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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at MATH AND SCIENCE EXPLORATORY SCHOOL (THE)?
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Enrollment
518
Middle
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15·NCES 360009205498
EXPLORATORY SCHOOL (THE)
345 DEAN ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11217 · (718) 330-9328 · Kings County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL518 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of New York public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
8.8:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
228 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 179 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 171 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 168 | 32% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
74.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
77.5%
NY avg 57.4% . -4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 77.5% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 81.6% |
% 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
76.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 EXPLORATORY SCHOOL (THE)
EXPLORATORY SCHOOL (THE)'s state test result (76.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPLORATORY SCHOOL (THE) this school | 518 | 44.0% | 76.0% |
| NEW VOICES SCHOOL OF ACADEMIC AND CREATIVE ARTS BROOKLYN | 546 | 40.5% | 85.6% |
| MS 442 CARROLL GARDENS SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION BROOKLYN | 338 | 42.9% | 80.4% |
| MS 839 BROOKLYN | 310 | 45.5% | 65.2% |
| A MACARTHUR BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL NANUET | 635 | 35.0% | 62.7% |
| EMMA E SHERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HENRIETTA | 578 | 51.2% | 60.5% |
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 EXPLORATORY SCHOOL (THE) ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #75 of 766 | #11 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #211 of 768 ▼ 47 | #19 of 91 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #80 of 768 ▲ 12 | #13 of 91 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 518 | #344 of 796 | #21 of 102 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.8:1 | #97 of 683 | #9 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.1% | #25 of 688 | #6 of 68 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.0% | #491 of 773 | #89 of 92 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.1% | #506 of 524 | #55 of 56 |
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
518
-12 (-2%) vs 2020
+3% since 2010-11, when it was 502
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 9.1:1
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 | 518 | 59 | 8.8:1 | 44% (228) |
| 2023-24 | 524 | 58 | 9.0:1 | 44% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 522 | 54.8 | 9.5:1 | 48% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 530 | 58 | 9.1:1 | 43% (229) |
| 2017-18 | 524 | 50 | 10.5:1 | 20% (107) |
| 2015-16 | 525 | 47 | 11.2:1 | 17% (89) |
| 2010-11 | 502 | 53 | 9.5:1 | 33% (164) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EXPLORATORY SCHOOL (THE).
About EXPLORATORY SCHOOL (THE)
EXPLORATORY SCHOOL (THE) is a middle school in BROOKLYN, New York, reachable at (718) 330-9328. The school enrolls 518 students in grades 6 through 8.
EXPLORATORY SCHOOL (THE) is one of the 51 schools that make up NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15 (25,925 students in total).
Of every 100 students at EXPLORATORY SCHOOL (THE), about 42 are White, the largest group. It is also 24% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 10% Black, and 10% multiracial. Census estimates put Kings County at about 38% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 73%.
Its staff includes 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 8.8 students per teacher. Compared with the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 44% of students at EXPLORATORY SCHOOL (THE) can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Kings County, the average is 79%.
EXPLORATORY SCHOOL (THE) holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 92% of New York public middle schools.
Test results at EXPLORATORY SCHOOL (THE) are 17.2 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (76.0% actual, 58.8% predicted).
In the wider Kings County area, median household income comes to about $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kings County counts 583 public schools with about 291,697 students.
EXPLORATORY SCHOOL (THE)'s closest public school neighbor is BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of EXPLORATORY SCHOOL (THE), there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, EXPLORATORY SCHOOL (THE) is 2nd of 8 on proficiency.
The federal government classifies EXPLORATORY SCHOOL (THE)'s location as City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 530 to 518, a small change.
This page is set up for the EXPLORATORY SCHOOL (THE) community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 #15
- SUNSET PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,348 students
- PS 321 WILLIAM PENNElementary · 1,305 students
- MS 51 WILLIAM ALEXANDERMiddle · 1,038 students
- PS 230 DORIS L COHENElementary · 925 students
- PS 130 PARKSIDE (THE)Elementary · 891 students
- BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL OF THE ARTSHigh · 890 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 HIGH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS0.0 mi · 890
- ELIZABETH JENNINGS SCHOOL FOR BOLD EXPLORERS0.1 mi · 110
- PS 38 PACIFIC (THE)0.2 mi · 546
- KHALIL GIBRAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY0.2 mi · 106
- PS 133 WILLIAM A BUTLER0.3 mi · 611
- BROOKLYN RISE CHARTER SCHOOL0.4 mi · 336
Frequently asked questions
About EXPLORATORY SCHOOL (THE)How large is EXPLORATORY SCHOOL (THE)?
EXPLORATORY SCHOOL (THE) enrolls approximately 518 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does EXPLORATORY SCHOOL (THE) serve?
EXPLORATORY SCHOOL (THE) serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at EXPLORATORY SCHOOL (THE)?
The student-to-teacher ratio at EXPLORATORY SCHOOL (THE) is approximately 8.8:1 (59 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at EXPLORATORY SCHOOL (THE)?
At EXPLORATORY SCHOOL (THE), the student body is approximately 42% White, 24% Hispanic, 10% Black, 14% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is EXPLORATORY SCHOOL (THE) public or private?
EXPLORATORY SCHOOL (THE) is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.