The East New York Arts and Civics High School

State proficiency figures aren't published for this school in the current year, which is common for small high schools where cohort size can suppress reporting. That means the academic read here has to come from conversations about Regents prep, graduation rates, and postsecondary planning rather than headline ELA/math numbers. Parents should pull those figures directly from the school rather than assume them.

The most striking signal here is how much teachers trust their principal — teacher-principal trust is 94%, and teacher collegial trust comes in at 85%, suggesting a staff room where adults get along and feel supported by leadership. But teacher-rated instruction quality is 78% versus a district average of 88%, a meaningful gap that suggests teachers themselves see room to grow in classroom practice. Parent satisfaction at 84% trails the district by roughly seven points, while parent-principal trust at 86% and parent-teacher trust at 93% tell a more reassuring story about home-school relationships. The catch: only nine teachers and fifteen families responded to the surveys, which means every percentage point here is on shaky statistical ground.

The student body is 72% Black, 23% Hispanic, and 2% White, mirroring the surrounding East New York/New Lots community where most families are working-class renters. The economic need index of 86.9 is high, meaning close to nine in ten students qualify as economically needy by DOE standards, and one in four students has an Individualized Education Program — a meaningfully inclusive population. The diversity index of 43% reflects a student body that is heavily concentrated rather than fully mixed, but the school reflects its neighborhood rather than drawing from a wider catchment.

East New York/New Lots is a Brooklyn neighborhood where median household income sits around $58,000, the poverty rate is roughly 23%, and about 29% of households own their homes — a majority-renter community. The college-educated rate is around 16%, and median home values around $605,000 reflect the broader NYC market more than local incomes. About one in nine households includes children, so families with school-age kids are a meaningful but not dominant slice of the neighborhood. It is a transit-served area on the 3 train, which shapes how families get around.

Three 3-train stops serve the school: New Lots Av and Van Siclen Av are both about a 9-minute walk, and Pennsylvania Av is roughly 12 minutes away — so most families in the area can reach campus on foot from the train.