Science, Technology and Research Early College High School at Erasmus

Test scores here are striking: 80.1% ELA proficiency and 75.2% math proficiency, both roughly 20 percentage points above the District 17 averages. The trajectory is even more remarkable — ELA proficiency has climbed from 46.1% in 2016 to over 80% in 2024–25, and math has nearly doubled from 38.7% to 75.2%, with only one dip during the 2022 disruption year. Scores by grade are uneven in an interesting way: 7th graders post 98% ELA and 94% math, while 6th graders sit around 60% in both subjects — likely reflecting both the difficulty of the 6th-grade state test and some attrition of weaker students over time. Either way, the school is producing well above district-typical results and the long arc is clearly upward.

Day-to-day, this school reads as unusually calm. The attendance rate is 98.1% — about seven points above the district average — and chronic absenteeism is correspondingly low (only about 2% of students miss the 10% threshold). The school reported zero suspensions in the most recent year, which is genuinely rare and signals either a thoughtful restorative approach or a self-selecting student body (or both). On the survey side, teachers give instruction quality a 98% (well above the district's 89%) and report strong collegial trust, though parent satisfaction sits at 88% — a touch below the district's 91% — and the family survey response rate was a modest 25%, so that number deserves some caution.

The student body is 74% Black, 14% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 3% White, with an economic need index of 63.9 reflecting a mostly low- to middle-income population and 16% of students with IEPs. The surrounding East Flatbush neighborhood is a predominantly Black, Caribbean-rooted community where median household income is around $71,675, about a third of adults hold a bachelor's degree, and most households rent rather than own. The diversity index of 46% is on the lower side, meaning the school is more racially concentrated than the citywide average — but it does serve a real cross-section of the East Flatbush community rather than a narrow slice of it.

East Flatbush is one of Brooklyn's classic Caribbean-American corridors — a working- and middle-class community where about 16% of residents live below the poverty line and 13% of households include children, with a third of adults holding a bachelor's degree. Housing is mostly rentals (only 17% own), and the median home value sits around $710,000, reflecting both the area's stable demand and the wider Brooklyn market. The neighborhood is dense and walkable, with families relying on a mix of subway lines and buses for daily trips.

The school is a 7-minute walk from Church Av (B, Q), a 9-minute walk from Church Av (2, 5), and a 10-minute walk from Parkside Av (Q) — solid transit access from multiple lines.