Top 10 Best Brooklyn Public Schools (2022)

For the 2022 school year, there are 565 public schools serving 324,138 students in Brooklyn, NY. Brooklyn has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in New York.

The top ranked public schools in Brooklyn, NY are Brooklyn Technical High School, Leon M Goldstein High School For The Sciences and Midwood High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Brooklyn, NY public schools have an average math proficiency score of 55% (versus the New York public school average of 55%), and reading proficiency score of 56% (versus the 54% statewide average). Schools in Brooklyn have an average ranking of 6/10, which is in the top 50% of New York public schools.

Minority enrollment is 83% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is more than the New York public school average of 57% (majority Hispanic and Black).