Best Public Schools in Zip Code 11214

Summary:

The 15 schools in the 11214 zip code of Brooklyn, New York serve a diverse range of students from elementary to high school. While the schools generally perform below the state average, a few standout institutions like Ps 101 Verrazano (The) and Is 281 Joseph B Cavallaro consistently excel, with high proficiency rates on state assessments and top rankings among their peers.

The data reveals significant variation in academic performance across the schools in this area. Some elementary and middle schools, such as Ps 101 Verrazano (The) and Is 281 Joseph B Cavallaro, stand out for their strong results, while others struggle to meet state standards. This disparity suggests the need for targeted interventions and support to address the unique challenges faced by schools serving high-need student populations.

Despite the overall lower performance compared to state averages, the schools in the 11214 zip code demonstrate the potential for improvement. By leveraging the successes of the top-performing institutions and fostering collaboration across the New York City Geographic District #20 and New York City Geographic District #21, educators can work towards more equitable educational outcomes for all students in this community.

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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 Physics (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 Physics 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
New Utrecht High School	Public	9-12	1601 80th St	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 232-2500	3,112	212	14.6	79.7%	666 (21.4%)	79 (2.5%)	1,113 (35.8%)	1,223 (39.3%)	15 (0.5%)	11 (0.4%)	5 (0.2%)	42.3	734^th of 1242 public high schools	40.9%		39.8	738^th of 1228 public high schools	39.9%	4	26.7	55.0	80.0	69.5	52.6	59.9	72.2	59.1	72.5	82.4	45.1															$14,415	$1,345	$13,070
Ps 163 Bath Beach	Public	K-8	109 Bay 14th St	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 236-9003	607	50	12.1	80.1%	165 (27.2%)	9 (1.5%)	221 (36.4%)	209 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	92.7	153^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	93.7%		81.2	413^th of 2439 public elementary schools	83.1%	260								100.0			100.0	63.0	67.9	92.1	80.7	64.7	84.4	89.8	78.7	97.6	93.7	85.5	68.0	97.2	46.2	$20,234	$2,628	$17,606
Ps 186 Dr Irving A Gladstone	Public	K-5	7601 19th Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 236-7071	999	76	13.1	75.8%	318 (31.8%)	9 (0.9%)	302 (30.2%)	358 (35.8%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	62.7	832^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	66.0%		62.5	856^th of 2439 public elementary schools	64.9%	24												35.3	64.5	47.3				68.3	72.9	48.8				39.0		$17,646	$1,697	$15,949
Ps 200 Benson School	Public	PK, KG-5	1940 Benson Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 236-5466	1,267	80	15.8	86.0%	533 (42.1%)	19 (1.5%)	244 (19.3%)	458 (36.1%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.7%)	62.1	855^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.0%		66.4	762^nd of 2439 public elementary schools	68.8%	93												54.6	48.6	43.4				73.5	69.0	52.4				35.1		$15,496	$1,626	$13,870
Ps 748 Brooklyn School For Global Scholars	Public	K-5	1664 Benson Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 382-3130	434	30	14.5	81.8%	116 (26.7%)	2 (0.5%)	116 (26.7%)	190 (43.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	78.3	469^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.8%		75.6	551^st of 2439 public elementary schools	77.4%	82												58.1	60.7	62.9				62.9	72.9	72.2				51.4		$17,319	$1,956	$15,363
Ps 101 Verrazano (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	8696 24th Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 372-0221	1,057	69	15.2	67.2%	296 (28.0%)	14 (1.3%)	150 (14.2%)	581 (55.0%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.9%)	85.7	298^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.8%		89.4	225^th of 2439 public elementary schools	90.8%	73												63.7	71.6	66.7				70.7	84.6	72.2				54.4		$18,369	$1,619	$16,750
Ps 128 Bensonhurst	Public	K-5	2075 84th St	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 373-5900	430	36	12.0	84.4%	196 (45.6%)	6 (1.4%)	91 (21.2%)	130 (30.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	27.3	1828^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.2%		30.5	1737^th of 2439 public elementary schools	28.8%	91												33.3	28.8	22.6				31.0	47.8	31.5				32.9		$20,961	$1,767	$19,194
Ps 212 Lady Deborah Moody	Public	PK, KG-5	87 Bay 49th St	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 266-4841	586	41	14.4	82.8%	111 (18.9%)	55 (9.4%)	236 (40.3%)	174 (29.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	39.7	1466^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.0%		47.4	1232^nd of 2439 public elementary schools	49.5%	234												29.4	45.1	32.5				43.8	59.8	51.7				25.8		$22,406	$2,008	$20,398
Is 281 Joseph B Cavallaro	Public, Magnet	6-8	8787 24th Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 996-6706	1,164	90	12.9	84.6%	272 (23.4%)	69 (5.9%)	309 (26.5%)	489 (42.0%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.4%)	72.7	337^th of 1504 public middle schools	77.6%		71.3	367^th of 1500 public middle schools	75.5%	30								98.9			96.6				49.9	57.2	56.6				58.9	68.0	70.3		52.1	$17,331	$1,300	$16,031
Brooklyn Studio Secondary School	Public	6-12	8310 21st Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 266-5032	876	77	11.3	77.6%	365 (41.7%)	28 (3.2%)	311 (35.5%)	159 (18.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.1%)	38.3	771^st of 1242 public high schools	37.9%		37.4	762^nd of 1228 public high schools	37.9%	9	35.2	26.8	57.1	75.9	30.1	66.9	72.4	56.4	18.2	75.3	54.0				36.4	46.7	50.6				41.0	40.8	32.4		35.3	$18,941	$1,436	$17,506
International High School At Lafayette	Public, Magnet	9-12	2630 Benson Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 333-7860	353	27	13.2	85.3%	86 (24.4%)	14 (4.0%)	200 (56.7%)	48 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	27.5	879^th of 1242 public high schools	29.2%					(n/a)	42.2			48.5							35.2															$19,580	$2,330	$17,251
High School Of Sports Management	Public	9-12	2630 Benson Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 333-7650	338	29	11.6	76.3%	79 (23.4%)	62 (18.3%)	143 (42.3%)	45 (13.3%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	13.3	1082^nd of 1242 public high schools	12.9%		11.9	1070^th of 1228 public high schools	12.9%	12	28.1	32.1	52.5	34.6	17.9	47.7	39.4	46.9		50.0	21.8															$19,818	$1,517	$18,301
Kingsborough Early College School	Public	6-12	2630 Benson Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 333-7850	743	46	16.0	78.2%	203 (27.3%)	159 (21.4%)	296 (39.8%)	52 (7.0%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.6%)	62.3	488^th of 1242 public high schools	60.7%		55.3	590^th of 1228 public high schools	52.0%	102	21.2	100.0	76.0	94.1	64.0	79.6	94.2	78.4	100.0	71.3	58.8				46.3	52.6	54.8				39.4	47.8	20.0		47.1	$15,019	$1,495	$13,524
Life Academy High School For Film And Music	Public	9-12	2630 Benson Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 333-7750	251	24	10.5	85.3%	47 (18.7%)	42 (16.7%)	128 (51.0%)	29 (11.6%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	11.9	1112^th of 1242 public high schools	10.5%		8.5	1135^th of 1228 public high schools	7.6%	23	22.4	13.9	24.2	46.3	21.5	17.2	62.6	24.3		55.7	30.0															$17,813	$965	$16,847
Leaders High School	Public	9-12	2630 Benson Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 333-7700	372	32	11.7	77.4%	98 (26.3%)	38 (10.2%)	155 (41.7%)	59 (15.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (5.1%)								(n/a)				76.4																						$18,141	$2,033	$16,108

Cities Near Zip Code 11214

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brooklyn	0.27 mi	584	478^th
Staten Island	3.84 mi	88	404^th
New York	6.51 mi	361	447^th
Rockaway Park	7.61 mi	8	401^st
Ridgewood	8.45 mi	9	619^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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