high schools.

How many students attend Brooklyn High School For Law And Technology?

In the 2023-24 school year, 485 students attended Brooklyn High School For Law And Technology.

What is the racial makeup of Brooklyn High School For Law And Technology?

Students at Brooklyn High School For Law And Technology are 59% African American, 32% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

Brooklyn High School For Law And Technology

Summary:

Brooklyn High School For Law And Technology is a public high school serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 549, located in the New York City Geographic District #16, which is ranked 676 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New York high schools over the past 10 years, with rankings ranging from 474 to 1231 out of over 1200 schools, and has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years. Its 4-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 55.2% and 88.1%, with the most recent rate at 84.3%, and the dropout rate has varied from 4.9% to 10.0% in recent years. The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, with the most recent rate at 34.1%. Academically, the school's performance on Regents/Common Core exams is generally below the New York City Geographic District #16 and statewide averages, with proficiency rates ranging from around 15% to 71% across different subject areas.

While the nearby schools, such as Brooklyn Academy of Global Finance and Bushwick Community High School, generally perform at a similar or slightly lower level compared to Brooklyn High School For Law And Technology, some schools, like All City Leadership Secondary School, demonstrate stronger academic performance, with higher proficiency rates and graduation rates. The school has seen an increase in per-student spending over the past few years, from $12,716 in 2020-2021 to $16,838 in 2022-2023, and the student-teacher ratio has also improved, from 15.6 in 2020-2021 to 14.1 in 2022-2023.

Detail:

Public 9-12

1396 Broadway
Brooklyn, NY 11221

(718) 919-1256

District: New York City Geographic District #16

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,838

Student/teacher ratio: 13.2

Number of students: 485

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.4%

Hispanic:

32.4%

Asian:

4.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 87.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Brooklyn High School For Law And Technology ranks worse than 76.2% of high schools in New York. It also ranks first among 5 ranked high schools in the New York City Geographic District #16! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.4. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Brooklyn High School For Law And Technology 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 Brooklyn High School For Law And Technology has the largest high school student body size in the New York City Geographic District #16. Racial makeup is: African American (59.4%), Hispanic (32.4%), Asian (4.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 87.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Brooklyn High School For Law And Technology is 13.2, which is the highest among 5 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #16! (See more...)

Compare Brooklyn High School For Law And Technology employs 36.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Brooklyn High School For Law And Technology is $16,838, which is the lowest among 5 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #16!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Brooklyn High School For Law And Technology:

SchoolDigger ranks Brooklyn High School For Law And Technology 947^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Brooklyn High School For Law And Technology in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #16:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #16 676^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Brooklyn High School For Law And Technology

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Rank History for all students at Brooklyn High School For Law And Technology

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2012	32.41	824^th	1198	31.2%
2013	20.23	945^th	1217	22.4%
2014	28.31	872^nd	1237	29.5%
2015	36.95	814^th	1255	35.1%
2016	24.50	975^th	1255	22.3%
2017	15.83	986^th	1221	19.2%
2018	14.73	1015^th	1210	16.1%
2019	18.48	968^th	1207	19.8%
2021	13.11	474^th	519	8.7%
2022	21.81	890^th	1190	25.2%
2023	14.85	1016^th	1228	17.3%
2024	22.40	947^th	1242	23.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Brooklyn High School For Law And Technology

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.16	362^nd	546	33.7%
2019	20.20	511^th	565	9.6%
2022	30.42	366^th	481	23.9%
2023	30.02	450^th	583	22.8%
2024	35.73	427^th	637	33.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Brooklyn High School For Law And Technology

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	23.64	885^th	1095	19.2%
2019	22.62	927^th	1132	18.1%
2022	15.27	965^th	1038	7.0%
2023	19.57	985^th	1130	12.8%
2024	52.78	445^th	1144	61.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Brooklyn High School For Law And Technology

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	14.12	1022^nd	1154	11.4%
2019	20.74	950^th	1179	19.4%
2022	25.28	826^th	1101	25.0%
2023	16.52	971^st	1155	15.9%
2024	27.26	866^th	1170	26.0%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Brooklyn High School For Law And Technology

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.64	356^th	498	28.5%
2019	50.36	210^th	493	57.4%
2022	45.08	187^th	389	51.9%
2023	47.56	239^th	531	55.0%
2024	61.36	137^th	564	75.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Brooklyn High School For Law And Technology

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	17.53	990^th	1176	15.8%
2019	17.28	991^st	1193	16.9%
2022	19.02	918^th	1155	20.5%
2023	21.39	922^nd	1197	23.0%
2024	25.49	909^th	1219	25.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Brooklyn High School For Law And Technology

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	14.38	1012^th	1176	13.9%
2019	21.20	937^th	1190	21.3%
2022	23.46	858^th	1154	25.6%
2023	12.74	1029^th	1191	13.6%
2024	21.86	936^th	1211	22.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at Brooklyn High School For Law And Technology

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	37.84	288^th	426	32.4%
2019	22.50	376^th	447	15.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Brooklyn High School For Law And Technology

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.96	525^th	679	22.7%
2019	33.25	462^nd	686	32.7%
2022	36.76	363^rd	593	38.8%
2023	27.21	500^th	671	25.5%
2024	37.14	424^th	690	38.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Brooklyn High School For Law And Technology

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	21.23	655^th	791	17.2%
2019	29.94	570^th	815	30.1%
2022	33.84	484^th	760	36.3%
2023	23.92	654^th	851	23.1%
2024	38.85	494^th	865	42.9%

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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 Brooklyn High School For Law And Technology

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2011	0	315	1	97	0	0	0	413
2013	2	345	7	100	0	1	0	455
2014	4	388	11	116	1	0	3	523
2015	6	422	15	142	3	0	4	592
2016	8	453	16	153	5	0	6	641
2017	13	427	16	170	6	2	7	641
2018	15	380	20	171	3	2	8	599
2019	11	383	22	171	4	0	10	601
2020	15	347	20	171	4	0	11	568
2021	18	367	30	194	5	1	11	626
2022	18	348	26	189	3	1	5	590
2023	13	322	21	178	4	1	10	549
2024	8	288	21	157	3	2	6	485

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 Brooklyn High School For Law And Technology

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2011	413	18.4	22.4	44.3
2013	455	23.0	19.7	86.6
2014	523	27.0	19.3	83.7
2015	592	33.0	17.9	83.1
2016	641	31.0	20.6	78.8
2017	641	36.2	17.6	82.8
2018	599	35.2	17.0	86.1
2019	601	37.0	16.2	81.5
2020	568	40.7	13.9	82.2
2021	626	39.9	15.6	84
2022	590	41.7	14.1	85.9
2023	549	38.9	14.1	84
2024	485	36.6	13.2	87.8

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 Brooklyn High School For Law And Technology

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2011	413	18.4	22.4	44.3
2013	455	23.0	19.7	86.6
2014	523	27.0	19.3	83.7
2015	592	33.0	17.9	83.1
2016	641	31.0	20.6	78.8
2017	641	36.2	17.6	82.8
2018	599	35.2	17.0	86.1
2019	601	37.0	16.2	81.5
2020	568	40.7	13.9	82.2
2021	626	39.9	15.6	84
2022	590	41.7	14.1	85.9
2023	549	38.9	14.1	84
2024	485	36.6	13.2	87.8

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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