← Back to school directoryCitywide 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)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)
Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences
1830 SHORE BOULEVARD, BROOKLYN, NY 11235 · Brooklyn · High school
DBN: 22K535
High school
Unzoned
SchoolDigger: 435 (of 1234)
Niche: 89 (of 1406)
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: 89.2%
67.7% attend 90%+ of days
Graduation & college readiness
4-year graduation rate
96.1%(citywide avg: 97.9%)
6-year graduation rate
98.3%(citywide avg: 99.6%)
4-year college/career readiness
79.4%(citywide avg: 74.7%)
6-year college/career readiness
85.7%(citywide avg: 80.2%)
Regents exam pass rates (scored 65+)
English
96%
Algebra I
58.5%
Living Environment (Biology)
65%
Global History
91.8%
US History
88.8%
Demographics
960 students enrolled
Economic Need Index: 47%
Race & ethnicity
Asian
27.1%
Black
12.8%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
White
45.5%
Multiracial
0.8%
Native American
0.2%
Other groups
Students with disabilities
16.7%
English Language Learners
1.4%
Living in poverty
51.2%
Female
57%
Male
43%