All City Leadership Secondary School, Brooklyn NY

Original Research by School Decision on All City Leadership Secondary School

All City Leadership Secondary School serves grades six through twelve in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, enrolling a substantial number of students. The school is a regular public school within NYC Geographic District 32, not a charter or magnet school.

The enrollment skews heavily toward students from lower-income households, with a large share qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with meaningful Black, Asian, and white enrollment and a small number of multiracial students. The school's size and demographic composition reflect the neighborhoods it draws from across central Brooklyn.

The school's academic performance shows a mixed picture across tested grades and subjects. In English language arts, proficiency is strong in grades six and seven, with the majority of students meeting state standards. Grade eight ELA performance dips somewhat but remains above half. Math performance in grade six sits around the midpoint of proficiency, but grade seven shows very high proficiency. Grade eight math and science assessments do not have reported results, which is typical when a school does not administer exams at certain grade levels or when small cohorts are tested. Across the subjects tested, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among schools in Kings County, suggesting solid performance relative to peers.

The school's course offerings and program specifics are not available in the data provided, so a parent interested in specialized pathways, Advanced Placement courses, or career and technical programs should contact the school directly. Similarly, data on graduation rates, chronic absenteeism, disciplinary climate, and staffing were not available, leaving gaps a prospective family would want to fill by visiting the school and speaking with current families.

The housing market around the school reflects Brooklyn's broader growth. The zip code housing values have risen steadily, and rental costs are climbing as well, though both remain below state medians. Williamsburg in particular has seen a surge of new residential construction, reshaping the neighborhood's character over the past decade into a blend of old and new housing stock alongside retail and dining corridors. Brooklyn as a whole is highly walkable with dense transit access, multiple subway lines, and a strong civic and cultural infrastructure anchored by Prospect Park and an extensive library system.

District 32 is implementing a standardized reading curriculum mandate across its elementary schools and will extend this to middle schools beginning in the 2026-27 school year, so the school's instructional approach may shift in coming years as part of a citywide literacy overhaul. Parents considering this school should ask about how these changes might affect students in grades six and seven.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=95%Cohort of 62 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

1,253 schools plotted. 14 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Advanced Placement & IB

15 subjects offered · 2023-24

Each card is one AP or IB subject. The headline number is the share of students scoring 3 or higher on the exam — the threshold for college credit at most universities. The bar below each rate shows the underlying distribution across performance levels.

Score:12· no credit345· extremely well qualified

Math and Computer Science

Calculus AB

17 tested

23.5%

scored 3 or higher

Computer Science A

45 tested · Grade 10

20.0%

scored 3 or higher

Computer Science Principles

29 tested · Grade 9

20.7%

scored 3 or higher

Sciences

Biology

13 tested · Grade 10

38.5%

scored 3 or higher

Chemistry

11 tested

45.5%

scored 3 or higher

Physics 1

44 tested

6.8%

scored 3 or higher

English

Seminar

61 tested · Grade 10

96.7%

scored 3 or higher

History and Social Sciences

Comparative Government and Politics

31 tested

41.9%

scored 3 or higher

Human Geography

32 tested · Grade 10

90.6%

scored 3 or higher

Psychology

8 tested

25.0%

scored 3 or higher

U.S. History

28 tested · Grade 10

71.4%

scored 3 or higher

World Languages and Cultures

Spanish Language and Culture

11 tested · Grade 10

90.9%

scored 3 or higher

Other

Language and Comp

53 tested · Grade 10

50.9%

scored 3 or higher

Literature and Comp

9 tested

66.7%

scored 3 or higher

U S Government and Politics

31 tested

45.2%

scored 3 or higher

New York Regents Exams

4 courses reported · 2024-25

End-of-course exams required for a New York Regents diploma. Each row shows the cohort size and the share of students scoring at the proficient level or higher.

Course	Students tested	% proficient
Math	96	69.0%
Social Studies	74	76.0%
Ela	69	81.0%
Science	40	58.0%

Math

Grade 657%

School 57% · District 31% · ▲ 26 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 798%

School 98% · District 45% · ▲ 53 pts above district

▲ 45 pts above state median · ▲ 40 pts above county median

Grade 80%

School 0% · District 44% · ▼ 44 pts below district

▼ 37 pts below state median · ▼ 40 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 685%

School 85% · District 37% · ▲ 47 pts above district

▲ 39 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

Grade 796%

School 96% · District 45% · ▲ 52 pts above district

▲ 49 pts above state median · ▲ 39 pts above county median

Grade 879%

School 79% · District 46% · ▲ 32 pts above district

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Science

Grade 80%

School 0% · District 34% · ▼ 34 pts below district

▼ 33 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

This schoolNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income84%Higher-income86%1 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income96%Higher-income100%5 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income74%Higher-income88%14 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income52%Higher-income86%33 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income98%Higher-income100%2 pp gap