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What’s Special

Outstanding school environment

The Downside

Many students graduate unprepared for college

Located on the Grand Street campus in Williamsburg, Progress High School for Professional Careers is a small, safe and orderly school that offers a variety of supports and academic programs for its students, many of whom arrive at the school doing academic work below grade level.

Since its opening the school has shifted focus a bit from professional programs to the arts, with an instrumental music program with performance groups including five bands, choral ensembles, chamber groups and two dance ensembles, and a fine arts program where students get to work in various media. The school also offers programs aimed at careers in the health professions and teaching as well as a Mathematics and Science Institute. Students can choose from more than 10 Advanced Placement classes.

The school provides a a supportive environment with lots of services available to students including an on-site medical and mental health center operated by Woodhull Hospital, a special program called AVID that helps prepare students for college and three guidance counselors. Students and teachers give the school very high marks in a range of areas including the quality of classes, student behavior in those classes and school leadership, based on their responses to the NYC School survey.

The school’s graduation runs roughly the citywide average, although many of the students who graduate are not considered to not be ready for college work.

Progress shares the campus with two other high schools, East Williamsburg Scholars Academy and the High School for Enterprise, Business and Technology. The schools together field about 18 sports teams and use six gyms and other athletic facilities.

SPECIAL EDUCATION: Progress has team teaching classes with a mix of general and special education students and self-contained classes for students with disabilities. To serve English language learners, the school provides beginning, intermediate, advanced and transitional classes that make use of computer technology in English as a new language. It also has a bi-lingual program aimed at Spanish speaking students. (Gail Robinson, web reports, September 2018)

 

 

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School Stats

Citywide Average Key
This school is Better Near Worse than the citywide average

Academics

School
Citywide
How many students graduate in 4 years?
 
85%
How many students with disabilities graduate in 4 years?
 
88%
How many English language learners graduate in 4 years?
 
74%
Average daily attendance
 
82%
How many students miss 18 or more days of school?
 
49%
From the 2021-22 School Quality Guide and 2020-21 NYC School Survey

Students

395
Number of students
Citywide Average is 599

Race/Ethnicity


School
Citywide
Low-income students
 
86%
Students with disabilities
 
27%
Multilingual learners
 
20%
From the 2022-23 Demographic Snapshot

Safety & Vibe

School
Citywide
How many students were suspended?
 
1%
How many students say they feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms and locker rooms?
 
86%
How many students think bullying happens most or all of the time at this school?
 
38%
How many students say that some are bullied at their school because of their gender or sexual orientation?
 
30%
From the 2020-21 NYC School Survey and 2019-20 NY State Report Card

Faculty & Staff

School
Citywide
How many teachers say the principal is an effective manager?
 
92%
3.6
Years of principal experience at this school
Citywide Average is 7
102
Number of students for each guidance counselor or social worker
Citywide Average is 157

Teachers’ Race/Ethnicity


How many teachers have 3 or more years of experience teaching?
 
80%
Are teachers effective?
From the 2020-21 NYC School Survey, 2021-22 School Quality Guide, 2019-20 Report on School-Based Staff Demographics, 2021 Guidance Counselor Report, and this school's most recent Quality Review Report

Advanced Courses

Which students have access to advanced courses at this school? Learn more

Calculus

Not offered in 2019-20

Computer Science

 
7%

Physics

 
8%

Advanced Foreign Language

 
15%

AP/IB Arts, English, History or Social Science

 
24%

AP/IB Math or Science

 
14%

Music

 
57%
From unpublished, anonymized data from the 2021-22 school year provided by the New York State Education Department, brought to you by

College Readiness

School
Citywide
How many students graduate with test scores high enough to enroll at CUNY without remedial help?
 
30%
How many students take a college-level course or earn a professional certificate?
 
42%
How many students who have graduated from this high school stay in college for at least 3 semesters?
 
36%
From the 2020-21 and 2021-22 School Quality Guide
How many students filled out a FAFSA form by the end of their senior year?
 
62%
From the 2022-23 FAFSA data released by Federal Student Aid, brought you by
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Programs & Admissions

From the 2024 High School Directory

STEM Professional Careers (K87A)

Admissions Method: Ed. Opt.

Program Description:

Preparation for entry-level positions in the health field as well as admission to two- and four-year colleges. This program equips students with the knowledge, skills, and competencies for success in college pre-med programs. This four-year math and science program culminates in internships at various medical facilities. Students take AP courses in biology, chemistry, anatomy, and physiology and participate in Health Occupation Students of America.

Aspiring Teachers (K87B)

Admissions Method: Ed. Opt.

Program Description:

Aspiring Teachers-If you embrace a culture of learning with high expectations for all students, the Aspiring Teachers/EdRising program will help jumpstart your pathway to teaching. PROGRESS is committed to providing targeted professional learning, support, and mentoring for aspiring teachers to prepare college and career ready graduates. To grow our own teachers may be the most efficient and sustainable strategy for developing an effective teaching force.

Instrumental Music and Art (K87H)

Admissions Method: Ed. Opt.

Program Description:

Four full concert bands, three jazz bands, Latin Band, two choral ensembles, Chamber groups such as guitar ensemble, brass choir, and clarinet choir; Annual theater/musical theater performances by students; Presentations at City/State Conferences; sight singing, Latin music theory, and music history, perform original repertoire. Art-Courses in art history, drawing, painting, graphic arts, stage design, and AP Studio Art (2-D & 3-D Design, Drawing). Also ceramics, mural painting, and sculpture.

Offerings

From the 2024 High School Directory

Language Courses

Spanish

Advanced Courses

Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP Biology, AP Computer Science Principles, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Environmental Science, AP Spanish Literature and Culture, AP Studio Art - 2D, AP United States Government and Politics, AP World History: Modern, Arts (Advanced Placement), Chemistry (Advanced Science), World Languages (Advanced World Languages)

Boys PSAL teams

Baseball, Basketball, Football, Handball, Soccer, Volleyball, Wrestling

Girls PSAL teams

Basketball, Handball, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Softball, Volleyball

Coed PSAL teams

Golf

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Contact & Location

Location

850 Grand Street
Brooklyn NY 11211

Trains: L Line to Grand St

Buses: B24, B43, B60, Q54, Q59


Contact

Principal: Jasmine Pena

Parent Coordinator: Alaina Davis

Website

Other Details

Shared campus? Yes

This school shares the Grand Street Educational Campus with two other schools

Uniforms required? No
Metal detectors? No

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