At a Glance
A career-launchpad high school teaching transit, electrical, and computer trades to East New York families — admissions are screened and competitive.
Best suited for
Families with teens who already lean toward hands-on technical careers — transit, electrical work, IT, or computer networking — and who want a screened public program with strong family-school trust and genuine industry exposure in Brooklyn.
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
- Seven distinct career programs — including three "Transit" tracks (Electronics, Electrician, Technician) tied directly to MTA-adjacent industries, a rare specialization in NYC.
- Screened admissions with real competition: offer rates range from 14% (Computer Forensic Science) to 50% (Transit Industrial Electronics and IT).
- An unusually broad athletics lineup for a CTE school — 11 sports including cricket, bowling, and handball alongside the usual roster.
- 31% of students have IEPs, one of the higher inclusion rates among screened Brooklyn high schools.
- Parent-teacher and parent-principal trust both at 93%, an unusual consistency that suggests real family-school partnership.
Things to consider
- It's a screened school — families need to apply and rank a program, and the most popular tracks (Computer Forensic Science, Computer Engineering) reject most applicants.
- Once enrolled, students commit to a technical pathway that pulls time away from purely academic electives.
- The East New York-City Line location means a working-class neighborhood context; families coming from elsewhere should factor commute time.
- Quantitative ELA/math proficiency data isn't published in the snapshot used here, which makes apples-to-apples academic comparison harder than at peer schools.
- Family survey response rate is just 22%, so the parent satisfaction figures, while strong, reflect a self-selected group of respondents.
Based on 2024-25 data
School SummaryDistrict 19
District 19 doesn't field many large screened high schools, so Transit Tech occupies a relatively unique niche — most peers listed in the data (P.S. 190, P.S. 149, East Brooklyn Ascend) are elementary schools, which itself tells you the comparison set is thin. Among those, P.S. 190 leads at 85/100, but the apples-to-apples comparison for a 9–12 CTE school is limited.
Academics
Quantified ELA and math proficiency figures aren't reported for this school in the available data, but the academic identity is unmistakably technical: AP Courses, a dedicated STEM designation, and seven career programs where students graduate with industry-adjacent skills in fields like transit electronics, computer networking, and IT. The school's emphasis on ELL Support and Spanish alongside AP coursework signals an effort to keep college-prep access open for the 27% Hispanic enrollment. Class size sits at 21.8 — exactly matching the district average — so students aren't getting smaller cohorts here than at typical District 19 schools.
Culture
Day-to-day, this school feels tight-knit: parent-teacher trust (93%), parent-principal trust (93%), and teacher collegial trust (92%) all run high, and the teacher survey response of 48 signals real faculty engagement. The discipline picture is calm — only 7 total suspensions against an 815-student body, well below peer norms. Parent satisfaction at 88% comes in slightly under the district average of 91%, but the family response rate of just 22% means that single number should be read with some caution. Teacher-reported instruction quality (89%) edges above the district's 87.9%, suggesting classroom practice here is at least holding its own against neighbors.
Community
Transit Tech's student body is majority Black (56%) and Hispanic (27%), with a meaningful Asian contingent (9%) and 31% of students classified with IEPs — well above what most citywide schools report. The economic need index of 77.5 confirms what the neighborhood already tells us: most families here are working-class, and many are navigating real financial pressure. School demographics line up reasonably well with the surrounding East New York-City Line community, where the poverty rate tops 27%. The diversity index of 63% reflects the Black/Hispanic-anchored mix rather than a citywide melting pot.
Neighborhood
East New York-City Line is a working-class Brooklyn neighborhood where most adults don't have a bachelor's degree (only about 14.1% do), and just 17.2% of households include children — meaning this high school draws from a relatively small family-age pool locally. Homeownership is low (21.4%) and median home values sit around $609,331, a number that reflects rising prices more than local wealth. The census picture is one of multigenerational renters and immigrant households stretching incomes carefully across a tough borough.
Three subway stations sit within a 7-minute walk: Euclid Av (A and C trains, about 6 minutes), Crescent St (J and Z, about 7 minutes), and Norwood Av (J and Z, about 7 minutes) — giving families a few reasonable options for the commute.
Survey Results
NYC School Survey (2025) · 162 families responded (22% rate)
Programs & Activities
Admissions Demand
Prepares students for careers in computer forensics and law enforcement. The course focuses on concepts of computers and transitions into security awareness, hacking, and mobile device and advanced computer forensics. Certificates/Industry exams-IC3, IT Fundamentals, and Cyber-Security.
Prepares students for careers in the electronics field. Students will develop knowledge of computer circuitry, micro-technology, analog and digital electronics, basic electronics, and circuit boards. Students learn about electricity basics, voltage, and current. Students are eligible for direct employment with MTA agencies including NYC Transit. Certificates/Industry Exams: Electronics Technician Association (ETA).
Prepares students for Green careers in residential and commercial electrical wiring systems. Students are provided with theoretical and practical knowledge, necessary to install and repair these systems. Certificates/Industry exams-OSHA 10hr, Skills USA Construction Wiring & C-Tech Energy Management. Students are eligible for direct employment with MTA agencies including NYC Transit.
Prepares students for careers in electrical and mechanical systems related to transportation and industrial and commercial wiring systems. Students are trained in a state-of-the-art lab, utilizing tools and equipment that are aligned with the MTA's training facility. Students are eligible for direct employment with MTA agencies including NYC Transit. Certificates/Industry Exams: OSHA 10hr and SkillsUSA Construction Wiring.
Prepares students for careers in computers and wired and wireless networks. The program focuses on building, maintaining and troubleshooting computers, mobile devices, printers, and networks. Certificates/Industry exams: IC3, IT Fundamentals, A+ Computer Repair and C-Tech Copper & Fiber.
Prepares students for careers in computer engineering. Students are trained on the basic concepts and functions of computers from an engineering perspective. Students acquire knowledge of motherboards, hard drives, RAM, CPU, GPU, computer peripherals, and various operating systems. Additionally, students are trained in security, preventative maintenance. Certificates/Industry exams: IC3, IT Fundamentals, and A+ Computer Repair.
Prepares students for careers in computer information systems. Students will learn digital literacy, which includes basic computer skills such as hardware and software, Microsoft Office, internet connectivity, and network setup and obtain an entry level IT help-desk position at the completion of the course. At the completion of the program students are offered multiple industry-recognized certifications. Certificates/Industry Exams: IC3, IT Fundamentals, and A+ Computer Repair.
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. Transit Tech Career and Technical Education High School admits through 7 programs, and each one has its own admissions method:
- Computer EngineeringEd. Opt.
- Computer Forensic Science and TechnologyEd. Opt.
- Computer NetworkingScreened
- Information TechnologyEd. Opt.
- Transit Industrial ElectricianScreened
- Transit Industrial ElectronicsScreened
- Transit Technician TechnologyScreened
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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Transit Tech Career and Technical Education High School a good school?
- On Motley, Transit Tech Career and Technical Education High School earns an overall rating of 63/100 — 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 Transit Tech Career and Technical Education High School serve?
- Transit Tech Career and Technical Education High School serves grades 9 to 12.
- How do students get into Transit Tech Career and Technical Education High School?
- Transit Tech 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 Transit Tech Career and Technical Education High School public, charter, or private?
- Transit Tech Career and Technical Education High School is a public school in NYC Community School District 19.
- What neighborhood is Transit Tech Career and Technical Education High School in?
- Transit Tech Career and Technical Education High School is in East New York-City Line, Brooklyn.