📍 153 35th St, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11232
Sunset Park High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 1,418 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #15 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 112 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 70% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 83%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sunset Park High School enrolls 1,418 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 112 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Hispanic or Latino, 13% Asian and 6.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 992 | 70% |
| Asian | 181 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 94 | 6.6% |
| White | 90 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 10 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,225 of the school's 1,418 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,198 qualify for free lunch and 27 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sunset Park High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 25, state house district 51.
Sunset Park High School is one of 49 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15, based in BROOKLYN, New York. The district serves 26,509 students district-wide and employs 2,506 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,418 students, Sunset Park High School is larger than the district average of about 541 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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