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Best traditional public schools in Brooklyn (2025)

District-run public schools. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 100 schools in Brooklyn, New York. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and New York.

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    Ps 39 Henry BristowBrooklyn · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 365 students
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    90
    Ps 107 John W KimballBrooklyn · Public Elementary89% Math proficiency · 537 students
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    89
    Exploratory School (The)Brooklyn · Public Middle81% Math proficiency · 518 students
  4. 4
    88
    Ps 321 William PennBrooklyn · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 1,305 students
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    87
    Maurice Sendak Community School (The)Brooklyn · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 202 students
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    85
    Ps 58 Carroll (The)Brooklyn · Public Elementary79% Math proficiency · 753 students
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    84
    Magnet School of Math Science & Design TechnologyBrooklyn · Public Elementary74% Math proficiency · 836 students
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    84
    Windsor Terrace School (The)Brooklyn · Public Elementary70% Math proficiency · 400 students
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    83
    Ps 29 John M HarriganBrooklyn · Public Elementary80% Math proficiency · 708 students
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    83
    Academy of Arts and LettersBrooklyn · Public Elementary72% Math proficiency · 757 students
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    82
    New Voices School of Academic and Creative ArtsBrooklyn · Public Middle77% Math proficiency · 546 students
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    82
    Ps 172 Beacon School of ExcellenceBrooklyn · Public Elementary96% Math proficiency · 380 students
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    81
    Emily Warren Roebling School (The)Brooklyn · Public Elementary69% Math proficiency · 594 students
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    81
    Millennium Brooklyn High SchoolBrooklyn · Public High97.5% Math proficiency · 682 students
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    81
    Academy of Talented Scholars (The)Brooklyn · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 383 students
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    81
    Brooklyn School of InquiryBrooklyn · Public Elementary92% Math proficiency · 501 students
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    81
    Ps 195 Manhattan BeachBrooklyn · Public Elementary80% Math proficiency · 385 students
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    80
    MS 442 Carroll Gardens School for InnovationBrooklyn · Public Middle61% Math proficiency · 338 students
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    79
    Ps 222 Katherine R SnyderBrooklyn · Public Elementary79% Math proficiency · 706 students
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    79
    Ps 32 Samuel Mills SproleBrooklyn · Public Elementary62% Math proficiency · 481 students
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    78
    Mark Twain Is 239 for the Gifted and TalentedBrooklyn · Public Middle89% Math proficiency · 1,295 students
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    78
    Ps 34 Oliver H PerryBrooklyn · Public Elementary67% Math proficiency · 435 students
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    78
    MS 51 William AlexanderBrooklyn · Public Middle83% Math proficiency · 1,038 students
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    77
    Ps 11 Purvis J BehanBrooklyn · Public Elementary76% Math proficiency · 923 students
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    77
    Digital Arts and Cinema Technology High SchoolBrooklyn · Public High84.5% Math proficiency · 297 students
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    76
    It Takes A Village AcademyBrooklyn · Public High97.5% Math proficiency · 262 students
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    76
    Urban Assembly School for Law and Justice (The)Brooklyn · Public High92% Math proficiency · 416 students
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    76
    Brooklyn Latin School (The)Brooklyn · Public High97.5% Math proficiency · 772 students
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    76
    Brooklyn High School of the ArtsBrooklyn · Public High92% Math proficiency · 890 students
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    76
    Ps 185 Walter KassenbrockBrooklyn · Public Elementary70% Math proficiency · 577 students
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    76
    High School of Telecommunication Arts and TechnologyBrooklyn · Public High94% Math proficiency · 1,222 students
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    75
    Bedford Academy High SchoolBrooklyn · Public High97.5% Math proficiency · 338 students
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    75
    All City Leadership Secondary SchoolBrooklyn · Public High89% Math proficiency · 416 students
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    75
    Cultural Academy for the Arts and SciencesBrooklyn · Public High82% Math proficiency · 296 students
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    74
    Leon M Goldstein High School for the SciencesBrooklyn · Public High98% Math proficiency · 952 students
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    74
    Christa McAuliffe School (The) /Is 187Brooklyn · Public Middle97% Math proficiency · 949 students
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    74
    Ps 110 Monitor (The)Brooklyn · Public Elementary62% Math proficiency · 493 students
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    74
    Ps 134Brooklyn · Public Elementary85% Math proficiency · 500 students
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    74
    Brooklyn Institute for Liberal ArtsBrooklyn · Public High87% Math proficiency · 479 students
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    74
    Life Academy High School for Film and MusicBrooklyn · Public High87% Math proficiency · 198 students
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    74
    Science Skills Center High SchoolBrooklyn · Public High92% Math proficiency · 453 students
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    74
    Academy for Conservation and the EnvironmentBrooklyn · Public High92% Math proficiency · 432 students
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    74
    Cobble Hill School of American StudiesBrooklyn · Public High77% Math proficiency · 316 students
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    74
    Ps 236 Mill BasinBrooklyn · Public Elementary72% Math proficiency · 599 students
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    73
    Albee Square Montessori Public SchoolBrooklyn · Public Elementary27% Free/reduced-price lunch · 63 students
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    73
    Brooklyn Community Arts and Media High School (Bcam)Brooklyn · Public High82% Math proficiency · 360 students
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    73
    Edward R Murrow High SchoolBrooklyn · Public High92% Math proficiency · 3,503 students
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    73
    Brooklyn School for Math and Research (The)Brooklyn · Public High95% Math proficiency · 342 students
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    73
    Fdny-Captain Vernon A Richards HSBrooklyn · Public High95% Math proficiency · 417 students
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    73
    Williamsburg Preparatory SchoolBrooklyn · Public High92% Math proficiency · 667 students
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    73
    High School for Public Service-Heroes of TomorrowBrooklyn · Public High87% Math proficiency · 365 students
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    73
    Ps 247Brooklyn · Public Elementary81% Math proficiency · 744 students
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    73
    Boys and Girls High SchoolBrooklyn · Public High82% Math proficiency · 353 students
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    73
    Brooklyn Technical High SchoolBrooklyn · Public High99.5% Math proficiency · 5,848 students
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    73
    Brooklyn School for Music & TheaterBrooklyn · Public High74.5% Math proficiency · 202 students
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    73
    Ps 277 Gerritsen BeachBrooklyn · Public Elementary66% Math proficiency · 293 students
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    72
    Ps 295Brooklyn · Public Elementary72% Math proficiency · 209 students
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    72
    Ebc High School for Public Service-BushwickBrooklyn · Public High87% Math proficiency · 415 students
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    72
    High School for Global Citizenship (The)Brooklyn · Public High95% Math proficiency · 213 students
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    72
    Cyberarts Studio AcademyBrooklyn · Public High84.5% Math proficiency · 264 students
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    72
    Leaders High SchoolBrooklyn · Public High75% Math proficiency · 383 students
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    72
    Benjamin Banneker AcademyBrooklyn · Public High97.5% Math proficiency · 854 students
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    72
    Is 98 Bay AcademyBrooklyn · Public Middle93% Math proficiency · 1,435 students
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    72
    Brooklyn Community High School for Excellence and EquityBrooklyn · Public High84.5% Math proficiency · 253 students
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    72
    Midwood High SchoolBrooklyn · Public High96% Math proficiency · 3,657 students
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    72
    John Jay School for LawBrooklyn · Public High92% Math proficiency · 450 students
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    71
    Brooklyn Landmark Elementary SchoolBrooklyn · Public Elementary72% Math proficiency · 378 students
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    71
    Academy of Hospitality and TourismBrooklyn · Public High84.5% Math proficiency · 402 students
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    71
    Frederick Douglass Academy Vii High SchoolBrooklyn · Public High74.5% Math proficiency · 292 students
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    71
    High School for Service and Learning at ErasmusBrooklyn · Public High87% Math proficiency · 249 students
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    71
    High School of Sports ManagementBrooklyn · Public High84.5% Math proficiency · 385 students
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    71
    Rachel Carson High School for Coastal StudiesBrooklyn · Public High92% Math proficiency · 619 students
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    71
    Ps 261 Zipporiah MillsBrooklyn · Public Elementary57% Math proficiency · 564 students
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    71
    Brooklyn Academy of Science and the EnvironmentBrooklyn · Public High92% Math proficiency · 245 students
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    71
    Bridges: A School for Exploration and EquityBrooklyn · Public Middle47% Free/reduced-price lunch · 298 students
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    71
    Ps 31 Samuel F DupontBrooklyn · Public Elementary75% Math proficiency · 644 students
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    70
    Sunset Park High SchoolBrooklyn · Public High87% Math proficiency · 1,348 students
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    70
    Ps 102 Bayview (The)Brooklyn · Public Elementary66% Math proficiency · 1,075 students
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    70
    Brooklyn Preparatory High SchoolBrooklyn · Public High87% Math proficiency · 591 students
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    70
    Urban Assembly School for Music and ArtBrooklyn · Public High74.5% Math proficiency · 142 students
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    70
    Fort Hamilton High SchoolBrooklyn · Public High91% Math proficiency · 4,044 students
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    70
    James Madison High SchoolBrooklyn · Public High90% Math proficiency · 3,983 students
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    70
    John Dewey High SchoolBrooklyn · Public High87% Math proficiency · 2,209 students
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    70
    Ps 101 Verrazano (The)Brooklyn · Public Elementary78% Math proficiency · 1,113 students
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    70
    Ps 9 Sarah Smith Garnet School (The)Brooklyn · Public Elementary59% Math proficiency · 782 students
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    70
    Williamsburg High School of Art and Technology (The)Brooklyn · Public High77% Math proficiency · 424 students
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    70
    World Academy for Total Community Health High SchoolBrooklyn · Public High92% Math proficiency · 199 students
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    70
    Franklin Delano Roosevelt High SchoolBrooklyn · Public High88% Math proficiency · 3,403 students
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    70
    High School for Enterprise Business & Technology (The)Brooklyn · Public High72% Math proficiency · 526 students
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    70
    New Utrecht High SchoolBrooklyn · Public High93% Math proficiency · 3,236 students
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    69
    Brooklyn Collegiate: A College Board SchoolBrooklyn · Public High74.5% Math proficiency · 512 students
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    69
    Cypress Hills Collegiate Preparatory SchoolBrooklyn · Public High84.5% Math proficiency · 413 students
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    69
    Performing Arts and Technology High SchoolBrooklyn · Public High77% Math proficiency · 406 students
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    69
    Ps 133 William A ButlerBrooklyn · Public Elementary62% Math proficiency · 611 students
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    69
    Ps 316 Elijah StroudBrooklyn · Public Elementary60% Math proficiency · 644 students
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    69
    Madeleine Brennan School (The)Brooklyn · Public Middle77% Math proficiency · 1,518 students
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    69
    Ps 100 Coney Island School (The)Brooklyn · Public Elementary70% Math proficiency · 577 students
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    69
    Academy of Urban Planning and Engineering (The)Brooklyn · Public High84.5% Math proficiency · 409 students
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    69
    Nelson Mandela High SchoolBrooklyn · Public High84.5% Math proficiency · 138 students
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    Ps 253Brooklyn · Public Elementary92% Math proficiency · 955 students

Ps 39 Henry Bristow in Brooklyn leads the 2025 list of traditional public schools in Brooklyn with a Success Index (US) of 92.1. Of the 100 schools shown, 100 are public.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best public school in Brooklyn?

Ps 39 Henry Bristow in Brooklyn, New York ranks first among traditional public schools in Brooklyn with a Success Index (US) of 92.1 out of 100 (Enrollment: 365).

How are traditional public schools in Brooklyn ranked?

Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.

Are these 2025 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.