Edward R. Murrow High School

Edward R. Murrow High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
1600 Avenue L,  Brooklyn, NY
New York City Geographic District No. 21
3.9
4.1
3,639 Students
A-
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School Details

Head of School
Principal - Mr. Allen Barge
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Average SAT Score
1150
Average ACT Score
27
Math Proficiency
89%
Reading Proficiency
72%
Average GPA
3.39
Graduation Rate
87%

Niche Grade

B
Academics
A-
Teachers
B+
College Prep
B+
Administration
B
Resources/Facilities
B+
Clubs and Activities
C
Sports
B-
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.39
Reading Proficiency
72%
Math Proficiency
89%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Teachers
232
Full Time Teachers
232
Teachers in First or Second Year
2.7%
College Prep
Average SAT
1150
Math
570
Verbal
570
Average ACT
27
Math
25
English
27
Reading
28
Science
26
Number of AP Courses
15
AP Pass Rate
58.3%
AP Math Enrollment
Average
AP Science Enrollment
Average
Other AP Enrollment
Average
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Very Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Very Low

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
269:1

Student Diversity

Female
57.4%
Male
42.5%
White
28.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander
24.1%
Hispanic
22.3%
Black
18.9%
Two or more races
4.8%
Native American
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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School Rankings

#3 Most Diverse Public HS in New York
#34 Niche Standout HS in New York
#42 Best HS for the Arts in New York
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
CUNY Brooklyn College 844 Students
CUNY Hunter College 807 Students
New York University 760 Students
Stony Brook University 654 Students
Pace University 466 Students
CUNY Baruch College 455 Students
Binghamton University, SUNY 450 Students
Cornell University 305 Students
Boston University 289 Students
Columbia University 260 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Psychology 367 Students
Business 362 Students
Biology 239 Students
Nursing 217 Students
Computer Science 205 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 155 Students
Accounting 115 Students
Finance 113 Students
Political Science and Government 105 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 103 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.9 835 Reviews
5.0 Senior
9/17/2024
Edward R. Murrow is a fantastic High School. Its theater facilities and program are the high light of the school. It's the perfect place to try new things and meet your life-long friends.
4.0 Alum
8/2/2024
I feel like this school did prepare me for college and introduced me to tools in order to succeed in college as well.
3.0 Senior
7/11/2024
Edward R Murrow High school is an arts school so it's heavily focused on the arts and they do a great job with all their productions and events. The students and safety is what makes the school questionable and uneasy but overall it's been a decent experience.
GreatSchools Reviews
4.1 19 Reviews
4.0 student
4/18/2024
I'm currently in this school as a freshman.So if your wondering what time the school starts its A Band=1st period=7:45am-8:33am.But if you were accepted in the school then you will receive a email from them telling you what is time you must be in school so don't worry!
3.0 parent
10/28/2019
My daughter graduated last year form Murrow. Murrow offers a breadth of resources to its students The question is what you make out of it. My daughter was in the advanced science program but some teachers were not rather disappointing. She sailed through the four years there and graduated with a goo...
2.0 student
4/23/2018
bad, very bad. there are a lot of academic aspects to it and the offers they have are benificial, but the kids aren't respectful and when brought to attention they don't do much about bullying. the classes are very crazy and in some classes they even bully the teachers and mess with them. the teache...
4.0 other
7/15/2016
I graduated from Murrow in 2001. It was a great high school experience. Offers many different learning experience.

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