Kingsborough Early College School (21K468) is a public school in District 21, Gravesend, Brooklyn, serving grades 6–12. In 2026, 56% of tested students were proficient in reading and 41% were proficient in math (NYC DOE). Enrollment was 708 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE).
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2026 math proficiency is 41%, about typical for NYC middle schools, including those with similar economic need.
Also worth knowing: In 2026, students in special education scored 29% in reading (42 tested), compared with 56% schoolwide.
Students here gain about as much as at other schools serving similar students
Impact score: 0.42 · 30th percentile
The DOE compares results with those of students with similar starting points and backgrounds.
View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality SnapshotReading
56%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
233 students tested
42 students tested
191 students tested
Mathematics
41%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
186 students tested
37 students tested
149 students tested
Excludes charter schools. Weighted by students tested.
New York changed its grades 3–8 tests in 2023. Compare years from 2023 onward with each other, not with earlier years.
Citywide reading scores fell sharply in 2026; NYC Public Schools is reviewing the results. Source: NYC Public Schools
| Year | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 54% | 28% |
| 2019 | 43% | 29% |
| 2022 | 53% | 22% |
| 2023 | 53% | 44% |
| 2024 | 51% | 39% |
| 2025 | 52% | 43% |
| 2026 | 56% | 41% |
Proficiency means scoring at Level 3 or above. Test scores are one measure of a school, not the whole experience.
Economic need index: 70%0.7 mi away
Economic need index: 78%
Economic need index: 76%0.6 mi away
Economic need index: 79%0.4 mi away
Economic need index: 86%0.9 mi away
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Economic need index: 79%0.4 mi away
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Economic need index: 86%0.9 mi away
| Measure | Kingsborough Early College School | International High School at Lafayette |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment (2025–26) | 708 | 369 |
| Student–teacher ratio (2025–26) | 13.7 | 14.7 |
| Family satisfaction (2026) | 92% | 92% |
| Principal trust (2026) | 94% | 95% |
| Teacher trust (2026) | 91% | 96% |
| Leadership (2026) | 95% | 95% |
| 4-year graduation rate (2025) | 98% | 92% |
| Regents diploma rate (2025) | 97% | 74% |
| Distance between schools | <0.01 mi | |
Kingsborough Early College School has higher Regents diploma rate (2025) than International High School at Lafayette (97% vs 74%) and higher 4-year graduation rate (2025) (98% vs 92%).
Enrollment
708 students
6–12 · down 33 over five years
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Students per teacher
13.7
students per teacher
NYC DOE · 2025–26
English learners
5%
was 4% in 2024–25
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Economic need
76% of students live in poverty (2025–26)
Economic need index: 78% — the measure we use to compare similar schools.
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Special education
22%
of students here are in special education
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Student body: 25% White, 42% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 21% Black, 2% multiracial, 50% female, 50% male.
Economic need index: 78% — 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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2630 Benson Ave Floor 1, Brooklyn, NY 11214, USA
Source: NYC DOE / NYSED, 2026 · School information · View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality Snapshot
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