Brooklyn Technical High School
Grades: 9-12Our Insights
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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Programs & Admissions
From the 2024 High School DirectoryBrooklyn Technical High School (K89S)
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 DirectoryAdvanced 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
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