At a Glance
A small, college-prep high school in East Brooklyn where nearly every parent gives top marks — and a 5-to-1 applicant pool shows the word is out
Best suited for
Working-class East Brooklyn families — including many immigrant households — who want a small, college-focused high school with strong family-teacher relationships and a rich extracurricular menu, and who are comfortable navigating a lottery admission process.
Overall Rating
Rating = average of 4-year graduation, English Regents college-ready and Regents completion · DOE 2025 report
Bands are Motley's thresholds on a 0–100 scale, not New York State performance levels.
How this is scored→What stands out
- A program richness score of 90 out of 100, with extracurriculars ranging from JROTC and lifeguard certification to paid internships, graphic design, and a student-run newscast — rare breadth for a school of this size.
- Zero suspensions combined with 96% parent satisfaction, suggesting a restorative culture that's working for families.
- 432 applicants for 90 seats (a 20% offer rate) on a limited unscreened admissions basis — demand that significantly outstrips supply.
- ELL support and AP courses offered side by side, serving both newcomers and college-track students under one roof.
- Teacher instruction quality rated 95%, roughly seven points above the district average.
Things to consider
- No ELA, math, or science proficiency data is included in the dataset, so academic outcomes can't be verified against district averages before applying.
- The economic need index of 84.9 means most families are navigating real financial pressure, which can affect everything from homework time to college application support.
- Admissions are limited unscreened, so getting a seat is largely a lottery — the 20% offer rate is real and competitive.
- The student body is 72% Hispanic, so families looking for broad racial diversity may want to weigh that.
- Teacher-principal trust at 84% is the one survey metric that trails the otherwise uniformly glowing responses, and is worth probing on a school visit.
Based on 2024-25 data
School SummaryDistrict 19
District 19 in East New York and Cypress Hills is home to several well-regarded elementary schools (P.S. 190, P.S. 149, East Brooklyn Ascend), but Cypress Hills Collegiate Prep is one of the only dedicated high school options, which gives it outsized importance for local families. Its climate metrics run consistently above district averages, putting it among the stronger-performing schools in the district on family and teacher measures.
Academics
Proficiency scores in ELA, math, and science are not reported in this dataset, so direct academic outcomes can't be benchmarked against the district averages of roughly 49% ELA and 48% math proficiency. What the data does show is a school structured around college readiness: AP courses, a humanities track, ELL support, SAT prep, and a roster of college-trip and leadership programs. The 21.8 average class size matches the district average exactly, so students aren't getting smaller cohorts than peers.
Culture
On paper, the climate is one of the strongest in the district: parent satisfaction (96%) and parent trust scores (97% with both teachers and the principal) sit roughly five points above district averages, and teacher-reported instruction quality (95%) runs about seven points higher than the district norm. Zero suspensions is genuinely unusual for a high school of this size and signals either strong restorative practices or a culture that doesn't lean on removal — likely the former given the survey tone. The one metric that lags is teacher-principal trust at 84%, a gap worth asking the school about directly during a visit.
Community
The student body is 72% Hispanic, 13% Black, 10% Asian, and 2% White, with 21% of students having IEPs and an economic need index of 84.9 — meaning most families arrive at the building with real financial pressure. That's a fairly concentrated demographic profile rather than a broadly mixed one, but it accurately reflects the surrounding East Brooklyn neighborhoods the school serves. The school explicitly supports ELL students alongside AP-track learners, which is an unusual pairing and a meaningful one for immigrant families who want college-prep rigor for their kids.
Neighborhood
The school's census tract is the Highland Park-Cypress Hills Cemeteries (South) area, which is dominated by parkland and the Cypress Hills cemetery complex — meaning the immediate surroundings are quieter and greener than most Brooklyn addresses. Residential density picks up quickly once you cross into the Cypress Hills and East New York blocks to the north and east, which is where most families who attend the school actually live. The cemetery-and-park buffer gives the campus a calm, almost suburban feel despite being deep in Brooklyn.
The school is well-served by the J and Z lines: 75 St-Elderts Ln is about a 4-minute walk, Cypress Hills about 6 minutes, and 85 St-Forest Pkwy about 10 minutes.
Survey Results
NYC School Survey (2025) · 281 families responded (73% rate)
Programs & Activities
Admissions Demand
A four-year intensive college readiness program teaching personal wellness, problem-solving, and inquiry while engaging in rigorous courses for college success.
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Discipline
NYSED Student & Educator Database
Economic Need & Special Populations
How to get in, step by step
High school (9th grade)
High school is one citywide application, made in 8th grade. Cypress Hills Collegiate Preparatory School admits through one program, and each one has its own admissions method:
- Cypress Hills Collegiate Preparatory SchoolLimited UnscreenedEvent priority108 seats
High school application
- Opened
- Tue, Oct 6
- Closes
- Fri, Dec 4
- Offers
- Wed, Mar 3
The DOE’s published dates.
- 1Apply on MySchools during the high school application, in 8th grade.
- 2Programs marked “Event priority” put families who attended an open house, tour or information session first — sign in when you go.
- 3Rank programs in true preference order — the match places your child in the highest-ranked one that offers a seat.
Open houses and tours
We haven’t seen open-house dates for this school yet.
A program here gives priority to families who attended an event — sign in when you go.
From the MySchools admissions calendar, checked weekly.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Cypress Hills Collegiate Preparatory School a good school?
- On Motley, Cypress Hills Collegiate Preparatory School earns an overall rating of 69/100 — the average of the school's four-year graduation rate, the share of its students scoring college-ready (70+) on the English Regents, and its Regents completion rate, shown out of 100.
- What grades does Cypress Hills Collegiate Preparatory School serve?
- Cypress Hills Collegiate Preparatory School serves grades 9 to 12.
- How do students get into Cypress Hills Collegiate Preparatory School?
- Cypress Hills Collegiate Preparatory School admits mostly by lottery, with a modest preference for students who show interest (a tour or info session).
- Is Cypress Hills Collegiate Preparatory School public, charter, or private?
- Cypress Hills Collegiate Preparatory School is a public school in NYC Community School District 19.
- What neighborhood is Cypress Hills Collegiate Preparatory School in?
- Cypress Hills Collegiate Preparatory School is in Highland Park-Cypress Hills Cemeteries (South), Brooklyn.