Enrollment
342
High
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32·NCES 360009706274
BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR MATH AND RESEARCH (THE)
400 IRVING AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11237 · (718) 381-7100 · Kings County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL342 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
333 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
67.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -16.0pp since 2023
Math
70.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +17.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
68.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+29.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 30 points, placing it in New York's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
342
+70 (+26%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 12.9:1
% White
4%
was 4%
% Hispanic
60%
was 40%
% Black
28%
was 47%
% Asian
8%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR MATH AND RESEARCH (THE)
BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR MATH AND RESEARCH (THE) is a secondary school of tight-knit scale in BROOKLYN, New York, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32, caters to 342 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 49% smaller than typical.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32 comprises 27 schools with combined enrollment of 8,794 students; BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR MATH AND RESEARCH (THE) is among them.
In terms of who attends, BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR MATH AND RESEARCH (THE) shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 60%. Beyond that, the school lists 28% Black, 8% Asian, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 19% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, On paper, BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR MATH AND RESEARCH (THE) has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.4:1. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 97% of students at BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR MATH AND RESEARCH (THE) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Kings County's rate of about 79%.
With demographic context factored in, BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR MATH AND RESEARCH (THE) sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 39.2%; actual is 68.8%, +29.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Kings County indicate the typical household earns roughly $80,263 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR MATH AND RESEARCH (THE) is one.
Nearest neighbor: ACADEMY OF URBAN PLANNING AND ENGINEERING (THE), around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR MATH AND RESEARCH (THE). Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR MATH AND RESEARCH (THE) at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 42.0%.
The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR MATH AND RESEARCH (THE) has rose 26%, going from 272 students in 2018 to 342 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 47% to 28%. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.
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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 #32
- JHS 383 PHILIPPA SCHUYLERMiddle · 651 students
- PS 376Elementary · 466 students
- PS 123 SUYDAMElementary · 446 students
- PS/IS 45 HORACE E GREENEElementary · 440 students
- PS 145 ANDREW JACKSONElementary · 428 students
- ALL CITY LEADERSHIP SECONDARY SCHOOLHigh · 416 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
- ACADEMY OF URBAN PLANNING AND ENGINEERING (THE)0.0 mi · 409
- ACADEMY FOR EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP0.0 mi · 277
- BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE)0.0 mi · 267
- ALL CITY LEADERSHIP SECONDARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 416
- JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES0.2 mi · 294
- BUSHWICK COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 98
Frequently asked questions
About BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR MATH AND RESEARCH (THE)How many students attend BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR MATH AND RESEARCH (THE)?
BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR MATH AND RESEARCH (THE) enrolls approximately 342 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR MATH AND RESEARCH (THE) serve?
BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR MATH AND RESEARCH (THE) serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR MATH AND RESEARCH (THE)?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR MATH AND RESEARCH (THE) is approximately 10.4:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR MATH AND RESEARCH (THE)?
At BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR MATH AND RESEARCH (THE), the student body is approximately 4% White, 60% Hispanic, 28% Black, 8% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR MATH AND RESEARCH (THE)?
BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR MATH AND RESEARCH (THE) is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32 in Kings County.
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