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Exploratory School (The)

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Exploratory School (The) ranks 158 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

158^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 89% of New York middle schools

Summary

Exploratory School (The) is a high-performing public middle school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 524 students in grades 6-8. The school consistently ranks among the top middle schools in the state, with a statewide ranking between 18th and 177th out of over 1,500 middle schools in recent years. Exploratory School (The) excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, often outperforming the district and state averages.

With a relatively high per-student spending of around $34,500 and a low student-teacher ratio of 9 to 1, Exploratory School (The) has access to more resources and funding to support student learning. The school's strong performance across diverse student subgroups, including English Language Learners and students with special needs, indicates a focus on equity and inclusive practices. Nearby schools like Bridges: A School For Exploration And Equity and Middle School 51 William Alexander also demonstrate strong academic performance, offering valuable insights into effective educational strategies.

Despite Exploratory School (The)'s overall excellence, there are a few areas where the school could potentially improve, such as the performance of African American and Asian students, which lags behind other subgroups. Additionally, the school's free and reduced-price lunch rate of around 45% suggests the need to continue supporting students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Overall, Exploratory School (The) is an exceptional public middle school that consistently delivers high-quality education and supports the academic growth of its diverse student population.

518

Students ?

8.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,651

Per pupil spending ?

44%

Free/discounted lunch ?

345 Dean St
Brooklyn, NY 11217

(718) 330-9328

District: New York City Geographic District #15

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.7%

Hispanic:

23.7%

Asian:

13.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (75% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of New York middle schools

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg58%

New York avg54%

158^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 9Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #15

401^st of 874New York City Geographic District #15 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	158 of 1500	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	177 of 1504	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	92.4	101 of 1500	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	109 of 1479	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	89.2	97 of 1242	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	46 of 1439	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.8	59 of 1438	95.9%	★★★★★
2017	98.8	18 of 1455	98.8%	★★★★★
2016	91.8	78 of 1429	94.5%	★★★★★
2015	96.5	37 of 1407	97.4%	★★★★★
2014	93.7	58 of 1401	95.9%	★★★★★
2013	96.4	36 of 1373	97.4%	★★★★★
2012	93.2	31 of 1337	97.7%	★★★★★
2011	91.7	49 of 1295	96.2%	★★★★★
2010	84.5	140 of 1243	88.7%	★★★★☆
2009	74.0	323 of 1224	73.6%	★★★★☆
2008	77.1	262 of 1185	77.9%	★★★★☆
2007	73.3	316 of 1123	71.9%	★★★★☆
2006	57.8	540 of 1095	50.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	298 of 676	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	413 of 705	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.3	232 of 696	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	255 of 706	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	99.4	10 of 663	98.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	132 of 406	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	176 of 396	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.9	100 of 388	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	106 of 381	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	63 of 369	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	56.2	195 of 374	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	86.5	16 of 591	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	60.9	122 of 581	79.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	217 of 1457	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	241 of 1465	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	90.2	115 of 1463	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	118 of 1454	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	62 of 1066	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	35 of 1370	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	52 of 1353	96.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	287 of 965	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	225 of 953	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	91 of 943	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	70.3	191 of 914	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	123 of 826	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	89.8	50 of 810	93.8%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	125 of 603	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	57.4	149 of 487	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	240 of 1283	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	281 of 1296	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	89.2	97 of 1288	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	80.5	163 of 1306	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	75.3	158 of 935	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	93.5	69 of 1241	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	134 of 1245	89.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	122 of 1455	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	130 of 1464	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	87 of 1464	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	99 of 1455	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	85.1	113 of 1071	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	96.1	52 of 1366	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	60 of 1352	95.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	30 of 235	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	91.3	14 of 220	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	4 of 190	97.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	61 of 1298	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	36 of 1303	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	27 of 1307	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	14 of 1283	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	87.7	20 of 522	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	99.9	9 of 1139	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	96.8	22 of 1170	98.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	82 of 775	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	96 of 778	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	92.0	41 of 772	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	44 of 748	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	91.2	33 of 614	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	12 of 716	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	26 of 763	96.6%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2023)97th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

White (2025)89th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)87th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile-8 vs school

Homeless (2025)79th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)67th percentile-22 vs school

African American (2025)56th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I79%+23 vs state

Math76%+23 vs state

Life Science Biology74%+16 vs state

English Language Arts74%+22 vs state

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by a citizen
Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Unfortunately there are a couple of teachers at this school that endorse reverse racism. There are wonderful teachers in this school of all backgrounds. Unfortunately there are a couple of teachers that are actively reverse racist and bigoted. Be aware. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	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 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Exploratory School (The)	Public	6-8	345 Dean St	Brooklyn	11217	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 330-9328	518	59	8.7	44.0%	216 (41.7%)	54 (10.4%)	123 (23.7%)	70 (13.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	50 (9.7%)	87.6	158^th of 1500 public middle schools	89.5%		85.4	177^th of 1504 public middle schools	88.2%	19			79.3	74.1		72.8	74.3	74.0	73.8	79.0			$35,651	$1,671	$33,981
Bridges: A School For Exploration And Equity	Public	6-8	29 6 Ave	Brooklyn	11217	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	No	(718) 875-1021	298	28	10.7	47.0%	75 (25.2%)	115 (38.6%)	55 (18.5%)	18 (6.0%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (9.7%)	90.9	122^nd of 1500 public middle schools	91.9%		82.4	209^th of 1504 public middle schools	86.1%	87			86.7	87.5		79.6	75.4	72.9	80.0	82.7	76.9		$30,594	$1,879	$28,715
Middle School 266 Park Place Community Middle School	Public	6-8	62 Park Pl	Brooklyn	11217	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 230-1216	75	13	5.6	88.0%	1 (1.3%)	36 (48.0%)	36 (48.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	42.6	858^th of 1500 public middle schools	42.8%		50	709^th of 1504 public middle schools	52.9%	149						20.0	62.5	64.3	8.0	52.9	64.3	53.9	$58,072	$3,176	$54,896
Middle School 113 Ronald Edmonds Learning Center	Public	6-8	300 Adelphi St	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 834-6734	194	21	9.3	90.2%	3 (1.5%)	105 (54.1%)	78 (40.2%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	21.3	1290^th of 1500 public middle schools	14.0%		28.9	1127^th of 1504 public middle schools	25.1%	163					12.5	32.7	33.3	35.0	25.0	51.4	18.6	30.4	$41,265	$3,989	$37,275
Is 340	Public	6-8	227 Sterling Pl	Brooklyn	11238	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 857-5516	136	15	8.9	85.3%	0 (0.0%)	78 (57.4%)	53 (39.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	31.1	1095^th of 1500 public middle schools	27.0%		51.8	680^th of 1504 public middle schools	54.8%	415	29.0	21.4	13.3	41.2		43.6	45.5	50.0	20.0	34.1	23.7	42.1	$47,450	$4,203	$43,247
Middle School 51 William Alexander	Public	6-8	350 5th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 369-7603	1,038	73	14.1	60.2%	269 (25.9%)	73 (7.0%)	333 (32.1%)	285 (27.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (7.1%)	81.6	235^th of 1500 public middle schools	84.3%		74.9	299^th of 1504 public middle schools	80.1%	64		73.5	77.8	83.3		72.2	71.1	70.1	62.9	71.9			$26,814	$2,445	$24,368
Fort Green Preparatory Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	100 Clermont Ave	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 254-9401	228	20	11.1	64.5%	47 (20.6%)	96 (42.1%)	56 (24.6%)	7 (3.1%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.9%)	43.9	832^nd of 1500 public middle schools	44.5%		37.8	960^th of 1504 public middle schools	36.2%	128			30.8	59.2		49.2	57.8	44.6	30.8	51.4			$37,408	$3,327	$34,082
Urban Assembly Unison School (The)	Public	6-8	170 Gates Ave	Brooklyn	11238	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 399-1061	172	20	8.5	85.5%	7 (4.1%)	119 (69.2%)	39 (22.7%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	26.6	1199^th of 1500 public middle schools	20.1%		31.2	1089^th of 1504 public middle schools	27.6%	110			33.3	52.9		35.4	56.9	41.2	16.7	27.5	29.6	29.2	$43,975	$3,757	$40,218
Elijah Stroud Middle School	Public	6-8	443 Saint Marks Ave	Brooklyn	11238	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 638-3067	119	15	8.0	98.3%	3 (2.5%)	76 (63.9%)	35 (29.4%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	39.8	917^th of 1500 public middle schools	38.9%		35.6	1005^th of 1504 public middle schools	33.2%	88						56.3	53.1	61.1	24.2	33.3	32.4	33.3	$42,143	$3,721	$38,422
Edmund W Gordon Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	77 Sands St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	Edmund W Gordon Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 429-8439	196	21	9.3	81.1%	3 (1.5%)	142 (72.4%)	46 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	56.1	628^th of 1500 public middle schools	58.1%		42.7	862^nd of 1504 public middle schools	42.7%	234				13.4		59.6	42.1	61.8	57.5	42.9	55.9		$26,062	$1,010	$25,052

Frequently Asked Questions about Exploratory School (The)

What district is Exploratory School (The) in?

New York City Geographic District #15

Is Exploratory School (The) a good school?

Exploratory School (The) ranks 158^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Exploratory School (The)?

Students at Exploratory School (The) are 42% White, 24% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 10% African American, 10% Two or more races.

How many students attend Exploratory School (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 518 students attended Exploratory School (The).

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