Leon M Goldstein High School for the Sciences, Brooklyn NY

Original Research by School Decision on Leon M Goldstein High School for the Sciences

Leon M Goldstein High School for the Sciences is a regular public high school serving grades nine through twelve in Brooklyn, located in the Sheepshead Bay neighborhood near Shore Boulevard. The school enrolls roughly a thousand students across four grades, with representation from multiple racial and ethnic backgrounds. Asian and white students each make up a sizable share of the enrollment; Black and Hispanic students comprise meaningful populations as well, along with smaller numbers of students from other groups. About three-fifths of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant economic diversity and need within the student body.

The school's academic profile centers on science and advanced coursework. Its name signals an explicit focus on science pathways, and publicly reported data indicates the school offers a range of Advanced Placement and Regents courses aligned with that mission. However, detailed state assessment results and graduation data for this school were not available in the sources reviewed, making it difficult to characterize student proficiency trends or completion rates with precision. A parent seeking to understand how the school's students perform on state tests or whether graduation rates meet city or state benchmarks may want to look into those metrics directly with the school or the New York City Department of Education.

The school's athletic offerings span ten sports, including football, basketball, volleyball, soccer, swimming, tennis, golf, bowling, and wrestling, providing multiple pathways for students to participate in competitive athletics regardless of prior experience level.

The school sits within New York City Geographic District 22, which covers a portion of Brooklyn. Recent shifts in the district's priorities or operational changes were not found in available research, so characterizing the broader district context beyond this individual school is limited. The school's location in Brooklyn places it in a borough undergoing substantial residential and commercial growth, with strong transit access through multiple subway lines and dense street-level walkability in most neighborhoods. The housing market in the Sheepshead Bay area reflects broader Brooklyn trends, with home values and rental costs both showing recent year-over-year increases. Major employment in Brooklyn centers on healthcare, higher education, and a growing technology sector, with institutions like Maimonides Medical Center and SUNY Downstate anchoring the local economy.

For families considering this school, the essential questions center on the science-focused curriculum, the composition and peer environment, and access to advanced course work. The school's emphasis on science suggests it may appeal to students with interest in STEM pathways, though parents should confirm current offerings and course sequencing with the school directly. The socioeconomic and racial diversity of the enrollment is a straightforward characteristic; how that translates to classroom experience, peer culture, or support systems depends on school climate and practices not captured in enrollment data alone. The absence of recent state assessment and graduation outcomes means families cannot easily compare this school's academic trajectory to others in the city or state; gathering that information from the school or the district may clarify how students progress and where they go after graduation.

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Academic performance

How students graduate and prepare for what comes next.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

97.0%Cohort of 262 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

22 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

66 tested · Grade 10

81.8%

scored 3 or higher

Calculus BC

62 tested

91.9%

scored 3 or higher

Computer Science A

23 tested · Grade 10

30.4%

scored 3 or higher

Computer Science Principles

27 tested · Grade 10

74.1%

scored 3 or higher

Statistics

39 tested

53.8%

scored 3 or higher

Sciences

Biology

93 tested · Grade 10

47.3%

scored 3 or higher

Chemistry

24 tested

95.8%

scored 3 or higher

Environmental Science

51 tested · Grade 10

29.4%

scored 3 or higher

Physics 1

3 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism

10 tested

70.0%

scored 3 or higher

Physics C: Mechanics

10 tested

80.0%

scored 3 or higher

History and Social Sciences

Comparative Government and Politics

103 tested

69.9%

scored 3 or higher

Macroeconomics

111 tested

67.6%

scored 3 or higher

Microeconomics

6 tested

66.7%

scored 3 or higher

Psychology

78 tested · Grade 9, Grade 10

61.5%

scored 3 or higher

U.S. History

124 tested

66.1%

scored 3 or higher

World Languages and Cultures

Chinese Language and Culture

11 tested · Grade 10

72.7%

scored 3 or higher

Arts

Studio Art Drawing

1 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Other

Language and Comp

121 tested · Grade 10

47.1%

scored 3 or higher

Literature and Comp

152 tested

62.5%

scored 3 or higher

U S Government and Politics

103 tested

69.9%

scored 3 or higher

World History

197 tested · Grade 10

58.4%

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	269	94.0%
Social Studies	211	87.0%
Science	121	48.0%
Math	104	58.0%

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.