At a Glance
A citywide career-and-tech high school with five screened programs, zero suspensions, and a student body that looks nothing like its wealthy Downtown Brooklyn block.
Best suited for
A motivated student who wants hands-on training in a specific career area (tech, culinary, electrical, multimedia, or engineering through STEAM), is willing to apply to a screened program and commute into Downtown Brooklyn, and whose family values a strong parent–teacher relationship over a large enrichment budget.
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
- Five distinct screened CTE programs — Culinary Arts, Electrical Installation, Multimedia Internet Technology, Computer Systems Support, and the Brooklyn STEAM Center — each with its own admissions cohort.
- Zero suspensions reported in the latest cycle, an unusually clean discipline record for a high school of this size.
- A program-richness score of 100/100, with everything from First Robotics to SkillsUSA to a Poetry/Creative Writing Club on the menu.
- Parent satisfaction at 91% and parent-teacher trust at 93% — near the top of what the district reports, and notably high for a school serving a high-need population.
- The Brooklyn STEAM Center track is one of the city's flagship career-pathway programs, drawing 262 applicants for 25 seats last cycle.
Things to consider
- Teacher-side survey numbers tell a different story than parent-side numbers — teacher trust in the principal (65%) and teacher-rated instruction quality (77%) both trail the district average, which is worth asking about at any info session.
- PTA fundraising is essentially nominal at $6 per student versus a district average of $438, so don't expect the same enrichment-budget cushion families might find elsewhere.
- The student body does not reflect the immediate neighborhood, which means most families will be committing to a commute — plan accordingly.
- Admissions are screened and competitive; the STEAM Center track is the toughest nut to crack at a 10% offer rate.
- One in four students has an IEP, which speaks to the school's capacity but also means families seeking a less-special-ed-dense environment should ask pointed questions about service delivery.
Based on 2024-25 data
School SummaryDistrict 13
Among District 13's high-profile schools, Westinghouse plays a different role than the neighborhood elementary and middle schools it's grouped with in the peer list — it's a screened citywide draw, more analogous to Brooklyn's other specialized and CTE high schools than to a zoned option. Its strength is in career-pathway access and family-side climate, not in traditional academic ranking.
Academics
Standardized proficiency rates aren't included in this snapshot, so it's hard to judge Westinghouse against the district's 53% ELA and 46% math averages on test scores alone. What the data does show is a school organized around five career-themed programs (with AP courses and ELL support layered on top) and a 100/100 program-richness score — meaning the course catalog itself is unusually deep for a screened CTE school. The Brooklyn STEAM Center partnership is the academic headline, drawing 262 applicants for just 25 seats last cycle.
Culture
The discipline number is the headline: zero suspensions in the most recent reporting period, which is genuinely rare for a high school this size. Parents report strong trust in teachers (93%) and in the principal (91%), and overall satisfaction sits a touch above the district average. The one climate flag worth naming is on the staff side — teacher trust in the principal is 65% and teacher-rated instruction quality is 77%, both notably below the district averages of roughly 87% — which suggests the front-of-house family experience and the back-of-house staff experience are not quite aligned.
Community
Westinghouse draws a student body that is 65% Black and 28% Hispanic, with a 79.7 economic-need index — well above the city average and a sharp contrast to the surrounding census tract, where median household income clears $150,000 and 73% of adults hold a bachelor's degree. About a quarter of students are classified as IEP, and ELL support is offered, so this is a school built to serve a working-class and immigrant population. Families are clearly engaged on the survey side (51% response rate) even though PTA fundraising is minimal — just $6 per student compared with the district's $438 average.
Neighborhood
The school sits in Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill, a neighborhood defined by high-income professionals, graduate degrees, and a homeownership rate under 30% — most neighbors are renters paying for proximity to Manhattan. Households with kids are a minority here (about 15%), which tracks with the school pulling its student body from well beyond the immediate blocks. The contrast between the building's front door and the kids walking into it is something any visiting family will notice immediately.
The Jay St-MetroTech station is about a 5-minute walk on both the R line and the A/C/F lines, and Borough Hall on the 2/3 is about a 6-minute walk — three subway options within easy range.
Survey Results
NYC School Survey (2025) · 263 families responded (51% rate)
Programs & Activities
Admissions Demand
All students study programming languages including HTML, JavaScript, JQuery, UNITY and Scratch to develop mobile applications and website hosting. During the senior year, students prepare for the AP Computer Science Principles exam. Industry professionals, in collaboration with industry partners, work with students to develop their skills and prepare them for internships. Students are expected to participate in work-based learning activities including job shadowing, school trips and internships.
Students learn all aspects of the culinary industry, including various food preparation techniques, safety, and sanitation. All students must take the NYC Department of Health Food Handler's course/exam and the NOCTI performance and written assessment. Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP) partners with our school and provides various career and scholarship opportunities. Students are expected to participate in work-based learning activities including job shadowing and internships.
Students learn of the electrical industry, including residential and commercial wiring, motor controls and sustainable technology such as solar. All students must earn certification by NCCER upon graduation. They are also required to take a ten-hour certification exam by OSHA. We partner with MTA, the Building Trades Council (Local 3), and TWU Local 100. Students are expected to participate in work-based learning activities including job shadowing and internships.
Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) provides a CTE focus on a range of courses including: culinary, information technology, graphics, engineering, and architecture. The program includes innovative technical training leading to certification and opportunities to earn college credit. Students are expected to participate in our ninth grade summer program as well as Saturday classes for program acceleration
Students learn all aspects of computer repair and maintenance, network design, and infrastructure support. All students are required to take industry certifications that may include A+ and CISCO CCENT/CCNA. We partner with NBC Studios, Division of Instructional Technology, ASI, and CISCO. Students are expected to participate in work-based learning activities including job shadowing and internships.
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
PTA Fundraising
Source: DOE Local Law 171 disclosure
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. George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School admits through 5 programs, and each one has its own admissions method:
- Brooklyn STEAM CenterScreened
- Computer Information Systems and RepairScreened50 seats
- Culinary ArtsEd. Opt.
- Electrical Installation and PracticeEd. Opt.
- Multimedia Internet TechnologyEd. Opt.
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.
- 2Screened programs rank the 7th-grade core-course average, so last year's final grades are the ones that count.
- 3Educational Option programs fill in equal shares across three reading levels, half by the school's ranking and half by lottery.
- 4Rank programs in true preference order — the match places your child in the highest-ranked one that offers a seat.
Open houses and tours
Open house
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School a good school?
- On Motley, George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School earns an overall rating of 62/100 — 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 George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School serve?
- George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School serves grades 9 to 12.
- How do students get into George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School?
- George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School is a screened school — it admits by application, ranking applicants on their course grades (4th grade for middle school, the 7th-grade core-course average for high school); a few schools add an assessment, writing sample, or interview.
- Is George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School public, charter, or private?
- George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School is a public school in NYC Community School District 13.
- What neighborhood is George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School in?
- George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School is in Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill, Brooklyn.