EBC High School for Public Service - Bushwick

School-level proficiency figures aren't reported here, so the strongest signal of academic quality comes from the program catalog and teacher ratings. Teachers rate instructional quality at 98%, well above the district average of 86%, and the school stacks its offerings with AP courses, SAT prep, college-level coursework, peer tutoring, and a debate team — an unusually ambitious academic menu for a high-need school. With 24% of students on IEPs and an economic need index of 91.3%, much of the academic work is about catching students up and pushing them forward at the same time.

The discipline picture here is the headline: zero suspensions, against a district average suspension rate of about 1.2%. That's not a rounding error — it's a culture signal. Trust runs high between families and the principal (95%) and between teachers and the instructional work (98% on instruction quality), though teacher-to-principal trust is more modest at 81%. The small survey response rates — 21% of families, just 23 teachers — are worth noting; the glowing numbers reflect a committed slice of the community rather than a universal chorus.

The student body is 86% Hispanic and 11% Black, with very small Asian, White, and multiracial populations. This mirrors the surrounding Bushwick neighborhood more than it diversifies it — the diversity index of 26% is one of the lower in the city. The economic need index of 91.3% means nearly all students arrive at the door facing financial pressure, which shapes everything from homework help to college-application support.

The school sits in Bushwick, where median household income sits around $86,760 and roughly one in five households lives below the poverty line — a community that is working-class, multigenerational, and increasingly shaped by gentrification pressure. Only about 11% of neighborhood households include children, which reflects the area's young adult skew, and homeownership is low at 11%, meaning most families rent. The college-educated share (44%) is higher than the citywide norm, a sign of the artists and professionals who have moved in alongside long-time residents.

The Kosciuszko St J stop is about a 2-minute walk, Central Av on the M about 5 minutes, and Myrtle Av on the M, J, and Z about 8 minutes — three lines within easy range.