District 16 schools
District 16 (Brooklyn) has 22 public schools: 11 elementary schools, 1 K–8 school, 5 middle schools and 5 high schools. 12 are zoned, guaranteeing a seat to children who live in the school's zone; the rest admit by application or lottery. 11 charter schools are also located in the district.
Highest-ranked on SchoolDigger: Brooklyn Brownstone School, M.S. 267 Math, Science & Technology and P.S. 021 Crispus Attucks.
Elementary schools (11)
- Brighter Choice Community School
PK–5 · Zoned: elementary · Lower half in NY (elementary)
- Brooklyn Brownstone School
K–5 · Unzoned · Top 10% in NY (elementary)
- P.S. 005 Dr. Ronald McNair
PK–5 · Zoned: elementary · Top 20% in NY (elementary)
- P.S. 021 Crispus Attucks
PK–5 · Zoned: elementary · Top 15% in NY (elementary)
- P.S. 026 Jesse Owens
PK–5 · Zoned: elementary · Lower half in NY (elementary)
- P.S. 040 George W. Carver
PK–5 · Zoned: elementary · Top 19% in NY (elementary)
- P.S. 081 Thaddeus Stevens
PK–5 · Zoned: elementary · Lower half in NY (elementary)
- P.S. 243K- The Weeksville School
PK–5 · Zoned: elementary · Lower half in NY (elementary)
- P.S. 262 El Hajj Malik El Shabazz Elementary School
K–5 · Zoned: elementary · Top 29% in NY (elementary)
- P.S. 309 The George E. Wibecan Preparatory Academy
PK–5 · Zoned: elementary · Top 50% in NY (elementary)
- P.S. 335 Granville T. Woods
PK–5 · Zoned: elementary · Top 31% in NY (elementary)
K–8 schools (1)
- P.S. 308 Clara Cardwell
PK–8 · Zoned: elementary · Lower half in NY (middle)
Middle schools (5)
- M.S. 035 Stephen Decatur
6–8 · Unzoned · Top 18% in NY (middle)
- M.S. 267 Math, Science & Technology
6–8 · Unzoned · Top 12% in NY (middle)
- Madiba Prep Middle School
6–8 · Unzoned · Lower half in NY (middle)
- The Brooklyn Green School
6–8 · Unzoned · Top 47% in NY (middle)
- Whitelaw Reid Academy of Arts and Business
6–8 · Unzoned · Lower half in NY (middle)
High schools (5)
- Boys and Girls High School
9–12 · Zoned: high · Lower half in NY (high)
- Brooklyn High School for Law and Technology
9–12 · Lower half in NY (high)
- Nelson Mandela High School
9–12 · Lower half in NY (high)
- Research and Service High School
9–12 · Lower half in NY (high)
- The Brooklyn Academy of Global Finance
9–12 · Lower half in NY (high)
Charter schools located in District 16 (11)
Independently run public schools, admitting by lottery with preference for District 16 residents. All NYC charter schools →
- Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School
K–8 · Top 3% in NY (elementary)
- Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School II
- Brooklyn Emerging Leaders Academy Charter School
9–12 · Lower half in NY (high)
- Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School
K–8 · Lower half in NY (middle)
- EMBER Charter School for Mindful Education, Innovation and Transformation
K–8
- La Cima Charter School
K–5 · Top 43% in NY (elementary)
- Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School
6–8 · Top 31% in NY (middle)
- Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 3
K–5 · Top 1% in NY (elementary)
- Uncommon Bed-Stuy East Charter School NYC
5–12 · Top 30% in NY (middle)
- Uncommon Excellence Boys Charter School NYC
K–8 · Top 27% in NY (elementary)
- Uncommon Excellence Girls Charter School NYC
K–8 · Top 20% in NY (middle)
Not in the current DOE directory (1)
These schools appear in older DOE test, quality, or admissions data but not the current school directory. They may have closed, merged, or changed their school code.
- P.S. 025 Eubie Blake School
Unzoned