FDNY - Captain Vernon A. Richard High School for Fire and Life Safety

FDNY - Captain Vernon A. Richard High School for Fire and Life Safety rated 70/100 in Brooklyn, District 19. 82% 4-year graduation rate. 32% college-ready. 3 AP courses. 275 students enrolled in grades 9-12.

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What the school community says

2026 NYC School Survey · Separate from academic ratings and neighborhood safety

K–12 survey · 2026

Family experience

FDNY - Captain Vernon A. Richard High School for Fire and Life Safety

Feedback reflects respondents, not necessarily all families or staff. Consider participation alongside results.

Responses15

Response rate4%

Published topics8 / 12

A starting point for your school visit

Inclusive Leadership is among the highest published topics (96/100). Parent Involvement in School sits lower (67/100). These topics ask different questions: use the pattern to guide a conversation, not to infer a cause or an overall school grade.

Published topic scores (0–100), not an overall school rating. Colors describe score bands, not official quality grades.

Family Satisfaction with Child's Education
84 / 100

70–89 · Middle band

2026 reporting-record median: 94 · n=1,792. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Outreach to Parents
90 / 100

90–100 · Higher end

2026 reporting-record median: 95 · n=1,792. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Parent-Teacher Trust
87 / 100

70–89 · Middle band

2026 reporting-record median: 97 · n=1,792. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

All 12 topics and source details
FDNY - Captain Vernon A. Richard High School for Fire and Life Safety · 2026
TopicScoreScore band
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary AdvocateNot reportedNot reported
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary TeacherNot reportedNot reported
Conflict ResolutionNot reportedNot reported
Family Satisfaction with Child's Education8470–89 · Middle band
IEP Service Satisfaction8670–89 · Middle band
Inclusive Leadership9690–100 · Higher end
Outreach to Parents9090–100 · Higher end
Parent Involvement in School670–69 · Lower end
Parent-Principal Trust8370–89 · Middle band
Parent-Teacher Trust8770–89 · Middle band
School Facilities and Services9490–100 · Higher end
Strong RelationshipsNot reportedNot reported

Official data workbook ↗ · Source ID: 19K502

Imported: 2026-09-15 · SHA-256: a53cfece9c20be0123c592679e8a5b3985b4e5ec10f03575d1911bf528b37885

How medians, score bands and missing values are handled

K–12 survey · 2026

Student experience

FDNY - Captain Vernon A. Richard High School for Fire and Life Safety

New 2026 baseline: the student questionnaire changed substantially. Do not compare these scores with previous years.

Responses186

Response rate51%

Published topics11 / 11

A starting point for your school visit

Preventing Bullying is among the highest published topics (75/100). Academic Press sits lower (47/100). These topics ask different questions: use the pattern to guide a conversation, not to infer a cause or an overall school grade.

Published topic scores (0–100), not an overall school rating. Colors describe score bands, not official quality grades.

Safety
68 / 100

0–69 · Lower end

2026 reporting-record median: 82 · n=1,062. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Student-Teacher Trust
68 / 100

0–69 · Lower end

2026 reporting-record median: 73 · n=1,062. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Personal Attention and Support
59 / 100

0–69 · Lower end

2026 reporting-record median: 61 · n=1,062. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

All 11 topics and source details
FDNY - Captain Vernon A. Richard High School for Fire and Life Safety · 2026
TopicScoreScore band
Academic Press470–69 · Lower end
Course Clarity620–69 · Lower end
Cultural Awareness and Inclusive Classroom Instruction600–69 · Lower end
Guidance690–69 · Lower end
Inclusive Learning Environment610–69 · Lower end
Personal Attention and Support590–69 · Lower end
Preventing Bullying7570–89 · Middle band
Safety680–69 · Lower end
School Facilities and Services630–69 · Lower end
Social-Emotional580–69 · Lower end
Student-Teacher Trust680–69 · Lower end

Official data workbook ↗ · Source ID: 19K502

Imported: 2026-09-15 · SHA-256: 3185e1e7e4ba9c0de4fd7b7c9e91b7c11f15f6f8ecaac14cd199a582efdadf8e

How medians, score bands and missing values are handled

K–12 survey · 2026

Teaching & leadership

FDNY - Captain Vernon A. Richard High School for Fire and Life Safety

Feedback reflects respondents, not necessarily all families or staff. Consider participation alongside results.

Responses26

Response rate81%

Published topics21 / 27

A starting point for your school visit

Guidance is among the highest published topics (100/100). Preventing Bullying sits lower (46/100). These topics ask different questions: use the pattern to guide a conversation, not to infer a cause or an overall school grade.

Published topic scores (0–100), not an overall school rating. Colors describe score bands, not official quality grades.

Instructional Leadership
93 / 100

90–100 · Higher end

2026 reporting-record median: 92 · n=1,762. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Peer Collaboration
91 / 100

90–100 · Higher end

2026 reporting-record median: 90 · n=1,762. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

Academic Press
86 / 100

70–89 · Middle band

2026 reporting-record median: 89 · n=1,762. Same instrument/topic; not a citywide respondent rate.

All 27 topics and source details
FDNY - Captain Vernon A. Richard High School for Fire and Life Safety · 2026
TopicScoreScore band
Academic Press8670–89 · Middle band
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary AdvocateNot reportedNot reported
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary TeacherNot reportedNot reported
Classroom Behavior680–69 · Lower end
Conflict Resolution8870–89 · Middle band
Cultural Awareness and Inclusive Classroom Instruction9590–100 · Higher end
Early Childhood InstructionNot reportedNot reported
Guidance10090–100 · Higher end
Inclusive Learning Environment9590–100 · Higher end
Innovation and Collective Responsibility7470–89 · Middle band
Instructional Leadership9390–100 · Higher end
Outreach to Parents9790–100 · Higher end
Peer Collaboration9190–100 · Higher end
Preventing Bullying460–69 · Lower end
Program Coherence9090–100 · Higher end
Quality of Professional Development8670–89 · Middle band
Quality of Student Discussion7170–89 · Middle band
SafetyNot reportedNot reported
School Commitment8770–89 · Middle band
School Facilities and Services630–69 · Lower end
Social-Emotional8670–89 · Middle band
Strong Core Instruction9890–100 · Higher end
Strong RelationshipsNot reportedNot reported
Teacher Influence540–69 · Lower end
Teacher-Principal Trust9090–100 · Higher end
Teacher-Teacher Trust8070–89 · Middle band
Two-Way CommunicationNot reportedNot reported

Official data workbook ↗ · Source ID: 19K502

Imported: 2026-09-15 · SHA-256: 205cdbbcff8c323f2b07345fea70a4740b58a10d1a0fc2f390b42eea35808a29

How medians, score bands and missing values are handled

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