4-year graduation
73%
Life Academy High School for Business and Technology (21K559) is a public school in District 21, Gravesend, Brooklyn, serving grades 9–12. Enrollment was 154 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE).
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4-year graduation rate (2025) is 73%, lower than most high schools in the district and citywide.
100%
of parents trust the principal
100%
trust their child's teachers
100%
satisfied with the education overall
NYC School Survey 2026. 84% of families answered.
4-year graduation
73%
English Regents pass rate
51%
Algebra I Regents pass rate
37%
Geometry Regents pass rate
10%
Algebra II Regents pass rate
31%
Living Environment Regents pass rate
24%
Global History Regents pass rate
50%
U.S. History Regents pass rate
55%
Earth Science Regents pass rate
22%
| Measure | Life Academy High School for Business and Technology | International High School at Lafayette |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment (2025–26) | 154 | 369 |
| Student–teacher ratio (2025–26) | 8.6 | 14.7 |
| Family satisfaction (2026) | 100% | 92% |
| Principal trust (2026) | 100% | 95% |
| Teacher trust (2026) | 100% | 96% |
| Leadership (2026) | 100% | 95% |
| 4-year graduation rate (2025) | 73% | 92% |
| Regents diploma rate (2025) | 66% | 74% |
| Distance between schools | <0.01 mi | |
Life Academy High School for Business and Technology has lower 4-year graduation rate (2025) than International High School at Lafayette (73% vs 92%) and lower Regents diploma rate (2025) (66% vs 74%).
Enrollment
154 students
9–12 · down 59 over five years
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Students per teacher
8.6
students per teacher
NYC DOE · 2025–26
English learners
42%
was 47% in 2024–25
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Economic need
80% of students live in poverty (2025–26)
Economic need index: 89% — the measure we use to compare similar schools.
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Special education
16%
of students here are in special education
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Student body: 35% White, 45% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 7% Black, 1% multiracial, 55% female, 45% male.
Economic need index: 89% — 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 AVENUE
Source: NYC DOE / NYSED, 2026 · School information · View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality Snapshot
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