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District 2020

New Utrecht Evening Hs T/R

1601 80 STREET

At a Glance

An evening high school alternative in Bensonhurst, built for students who need a flexible path to a diploma

Best suited for

Older students who have fallen behind on credits, teens who work during the day, parents balancing school with childcare, or anyone who has struggled to thrive in a traditional daytime high school and needs a structured second chance to graduate.

What stands out

  • Evening schedule designed for students who work, parent, or otherwise can't attend a traditional daytime high school
  • Serves a wide grade range (6-12), allowing credit recovery and re-entry at multiple stages
  • Zero suspensions reported, an unusually calm disciplinary profile
  • Class size right at the district norm, but with the smaller cohorts typical of alternative programs

Things to consider

  • This is not a neighborhood zoned school — it's an alternative program, so families apply by choice rather than by address
  • Standard academic and climate data (state test scores, attendance rates, survey results) is not reported, making apples-to-apples comparison difficult
  • The grade range of 6-12 means the student body mixes ages and credit-needs in ways a traditional school doesn't
  • Evening scheduling means less access to daytime extracurriculars, sports, and electives that typically run during regular school hours
  • Families should ask directly about graduation rates, credit-acceleration timelines, and post-graduate outcomes

Based on 2024-2025 data

School SummaryDistrict 20

District 20 in southern Brooklyn performs well overall — district averages of about 66% ELA proficiency and 71% math proficiency are solid — and the peer schools listed here (The Christa McAuliffe School at 94/100, P.S. 127 McKinley Park, P.S. 163 Bath Beach, and others) are all traditional elementary and middle schools. New Utrecht Evening HS operates in a completely different lane from those peers: it's a citywide-option alternative program housed within the district rather than a neighborhood school competing on the same metrics. Parents comparing within District 20 should treat this as a distinct category, not a substitute for a zoned comprehensive high school.

Academics

Steady

No state ELA, math, or overall proficiency scores are reported for this school in the available data, which is common for small alternative and evening programs where the testing population is too small to publish reliable results. The school also lists grades 6 through 12 as served, an unusually wide span that reflects its role as a credit-recovery and re-entry option rather than a traditional feeder school. Class size sits at 25, right at the district average of 25, so students aren't getting smaller-group attention by the numbers. Without proficiency data, parents should ask directly about graduation rates, credit accumulation timelines, and where graduates typically land.

Culture

moderate

The one climate data point available is a clean one: zero suspensions, compared to a district average suspension rate of about 0.32%. That's a notably calm disciplinary profile and suggests the school's structure — smaller cohorts, evening hours, students often self-selected — produces a different day-to-day feel than a large comprehensive high school. Standard NYC school survey data on trust, safety, instruction quality, parent satisfaction, and attendance is not reported here, which is typical for alternative programs that don't survey in the same way. The absence of that data is itself information: this school operates outside the standard measurement framework.

Community

Student demographic breakdowns for the school are not included in this dataset. The surrounding neighborhood skews working- and middle-class, with a median household income around $65,272 and about a fifth of households including children. The area has a strong immigrant and Asian-American presence, with a bachelor-or-higher education rate of roughly 31% — lower than the citywide figure, which fits a neighborhood where many families came up through work rather than four-year colleges. Homeownership at 32% and a median home value just over $1 million point to a community with deep roots and multi-generational households.

Neighborhood

Bensonhurst

Bensonhurst is a dense, family-oriented slice of southern Brooklyn where storefronts spill onto wide sidewalks and households are often multigenerational. Median household income sits around $65,000 with a poverty rate near 17%, and about a fifth of homes include children under 18. Homeownership is modest at 32%, and the median home value has crossed the seven-figure mark, reflecting how desirable this stretch of Brooklyn has become even as it keeps its working-class character. The bachelor-degree rate of 31% is lower than the city average, consistent with a neighborhood where small business, trades, and family enterprise are common paths.

Families and students reaching this school have it easy on transit. The 79 St station on the D line is roughly a 2-minute walk, with the 18 Av (D) stop about 8 minutes away and 71 St (D) around 10 minutes — all within walking distance on the same line.

Discipline

0suspensions

NYSED Student & Educator Database

How to get in, step by step

Middle school (6th grade)

Middle school is one citywide application, made in 5th grade. We don't have New Utrecht Evening Hs T/R's program list, so read how each of its programs admits on MySchools before you rank it.

Middle school application

Opened
Wed, Oct 14
Closes
Fri, Dec 11
Offers
Wed, Apr 7

The DOE’s published dates.

  1. 1Apply on MySchools during the middle school application, in 5th grade.
  2. 2Rank programs in true preference order — the match places your child in the highest-ranked one that offers a seat.

High school (9th grade)

High school is one citywide application, made in 8th grade. We don't have New Utrecht Evening Hs T/R's program list, so read how each of its programs admits on MySchools before you rank it.

High school application

Opened
Tue, Oct 6
Closes
Fri, Dec 4
Offers
Wed, Mar 3

The DOE’s published dates.

  1. 1Apply on MySchools during the high school application, in 8th grade.
  2. 2Rank programs in true preference order — the match places your child in the highest-ranked one that offers a seat.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is New Utrecht Evening Hs T/R a good school?
Published quality ratings aren't available for New Utrecht Evening Hs T/R yet on Motley. It's a public school serving grades 6 to 12 in Bensonhurst.
What grades does New Utrecht Evening Hs T/R serve?
New Utrecht Evening Hs T/R serves grades 6 to 12.
Is New Utrecht Evening Hs T/R public, charter, or private?
New Utrecht Evening Hs T/R is a public school in NYC Community School District 20.
What neighborhood is New Utrecht Evening Hs T/R in?
New Utrecht Evening Hs T/R is in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.