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Brooklyn School for Math and Research, The
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Brooklyn NY
Our Insights
What’s Special
Steady leadership with strong teacher support
The Downside
Metal detectors
The Brooklyn School for Math and Research offers a demanding academic program and good preparation for college. . All students must take four years of math, four years of science and Advanced Placement. Students also study Mandarin.
Founding Principal Dr. Perry Rainey encourages high-achievers to take part in programs outside school such as Urban Ambassadors, which provides mentors to to help young men get into top universities and colleges. About three-fifths of the students are male.
Dr. Rainey works with a loyal staff that mirrors the racial make-up of the school’s mostly black and Hispanic student population, as seen in a staff photo on the school website. He has a doctorate in education administration and was assistant principal at Fredrick Douglass Academy VII High School. Teachers praise the principal’s leadership, according to school surveys.
The school offers visual art and drama. Sports, including swimming, are shared with the other schools in the Bushwick Educational Campus building, which has a metal detector.
SPECIAL EDUCATION: Most students with disabilities graduate on time.
ADMISSIONS: In recent years the school has had room for all applicants. (Lydie Raschka, web reports and DOE data, August 2018)
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School Stats
Is this school safe and well-run?
From 2018-19 NYC School Survey
From 2017-18 NY State Report Card
From this school's most recent Quality Review Report
From 2018-19 School Quality Guide
How do students perform academically?
From 2018-19 School Quality Guide
Who does this school serve?
From 2019-20 Demographic Snapshot
From 2018-19 School Quality Guide
How does this school serve special populations?
From 2018-19 School Quality Guide
Programs & Admissions
From the 2021 High School Directory
Program Description:
Students can choose to focus on a mathematics and comprehensive science course sequence beginning with their first year or spend their first two years exploring both subject areas and then concentrating on one at the beginning of their third year. Students will have the opportunity to earn college credits before graduation through AP courses. The projected four year science sequence is 9th grade: Physics; 10th grade: Chemistry; 11th grade: Living Environment; and 12th grade: AP Biology.
Academics
Language Courses
Mandarin, Spanish
Advanced Placement (AP) courses
AP Computer Science Principles, AP Biology, AP Statistics, AP Seminar, AP United States History, AP English Language and Composition, AP Research
Sports
Boys PSAL teams
Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball
Girls PSAL teams
Badminton, Basketball, Softball, Volleyball
Read about admissions, academics, and more at this school on NYCDOE’s MySchools
Contact & Location
Location
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