At a Glance
A small Bay Ridge middle school where teachers and families overwhelmingly trust each other — though academic data is hard to come by.
Best suited for
Families who want a small, tight-knit middle school with unusually strong parent-teacher relationships, and who are comfortable asking pointed curriculum questions at a school tour since public academic data is limited.
What stands out
- Teachers report 100% trust in school leadership and 100% collegial trust among staff — extraordinarily rare in survey data.
- A family survey response rate of 88% signals a parent community that shows up and weighs in.
- The name — School of Technology, Arts, and Research — signals a STEM-and-creative focus distinct from a generic middle school.
- Includes a special education cohort (SE) alongside general-education 6th and 7th graders, supporting inclusion.
- The PTA raised $57,500 in 2024-25, strong fundraising for a small middle school.
Things to consider
- No ELA, math, or science proficiency data is reported here, so academic outcomes are hard to judge from public data alone.
- Only 12 teachers responded to the climate survey — the perfect scores come from a small group.
- Grades 6 and 7 only (plus SE), so students will need to transition again after 7th grade.
- Small size means fewer electives and a smaller social circle than larger middle schools.
- Bay Ridge's median home value above $900,000 reflects a neighborhood that can be expensive to buy into.
Based on 2024-25 data
School SummaryDistrict 20
District 20 covers southwest Brooklyn and includes well-regarded peers like the Christa McAuliffe School (94/100), The Blythebourne (80/100), and P.S. 163 Bath Beach (81/100). This school's published overall score isn't included in the data, so its standing among District 20 middle schools is hard to pin down — but its climate-survey consistency stands out.
Academics
The data provided doesn't include ELA, math, or science proficiency rates for this school, so it's hard to benchmark against the district's roughly 66% ELA and 71% math averages. The school's name — School of Technology, Arts, and Research — suggests a project-based or STEM-and-creative curriculum, but families should ask directly about course offerings, assessment data, and how students perform when they leave for high school. Without proficiency numbers in hand, parent surveys and PTA engagement are the strongest available signals of academic climate.
Culture
This school's survey numbers are striking: 100% of teachers say they trust school leadership and rate instruction as strong, with 100% collegial trust among staff. Families mirror that — 94% report satisfaction, and 96% trust both their child's teacher and the principal. The 88% family survey response rate is exceptionally high and signals a parent community that shows up rather than tunes out. One honest caveat: only 12 teachers responded, so those perfect scores come from a small group of educators, not the full faculty.
Community
Student-body demographic data isn't included here, so the picture of who attends this school comes mostly from its surrounding neighborhood. Bay Ridge has a solidly middle-class profile, with a median household income around $89,000, half of adults holding a bachelor's degree, and just under 19% of households including children — the kind of place where many families put down roots for years. The school serves grades 6 and 7 plus a special education cohort, suggesting a small and likely close-knit student body rather than the sprawling rolls of a zoned mega-middle-school.
Neighborhood
Bay Ridge is one of southwest Brooklyn's larger residential neighborhoods — a mix of prewar co-ops, single-family houses, and dense blocks near the R train terminus. Census figures paint a comfortable middle-class profile: a poverty rate of 11.5%, homeownership just over a third, and a median home value north of $900,000. About half of adults in the area hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and nearly one in five households includes children — typical of an established family neighborhood where turnover is relatively low.
The R train is the workhorse here: 86 St is about a 9-minute walk, Bay Ridge-95 St about 10 minutes, and 77 St about 16 minutes.
Survey Results
NYC School Survey (2025) · 100 families responded (88% rate)
PTA Fundraising
Source: DOE Local Law 171 disclosure
How to get in, step by step
Middle school (6th grade)
Middle school is one citywide application, made in 5th grade. We don't have School of Technology, Arts, and Research's program list, so read how each of its programs admits on MySchools before you rank it.
Middle school application
- Opened
- Wed, Oct 14
- Closes
- Fri, Dec 11
- Offers
- Wed, Apr 7
The DOE’s published dates.
- 1Apply on MySchools during the middle school application, in 5th grade.
- 2Rank programs in true preference order — the match places your child in the highest-ranked one that offers a seat.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is School of Technology, Arts, and Research a good school?
- Published quality ratings aren't available for School of Technology, Arts, and Research yet on Motley. It's a public school serving grades 6 to 7 in Bay Ridge.
- What grades does School of Technology, Arts, and Research serve?
- School of Technology, Arts, and Research serves grades 6 to 7.
- Is School of Technology, Arts, and Research public, charter, or private?
- School of Technology, Arts, and Research is a public school in NYC Community School District 20.
- What neighborhood is School of Technology, Arts, and Research in?
- School of Technology, Arts, and Research is in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.