P.S. 748 Brooklyn School for Global Scholars

At 68.1% ELA proficiency and 73.6% math proficiency, P.S. 748 sits modestly above district averages (66.2% ELA, 71.2% math). The trajectory has been uneven: ELA hovered around 71% in 2016-2017, slipped through the late 2010s, dropped to a low of 55.3% in 2023, and has since rebounded to its highest level in three years. Math has been steadier, generally ranging 70-83% across the past decade. One pattern worth noting: third-graders score notably stronger (73.4% ELA, 82.1% math) than fifth-graders (63.8% ELA, 64.4% math), suggesting students may lose some momentum as they move through the upper grades.

This is a school where the adults seem genuinely aligned. Teacher-reported safety is at 100%, teacher-principal trust at 100%, and 99% of teachers rate their own instruction quality favorably — all above district averages. Parent satisfaction sits at 94% and parent trust in both teachers and the principal is at 97%. The discipline record is essentially clean: just one suspension in 2023-24 and zero in the prior two years. The one red flag is attendance: the chronic absenteeism rate of 80.8% is striking, and Asian students show the highest rate at 88.4% — a pattern worth probing directly with the school if your family is in that group.

P.S. 748's student body is unusually Asian-dominant for a Brooklyn elementary school: 45% Asian, 27% Hispanic, 26% White, with Black and multiracial students each around 1%. The diversity index of 66% reflects genuine mixing rather than a single dominant group. With 68.2% of students classified as economically needy and 15% receiving IEP services, the school serves a working- and middle-class population that mirrors Bath Beach's character — a neighborhood where nearly a quarter of households include children and over a third of adults hold a bachelor's degree.

Bath Beach is a family-dense Brooklyn neighborhood with a median household income around $78,000 and a poverty rate under 15%. Homeownership sits at 40% and the median home value is over $1 million — numbers that point to both stability and distance from Manhattan. The area skews multigenerational and family-oriented, with local elementary schools like this one anchoring everyday life.

The school is most accessible via the D train — 18 Av is about a 7-minute walk, while 20 Av and 79 St are roughly 11 and 12 minutes on foot, respectively. There's no single-step commute, so families should plan for a short walk in any weather.