Science Skills Center High School for Science, Technology and the Creative Arts

49 FLATBUSH AVENUE EXTENSION, BROOKLYN, NY 11201 · Brooklyn · High school

DBN: 13K419

High school

Unzoned

SchoolDigger: 719 (of 1234)

Academic quality

Graduation rate -- share of a cohort who earned a diploma within 4 (or 6) years of starting 9th grade.
College/career readiness -- DOE's stricter bar: graduated AND met at least one benchmark (course credits, exam scores, etc.) showing they're on track for college or a career.
Regents pass rate -- share of students who took that exam this year and scored 65+, NY State's passing threshold.

Attendance: 92.7%

81% attend 90%+ of days

Graduation & college readiness

4-year graduation rate

97.4%(citywide avg: 91.3%)

6-year graduation rate

96.2%(citywide avg: 95.5%)

4-year college/career readiness

61.2%(citywide avg: 54.7%)

6-year college/career readiness

54.4%(citywide avg: 50.7%)

Regents exam pass rates (scored 65+)

English

68.8%

Algebra I

82.1%

Living Environment (Biology)

72.5%

Global History

87.8%

US History

58.1%

Citywide comparisons are the average across high schools. Small cohorts are flagged since a handful of students can swing a percentage a lot; cells too small to report are omitted by DOE for student privacy.Source: NYC Open Data: School Quality Reports Data (2023-24 school year)

Demographics

522 students enrolled

Economic Need Index: 77.1%

Race & ethnicity

Asian

8.2%

Black

63.2%

Hispanic or Latino

20.3%

White

3.4%

Multiracial

0.4%

Native American

2.3%

Other groups

Students with disabilities

14.2%

English Language Learners

2.9%

Living in poverty

84.7%

Female

41.6%

Male

58.4%

Economic Need Index is DOE's estimate of the share of students facing economic hardship, based on eligibility for public assistance, temporary housing status, and household income relative to the poverty line. Some very high values are reported by DOE only as "Above 95%" for student privacy and are shown here as 95%.Source: NYC Open Data: Demographic Snapshot (2021-22 school year)