District 21 schools
District 21 (Brooklyn) has 42 public schools: 1 pre-K center, 14 elementary schools, 8 K–8 schools, 7 middle schools, 2 secondary schools (grades 6–12) and 10 high schools. 27 are zoned, guaranteeing a seat to children who live in the school's zone; the rest admit by application or lottery. 3 charter schools are also located in the district.
Highest-ranked on SchoolDigger: Mark Twain I.S. 239 for the Gifted & Talented, I.S. 98 Bay Academy and P.S. 101 The Verrazano.
Pre-K centers (1)
Elementary schools (14)
- P.S. 90 Edna Cohen School
PK–5 · Zoned: elementary · Top 15% in NY (elementary)
- P.S. 97 The Highlawn
PK–5 · Zoned: elementary · Top 24% in NY (elementary)
- P.S. 100 The Coney Island School
PK–5 · Zoned: elementary · Top 18% in NY (elementary)
- P.S. 101 The Verrazano
PK–5 · Zoned: elementary · Top 11% in NY (elementary)
- P.S. 128 Bensonhurst
PK–5 · Zoned: elementary · Lower half in NY (elementary)
- P.S. 153 Homecrest
PK–5 · Zoned: elementary · Lower half in NY (elementary)
- P.S. 177 The Marlboro
PK–5 · Zoned: elementary · Top 32% in NY (elementary)
- P.S. 188 Michael E. Berdy
PK–5 · Zoned: elementary · Lower half in NY (elementary)
- P.S. 199 Frederick Wachtel
PK–5 · Zoned: elementary · Lower half in NY (elementary)
- P.S. 212 Lady Deborah Moody
PK–5 · Zoned: elementary · Top 39% in NY (elementary)
- P.S. 215 Morris H. Weiss
PK–5 · Zoned: elementary · Top 35% in NY (elementary)
- P.S. 216 Arturo Toscanini
PK–5 · Zoned: elementary · Top 26% in NY (elementary)
- P.S. 253
PK–5 · Zoned: elementary · Top 18% in NY (elementary)
- P.S. 329 Surfside
PK–5 · Zoned: elementary · Lower half in NY (elementary)
K–8 schools (8)
- P.S. 095 The Gravesend
PK–8 · Zoned: elementary · Top 23% in NY (elementary)
- P.S. 099 Isaac Asimov
PK–8 · Zoned: elementary, middle · Top 49% in NY (middle)
- P.S. 121 Nelson A. Rockefeller
PK–8 · Zoned: elementary, middle · Top 25% in NY (elementary)
- P.S. 209 Margaret Mead
PK–8 · Zoned: elementary · Top 25% in NY (middle)
- P.S. 226 Alfred De B. Mason
PK–8 · Zoned: elementary, middle · Lower half in NY (elementary)
- P.S. 238 Anne Sullivan
PK–8 · Zoned: elementary, middle · Top 49% in NY (middle)
- P.S. 288 The Shirley Tanyhill
PK–8 · Zoned: elementary · Lower half in NY (middle)
- P.S. K225 - The Eileen E. Zaglin
PK–8 · Zoned: elementary, middle · Lower half in NY (middle)
Middle schools (7)
- I.S. 096 Seth Low
6–8 · Zoned: middle · Top 45% in NY (middle)
- I.S. 98 Bay Academy
6–8 · Unzoned · Top 3% in NY (middle)
- I.S. 228 David A. Boody
6–8 · Zoned: middle · Top 17% in NY (middle)
- I.S. 281 Joseph B Cavallaro
6–8 · Zoned: middle · Top 26% in NY (middle)
- I.S. 303 Herbert S. Eisenberg
6–8 · Zoned: middle · Top 45% in NY (middle)
- Mark Twain I.S. 239 for the Gifted & Talented
6–8 · Unzoned · Top 2% in NY (middle)
- Middle School of Innovation
6–8 · Unzoned
Secondary schools (grades 6–12) (2)
- Brooklyn Studio Secondary School
6–12 · Lower half in NY (middle)
- Kingsborough Early College School
6–12 · Top 37% in NY (high)
High schools (10)
- Abraham Lincoln High School
9–12 · Zoned: high · Lower half in NY (high)
- Edward R. Murrow High School
9–12 · Lower half in NY (high)
- High School of Sports Management
9–12 · Lower half in NY (high)
- International High School at Lafayette
9–12
- John Dewey High School
9–12 · Lower half in NY (high)
- Leaders High School
9–12
- Liberation Diploma Plus
9–12 · Lower half in NY (high)
- Life Academy High School for Business and Technology
9–12 · Lower half in NY (high)
- Rachel Carson High School
9–12 · Lower half in NY (high)
- William E. Grady Career and Technical Education High School
9–12 · Lower half in NY (high)
Charter schools located in District 21 (3)
Independently run public schools, admitting by lottery with preference for District 21 residents. All NYC charter schools →
- Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School
K–12 · Top 29% in NY (middle)
- Hebrew Language Academy Charter School 2
K–5 · Top 49% in NY (elementary)
- Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst
K–8 · Top 2% in NY (elementary)