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Public School Review - Established 2003

Best Brooklyn Public Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 578 public schools serving 290,852 students in Brooklyn, NY (there are 308 private schools, serving 94,035 private students). 78% of all K-12 students in Brooklyn, NY are educated in public schools (compared to the NY state average of 86%).
The top-ranked public schools in Brooklyn, NY are Brooklyn Technical High School, Success Academy Charter School-bushwick and P.s. 172 Beacon School Of Excellence. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Brooklyn, NY public schools have an average math proficiency score of 56% (versus the New York public school average of 53%), and reading proficiency score of 55% (versus the 49% statewide average). Schools in Brooklyn have an average ranking of 7/10, which is in the top 50% of New York public schools.
Minority enrollment is 82% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is more than the New York public school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).

Best Public Schools in Brooklyn, NY (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Brooklyn Technical High School
(Math: 97% | Reading: 95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
29 Ft Greene Pl
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 804-6400
Gr: 9-12 | 5,848 students Student-teacher ratio: 20:1 Minority enrollment: 76%
Rank: #22.
Success Academy Charter School-bushwick
Charter School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
139 Menahan St
Brooklyn, NY 11221
(646) 790-2173
Gr: K-4 | 558 students Minority enrollment: 96%
Rank: #33.
P.s. 172 Beacon School Of Excellence
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
825 4th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11232
(718) 965-4200
Gr: PK-5 | 380 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 81%
Rank: #44.
I.s. 98 Bay Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 94% | Reading: 93%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
1401 Emmons Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11235
(718) 891-9005
Gr: 6-8 | 1,435 students Student-teacher ratio: 20:1 Minority enrollment: 50%
Rank: #55.
Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst
Charter School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
99 Ave P-4th Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11204
(347) 514-7082
Gr: K-4 | 721 students Minority enrollment: 46%
Rank: #66.
Christa Mcauliffe School /is 187
(Math: 93% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
1171 65th St
Brooklyn, NY 11219
(718) 236-3394
Gr: 6-8 | 949 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 90%
Rank: #77.
Millennium Brooklyn High School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
237 7th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 832-4333
Gr: 9-12 | 682 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 68%
Rank: #88.
Brooklyn School Of Inquiry
(Math: 90% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
50 Ave P
Brooklyn, NY 11204
(718) 621-5730
Gr: K-8 | 501 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 56%
Rank: #99.
P.s. 29 John M Harrigan
(Math: 89% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
425 Henry St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 330-9277
Gr: PK-5 | 708 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 31%
Rank: #1010.
Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-csd 15
Charter School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94% )
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
341 39th St
Brooklyn, NY 11232
(716) 643-1086
Gr: 5 | 20 students Student-teacher ratio: 3:1
Rank: #1111.
P.s. 31 Samuel F Dupont
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
75 Meserole Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11222
(718) 383-8998
Gr: PK-5 | 644 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 54%
Rank: #1212.
Success Academy Charter School-cobble Hill
Charter School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
284 Baltic St-lower Level
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 704-1460
Gr: K-4 | 260 students Minority enrollment: 86%
Rank: #1313.
Mark Twain Is 239 For The Gifted And Talented
Magnet School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
2401 Neptune Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11224
(718) 266-0814
Gr: 6-8 | 1,295 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 61%
Rank: #1414.
P.s. 39 Henry Bristow
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
417 6th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 330-9310
Gr: K-5 | 365 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 37%
Rank: #1515.
P.s. 11 Purvis J Behan
(Math: 88% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
419 Waverly Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 638-2661
Gr: PK-5 | 923 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 80%
Rank: #1616.
Maurice Sendak Community School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
211 8th St
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 840-5660
Gr: K-5 | 202 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 43%
Rank: #1717.
Pathways In Technology Early College High School (P-tech)
Vocational School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
150 Albany Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11213
(718) 221-1593
Gr: 9-12 | 534 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1
Rank: #1818.
Bedford Academy High School
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
1119 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 398-3061
Gr: 9-12 | 338 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
Rank: #1919.
P.s. 321 William Penn
(Math: 88% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
180 7th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 499-2412
Gr: PK-5 | 1,305 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 35%
Rank: #2020.
Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1
Charter School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
70 Tompkins Ave-2nd Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11206
(718) 635-3294
Gr: K-11 | 919 students Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #21 - 2321. - 23.
Leon M Goldstein High School For The Sciences
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
1830 Shore Blvd
Brooklyn, NY 11235
(718) 368-8500
Gr: 9-12 | 952 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 63%
Rank: #21 - 2321. - 23.
P.s. 107 John W Kimball
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
1301 8th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 499-2054
Gr: PK-5 | 537 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 31%
Rank: #21 - 2321. - 23.
Windsor Terrace School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
1625 11th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 768-0057
Gr: K-5 | 400 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 32%
Rank: #24 - 2524. - 25.
P.s. 58 Carroll
(Math: 87% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
330 Smith St
Brooklyn, NY 11231
(718) 330-9322
Gr: PK-5 | 753 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 33%
Rank: #24 - 2524. - 25.
Success Academy Charter School-prospect Heights
Charter School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
801 Park Pl-4th Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11216
(646) 790-2121
Gr: K-4 | 220 students Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #2626.
Madeleine Brennan School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
8010 12th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11228
(718) 833-9363
Gr: 6-8 | 1,518 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 82%
Rank: #2727.
Midwood High School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 96%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
2839 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11210
(718) 724-8500
Gr: 9-12 | 3,657 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 81%
Rank: #2828.
Success Academy Charter School - Bergen Beach
Charter School
(Math: 90% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
1420 E 68th St-3rd Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11234
(347) 817-2017
Gr: K-8 | 977 students Minority enrollment: 92%
Rank: #2929.
Success Academy Charter School-crown Heights
Charter School
(Math: 89% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
330 Crown St-5th Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11225
(646) 790-2129
Gr: K-8 | 786 students Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #3030.
Science Technology & Research Early College
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
911 Flatbush Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11226
(718) 564-2540
Gr: 6-12 | 586 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #3131.
P.s. 134
(Math: 88% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
4001 18th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11218
(718) 436-7200
Gr: K-5 | 500 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 59%
Rank: #3232.
Emily Warren Roebling School
(Math: 86% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
37 Hicks St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 834-6740
Gr: K-5 | 594 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 31%
Rank: #3333.
Success Academy Charter School-bed Stuy 3
Charter School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
787 Lafayette Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11221
(646) 790-2126
Gr: 2-8 | 494 students Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #3434.
Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 15.2
Charter School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
3002 Fort Hamilton Pkwy
Brooklyn, NY 11218
(718) 643-1086
Gr: K-12 | 1,259 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 64%
Rank: #3535.
P.s. 195 Manhattan Beach
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
131 Irwin St
Brooklyn, NY 11235
(718) 648-9102
Gr: PK-5 | 385 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 11%
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