Brooklyn Studio Secondary School (21K690) is a public school in District 21, Bensonhurst West, Brooklyn, serving grades 6–12. In 2026, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 37% were proficient in math (NYC DOE). Enrollment was 860 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE).
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2026 math proficiency is 37%, about typical for NYC middle schools, including those with similar economic need; math has held at 37–40% since the state's new tests began in 2023.
Also worth knowing: 2026 reading proficiency is 37%, about typical for NYC middle schools with similar economic need and lower than most district middle schools.
Students here gain about as much as at other schools serving similar students
Impact score: 0.49 · 55th percentile
The DOE compares results with those of students with similar starting points and backgrounds.
View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality SnapshotReading
37%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
338 students tested
86 students tested
252 students tested
Mathematics
37%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
305 students tested
84 students tested
221 students tested
Excludes charter schools. Weighted by students tested.
New York changed its grades 3–8 tests in 2023. Compare years from 2023 onward with each other, not with earlier years.
Citywide reading scores fell sharply in 2026; NYC Public Schools is reviewing the results. Source: NYC Public Schools
| Year | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 53% | 33% |
| 2019 | 53% | 32% |
| 2022 | 51% | 13% |
| 2023 | 47% | 38% |
| 2024 | 44% | 39% |
| 2025 | 49% | 40% |
| 2026 | 37% | 37% |
Proficiency means scoring at Level 3 or above. Test scores are one measure of a school, not the whole experience.
Economic need index: 70%1.0 mi away
Economic need index: 78%0.9 mi away
Economic need index: 79%0.7 mi away
Economic need index: 84%1.2 mi away
Economic need index: 83%0.6 mi away
Economic need index: 86%
Economic need index: 70%1.0 mi away
Economic need index: 79%0.7 mi away
Economic need index: 84%1.2 mi away
Economic need index: 83%0.6 mi away
Economic need index: 78%0.9 mi away
Economic need index: 86%
| Measure | Brooklyn Studio Secondary School | I.S. 096 Seth Low |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 reading proficient | 37% (-12 points vs 2025) | 40% (-7 points vs 2025) |
| 2026 math proficient | 37% (-4 points vs 2025) | 53% (-2 points vs 2025) |
| Enrollment (2025–26) | 860 | 848 |
| Student–teacher ratio (2025–26) | 11.4 | 9.4 |
| Family satisfaction (2026) | 92% | 95% |
| Principal trust (2026) | 93% | 98% |
| Teacher trust (2026) | 94% | 97% |
| Leadership (2026) | 97% | 97% |
| Distance between schools | 0.6 mi | |
Brooklyn Studio Secondary School has lower math proficiency than I.S. 096 Seth Low (37% vs 53%); 2026 math is about typical for NYC middle schools with similar economic need.
Enrollment
860 students
6–12 · down 70 over five years
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Students per teacher
11.4
students per teacher
NYC DOE · 2025–26
English learners
20%
was 20% in 2024–25
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Economic need
84% of students live in poverty (2025–26)
Economic need index: 86% — the measure we use to compare similar schools.
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Special education
22%
of students here are in special education
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Student body: 40% White, 39% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 3% Black, 1% multiracial, 46% female, 54% male.
Economic need index: 86% — the measure we use to compare similar schools. It combines measures of students’ economic circumstances; it is not a measure of school quality.
NYC DOE · 2026 survey
NYC DOE · 2024–25
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8310 21st Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11214, USA
Source: NYC DOE / NYSED, 2026 · School information · View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality Snapshot
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