Metropolitan Diploma Plus High School

The dataset doesn't include this school's proficiency scores, so we can't compare its ELA or math performance to the district averages of roughly 52% ELA and 51% math. What we can say: average class size of 19.7 is essentially identical to the District 23 average of 19.8, so students aren't getting notably smaller classes than peers elsewhere. The school does offer AP courses alongside ELL support and humanities, which is more academic-programming breadth than many small alternative schools manage. The program richness score of 53.9 out of 100 sits in the middle range, anchored by AP and humanities offerings but limited by a thin sports lineup.

The day-to-day feel here looks warm on the family side and uneven on the staff side. Parent satisfaction (100%), parent-teacher trust (99%), and parent-principal trust (100%) are all at or near ceiling — families who are connected clearly feel heard. Teacher-reported instruction quality sits at 80%, below the district average of 89%, and teacher-principal trust is only 61%, which is the one signal that something is off inside the building. Zero suspensions is genuinely remarkable and signals a heavily relational, restorative approach to discipline. The catch: only 12 teachers responded to the survey, which is a tiny voice and limits how confidently you can read those staff numbers.

Three out of four students are Black, with another 20% Hispanic — a student body that broadly mirrors Brownsville's surrounding community, which faces a 37.6% poverty rate and a median household income of $33,494. The school's economic need index of 91.1 confirms most students arrive from low-income households. Notably, 39% of students have IEPs, a meaningfully higher share than the citywide high school average, which means this school is serving a population that needs real special-education capacity.

Brownsville is a Brooklyn neighborhood where the median household income is about $33,494, more than a third of households live below the poverty line, and just 14% of homes are owner-occupied. Only about 8% of households have children, which is a low share and reflects the area's demographic skew. Thirteen percent of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher. Families who send kids here are mostly commuting in from the immediate area.

Three subway options within roughly a 10-minute walk: the 3 train at Rockaway Avenue, and the L train at either New Lots Avenue or East 105th Street.