Top 10 Best Brooklyn Public High Schools (2024-25)

For the 2024-25 school year, there are 174 public high schools serving 106,184 students in Brooklyn, NY.
The top ranked public high schools in Brooklyn, NY are Brooklyn Technical High School, Millennium Brooklyn High School and Midwood High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Brooklyn, NY public high schools have an average math proficiency score of 62% (versus the New York public high school average of 67%), and reading proficiency score of 61% (versus the 59% statewide average). High schools in Brooklyn have an average ranking of 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of New York public high schools.
Brooklyn, NY public high school have a Graduation Rate of 83%, which is less than the New York average of 88%.
Minority enrollment is 87% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is more than the New York public high school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).

Best Public High Schools in Brooklyn, NY (2024-25)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Brooklyn Technical High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
29 Ft Greene Pl
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 804-6400
Grades: 9-12
| 5,940 students
Rank: #22.
Millennium Brooklyn High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
237 7th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 832-4333
Grades: 9-12
| 721 students
Rank: #33.
Midwood High School
Magnet School
(Math: 92% | Reading: 96%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
2839 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11210
(718) 724-8500
Grades: 9-12
| 4,062 students
Rank: #44.
Williamsburg High School For Architecture And Design
Vocational School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
257 N 6th St
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 388-1260
Grades: 9-12
| 598 students
Rank: #55.
Bedford Academy High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
1119 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 398-3061
Grades: 9-12
| 381 students
Rank: #66.
Brooklyn Preparatory High School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
257 N 6th St
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 486-2550
Grades: 9-12
| 555 students
Rank: #77.
Leon M Goldstein High School For The Sciences
Magnet School
(Math: 97% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
1830 Shore Blvd
Brooklyn, NY 11235
(718) 368-8500
Grades: 9-12
| 972 students
Rank: #88.
Brooklyn Institute For Liberal Arts
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
600 Kingston Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11203
(718) 221-1097
Grades: 9-12
| 479 students
Rank: #99.
Brooklyn High School Of The Arts
Magnet School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
345 Dean St
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 855-2412
Grades: 9-12
| 927 students
Rank: #1010.
Benjamin Banneker Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
71-77 Clinton Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 797-3702
Grades: 9-12
| 759 students
Rank: #1111.
John Dewey High School
Magnet School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
50 Ave X
Brooklyn, NY 11223
(718) 373-6400
Grades: 9-12
| 2,150 students
Rank: #12 - 1312. - 13.
Pathways In Technology Early College High School (P-tech)
Vocational School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
150 Albany Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11213
(718) 221-1593
Grades: 9-12
| 520 students
Rank: #12 - 1312. - 13.
Science Skills Center High School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
49 Flatbush Ave Ext
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 243-9413
Grades: 9-12
| 505 students
Rank: #1414.
High School For Global Citizenship
Magnet School
(Math: ≥90% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
883 Classon Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11225
(718) 230-6300
Grades: 9-12
| 221 students
Rank: #1515.
Williamsburg Preparatory School
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
257 N 6th St
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 302-2306
Grades: 9-12
| 687 students
Rank: #1616.
New Utrecht High School
Magnet School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
1601 80th St
Brooklyn, NY 11214
(718) 232-2500
Grades: 9-12
| 3,112 students
Rank: #1717.
Fort Hamilton High School
Magnet School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
8301 Shore Rd
Brooklyn, NY 11209
(718) 748-1537
Grades: 9-12
| 3,925 students
Rank: #1818.
All City Leadership Secondary School
Magnet School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
321 Palmetto St
Brooklyn, NY 11237
(718) 246-6500
Grades: 6-12
| 421 students
Rank: #1919.
Edward R Murrow High School
Magnet School
(Math: 89% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
1600 Ave L
Brooklyn, NY 11230
(718) 258-9283
Grades: 9-12
| 3,639 students
Rank: #2020.
James Madison High School
Magnet School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
3787 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11229
(718) 758-7200
Grades: 9-12
| 3,630 students
Rank: #2121.
Life Academy High School For Film And Music
Magnet School
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: 60-79%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
2630 Benson Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11214
(718) 333-7750
Grades: 9-12
| 251 students
Rank: #2222.
Brooklyn Emerging Leaders Academy Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: ≥90% )
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
125 Stuyvesant Ave-rm 213
Brooklyn, NY 11221
(347) 491-8830
Grades: 9-12
| 236 students
Rank: #2323.
Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
70 Tompkins Ave-2nd Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11206
(718) 635-3294
Grades: 5-9
| 482 students
Rank: #2424.
Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 15.2
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
3002 Fort Hamilton Pkwy
Brooklyn, NY 11218
(718) 643-1086
Grades: K-12
| 1,084 students
Rank: #2525.
Academy For Health Careers
Vocational School
Magnet School
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 60-79%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
150 Albany Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11213
(718) 773-0128
Grades: 9-12
| 231 students
Rank: #2626.
Science Technology & Research Early College
Magnet School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
911 Flatbush Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11226
(718) 564-2540
Grades: 6-12
| 610 students
Rank: #2727.
george westinghouse career and technical Educational high
Vocational School
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 60-69%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
105 Tech Pl
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 625-6130
Grades: 9-12
| 579 students
Rank: #2828.
Brooklyn College Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
350 Coney Island Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11218
(718) 853-6184
Grades: 9-12
| 631 students
Rank: #2929.
Clara Barton High School
Vocational School
Magnet School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
901 Classon Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11225
(718) 636-4900
Grades: 9-12
| 1,178 students
Rank: #3030.
Cypress Hills Collegiate Preparatory School
Magnet School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
999 Jamaica Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 647-1672
Grades: 9-12
| 404 students
Rank: #3131.
Brooklyn Latin School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
223 Graham Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11206
(718) 366-0154
Grades: 9-12
| 800 students
Rank: #3232.
Academy Of Innovative Technology
Vocational School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
999 Jamaica Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 827-2469
Grades: 9-12
| 406 students
Rank: #3333.
Brooklyn Community Arts And Media High School (Bcam)
Magnet School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
300 Willoughby Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11205
(718) 230-5748
Grades: 9-12
| 515 students
Rank: #3434.
Fdny-captain Vernon A Richards High School
Magnet School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
400 Pennsylvania Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 688-7930
Grades: 9-12
| 223 students
Rank: #35 - 3635. - 36.
Brooklyn Lab School
Magnet School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
999 Jamaica Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 235-3592
Grades: 9-12
| 395 students
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Brooklyn, New York Public Schools (Closed)

School
Location
Grades
Students
183 South 3rd St
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 388-1194
Grades: 9-12
| 398 students
141 Macon St
Brooklyn, NY 11216
(718) 783-4842
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
561 Grand Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 789-2258
Grades: 9-12
| n/a students
27 Huntington St
Brooklyn, NY 11231
(718) 330-9285
Grades: 5-10
| 78 students
905 Winthrop St
Brooklyn, NY 11203
(718) 773-3908
Grades: 9-12
| 181 students
650 Ashford St
Brooklyn, NY 11207
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
Bayside Res (Closed 2004)
Alternative School
30-34 214 Pl
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
39 Herkimer St
Brooklyn, NY 11216
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
832 Marcy Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11216
(718) 622-4310
Grades: 10-12
| 102 students
185 Ellery St
Brooklyn, NY 11206
(718) 384-4154
Grades: K-8
| 369 students
424 Leonard St3rd Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11222
(718) 390-1275
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
116 Nassau St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 694-8352
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
Brooklyn Chldrn Center (Closed 2008)
Special Education School
1819 Bergen Street
Brooklyn, NY 11233
(718) 221-4500
Grades: Inquire with school
| 35 students
2839 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11210
(718) 434-5043
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
505 Fulton St 2nd Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(212) 431-4477
Grades: K-4
| 206 students
883 Classon Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11225
(718) 636-5800
Grades: 12
| 192 students
152 Sterling St
Brooklyn, NY 11225
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
3002 Fort Hamilton Pkwy
Brooklyn, NY 11218
(716) 643-1086
Grades: 8-12
| 677 students
1125 Carroll Street
Brooklyn, NY 11225
(718) 773-2041
Grades: 9-12
| 20 students
8310 21st Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11214
(718) 266-5032
Grades: 9-12
| 570 students
1600 Rockaway Pky
Brooklyn, NY 11236
(718) 290-8600
Grades: 9-12
| 344 students
426 56th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11220
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
791 Empire Blvd
Brooklyn, NY 11213
(718) 221-5095
Grades: K-5
| 371 students
424 Leonard St-3rd Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11222
(718) 384-1386
Grades: K-5
| 383 students
2504 Clarendon Rd
Brooklyn, NY 11226
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
309 Clinton Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11205
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
69-76 Schermerhorn St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Grades: 9-10
| 35 students
17 Bristol St
Brooklyn, NY 11212
(718) 240-3800
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
202 Avenue C
Brooklyn, NY 11218
(718) 438-4010
Grades: PK-5
| 1,005 students
14 E 21st St
Brooklyn, NY 11226
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
41 Howard Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11221
(718) 574-2911
Grades: Inquire with school
| n/a students
911 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11226
(718) 282-7804
Grades: 9-12
| 382 students
911 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11226
(718) 282-8428
Grades: 9-12
| 392 students
590 Sheffield Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 272-8371
Grades: 6-8
| 105 students
700 Park Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11206
(718) 599-2176
Grades: K-1
| n/a students
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174 public high schools are located in Brooklyn.
What is the racial composition of students in Brooklyn?
Brooklyn public high schools minority enrollment is 87% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is more than the New York public high schools average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
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