The Brooklyn Academy of Global Finance

The Brooklyn Academy of Global Finance (16K688) is a public school in District 16, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, serving grades 9–12. Enrollment was 195 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE).

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At a glance for families

  • Grades served: 9–12
  • Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant
  • Non-zoned

Locations (1)

The Brooklyn Academy of Global Finance
125 Stuyvesant Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221, USA
Brooklyn, Bedford-Stuyvesant

School Quality

The one thing to remember

Regents diploma rate (2025) is 77%, about typical for district and NYC high schools.

What the numbers say

  • Too few families answered the 2026 survey (17%) to compare results.
  • English learners rose from 20% in 2023–24 to 26% in 2025–26, a larger increase than at most district high schools.

Family survey (2026), too few responses to compare: 17% answered

of parents trust the principal:
93%
trust their child's teachers:
90%
satisfied with the education overall:
90%

Regents and graduation

4-year graduation

89%

English Regents pass rate

47%

Algebra I Regents pass rate

17%

Geometry Regents pass rate

5%

Algebra II Regents pass rate

0%

Living Environment Regents pass rate

30%

Global History Regents pass rate

43%

U.S. History Regents pass rate

26%

Chemistry Regents pass rate

14%

Earth Science Regents pass rate

0%

The Brooklyn Academy of Global Finance vs Ebc High School for Public Service - Bushwick

MeasureThe Brooklyn Academy of Global FinanceEbc High School for Public Service - Bushwick
Enrollment (2025–26)195332
Student–teacher ratio (2025–26)9.59.2
Family satisfaction (2026)90%87%
Principal trust (2026)93%84%
Teacher trust (2026)90%89%
Leadership (2026)94%87%
4-year graduation rate (2025)89%96%
Regents diploma rate (2025)77%84%
Advanced Regents diploma rate (2025)2%8%
Distance between schools0.3 mi

The Brooklyn Academy of Global Finance has lower advanced Regents diploma rate (2025) than Ebc High School for Public Service - Bushwick (2% vs 8%) and lower Regents diploma rate (2025) (77% vs 84%).

Student body

Enrollment

195 students

9–12 · up 94 over five years

NYC DOE · 2025–26

Students per teacher

9.5

students per teacher

NYC DOE · 2025–26

English learners

26%

was 30% in 2024–25

NYC DOE · 2025–26

Economic need

94% of students live in poverty (2025–26)

Economic need index: 92% — the measure we use to compare similar schools.

NYC DOE · 2025–26

Special education

25%

of students here are in special education

NYC DOE · 2025–26

Student body: 4% White, 44% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 44% Black, 1% multiracial, 44% female, 56% male.

Economic need index: 92% — the measure we use to compare similar schools. It combines measures of students’ economic circumstances; it is not a measure of school quality.

More from the family survey

Leadership
94%
Disability support services
86%
Outreach
89%
Facilities
84%
Parent involvement
81%

NYC DOE · 2026 survey

School zone

NYC DOE · 2024–25

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Admissions

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Address

125 Stuyvesant Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221, USA

How to read this page

  • Test scores measure one week in April. They say nothing about the art room, recess or whether your child will be happy. Tour the school.

Source: NYC DOE / NYSED, 2026 · School information · View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality Snapshot

Frequently Asked Questions

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Quick Facts

What is this provider?

  • Subject: K–12 Schools
  • Sub-Subjects: High School, Entrepreneurship, Financial Literacy, Leadership
  • Location: Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
  • Address: 125 Stuyvesant Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221, USA