East Williamsburg Scholars Academy

Summary:

East Williamsburg Scholars Academy is a public high school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 474 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #14, which is ranked 577 out of 866 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East Williamsburg Scholars Academy faces significant challenges compared to nearby schools. The school has a much higher Hispanic student population (73%) than surrounding schools, which range from 10-64% Hispanic. Academically, the school consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New York high schools, with a statewide ranking between 1060-1194 out of 1228 schools. Its four-year graduation rate, while improving, is still lower than nearby schools like Brooklyn Preparatory High School (93.8%) and Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design (96.1%). The school also has a high dropout rate and very high chronic absenteeism, reaching 70.8% in 2021-2022.

East Williamsburg Scholars Academy serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 86.92% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This suggests the school faces significant socioeconomic challenges that may impact student performance and engagement. While the school has shown some signs of improvement, it lags behind its nearby counterparts, such as the highly-ranked Brooklyn Latin School, in academic achievement, graduation rates, and attendance. The school needs to implement more effective strategies to support student success and address the persistent disparities within the school.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 850 Grand St
       Brooklyn, NY  11211-5098


(718) 387-2800

District: New York City Geographic District #14

SchoolDigger Rank:
1060th of 1,228 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,560 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  13.2 Help
Number of students:  474

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
73.0%
African American:
15.2%
Two or more races:
6.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  86.9% Help


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Compare Details East Williamsburg Scholars Academy ranks worse than 86.3% of high schools in New York. It also ranks 10th among 11 ranked high schools in the New York City Geographic District #14. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.53. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of East Williamsburg Scholars Academy freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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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 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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (73%), African American (15.2%), two or more races (6.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 86.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at East Williamsburg Scholars Academy is 13.2. 7 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #14 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at East Williamsburg Scholars Academy is $18,560. 7 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #14 spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

East Williamsburg Scholars Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks East Williamsburg Scholars Academy 1060th of 1228 New York public high schools. (See East Williamsburg Scholars Academy in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #14:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #14 577th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for East Williamsburg Scholars Academy

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Rank History for all students at East Williamsburg Scholars Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 8.69 866th 935 7.4%
2006 13.11 872nd 986 11.6%
2007 15.76 879th 1002 12.3%
2008 12.86 922nd 1027 10.2%
2009 17.31 926th 1086 14.7%
2010 30.82 817th 1117 26.9%
2011 18.36 983rd 1165 15.6%
2012 12.76 1033rd 1198 13.8%
2013 8.58 1099th 1217 9.7%
2014 7.63 1154th 1237 6.7%
2015 17.02 1060th 1255 15.5%
2016 16.06 1131st 1255 9.9%
2017 11.05 1071st 1221 12.3%
2018 7.64 1122nd 1210 7.3%
2019 5.13 1152nd 1207 4.6%
2022 8.60 1090th 1190 8.4%
2023 12.53 1060th 1228 13.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at East Williamsburg Scholars Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 9.96 261st 272 4.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at East Williamsburg Scholars Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.04 322nd 546 41.0%
2019 27.17 445th 565 21.2%
2022 34.45 331st 481 31.2%
2023 38.79 364th 583 37.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at East Williamsburg Scholars Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.19 862nd 1095 21.3%
2019 18.22 997th 1132 11.9%
2022 27.01 774th 1038 25.4%
2023 26.69 870th 1130 23.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at East Williamsburg Scholars Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.33 1063rd 1154 7.9%
2019 4.09 1148th 1179 2.6%
2022 5.76 1057th 1101 4.0%
2023 13.49 1009th 1155 12.6%
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Rank History for Homeless students at East Williamsburg Scholars Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.74 437th 498 12.2%
2019 12.87 477th 493 3.2%
2022 9.98 388th 389 0.3%
2023 31.80 384th 531 27.7%
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Rank History for Female students at East Williamsburg Scholars Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.36 1094th 1176 7.0%
2019 7.72 1116th 1193 6.5%
2022 11.95 1015th 1155 12.1%
2023 17.22 982nd 1197 18.0%
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Rank History for Male students at East Williamsburg Scholars Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.42 1117th 1176 5.0%
2019 5.65 1131st 1190 5.0%
2022 5.01 1102nd 1154 4.5%
2023 10.88 1064th 1191 10.7%
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Rank History for African American students at East Williamsburg Scholars Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 19.59 519th 593 12.5%
2023 33.85 438th 671 34.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at East Williamsburg Scholars Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.70 755th 791 4.6%
2019 7.34 783rd 815 3.9%
2022 13.34 691st 760 9.1%
2023 15.88 747th 851 12.2%
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Rank History for White students at East Williamsburg Scholars Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 58.26 307th 776 60.4%
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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.

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.

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Thursday, July 21, 2011

Open Quote The principal, Monica Ortiz, has really mismanaged this school; she was brought in to turn it around after the last principal failed, but has done nothing except balance the school's budget. Teacher morale is still low; teachers leave at an alarming rate and students are upset every Sept. when they find out their teachers are gone. The attendance rate is horrible and the numbers are misrepresented to the DOE. Students regularly threaten teachers yet the administration does nothing. Fights are a weekly occurrance. Students wander the halls looking for trouble instead of going to class and the admin. does nothing. The principal believes that blaming teachers for all the problems will change things, but nothing changes; the situation continues to get worse. Someone, an adult or a student, will get hurt if nothing is done. Close Quote



Enrollment information for East Williamsburg Scholars Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1998 2 124 0 125 2 n/a n/a 0 253
1999 3 261 3 212 4 n/a n/a 0 483
2000 2 288 3 253 4 n/a n/a 0 550
2001 11 329 5 253 3 n/a n/a 0 601
2002 21 368 4 266 3 n/a n/a 0 662
2003 21 368 4 266 3 n/a n/a 0 662
2004 20 434 7 340 1 n/a n/a 0 802
2005 21 486 9 388 1 n/a n/a 0 905
2006 13 487 7 375 3 n/a n/a 0 885
2007 13 470 4 337 2 n/a n/a 0 826
2008 10 490 3 326 6 n/a n/a 0 835
2009 13 486 7 277 7 n/a n/a 0 790
2010 14 532 8 276 8 n/a n/a 0 838
2011 9 502 7 288 7 0 0 0 813
2012 13 430 6 296 3 1 4 0 753
2013 7 347 4 307 2 0 5 0 672
2014 11 319 6 311 2 0 6 0 655
2015 8 265 6 301 1 0 9 0 590
2016 9 215 4 269 0 0 11 0 508
2017 5 181 3 222 0 0 7 0 418
2018 5 131 2 182 0 0 7 0 327
2019 4 105 1 186 2 1 2 0 301
2020 4 91 1 194 1 0 2 0 293
2021 8 93 5 203 2 1 4 0 316
2022 18 75 5 271 0 2 5 0 376
2023 14 72 5 346 0 5 32 0 474

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 East Williamsburg Scholars Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1998 253 7.0 36.1 52.6
1999 483 25.0 19.3 34.6
2000 550 30.0 18.3 26.7
2001 601 26.0 23.1 83.2
2002 662 n/a n/a n/a
2003 662 n/a n/a n/a
2004 802 n/a n/a n/a
2005 905 n/a n/a 0
2006 885 53.0 16.7 74
2007 826 48.3 17.1 72
2008 835 39.6 21.1 74.1
2009 790 44.2 17.9 78
2010 838 44.8 18.7 n/a
2011 813 38.6 21.0 77.7
2012 753 39.6 19.0 84.2
2013 672 32.9 20.4 88.1
2014 655 31.9 20.4 86.4
2015 590 32.0 18.4 86.6
2016 508 33.0 15.3 75.8
2017 418 29.2 14.2 87.6
2018 327 28.0 11.6 93.9
2019 301 24.0 12.5 90.4
2020 293 30.8 9.4 91.5
2021 316 33.5 9.4 94.9
2022 376 41.7 9.0 89.9
2023 474 35.8 13.2 86.9

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 East Williamsburg Scholars Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1998 253 7.0 36.1 52.6
1999 483 25.0 19.3 34.6
2000 550 30.0 18.3 26.7
2001 601 26.0 23.1 83.2
2002 662 n/a n/a n/a
2003 662 n/a n/a n/a
2004 802 n/a n/a n/a
2005 905 n/a n/a 0
2006 885 53.0 16.7 74
2007 826 48.3 17.1 72
2008 835 39.6 21.1 74.1
2009 790 44.2 17.9 78
2010 838 44.8 18.7 n/a
2011 813 38.6 21.0 77.7
2012 753 39.6 19.0 84.2
2013 672 32.9 20.4 88.1
2014 655 31.9 20.4 86.4
2015 590 32.0 18.4 86.6
2016 508 33.0 15.3 75.8
2017 418 29.2 14.2 87.6
2018 327 28.0 11.6 93.9
2019 301 24.0 12.5 90.4
2020 293 30.8 9.4 91.5
2021 316 33.5 9.4 94.9
2022 376 41.7 9.0 89.9
2023 474 35.8 13.2 86.9

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 East Williamsburg Scholars Academy

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,003 (10.3%) $17,489 (89.7%) $19,493
2020 $1,159 (6.2%) $17,395 (93.8%) $18,554
2021 $1,489 (8.0%) $17,104 (92.0%) $18,593
2022 $1,765 (9.1%) $17,654 (90.9%) $19,419
2023 $1,333 (7.2%) $17,227 (92.8%) $18,560

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

Impact of COVID-19 on East Williamsburg Scholars Academy

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1152nd of 1207 High schoolsRanks 1060th of 1228 High schools
 9.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (East Williamsburg Scholars Academy)39.633.7
 5.9%
   End of Course Algebra I (New York City Geographic District #14)55.551
 4.4%
   End of Course Algebra I (New York)71.164.6
 6.5%
End of Course Algebra II (East Williamsburg Scholars Academy)70100
 30%
   End of Course Algebra II (New York City Geographic District #14)64.345.7
 18.7%
   End of Course Algebra II (New York)82.764.1
 18.5%
End of Course English (East Williamsburg Scholars Academy)60.859.9
 0.9%
   End of Course English (New York City Geographic District #14)72.367.6
 4.8%
   End of Course English (New York)83.976.9
 6.9%
End of Course Geometry (East Williamsburg Scholars Academy)6033.3
 26.7%
   End of Course Geometry (New York City Geographic District #14)52.839.6
 13.2%
   End of Course Geometry (New York)70.153.2
 17%
End of Course Earth Science (East Williamsburg Scholars Academy)16.151.1
 35%
   End of Course Earth Science (New York City Geographic District #14)40.148.5
 8.4%
   End of Course Earth Science (New York)68.965
 3.9%
End of Course Global History and Geography (East Williamsburg Scholars Academy)42.143.8
 1.7%
   End of Course Global History and Geography (New York City Geographic District #14)65.859.9
 5.8%
   End of Course Global History and Geography (New York)78.873.6
 5.2%
End of Course Living Environment (East Williamsburg Scholars Academy)36.732.7
 4%
   End of Course Living Environment (New York City Geographic District #14)58.153.6
 4.5%
   End of Course Living Environment (New York)73.265.7
 7.5%
End of Course U.S. History and Government (East Williamsburg Scholars Academy)23.533.3
 9.9%
   End of Course U.S. History and Government (New York City Geographic District #14)64.766.7
 2%
   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 Students301474
 57.5%
African American10572
 31.4%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian15
 400%
Hispanic186346
 86%
Pacific Islander15
 400%
White414
 250%
Two or More Races232
 1500%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients90.4%86.9%
 3.4%


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Students at East Williamsburg Scholars Academy are 73% Hispanic, 15% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% White, 1% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

In the 2022-23 school year, 474 students attended East Williamsburg Scholars Academy.

East Williamsburg Scholars Academy ranks in the bottom 13.7% of New York high schools.


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