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Acorn Community High School
561 Grand Ave
Brooklyn NY, 11238, Kings County
Phone: 718-789-2258
Ranking: 
(836 out of 989, bottom 15%)*
(836 out of 989, bottom 15%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 38 | 38 | 40 | 35 | 39 | 38 | 41 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 629 | 697 | 731 | 748 | 697 | 742 | 755 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 190 | 30.2% | 213 | 30.6% | 252 | 34.5% | 261 | 34.9% | 227 | 32.6% | 197 | 26.5% | 255 | 33.8% |
| Grade 10: | 173 | 27.5% | 180 | 25.8% | 197 | 26.9% | 258 | 34.5% | 130 | 18.7% | 169 | 22.8% | 175 | 23.2% |
| Grade 11: | 139 | 22.1% | 176 | 25.3% | 159 | 21.8% | 100 | 13.4% | 140 | 20.1% | 166 | 22.4% | 167 | 22.1% |
| Grade 12: | 125 | 19.9% | 124 | 17.8% | 123 | 16.8% | 128 | 17.1% | 109 | 15.6% | 104 | 14.0% | 69 | 9.1% |
| Ungraded: | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.1% | 91 | 13.1% | 106 | 14.3% | 89 | 11.8% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 331 | 52.6% | 380 | 54.5% | 408 | 55.8% | 414 | 55.3% | 361 | 51.8% | 386 | 52.0% | 363 | 48.1% |
| Female: | 298 | 47.4% | 317 | 45.5% | 323 | 44.2% | 334 | 44.7% | 328 | 47.1% | 348 | 46.9% | 388 | 51.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.8% | 9 | 1.3% | 11 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.2% |
| Asian: | 8 | 1.3% | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.8% | 13 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 80 | 12.7% | 96 | 13.8% | 89 | 12.2% | 96 | 12.8% | 101 | 14.5% | 106 | 14.3% | 115 | 15.2% |
| Black: | 525 | 83.5% | 578 | 82.9% | 619 | 84.7% | 626 | 83.7% | 572 | 82.1% | 608 | 81.9% | 612 | 81.1% |
| White: | 6 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.8% | 10 | 1.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 487 | 77.4% | 536 | 76.9% | 577 | 78.9% | 600 | 80.2% | NA | NA | 612 | 82.5% | 562 | 74.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 59 | 9.4% | 59 | 8.5% | 62 | 8.5% | 47 | 6.3% | NA | NA | 31 | 4.2% | 41 | 5.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.54 | 18.20 | 18.39 | 21.30 | 17.85 | 19.60 | 18.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2011 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 17% | 78% | 64% |
| 2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 5% | 73% | 64% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 19% | 70% | 75% |
| 2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 10% | 65% | 71% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 26% | 68% | 73% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 36% | 77% | 74% |
| 2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 52% | 80% | 73% |
| 2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 93% | 86% | 78% |
| 2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 85% | 80% | 78% |
| 2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 48% | 55% | 74% |
| 2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 50% | 71% | 72% |
| 2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 48% | 42% | 70% |
| 2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 46% | 58% | 72% |
| 2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 26% | 48% | 74% |
| 2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 20% | 53% | 72% |
| 2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 59% | 51% | 73% |
| 2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 64% | 76% | 78% |
| 2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 64% | 82% | 78% |
| 2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 67% | 82% | 82% |
| 2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 64% | 82% | 82% |
| 2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 59% | 84% | 83% |
| 2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 73% | 86% | 85% |
| 2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 74% | 78% | 82% |
| 2010 | French | End of course | % met std | 51% | 89% | 94% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 25% | 74% | 72% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 44% | 77% | 75% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 28% | 75% | 75% |
| 2006 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 38% | 71% | 67% |
| 2007 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 8% | 66% | 63% |
| 2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 45% | 67% | 67% |
| 2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 64% | 70% | 71% |
| 2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 65% | 74% | 69% |
| 2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 77% | 72% | 70% |
| 2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 62% | 72% | 71% |
| 2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 57% | 62% | 72% |
| 2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 54% | 64% | 72% |
| 2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 51% | 62% | 73% |
| 2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 38% | 57% | 72% |
| 2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 69% | 80% | 75% |
| 2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 69% | 76% | 75% |
| 2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 52% | 74% | 75% |
| 2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 79% | 80% | 80% |
| 2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 81% | 84% | 79% |
| 2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 77% | 82% | 81% |
| 2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 62% | 77% | 78% |
| 2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 56% | 73% | 79% |
| 2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 53% | 75% | 77% |
| 2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 58% | 65% | 76% |
| 2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 39% | 43% | 61% |
| 2006 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 4% | 71% | 68% |
| 2007 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 20% | 74% | 70% |
| 2008 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 65% | 80% | 70% |
| 2009 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 21% | 71% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 61% | 50% | 61% |
| 2006 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 78% | 97% | 96% |
| 2007 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 97% | 97% |
| 2008 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 81% | 95% | 95% |
| 2009 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 94% | 96% |
| 2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 86% | 94% | 95% |
| 2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 97% | 94% |
| 2006 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 56% | 77% | 79% |
| 2007 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 49% | 82% | 79% |
| 2008 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 51% | 79% | 83% |
| 2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 53% | 74% | 80% |
| 2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 67% | 82% | 83% |
| 2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 53% | 78% | 80% |
| 2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 51% | 78% | 79% |
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* Acorn Community High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.