M.S. 267 Math, Science & Technology

M.S. 267 sits comfortably above the District 16 average on both subjects: 69.5% ELA proficiency versus a district 57.6%, and 75.3% in math versus 57.0%. The school-wide number conceals real grade-level variation—seventh graders posted an 85% ELA pass rate and 81.1% in math, eighth graders 69.2% and 50% respectively, and sixth graders a striking 86.4% in math—so your child's grade will shape the experience as much as the school will. The trajectory is the more important story: ELA climbed from a 30% low in 2018 to 71.3% in 2024, and math recovered from 19.8% in 2022 to 75.3% in 2025. The school's overall 2.9/4 score puts it well ahead of the district 2.29 average.

The internal culture looks unusually healthy. Teachers rated instructional quality at 100%, trust in colleagues at 94%, and trust in school leadership at 97%—numbers that suggest a cohesive, well-run faculty rather than a school managing behavior problems. Parents are positive but a touch more measured, with 90% overall satisfaction (a hair below the district 91.3%) and 88% reporting trust in teachers. Discipline is minimal—just two suspensions last year, matching the district average—so the day-to-day feel is academic and orderly rather than punitive. The catch is chronic absenteeism: 57.2% of students miss enough school to qualify as chronically absent, the trade-off every family walking in should know about.

The student body is 69% Black and 25% Hispanic, with an economic need index of 85.3 that places most students in households facing real financial pressure. Surrounding census data shows a neighborhood where the median household income is about $70,755 and 23% of residents live below the poverty line—figures consistent with Bed-Stuy's mix of long-term working-class households and an influx of college-educated newcomers. With only 177 students, the school feels close, and families often know each other through the school rather than the broader neighborhood.

Bedford-Stuyvesant (East) is a predominantly working- and middle-class neighborhood where roughly 23% of households live below the poverty line and about 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Homeownership is comparatively low at 26.7%, reflecting the renter-heavy character of the area, and the median home value sits around $1.18 million, a number that captures how dramatically local prices have moved. Households with children make up 11.9% of the area, lower than the city as a whole, which means the school draws from a relatively narrow neighborhood pool.

Three subway stops are within walking distance: Kosciuszko St on the J (about 9 minutes), Utica Av on the A and C (about 13 minutes), and Myrtle Av on the M, J, and Z (about 14 minutes).