Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School, Brooklyn NY

Original Research by School Decision on Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School

Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School in Brooklyn serves grades nine through twelve as a regular public school in New York City Geographic District 20. The school enrolls a student body that is diverse both in race and economic need. Asian and Hispanic students each form substantial shares of enrollment, with white and Black students also represented. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that economic hardship is a defining characteristic of the school's enrollment.

The school's student body is substantial in size for its grade band. The ninth-grade cohort is notably larger than subsequent grades, which may reflect either typical grade progression or changes in enrollment patterns over recent years. The school draws from the Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Borough Park, and Sunset Park areas of Brooklyn, neighborhoods that blend residential blocks with commercial corridors and have seen recent growth in new housing construction. Housing values in the ZIP code served are well above the state average, and rents have risen markedly, which sits in tension with the economic need evident in the student population. This pattern often means families are working to stay in these neighborhoods despite housing cost pressures.

State assessment data for the school is not available. New York tests students in grades three through eight and then at the high school level via Regents exams, but the payload does not include high school assessment results or graduation rates. Without these data, it is not possible to characterize academic proficiency or college and career readiness from standardized measures. A parent would want to contact the school directly or consult NYC Department of Education dashboards to understand academic outcomes and college-placement patterns.

The school is located within District 20, which has become the city's most aggressive user of academic screening in middle school admissions. That shift does not directly affect this high school, but it means that some students entering Franklin Roosevelt may have been selected through academic screens at the middle school level, while others come from unscreened schools. The district opened new schools in fall 2024 to relieve severe overcrowding, an effort that may ease seat pressures in the coming years.

Brooklyn itself is a densely walkable borough with strong public transit, extensive libraries, and major employers in healthcare and higher education. The neighborhoods served by this school offer a mix of residential streets and commercial activity, with transit access that makes movement across the city feasible. The housing market is active and competitive, with substantial new development underway, particularly in nearby Downtown Brooklyn and Williamsburg.

Program details, staffing, discipline policies, and attendance rates were not provided in the available data. A parent considering this school should seek out the school's website, speak with current families, and ask about course offerings, extracurricular options, and student support services.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

71.0%Cohort of 811 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

21 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

56 tested

66.1%

scored 3 or higher

Calculus BC

33 tested · Grade 10

63.6%

scored 3 or higher

Computer Science A

54 tested · Grade 10

50.0%

scored 3 or higher

Computer Science Principles

49 tested · Grade 10

46.9%

scored 3 or higher

Sciences

Biology

40 tested · Grade 10

65.0%

scored 3 or higher

Chemistry

26 tested · Grade 10

76.9%

scored 3 or higher

Environmental Science

27 tested

48.1%

scored 3 or higher

Physics 1

27 tested · Grade 10

44.4%

scored 3 or higher

History and Social Sciences

Comparative Government and Politics

125 tested · Grade 10

50.4%

scored 3 or higher

Human Geography

109 tested · Grade 9

45.9%

scored 3 or higher

Macroeconomics

1 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Microeconomics

1 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Psychology

78 tested · Grade 10

11.5%

scored 3 or higher

U.S. History

91 tested · Grade 10

67.0%

scored 3 or higher

World Languages and Cultures

Chinese Language and Culture

48 tested

93.8%

scored 3 or higher

Spanish Language and Culture

33 tested · Grade 10

87.9%

scored 3 or higher

Spanish Literature and Culture

31 tested · Grade 10

58.1%

scored 3 or higher

Other

Language and Comp

55 tested · Grade 10

30.9%

scored 3 or higher

Literature and Comp

52 tested

51.9%

scored 3 or higher

U S Government and Politics

126 tested · Grade 10

47.6%

scored 3 or higher

World History

159 tested · Grade 10

54.7%

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	1,184	53.0%
Social Studies	1,017	71.0%
Math	274	84.0%
Science	86	10.0%

Math

Grade 80%

School 0% · District 70% · ▼ 69 pts below district

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

English language arts

Grade 80%

School 0% · District 67% · ▼ 67 pts below district

▼ 48 pts below state median · ▼ 56 pts below county median

Science

Grade 80%

School 0% · District 61% · ▼ 61 pts below district

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

This schoolNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20, 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.