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Brooklyn School for Math and Research, The

Grades: 9-12
Staff Pick for Special Ed

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.  (Lydie Raschka, web reports and DOE data, August 2018)

 

 

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School Stats

Citywide Average Key
This school is Better Near Worse than the citywide average

Academics

School
Citywide
How many students graduate in 4 years?
 
94%
How many students with disabilities graduate in 4 years?
 
100%
How many English language learners graduate in 4 years?
 
77%
Average daily attendance
 
89%
How many students miss 18 or more days of school?
 
43%
How many parents of students with disabilities say this school offers enough activities and services for their children's needs?
 
57%
How many parents of students with disabilities say this school works to achieve the goals of their students' IEPs?
 
71%
From the 2022-23 School Quality Guide and 2022-23 NYC School Survey

Students

335
Number of students
Citywide Average is 615

Race/Ethnicity


School
Citywide
Low-income students
 
88%
Students with disabilities
 
19%
Multilingual learners
 
14%
From the 2022-23 Demographic Snapshot

Safety & Vibe

School
Citywide
How many students were suspended?
 
1%
How many students say they feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms and locker rooms?
 
77%
How many students think bullying happens most or all of the time at this school?
 
47%
How many students say that some are bullied at their school because of their gender or sexual orientation?
 
35%
How many teachers say they would recommend this school to other families?
 
94%
From the 2022-23 NYC School Survey and 2019-20 NY State Report Card

Faculty & Staff

School
Citywide
How many teachers say the principal is an effective manager?
 
97%
0.9
Years of principal experience at this school
Citywide Average is 7
123
Number of students for each guidance counselor or social worker
Citywide Average is 191
How many teachers have 3 or more years of experience teaching?
 
64%
Are teachers effective?
From the 2022-23 NYC School Survey, 2022-23 School Quality Guide, 2021-22 Report on School-Based Staff Demographics, 2023 Guidance Counselor Report, and this school's most recent Quality Review Report

Advanced Courses

Which students have access to advanced courses at this school? Learn more

Calculus

 
9%

Computer Science

 
13%

Physics

 
38%

Advanced Foreign Language

Not offered in 2021-21

AP/IB Arts, English, History or Social Science

 
55%

AP/IB Math or Science

 
51%

Music

Not offered in 2021-21
From unpublished, anonymized data from the 2021-22 school year provided by the New York State Education Department, brought to you by

College Readiness

School
Citywide
How many students graduate with test scores high enough to enroll at CUNY without remedial help?
 
67%
How many students take a college-level course or earn a professional certificate?
 
100%
How many students who have graduated from this high school stay in college for at least 3 semesters?
 
57%
From the 2020-21 and 2022-23 School Quality Guide
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Programs & Admissions

From the 2024 High School Directory

Mathematics, Science & Humanities (L68A)

Admissions Method: Open

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.

Offerings

From the 2024 High School Directory

Language Courses

Spanish

Advanced Courses

Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Computer Science Principles, AP English Language and Composition, AP Research, AP Seminar, AP Statistics, AP United States History, Chemistry (Advanced Science), Physics (Advanced Science), World Languages (Advanced World Languages)

Boys PSAL teams

Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Swimming, Volleyball

Girls PSAL teams

Badminton, Basketball, Softball, Swimming, Volleyball

Read about admissions, academics, and more at this school on NYCDOE’s MySchools

NYC Department of Education: MySchools

Contact & Location

Location

400 Irving Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11237

Trains: L Line, M Line to Myrtle Av

Buses: B13, B20, B26, B38, B52, B54, B60, Q55, Q58


Contact

Principal: Deanna Torres

Parent Coordinator: Heyssa Martinez

Phone: 718-381-7100

Website

Other Details

Shared campus? Yes

This school shares the Bushwick Educational Campus with three other schools

Uniforms required? No
Metal detectors? Yes

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