Midwood High School

Summary:

Midwood High School is a public high school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 4,062 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #22, which is ranked 431 out of 866 districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Midwood High School consistently performs above the district and state averages in various Regents exam proficiency rates, including Chemistry (90.07%), English (91.57%), Global History and Geography (85.32%), and U.S. History and Government (87.35%). The school's four-year graduation rate is high, ranging from 92.3% to 95.6% over the past five years, outperforming the district and state averages. Midwood High School also excels in supporting low socioeconomic status students and homeless students, ranking in the top quartile of New York high schools for these subgroups.

While Midwood High School outperforms the nearby Brooklyn College Academy and James Madison High School in academic performance, graduation rates, and test scores, some nearby schools in other districts, such as Urban Assembly School For Leadership And Empowerment and Science Technology & Research Early College, also demonstrate strong academic performance. However, Midwood High School's relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 27.6% is an area that the school may need to address to improve student engagement and attendance.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 2839 Bedford Ave
       Brooklyn, NY  11210-2196


(718) 724-8500

District: New York City Geographic District #22

SchoolDigger Rank:
418th of 1,228 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,028 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  17.2 Help
Number of students:  4,062

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
39.2%
African American:
21.9%
White:
21.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  73.3% Help


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Compare Details Midwood High School ranks better than 66% of high schools in New York. It also ranks 2nd among 6 ranked high schools in the New York City Geographic District #22. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 65.11. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Midwood High School 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 Midwood High School has the largest high school student body size in the New York City Geographic District #22. Student population at Midwood High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (39.2%), African American (21.9%), White (21.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 73.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Midwood High School is 17.2. 3 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #22 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Midwood High School is $12,028, which is the lowest among 6 high schools in the New York City Geographic District #22!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Midwood High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Midwood High School 418th of 1228 New York public high schools. (See Midwood High School in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #22:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #22 431st of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Midwood High School

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Rank History for all students at Midwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 62.04 359th 935 61.6%
2006 60.33 429th 986 56.5%
2007 65.74 307th 1002 69.4%
2008 59.32 486th 1027 52.7%
2009 58.39 492nd 1086 54.7%
2010 59.88 464th 1117 58.5%
2011 56.96 567th 1165 51.3%
2012 58.87 565th 1198 52.8%
2013 65.31 445th 1217 63.4%
2014 58.50 507th 1237 59.0%
2015 59.90 463rd 1255 63.1%
2016 57.05 517th 1255 58.8%
2017 64.96 362nd 1221 70.4%
2018 64.15 433rd 1210 64.2%
2019 68.09 380th 1207 68.5%
2022 69.45 322nd 1190 72.9%
2023 65.11 418th 1228 66.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Midwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.56 58th 157 63.1%
2019 69.23 46th 165 72.1%
2022 80.00 20th 212 90.6%
2023 69.93 68th 272 75.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Midwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.02 228th 546 58.2%
2019 42.97 302nd 565 46.5%
2022 43.09 252nd 481 47.6%
2023 41.96 324th 583 44.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Midwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.98 492nd 1095 55.1%
2019 55.01 441st 1132 61.0%
2022 54.72 377th 1038 63.7%
2023 49.23 481st 1130 57.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Midwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.58 233rd 1154 79.8%
2019 70.94 196th 1179 83.4%
2022 73.58 132nd 1101 88.0%
2023 69.44 223rd 1155 80.7%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Midwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.00 34th 498 93.2%
2019 83.02 32nd 493 93.5%
2022 77.71 34th 389 91.3%
2023 67.53 83rd 531 84.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Midwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.36 366th 1176 68.9%
2019 70.64 324th 1193 72.8%
2022 71.88 267th 1155 76.9%
2023 69.94 346th 1197 71.1%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Midwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 22.88 14th 15 6.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Midwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.91 536th 1176 54.4%
2019 62.65 463rd 1190 61.1%
2022 64.95 383rd 1154 66.8%
2023 63.00 427th 1191 64.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Midwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.08 201st 426 52.8%
2019 61.77 200th 447 55.3%
2022 65.98 140th 386 63.7%
2023 59.48 188th 424 55.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Midwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.64 152nd 679 77.6%
2019 71.06 137th 686 80.0%
2022 59.37 196th 593 66.9%
2023 57.76 220th 671 67.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Midwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.87 200th 791 74.7%
2019 70.92 186th 815 77.2%
2022 68.91 181st 760 76.2%
2023 58.84 294th 851 65.5%
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Rank History for Native American students at Midwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.66 13th 43 69.8%
2022 73.65 7th 28 75.0%
2023 56.45 12th 41 70.7%
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Rank History for White students at Midwood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.75 254th 765 66.8%
2019 67.00 200th 793 74.8%
2022 71.52 126th 738 82.9%
2023 66.46 194th 776 75.0%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Midwood High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 1208 1024 237 256 2 n/a n/a 0 2727
1990 1113 1085 236 274 0 n/a n/a 0 2708
1991 1058 1144 286 260 1 n/a n/a 0 2749
1992 993 1231 344 290 48 n/a n/a 0 2906
1993 1034 1278 414 277 0 n/a n/a 0 3003
1994 1002 1385 480 307 3 n/a n/a 0 3177
1995 1070 1508 586 344 12 n/a n/a 0 3520
1996 1070 1508 586 344 12 n/a n/a 0 3520
1997 1124 1609 657 371 15 n/a n/a 0 3776
1998 1212 1645 729 382 14 n/a n/a 0 3982
1999 1253 1711 761 363 10 n/a n/a 0 4098
2000 1296 1525 751 344 23 n/a n/a 0 3939
2001 1279 1390 708 310 18 n/a n/a 0 3705
2002 1222 1245 706 300 12 n/a n/a 0 3485
2003 1222 1245 706 300 12 n/a n/a 0 3485
2004 1189 1494 754 302 6 n/a n/a 0 3745
2005 1078 1615 835 336 9 n/a n/a 0 3873
2006 998 1608 845 314 8 n/a n/a 0 3773
2007 915 1543 959 340 7 n/a n/a 0 3764
2008 896 1492 1019 351 7 n/a n/a 0 3765
2009 841 1430 1099 385 5 n/a n/a 0 3760
2010 2484 1494 1196 446 0 n/a n/a 0 5620
2011 824 1457 1237 473 2 0 0 0 3993
2012 817 1360 1218 452 6 1 0 0 3854
2013 844 1316 1224 476 10 5 15 0 3890
2014 879 1213 1283 467 9 0 21 0 3872
2015 868 1135 1286 475 4 0 17 0 3785
2016 895 1171 1400 493 8 0 36 0 4003
2017 912 1114 1399 487 15 27 57 0 4011
2018 899 1107 1408 507 15 38 86 0 4060
2019 885 1169 1408 527 13 44 110 0 4156
2020 900 1112 1349 542 8 44 113 0 4068
2021 925 1051 1415 548 14 42 122 0 4117
2022 920 926 1500 528 23 42 120 0 4059
2023 863 888 1592 527 27 41 123 1 4062

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 Midwood High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 2727 147.3 18.5 n/a
1990 2708 145.8 18.5 n/a
1991 2749 141.4 19.4 n/a
1992 2906 131.7 22.0 n/a
1993 3003 136.1 22.1 n/a
1994 3177 139.0 22.9 n/a
1995 3520 144.0 24.4 n/a
1996 3520 144.0 24.4 n/a
1997 3776 161.3 23.4 17.8
1998 3982 182.0 21.9 16.6
1999 4098 191.4 21.4 12.6
2000 3939 186.2 21.2 12.7
2001 3705 172.2 21.5 10
2002 3485 n/a n/a n/a
2003 3485 n/a n/a n/a
2004 3745 n/a n/a n/a
2005 3873 n/a n/a 0
2006 3773 175.0 21.6 21.5
2007 3764 173.0 21.8 21.5
2008 3765 172.5 21.8 22.3
2009 3760 165.0 22.8 28.1
2010 5620 169.6 33.1 n/a
2011 3993 169.9 23.4 47.4
2012 3854 167.8 22.9 44.2
2013 3890 165.6 23.4 6.4
2014 3872 155.3 24.9 46.5
2015 3785 160.0 23.6 53.6
2016 4003 163.0 24.5 51.1
2017 4011 172.3 23.2 71.5
2018 4060 183.9 22.0 74.9
2019 4156 202.2 20.5 73.3
2020 4068 207.5 19.5 72.9
2021 4117 209.1 19.6 74.5
2022 4059 225.3 18.0 73.3
2023 4062 234.8 17.2 73.3

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 Midwood High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 2727 147.3 18.5 n/a
1990 2708 145.8 18.5 n/a
1991 2749 141.4 19.4 n/a
1992 2906 131.7 22.0 n/a
1993 3003 136.1 22.1 n/a
1994 3177 139.0 22.9 n/a
1995 3520 144.0 24.4 n/a
1996 3520 144.0 24.4 n/a
1997 3776 161.3 23.4 17.8
1998 3982 182.0 21.9 16.6
1999 4098 191.4 21.4 12.6
2000 3939 186.2 21.2 12.7
2001 3705 172.2 21.5 10
2002 3485 n/a n/a n/a
2003 3485 n/a n/a n/a
2004 3745 n/a n/a n/a
2005 3873 n/a n/a 0
2006 3773 175.0 21.6 21.5
2007 3764 173.0 21.8 21.5
2008 3765 172.5 21.8 22.3
2009 3760 165.0 22.8 28.1
2010 5620 169.6 33.1 n/a
2011 3993 169.9 23.4 47.4
2012 3854 167.8 22.9 44.2
2013 3890 165.6 23.4 6.4
2014 3872 155.3 24.9 46.5
2015 3785 160.0 23.6 53.6
2016 4003 163.0 24.5 51.1
2017 4011 172.3 23.2 71.5
2018 4060 183.9 22.0 74.9
2019 4156 202.2 20.5 73.3
2020 4068 207.5 19.5 72.9
2021 4117 209.1 19.6 74.5
2022 4059 225.3 18.0 73.3
2023 4062 234.8 17.2 73.3

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.

Immunization Rates

Midwood High School

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YearCompletely Immunized
201599.7%

Data source: New York State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Midwood High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $723 (7.2%) $9,283 (92.8%) $10,006
2020 $521 (5.1%) $9,626 (94.9%) $10,148
2021 $609 (5.9%) $9,772 (94.1%) $10,381
2022 $1,153 (10.0%) $10,409 (90.0%) $11,561
2023 $828 (6.9%) $11,200 (93.1%) $12,028

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Midwood High School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
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Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 380th of 1207 High schoolsRanks 418th of 1228 High schools
 2.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
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% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Midwood High School)70.966.3
 4.5%
   End of Course Algebra I (New York City Geographic District #22)75.164.1
 11%
   End of Course Algebra I (New York)71.164.6
 6.5%
End of Course Chemistry (Midwood High School)87.990.1
 2.2%
   End of Course Chemistry (New York City Geographic District #22)79.665.7
 13.9%
   End of Course Chemistry (New York)73.165.2
 7.9%
End of Course Algebra II (Midwood High School)93.865
 28.8%
   End of Course Algebra II (New York City Geographic District #22)90.859.2
 31.7%
   End of Course Algebra II (New York)82.764.1
 18.5%
End of Course English (Midwood High School)91.491.6
 0.2%
   End of Course English (New York City Geographic District #22)86.585.4
 1%
   End of Course English (New York)83.976.9
 6.9%
End of Course Geometry (Midwood High School)77.757
 20.7%
   End of Course Geometry (New York City Geographic District #22)74.852.1
 22.7%
   End of Course Geometry (New York)70.153.2
 17%
End of Course Earth Science (Midwood High School)58.855.8
 3%
   End of Course Earth Science (New York City Geographic District #22)61.551.8
 9.7%
   End of Course Earth Science (New York)68.965
 3.9%
End of Course Global History and Geography (Midwood High School)9085.3
 4.7%
   End of Course Global History and Geography (New York City Geographic District #22)84.877.9
 7%
   End of Course Global History and Geography (New York)78.873.6
 5.2%
End of Course Living Environment (Midwood High School)8467
 16.9%
   End of Course Living Environment (New York City Geographic District #22)77.367.6
 9.6%
   End of Course Living Environment (New York)73.265.7
 7.5%
End of Course Physics (Midwood High School)83.478.5
 4.9%
   End of Course Physics (New York City Geographic District #22)81.262.6
 18.5%
   End of Course Physics (New York)81.668.1
 13.5%
End of Course U.S. History and Government (Midwood High School)91.687.4
 4.2%
   End of Course U.S. History and Government (New York City Geographic District #22)83.682.7
 0.9%
   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 Students41564062
 2.3%
African American1169888
 24%
American Indian1327
 107.7%
Asian14081592
 13.1%
Hispanic527527
Pacific Islander4441
 6.8%
White885863
 2.5%
Two or More Races110123
 11.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients73.3%73.3%
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In the 2022-23 school year, 4,062 students attended Midwood High School.

Students at Midwood High School are 39% Asian, 22% African American, 21% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

Midwood High School ranks 418th of 1228 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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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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