Magnet School of Math, Science and Design Technology

Proficiency rates here (84.9% ELA, 81.9% math) handily outpace the District 15 averages of roughly 65% and 63%, and the school's overall quality score of 3.34 out of 4 sits well above the district's 2.58. The trajectory is clearly upward: ELA hovered around 70% for most of the last decade before jumping to 77.4% in 2023 and 84.9% in 2025, while math climbed from the low 60s to over 80% in the same window. Third-graders are the strongest cohort (90.2% ELA, 86.3% math), with scores tapering slightly by fifth grade — a common pattern as state tests get harder.

The day-to-day reads calm and well-managed. Attendance runs at 94%, slightly above the district average of 93.5%, and the school has posted zero suspensions for three straight years — that's not a typo, it's a clean record. The 100% 'strong relationships' rating on the school survey is striking, and teachers rate the quality of instruction at 95% (well above the district's 89%). Parents express very high trust in both teachers and the principal (96% on both), though overall parent satisfaction lands at 91%, a touch below the district average of 93%. The one internal soft spot: only 83% of teachers say they trust school leadership, and collegial trust among staff is 81% — not red flags, but worth knowing if you're a teacher evaluating the building.

The student body skews White (53%), Hispanic (22%), and Asian (11%), with smaller Black (8%) and multiracial (6%) populations — a noticeably Whiter mix than the typical District 15 school. The economic need index of 29.2 is well below the citywide norm, reflecting a relatively affluent family base. Twenty percent of students have IEPs, a meaningful share that the school appears to serve within a general-education setting. The PTA pulled in $572 per student in 2024-25, well above the $491 district average, which translates into real programming power.

Windsor Terrace and South Slope are family-first Brooklyn neighborhoods where the median household income tops $138,000, only about 7% of residents live in poverty, and nearly three-quarters of adults have a bachelor's degree. About 26% of households have children under 18, and roughly 40% of homes are owner-occupied — both signals of rooted, multi-generational family life. The median home value of $1.28 million tells you most of what you need to know about who can comfortably afford to live here.

Most families walk or use the F and G trains — the closest stops are 15 St-Prospect Park (about 7 minutes on foot) and 7 Av (about 10 minutes). The R is also an option at Prospect Av, a roughly 10-minute walk.