Enrollment
147
Middle
DISTRICT 172 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23·NCES 360012106427
BROOKLYN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION SCHOOL (BEES)
251 MACDOUGAL ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11233 · (718) 453-3039 · Kings County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL147 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of New York public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public middle schools
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
144 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 35 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 53 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 59 | 40% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
46.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +21.0pp since 2023
Math
26.9%
NY avg 57.4% . +8.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 26.9% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 18.5% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like BROOKLYN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION SCHOOL (BEES)
BROOKLYN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION SCHOOL (BEES)'s state test result (32.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKLYN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION SCHOOL (BEES) this school | 147 | 98.0% | 32.6% |
| LEGACY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS BROOKLYN | 160 | 96.3% | 28.5% |
| VAN SICLEN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 161 | 95.0% | 28.6% |
| ELIJAH STROUD MIDDLE SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 119 | 98.3% | 38.9% |
| EBBETS FIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 153 | 94.1% | 55.7% |
| MOTT HALL IV BROOKLYN | 108 | 97.2% | 29.4% |
Matched among New York middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BROOKLYN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION SCHOOL (BEES) ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #694 of 766 | #78 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #723 of 768 ▲ 24 | #85 of 91 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #397 of 768 ▲ 304 | #58 of 91 ▲ 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 147 | #751 of 796 | #85 of 102 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.0% | #17 of 773 | #5 of 92 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
147
-26 (-15%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
was 8.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 147 | 20.4 | 7.2:1 | 98% (144) |
| 2023-24 | 165 | 20.3 | 8.1:1 | 96% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 165 | 19.7 | 8.4:1 | 96% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 173 | 20 | 8.7:1 | 98% (170) |
| 2017-18 | 92 | 12 | 7.7:1 | 98% (90) |
| 2015-16 | 108 | 11 | 9.8:1 | 93% (100) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BROOKLYN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION SCHOOL (BEES).
About BROOKLYN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION SCHOOL (BEES)
BROOKLYN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION SCHOOL (BEES) is a middle-grades school in BROOKLYN, New York, and it is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 147 students. Statewide, middle schools in New York average about 531 students each.
BROOKLYN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION SCHOOL (BEES) is one of 28 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23, which enrolls 7,257 students in total.
BROOKLYN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION SCHOOL (BEES) is 67% Black by enrollment. Smaller groups are 27% Hispanic, 2% Asian, and 2% Native American. County-wide, 28% of Kings County residents are Black. BROOKLYN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION SCHOOL (BEES)'s diversity index is 47%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at BROOKLYN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION SCHOOL (BEES) and a ratio of 7.2:1. This ratio sits 3.1 below the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 98% of students. That is higher than the 79% average for public schools in Kings County.
Measured against New York public middle schools, BROOKLYN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION SCHOOL (BEES) receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for BROOKLYN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION SCHOOL (BEES) is 39.0%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 32.6%.
Within Kings County, the median household income is $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides BROOKLYN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION SCHOOL (BEES), Kings County has 582 other public schools.
The school nearest to BROOKLYN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION SCHOOL (BEES) is BROOKLYN LANDMARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, BROOKLYN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION SCHOOL (BEES) is 9th on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 26 students since 2020-21, to 147. The number of students per teacher fell from 8.7 to 7.2 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Kings County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,631,580
Census ACS
Median income
$80,263
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
291,697 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23
- EAGLE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG MEN IIHigh · 662 students
- BROOKLYN COLLEGIATE: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOLHigh · 512 students
- PS 156 WAVERLYElementary · 421 students
- PS 184 NEWPORTElementary · 395 students
- BROOKLYN LANDMARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 378 students
- PS 298 DR BETTY SHABAZZElementary · 339 students
Other schools in BROOKLYN
- BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 5,848 students
- FORT HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,044 students
- JAMES MADISON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,983 students
- MIDWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,657 students
- EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,503 students
- FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,403 students
Nearby schools
- BROOKLYN LANDMARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 378
- IMAGINE ME LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL0.2 mi · 280
- PS/IS 155 NICHOLAS HERKIMER0.2 mi · 298
- EAGLE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG MEN II0.3 mi · 662
- UNCOMMON CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL NYC0.3 mi · 513
- PS 137 RACHEL JEAN MITCHELL0.3 mi · 145
Frequently asked questions
About BROOKLYN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION SCHOOL (BEES)How many students attend BROOKLYN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION SCHOOL (BEES)?
BROOKLYN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION SCHOOL (BEES) enrolls approximately 147 students in grades 06-08.
Is BROOKLYN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION SCHOOL (BEES) an elementary, middle, or high school?
BROOKLYN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION SCHOOL (BEES) is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does BROOKLYN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION SCHOOL (BEES) have?
BROOKLYN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION SCHOOL (BEES) employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.2:1.
What is the student diversity at BROOKLYN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION SCHOOL (BEES)?
Student demographics at BROOKLYN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION SCHOOL (BEES) are roughly 27% Hispanic, 67% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is BROOKLYN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION SCHOOL (BEES) in?
BROOKLYN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION SCHOOL (BEES) is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23.
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