High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology, Brooklyn NY

Original Research by School Decision on High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology

High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology is a regular public high school serving grades nine through twelve in the Sunset Park area of Brooklyn. It sits within New York City Geographic District 20, which spans Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Borough Park, and parts of Sunset Park.

The school enrolls a diverse student body with a strong majority identifying as Hispanic, followed by a substantial Asian population, with smaller shares of white and Black students. A very substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic demographics of the neighborhood. The enrollment is steady and balanced across all four grades.

No state assessment data or graduation rate was available for this school, so a reader cannot compare its academic performance to district or state benchmarks. This gap in publicly reported results is itself worth noting: parents considering the school should ask the school directly about college readiness outcomes, how many graduates pursue four-year universities versus other pathways, and whether outcome data is tracked internally even if not publicly reported.

What the school offers is a specialized pathway in telecommunications and technology arts. That curriculum focus shapes the peer environment and career direction: students here are choosing a vocational-technical emphasis rather than a broad academic track. For families in the area seeking that kind of technical preparation, this designation is the school's defining feature. For families seeking a comprehensive academic high school, this would not be the right fit.

Sunset Park itself is a bustling mixed-use neighborhood with strong commercial corridors and residential blocks, positioned between Downtown Brooklyn and the waterfront. The area is walkable and transit-dense, with extensive subway and bus access. Housing values in the surrounding zip code are substantial and rising, and rental costs have been climbing as well. Brooklyn as a whole is in significant growth, with ongoing new residential development, particularly in Downtown Brooklyn and Williamsburg, though neighborhoods like Sunset Park have more established character. The neighborhood has a long history as a working-class and immigrant community, and that economic base remains present alongside growth pressures.

District 20 recently opened three new public schools in fall 2024 to address long-standing overcrowding, adding elementary and middle school capacity. The district has also dramatically expanded the use of academic screens in middle school admissions, becoming the city's leading user of selective screening. That policy shapes the pipeline of students entering high school here, though it does not directly affect high school admissions.

Prospective students and their families should visit the school's website or contact admissions directly to understand the specific program structure, course offerings, career pathway outcomes, and any application process or prerequisites. Without state test results or graduation data, that direct conversation becomes more important: learning where recent graduates have gone and what opportunities the technical focus creates will matter more than comparing numbers to other schools.

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Academic performance

How students graduate and prepare for what comes next.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

92.0%Cohort of 291 students · Class of 2021

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

14 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

57 tested

28.1%

scored 3 or higher

Calculus BC

58 tested

60.3%

scored 3 or higher

Computer Science A

31 tested

45.2%

scored 3 or higher

Computer Science Principles

43 tested

55.8%

scored 3 or higher

Statistics

31 tested

29.0%

scored 3 or higher

Sciences

Biology

57 tested

19.3%

scored 3 or higher

Chemistry

31 tested

48.4%

scored 3 or higher

Environmental Science

33 tested

36.4%

scored 3 or higher

Physics 1

63 tested

7.9%

scored 3 or higher

History and Social Sciences

U.S. History

61 tested

41.0%

scored 3 or higher

World Languages and Cultures

Spanish Language and Culture

44 tested

68.2%

scored 3 or higher

Other

Language and Comp

71 tested

14.1%

scored 3 or higher

Literature and Comp

55 tested · Grade 10

38.2%

scored 3 or higher

World History

87 tested · Grade 10

28.7%

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
Ela	348	79.0%
Social Studies	272	67.0%
Science	208	43.0%
Math	47	13.0%

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.