Academy for College Preparation and Career Exploration: A College Board School

Both ELA (40.3%) and math (49.1%) proficiency land below District 17 averages of about 60.5% and 57.3%, and the school's overall quality score of 1.79/4 trails the district's 2.36/4. But the trend line tells a different story: math proficiency has rocketed from 3.8% in 2018 to 49.1% in 2025, and ELA has nearly doubled since 2022. Grade 7 math is a particular bright spot at 81.3% proficiency, though Grade 8 math dipped to 31.3%, suggesting some unevenness across cohorts. The school is closing gaps faster than almost any peer in the area, even if it hasn't caught up yet.

The day-to-day feel here is unusually parent-friendly: 100% of surveyed families report satisfaction, with perfect scores on parent-teacher and parent-principal trust and a 99% family survey response rate. Teachers report 92% trust in their principal and 88% on instruction quality, slightly under the district's 89.1%. There were zero suspensions last year — essentially unheard of — which speaks to a restorative rather than punitive culture. The one warning sign is chronic absenteeism at 90.1%, meaning the vast majority of students miss 10% or more of school days, even though the daily attendance rate (94.8%) is solid. That gap suggests students show up consistently when they're in school but miss extended stretches.

The 382 students are predominantly Black (67%) and Hispanic (26%), with an economic need index of 80.8% reflecting a high-poverty population and 19% of students with IEPs. That mix closely mirrors the surrounding East Flatbush-Erasmus neighborhood, which has a median household income around $71,675 and a 15.8% poverty rate. The school serves a population that many Brooklyn families would recognize as their own block.

The school sits in East Flatbush-Erasmus, a working- and middle-class corner of central Brooklyn where median household income is about $71,675, roughly a third of adults hold a bachelor's degree, and only 17% of households own their home. About 12.7% of households have children, and the poverty rate sits at 15.8%. It's a renter-heavy, family-rooted area with strong Caribbean and West Indian cultural presence.

Three subway options within a 10-minute walk: Church Av on the B and Q lines (about 7 minutes), Church Av on the 2 and 5 lines (about 9 minutes), and Parkside Av on the Q (about 10 minutes)