📍 850 Grand St, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11211
Progress High School for Professional Careers is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 392 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #14 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Progress High School for Professional Careers enrolls 392 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 37.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 24% Black or African American and 7.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 253 | 65% |
| Black or African American | 93 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 7.7% |
| White | 9 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
348 of the school's 392 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 341 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Progress High School for Professional Careers 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-70, state senate district 18, state house district 53.
Progress High School for Professional Careers is one of 38 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14, based in BROOKLYN, New York. The district serves 15,368 students district-wide and employs 1,424 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 392 students, Progress High School for Professional Careers is close to the district average of about 404 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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