El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice

250 Hooper Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211 · Brooklyn · High school

DBN: 14K685

High school

Unzoned

Niche: B · 590 (of 1400)

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: 74%

22.4% attend 90%+ of days

Graduation & college readiness

4-year graduation rate

75.6%(citywide avg: 78.5%)

6-year graduation rate

78.3%(citywide avg: 81%)

4-year college/career readiness

38%(citywide avg: 43.1%)

6-year college/career readiness

29.1%(citywide avg: 28.9%)

Regents exam pass rates (scored 65+)

English

89.1%

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 (2024-25 school year (latest published; checked Oct 16, 2026))

Demographics

148 students enrolled

Economic Need Index: 91.92%

Race & ethnicity

Asian and Pacific Islander

Black

11.49%

Hispanic or Latino

86.49%

White

Multiracial

Native American

Missing race/ethnicity data

2.03%

Other groups

Students with disabilities

34.46%

English Language Learners

24.32%

Living in poverty

89.19%

Female

47.3%

Male

52.7%

Neither female nor male

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 DOE: Demographic Snapshot (2025-26 school year (latest published; checked Oct 16, 2026))

School survey

Family, student, and teacher responses on instruction, safety, school climate, and family engagement.

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