Best Public Schools in Zip Code 11213

Summary:

The 16 schools in the 11213 zip code of Brooklyn, New York serve a predominantly African American and Hispanic student population, with a mix of elementary, middle, high, and alternative schools. While some standout schools like KIPP Always Mentally Prepared Charter School and Explore Empower Charter School demonstrate strong academic performance, others struggle with low graduation rates and poor test scores, highlighting significant disparities in educational outcomes within this small geographic area.

The high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch across these schools suggests that poverty and socioeconomic factors play a major role in shaping the educational landscape. The performance of the charter schools, which outperform their traditional public school counterparts, points to the potential of innovative educational models to drive better results. Additionally, the data reveals the importance of resource allocation, as schools with higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratios tend to have stronger academic achievement.

Overall, the analysis of schools in the 11213 zip code reveals a complex educational environment, with both high-performing and underperforming institutions. Addressing the underlying socioeconomic challenges, exploring effective educational approaches, and ensuring equitable funding may be crucial for improving outcomes for all students in this community. The KIPP Always Mentally Prepared Charter School and Explore Empower Charter School stand out as examples of what can be achieved with the right strategies and resources.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Regents Common Core Algebra I (2024)	Regents Chemistry (2024)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2024)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2024)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2024)	Regents Earth Science (2024)	Regents Global History and Geography (2024)	Regents Living Environment (2024)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2024)	Regents Algebra I (2024)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2024)						NY State Assessments Math (2024)						NY State Assessments Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Common Core Algebra I End of Course	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Boys And Girls High School	Public	9-12	1700 Fulton St	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 467-1700	403	48	8.4	88.1%	2 (0.5%)	298 (73.9%)	72 (17.9%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (6.0%)	6	1197^th of 1242 public high schools	3.6%		9.4	1119^th of 1228 public high schools	8.9%	78	12.8		13.5	44.3	4.1	32.3	41.6	29.3	31.6	13.1															$28,464	$2,808	$25,656
Ps 243 Weeksville School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	1580 Dean St	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 604-6909	179	18	10.1	95.5%	1 (0.6%)	119 (66.5%)	48 (26.8%)	7 (3.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	6.4	2394^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.1%		11	2304^th of 2439 public elementary schools	5.5%	90											11.8	21.7	16.7				16.7	16.0	5.0				5.3		$30,896	$3,576	$27,320
Ps 335 Granville T Woods	Public	PK, KG-5	130 Rochester Ave	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 493-7736	168	18	9.4	96.4%	2 (1.2%)	135 (80.4%)	28 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	48.8	1203^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	50.8%		16.6	2133^rd of 2439 public elementary schools	12.5%	930											50.0	70.0	37.5				81.3	40.9	11.8				26.7		$35,633	$3,859	$31,773
Research And Service High School	Public	9-12	1700 Fulton St	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 804-6800	181	18	10.2	84.0%	1 (0.6%)	126 (69.6%)	49 (27.1%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5.1	1207^th of 1242 public high schools	2.8%		7.1	1160^th of 1228 public high schools	5.5%	47	4.6			36.6			54.8	23.1	38.3	13.6															$26,503	$5,715	$20,788
Nelson Mandela High School	Public	9-12	1700 Fulton St	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 804-6805	133	18	7.2	88.0%	1 (0.8%)	92 (69.2%)	22 (16.5%)	3 (2.3%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.0%)	3.8	1226^th of 1242 public high schools	1.3%		8.4	1136^th of 1228 public high schools	7.5%	90	4.6			55.6	0.0		30.8	11.5	38.1	10.4															$32,555	$2,265	$30,290
Brooklyn Green School (The)	Public, Magnet	6-8	130 Rochester Ave	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	Yes	No	Yes	(929) 397-3340	191	21	9.0	80.1%	13 (6.8%)	129 (67.5%)	35 (18.3%)	4 (2.1%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	6 (3.1%)	47.4	760^th of 1504 public middle schools	49.5%		40.9	910^th of 1500 public middle schools	39.3%	150								64.4		49.0				43.1	55.4	56.9				40.4	41.4				$23,377	$4,221	$19,156
Ps 221 Toussaint L'Ouverture	Public	PK, KG-5	791 Empire Blvd	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 756-0122	161	15	10.7	91.3%	2 (1.2%)	135 (83.9%)	14 (8.7%)	5 (3.1%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	40.4	1434^th of 2445 public elementary schools	41.3%		54.9	1044^th of 2439 public elementary schools	57.2%	390											47.8	41.2	25.0				56.5	45.0	33.3				33.3		$30,904	$6,077	$24,827
Ps 289 George V Brower	Public	PK, KG-5	900 St Marks Ave	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 493-3824	283	24	11.7	88.0%	5 (1.8%)	189 (66.8%)	63 (22.3%)	11 (3.9%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.5%)	50.5	1154^th of 2445 public elementary schools	52.8%		59.5	938^th of 2439 public elementary schools	61.5%	216											52.2	30.8	44.4				69.6	50.0	53.3				29.6		$32,962	$3,272	$29,691
Middle School 394	Public	PK, KG-8	188 Rochester Ave	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 756-3164	247	19	12.8	91.9%	1 (0.4%)	175 (70.9%)	55 (22.3%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	14.1	2239^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.4%		16	2149^th of 2439 public elementary schools	11.9%	90											30.8	6.3	6.7	23.3	23.5	29.0	38.5	23.5	12.5	33.3	25.0	20.0	0.0	20.0	$23,377	$2,930	$20,448
School Of Integrated Learning (The)	Public	6-8	1224 Park Pl	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 774-0362	199	20	9.8	90.5%	3 (1.5%)	151 (75.9%)	35 (17.6%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.0%)	76	289^th of 1504 public middle schools	80.8%		65.2	464^th of 1500 public middle schools	69.1%	175							100.0	66.7	96.4	100.0				59.0	56.0	66.2				57.7	69.6	95.5		29.4	$35,096	$3,198	$31,899
Academy For Health Careers	Public	9-12	150 Albany Ave	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 773-0128	231	19	11.9	84.8%	4 (1.7%)	155 (67.1%)	45 (19.5%)	8 (3.5%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	14 (6.1%)	14.2	1067^th of 1242 public high schools	14.1%		12.5	1061^st of 1228 public high schools	13.6%	6	32.1	7.4	0.0	48.6	5.0		40.0	9.7	74.4	7.3															$19,257	$2,032	$17,224
Pathways In Technology Early College High School (P-Tech)	Public	9-12	150 Albany Ave	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 221-1593	520	38	13.7	83.1%	5 (1.0%)	397 (76.3%)	67 (12.9%)	14 (2.7%)	5 (1.0%)	7 (1.3%)	25 (4.8%)	27.6	878^th of 1242 public high schools	29.3%		21.3	931^st of 1228 public high schools	24.2%	53	36.3			49.6	42.1		79.4	42.7	62.5	42.4															$17,373	$1,604	$15,769
New Bridges Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1025 Eastern Pkwy	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 363-8200	428	33	13.1	82.5%	13 (3.0%)	314 (73.4%)	84 (19.6%)	9 (2.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	53.9	1054^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.9%		52.8	1089^th of 2439 public elementary schools	55.4%	35											36.1	63.6	50.9				48.7	62.8	51.9				26.4		$20,286	$2,935	$17,351
KIPP Always Mentally Prepared Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	1224 Park Pl-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	KIPP Always Mentally Prepared Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 943-3710	871	65	13.4	89.8%	13 (1.5%)	715 (82.1%)	97 (11.1%)	4 (0.5%)	21 (2.4%)	4 (0.5%)	17 (2.0%)								(n/a)										78.3	47.7	56.7	39.0	47.4	69.8	65.1	75.3	68.8	54.8	52.1	78.1		33.3	54.3	$19,182	$2,253	$16,929
Explore Empower Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	188 Rochester Ave	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	Explore Empower Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 771-2090	430	44	9.8	84.7%	1 (0.2%)	368 (85.6%)	46 (10.7%)	6 (1.4%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	63	822^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	66.4%		43	1364^th of 2439 public elementary schools	44.1%	542								78.3		88.0	67.5	45.5	63.4	45.0	60.3	55.4	90.2	65.9	43.6	52.5	54.4	53.0	27.5	26.2	$26,890	$1,853	$25,037
Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	1580 Dean St-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 604-6910	261	27	9.6	92.3%	5 (1.9%)	206 (78.9%)	42 (16.1%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	62.8	492^nd of 1504 public middle schools	67.3%		55.7	611^th of 1500 public middle schools	59.3%	119										61.1				38.9	53.3	71.3				40.6	39.2	73.4		59.5	$25,973	$2,584	$23,389

Cities Near Zip Code 11213

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brooklyn	0.08 mi	584	478^th
Ridgewood	2.48 mi	9	619^th
Glendale	2.55 mi	5	228^th
Maspeth	3.46 mi	4	263^rd
Middle Village	3.67 mi	4	106^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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