4-year graduation
82%
FDNY - Captain Vernon A. Richard High School for Fire and Life Safety (19K502) is a public school in District 19, East New York (Pennsylvania Ave), Brooklyn, serving grades 9–12. Enrollment was 395 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE).
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4-year graduation rate (2025) is 82%, lower than most high schools in the district and citywide — English learners rose from 11% in 2023–24 to 16% in 2025–26.
4-year graduation
82%
English Regents pass rate
32%
Algebra I Regents pass rate
41%
Geometry Regents pass rate
6%
Algebra II Regents pass rate
27%
Living Environment Regents pass rate
25%
Global History Regents pass rate
26%
U.S. History Regents pass rate
30%
Earth Science Regents pass rate
16%
| Measure | Fdny - Captain Vernon A. Richard High School for Fire and Life Safety | Performing Arts and Technology High School |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment (2025–26) | 395 | 425 |
| Student–teacher ratio (2025–26) | 10.5 | 11.4 |
| Family satisfaction (2026) | 84% | 94% |
| Principal trust (2026) | 83% | 96% |
| Teacher trust (2026) | 87% | 97% |
| Leadership (2026) | 96% | 97% |
| 4-year graduation rate (2025) | 82% | 97% |
| Regents diploma rate (2025) | 70% | 89% |
| Distance between schools | 0.01 mi | |
Fdny - Captain Vernon A. Richard High School for Fire and Life Safety has lower Regents diploma rate (2025) than Performing Arts and Technology High School (70% vs 89%) and lower 4-year graduation rate (2025) (82% vs 97%).
Enrollment
395 students
9–12 · up 143 over five years
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Students per teacher
10.5
students per teacher
NYC DOE · 2025–26
English learners
16%
was 19% in 2024–25
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Economic need
87% of students live in poverty (2025–26)
Economic need index: 90% — the measure we use to compare similar schools.
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Special education
33%
of students here are in special education
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Student body: 1% White, 37% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 54% Black, 1% multiracial, 35% female, 65% male.
Economic need index: 90% — the measure we use to compare similar schools. It combines measures of students’ economic circumstances; it is not a measure of school quality.
NYC DOE · 2026 survey
NYC DOE · 2024–25
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400 Granville Payne Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11207, USA
Source: NYC DOE / NYSED, 2026 · School information · View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality Snapshot
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