Williamsburg Preparatory School

State test proficiency figures aren't included in the available data, so academic performance is best read through the school's selectivity and programming rather than published scores. The course catalog includes AP courses, a Humanities track, American Sign Language, Spanish, and ELL support — a notably broad academic menu for a District 14 high school. With 701 students across four grades and an average class size of 21.6 (essentially identical to the district average), class sizes are typical for the area, but the extracurricular layer (College Now, Global Glimpse, Pace Upward Bound, Vanguard, a literary magazine) signals a college-prep orientation.

This is the standout dimension of the school. Parent satisfaction sits at 96% (above the district average of 93.9%), parent-teacher trust at 97%, and parent-principal trust at 99% — figures that are rare in any public school. Teachers rate instruction quality at 93% and trust in their principal at 96%, with 83% reporting collegial trust among staff. Perhaps most striking: zero suspensions in the most recent reporting year, against a district average suspension rate of 0.56%. Together these paint a picture of a calm, communicative school where adults feel aligned and students aren't being removed from instruction.

The student body is 67% Hispanic, 20% Black, 6% White, and 4% Asian — predominantly students of color, with a diversity index of 53%. Twenty percent of students have IEPs, and the school offers dedicated ELL support, reflecting a population that includes many recent immigrants and language learners. The surrounding Williamsburg neighborhood, by contrast, is wealthier and more college-educated than the school body suggests, with a median household income of $128,876 — meaning this school is serving a population more economically fragile than the blocks around it would imply.

Williamsburg is one of Brooklyn's most economically polarized neighborhoods. The census shows a median household income of $128,876, a 63.1% rate of residents with a bachelor's degree or higher, and a median home value north of $1.3 million — alongside a 15.6% poverty rate and just 12.5% of households with children. Homeownership is only 16.9%, meaning most families in the area rent. The school sits among the blocks where that contrast is sharpest, drawing students from across the district rather than just the immediate address.

Three subway lines are within a six-minute walk: the L at Bedford Avenue (about 4 minutes) and Lorimer Street (about 6 minutes), and the G at Metropolitan Avenue (about 6 minutes). That's an unusually strong transit cluster for a Brooklyn high school and a real plus for families commuting from other parts of the borough.