All City Leadership Secondary School

Test scores place All City among the highest-performing schools in District 32 — ELA at 83.8% and math at 68.8% dwarf the district averages of 45.9% and 43.2% respectively. However, the school's academic trajectory tells a nuanced story: scores peaked in 2018 at 93.3% ELA and 92.8% math, then dipped significantly during 2022-2023 (dropping to 70.8% and 66.1%), before recovering to current levels. Grade 7 students are particularly strong, hitting 93.1% ELA and 94.7% math, while grades 6 and 8 show more mixed results. The school offers AP courses, honors track, and STEM programming — a solid academic menu for a district where options are limited.

The culture here reads as genuinely collaborative — teachers rate instruction quality at 96%, and parent satisfaction hits 94% with strong trust marks across the board (94% parent-teacher trust, 91% parent-principal trust). Teachers report exceptionally high collegial trust at 97%, though teacher-principal trust sits lower at 88% — a gap worth noting. Attendance is strong at 94.3% versus the 91.9% district average. Perhaps most notably, there were zero suspensions last year — a discipline record that suggests restorative or relationship-based approaches. The tradeoff: survey response rates are low (8% family, 23 teacher responses), so these strong numbers represent a committed subset of families.

The student body is predominantly Hispanic (72%), with meaningful White (12%), Black (11%), and Asian (5%) representation — reflecting Bushwick's evolving demographics. With 66.2% economic need index and 17% IEP students, this is a school serving students with real challenges outside the classroom. The diversity index of 51% is moderate, and the class size of 20.8 matches the district average. This isn't a screened school — it's a neighborhood school that happens to deliver exceptional results.

Bushwick is a neighborhood on the rise — young families are moving in, the food scene is vibrant, and the L train keeps you connected to Manhattan in about 20 minutes. The neighborhood scores show this: transit access is excellent (89.66 percentile) and family density is high (82.76). But it's not without tradeoffs: safety scores are low (23.75), and stability is minimal (4.21) — this is a changing, still-gentrifying area. Median home values hover around $949,000, and homeownership is low at 20.5%, meaning many families are renters. The neighborhood has parks and community resources, but parents should know they're moving into an area in transition.

Bushwick is highly walkable and well-served by the L train and several bus lines. Families from across Brooklyn and even parts of Queens find the transit access relatively easy, though commutes vary depending on where you're coming from.