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Brooklyn Community High School-Communication, Arts &
300 Willoughby Ave
Brooklyn NY, 11205, Kings County
Phone: 718-230-5748
Ranking: 
(840 out of 989, bottom 15%)*
(840 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: | 28 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 14 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 404 | 454 | 460 | 469 | 427 | 324 | 221 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 92 | 22.8% | 114 | 25.1% | 135 | 29.3% | 147 | 31.3% | 112 | 26.2% | 105 | 32.4% | 110 | 49.8% |
| Grade 10: | 86 | 21.3% | 124 | 27.3% | 124 | 27.0% | 129 | 27.5% | 110 | 25.8% | 105 | 32.4% | 84 | 38.0% |
| Grade 11: | 120 | 29.7% | 115 | 25.3% | 116 | 25.2% | 100 | 21.3% | 95 | 22.2% | 68 | 21.0% | NA | NA |
| Grade 12: | 105 | 26.0% | 100 | 22.0% | 85 | 18.5% | 92 | 19.6% | 51 | 11.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | 59 | 13.8% | 46 | 14.2% | 27 | 12.2% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 184 | 45.5% | 206 | 45.4% | 209 | 45.4% | 219 | 46.7% | 198 | 46.4% | 164 | 50.6% | 110 | 49.8% |
| Female: | 220 | 54.5% | 248 | 54.6% | 251 | 54.6% | 250 | 53.3% | 221 | 51.8% | 152 | 46.9% | 107 | 48.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 82 | 20.3% | 86 | 18.9% | 78 | 17.0% | 73 | 15.6% | 61 | 14.3% | 45 | 13.9% | 34 | 15.4% |
| Black: | 302 | 74.8% | 347 | 76.4% | 365 | 79.3% | 382 | 81.4% | 358 | 83.8% | 272 | 84.0% | 183 | 82.8% |
| White: | 8 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 318 | 78.7% | 354 | 78.0% | 291 | 63.3% | 316 | 67.4% | NA | NA | 157 | 48.5% | 135 | 61.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 6.7% | 30 | 6.6% | 22 | 4.8% | 39 | 8.3% | NA | NA | 13 | 4.0% | 24 | 10.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.42 | 16.65 | 15.34 | 16.74 | 15.25 | 16.20 | 15.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2011 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 29% | 78% | 64% |
| 2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 50% | 73% | 64% |
| 2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 0% | 86% | 78% |
| 2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 0% | 80% | 78% |
| 2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 28% | 42% | 70% |
| 2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 36% | 58% | 72% |
| 2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 33% | 48% | 74% |
| 2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 75% | 53% | 72% |
| 2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 21% | 51% | 73% |
| 2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 63% | 82% | 82% |
| 2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 68% | 84% | 83% |
| 2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 73% | 86% | 85% |
| 2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 76% | 78% | 82% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 57% | 74% | 72% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 54% | 77% | 75% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 19% | 75% | 75% |
| 2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 37% | 67% | 67% |
| 2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 44% | 70% | 71% |
| 2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 38% | 74% | 69% |
| 2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 62% | 72% | 70% |
| 2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 53% | 72% | 71% |
| 2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 35% | 62% | 72% |
| 2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 57% | 64% | 72% |
| 2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 50% | 62% | 73% |
| 2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 46% | 57% | 72% |
| 2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 55% | 74% | 75% |
| 2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 47% | 80% | 80% |
| 2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 57% | 84% | 79% |
| 2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 62% | 82% | 81% |
| 2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 46% | 77% | 78% |
| 2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 54% | 65% | 76% |
| 2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 30% | 43% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 8% | 71% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 47% | 50% | 61% |
| 2009 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 57% | 94% | 96% |
| 2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 55% | 94% | 95% |
| 2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 87% | 97% | 94% |
| 2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 47% | 74% | 80% |
| 2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 51% | 82% | 83% |
| 2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 51% | 78% | 80% |
| 2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 75% | 78% | 79% |
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* Brooklyn Community High School-Communication, Arts & was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.