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What’s Special

Challenging academics and lots of high tech, hands-on learning

The Downside

Hard to receive individual attention

Brooklyn Technical High School is the city’s largest specialized high school, offering a huge range of courses and activities. It’s an exciting environment for students who like to design, build, and work with their hands. 

The school is housed in a gigantic yellow brick building constructed in 1932 that dwarfs the neighboring townhouses and stretches the length of a city block. It has extensive facilities including many science labs as well as technical shops for engineering, manufacturing, robotics, and architecture, where students build and later dismantle a two-story house.

All students take a design and drafting course in 9th grade and principles of computer science in 10th grade.

At the end of 10th grade, they pick a major through a competitive process where they rank their choices among the 18 options: aerospace, architecture, health, bioscience, chemistry, civil engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, environmental science, finance, industrial design, law and society, pharmacy, math, mechatronics and Robotics, media, neuroscience, physics, and social science. During their junior and senior years students spend at least two periods a day taking classes in their major.

While Tech is known for its math, science, and engineering focus, it offers plenty of options in the humanities and arts, including band, orchestra, choir, and theater.

With over 5000 students, the school’s size is both its main strength and drawback. Students enjoy lots of academic and extra-curricular options, but don’t get much individual attention. College counselors have caseloads of roughly 300 seniors; guidance counselor work with about 260 students each, whom they follow for all four years.

There is an extensive after-school tutoring schedule as well as many clubs and sports teams. There's a swimming pool onsite and an athletic field a few blocks away. Students eat lunch in shifts of 1,000 in the school’s cavernous lunchroom.

Nearly all Tech graduates go to college. Many are admitted to schools of engineering and architecture. (InsideSchools, official reports, March 2026)

 

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School Stats

Academics

School
Citywide
How many students graduate in 4 years?
 
98%
How many students with disabilities graduate in 4 years?
 
96%
How many English language learners graduate in 4 years?
 
100%
Average daily attendance
 
94%
How many students miss 18 or more days of school?
 
14%
How many parents of students with disabilities say this school offers enough activities and services for their children's needs?
 
94%
How many parents of students with disabilities say this school works to achieve the goals of their students' IEPs?
 
89%
From the 2024-25 School Quality Guide and 2024-25 NYC School Survey

Students

5848
Number of students
Citywide Average is 608

Race/Ethnicity


School
Citywide
Low-income students
 
57%
Students with disabilities
 
2%
Multilingual learners
 
0%
From the 2024-25 Demographic Snapshot

Safety & Vibe

School
Citywide
How many students say they feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms and locker rooms?
 
95%
How many students think bullying happens most or all of the time at this school?
 
22%
How many students say that some are bullied at their school because of their gender or sexual orientation?
 
18%
How many teachers say they would recommend this school to other families?
 
92%
From the 2024-25 NYC School Survey and 2023-24 NY State Report Card

Faculty & Staff

School
Citywide
How many teachers say the principal is an effective manager?
 
77%
8.6
Years of principal experience at this school
Citywide Average is 8
176
Number of students for each guidance counselor or social worker
Citywide Average is 119

Teachers’ Race/Ethnicity


How many teachers have 3 or more years of experience teaching?
 
90%
Are teachers effective?
From the 2024-25 NYC School Survey, 2024-25 School Quality Guide, 2022-23 Report on School-Based Staff Demographics, 2025 Guidance Counselor Report, and this school's most recent Quality Review Report

College and Career Readiness

School
Citywide
How well are students prepared for college and careers after four years at this school? What is a College and Career Readiness (CCR) Score?
 
96
How many students take a college-level course or earn a professional certificate?
 
100%
How many students who have graduated from this high school stay in college for at least 3 semesters?
 
93%
From the 2024-25 School Quality Guide
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Programs & Admissions

From the 2024 High School Directory

Brooklyn Technical High School (K89S)

Admissions Method: Test

Program Description:

Admission to this Specialized High School is based solely on the score obtained on the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT). Students should speak to their school counselors in the Fall to register for the SHSAT.

Offerings

From the 2024 High School Directory

Advanced Courses

Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry, AP Chinese Language and Culture, AP Computer Science A, AP Computer Science Principles, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Environmental Science, AP European History, AP Human Geography, AP Italian Language and Culture, AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Psychology, AP Research, AP Seminar, AP Spanish Language and Culture, AP Spanish Literature and Culture, AP Statistics, AP Studio Art - 2D, AP United States Government and Politics, AP United States History, AP World History: Modern, Arts (College Course [Credited]), Biology (College Course [Uncredited]), Calculus (Advanced Math), Calculus (College Course [Uncredited]), Chemistry (Advanced Science), Chemistry (College Course [Credited]), Chemistry (College Course [Uncredited]), Comp Sci/Math Tech (College Course [Credited]), Physics (Advanced Science), Science (College Course [Credited]), World Languages (Advanced World Languages)

Boys PSAL teams

Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Fencing, Football, Handball, Indoor Track, Lacrosse, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, Volleyball, Wrestling

Girls PSAL teams

Badminton, Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Fencing, Golf, Handball, Indoor Track, Lacrosse, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, Volleyball, Wrestling

Coed PSAL teams

Cricket, Golf, Stunt

Read about admissions, academics, and more at this school on NYCDOE’s MySchools

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Contact & Location

Location

29 Ft Greene Place
Brooklyn NY 11217


Contact

Principal: David Newman

Parent Coordinator: Mary Huhn

Phone: 718-804-6400

Website

Other Details

Shared campus? No

This school is in its own building.

Uniforms required? No
Metal detectors? No

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