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Williamsburg High School For Architecture And Desi
257 North 6th St
Brooklyn NY, 11211, Kings County
Phone: 718-388-1260
Ranking: 
(845 out of 989, bottom 15%)*
(845 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: | 31 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 581 | 531 | 500 | 429 | 398 | 390 | 400 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 157 | 27.0% | 161 | 30.3% | 186 | 37.2% | 147 | 34.3% | 104 | 26.1% | 128 | 32.8% | 157 | 39.3% |
| Grade 10: | 150 | 25.8% | 157 | 29.6% | 135 | 27.0% | 106 | 24.7% | 115 | 28.9% | 106 | 27.2% | 120 | 30.0% |
| Grade 11: | 154 | 26.5% | 121 | 22.8% | 87 | 17.4% | 95 | 22.1% | 68 | 17.1% | 74 | 19.0% | 54 | 13.5% |
| Grade 12: | 120 | 20.7% | 91 | 17.1% | 92 | 18.4% | 81 | 18.9% | 76 | 19.1% | 58 | 14.9% | 53 | 13.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 35 | 8.8% | 24 | 6.2% | 16 | 4.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 435 | 74.9% | 390 | 73.4% | 363 | 72.6% | 308 | 71.8% | 308 | 77.4% | 300 | 76.9% | 303 | 75.8% |
| Female: | 146 | 25.1% | 141 | 26.6% | 137 | 27.4% | 121 | 28.2% | 82 | 20.6% | 82 | 21.0% | 93 | 23.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 11 | 1.9% | 11 | 2.1% | 7 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.9% | 7 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.5% | 12 | 3.0% |
| Hispanic: | 343 | 59.0% | 311 | 58.6% | 286 | 57.2% | 239 | 55.7% | 194 | 48.7% | 161 | 41.3% | 142 | 35.5% |
| Black: | 205 | 35.3% | 191 | 36.0% | 192 | 38.4% | 169 | 39.4% | 180 | 45.2% | 201 | 51.5% | 230 | 57.5% |
| White: | 15 | 2.6% | 12 | 2.3% | 11 | 2.2% | 12 | 2.8% | 16 | 4.0% | 20 | 5.1% | 16 | 4.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 415 | 71.4% | 390 | 73.4% | 356 | 71.2% | 353 | 82.3% | NA | NA | 287 | 73.6% | 243 | 60.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 62 | 10.7% | 63 | 11.9% | 52 | 10.4% | 35 | 8.2% | NA | NA | 38 | 9.7% | 45 | 11.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.74 | 19.33 | 17.48 | 17.48 | 15.97 | 15.60 | 14.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 42% | 18% | 65% |
| 2011 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 56% | 26% | 64% |
| 2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 40% | 32% | 64% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 0% | 28% | 73% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 0% | 25% | 74% |
| 2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 52% | 33% | 73% |
| 2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 89% | 55% | 78% |
| 2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 48% | 56% | 78% |
| 2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 76% | 57% | 78% |
| 2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 61% | 64% | 82% |
| 2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 70% | 73% | 82% |
| 2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 82% | 74% | 83% |
| 2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 76% | 74% | 85% |
| 2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 84% | 73% | 82% |
| 2010 | French | End of course | % met std | 80% | 80% | 94% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 62% | 49% | 72% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 82% | 44% | 75% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 73% | 47% | 75% |
| 2006 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 47% | 28% | 67% |
| 2007 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 23% | 27% | 63% |
| 2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 48% | 36% | 67% |
| 2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 70% | 48% | 71% |
| 2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 70% | 50% | 69% |
| 2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 69% | 50% | 70% |
| 2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 62% | 54% | 71% |
| 2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 44% | 51% | 72% |
| 2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 78% | 55% | 72% |
| 2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 77% | 53% | 73% |
| 2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 63% | 57% | 72% |
| 2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 73% | 43% | 75% |
| 2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 66% | 49% | 75% |
| 2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 42% | 44% | 75% |
| 2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 63% | 58% | 80% |
| 2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 79% | 53% | 79% |
| 2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 79% | 62% | 81% |
| 2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 79% | 57% | 78% |
| 2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 50% | 53% | 79% |
| 2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 53% | 55% | 77% |
| 2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 38% | 55% | 76% |
| 2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 52% | 45% | 61% |
| 2006 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 20% | 27% | 68% |
| 2007 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 40% | 34% | 70% |
| 2008 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 7% | 27% | 70% |
| 2009 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 16% | 24% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 23% | 11% | 61% |
| 2007 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 53% | 35% | 79% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 40% | 13% | 77% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 7% | 13% | 77% |
| 2010 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 63% | 39% | 82% |
| 2012 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 25% | 32% | 79% |
| 2008 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 94% | 99% | 95% |
| 2009 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 86% | 94% | 96% |
| 2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 94% | 95% |
| 2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 96% | 94% | 94% |
| 2007 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 50% | 50% | 79% |
| 2008 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 71% | 58% | 83% |
| 2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 83% | 54% | 80% |
| 2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 93% | 56% | 83% |
| 2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 89% | 57% | 80% |
| 2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 94% | 64% | 79% |
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* Williamsburg High School For Architecture And Desi was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.