City Polytechnic High School of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology

No school-level ELA, math, or science proficiency figures were provided in this dataset, so we can't compare its test outcomes to the district average of 53% ELA proficiency and 46% math proficiency. What we do know is that this is a STEM-themed school with explicit programs in robotics and scripted coding, and its 6.2% offer rate suggests a strong incoming cohort. Without proficiency data, academic standing is one question parents should raise on a visit.

The day-to-day feel here is shaped by two very different signals. On the family side, 90% satisfaction, 98% parent-teacher trust, and 92% parent-principal trust suggest parents feel genuinely welcomed and heard. On the staff side, the picture is more uneven: just 78% of teachers rated instruction quality as strong (below the district average of 88%), and only 42% reported trusting school leadership — a low figure worth weighing, made harder to read by the fact that only 21 teachers responded. The school reported zero suspensions and lists Restorative Circles and Peer Tutoring in its programs, which points to a relationship-driven discipline approach.

The student body is 59% Black, 27% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% white, and 1% multiracial, with 20% of students having IEPs and an economic need index of 67%. That profile is markedly different from the surrounding Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill neighborhood, where 73% of adults hold a bachelor's degree and the median household income exceeds $150,000. The gap is typical of citywide specialized high schools, which draw applicants from across the borough regardless of address, and it means families should expect a student body that looks more like Brooklyn at large than the blocks immediately around the building.

Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill is one of Brooklyn's wealthiest and most educated neighborhoods, with a median household income above $150,000, a 73% bachelor's-or-higher rate, and a poverty rate of 15.5%. Just 15% of households include children, and homeownership sits at 26% — a sign of a renter-heavy, largely adult professional population. The school draws from a much more economically and racially varied student body than its immediate surroundings suggest.

Three subway options sit within a six-minute walk: Jay St-MetroTech on the R train (about 5 minutes), Jay St-MetroTech on the A/C/F (about 5 minutes), and Borough Hall on the 2/3 (about 6 minutes).