K664 Brooklyn Environmental Exploration School (BEES) located at 251 MacDougal St, Brooklyn, NY 11233, USA
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2026 reading proficiency is 36%, about typical for NYC middle schools, including those with similar economic need; down 9 points from 2025.
Also worth knowing: Students here gain less than at most schools serving similar students (2024–25).
100%
of parents trust the principal
100%
trust their child's teachers
99%
satisfied with the education overall
NYC School Survey 2026. 78% of families answered.
Students here gain less than at most schools serving similar students
Impact score: 0.39 · 21st 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
36%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
107 students tested
30 students tested
77 students tested
Mathematics
43%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
60 students tested
Grade 8 math not reported by the DOE.
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 | 29% | 24% |
| 2019 | 30% | 14% |
| 2022 | 38% | 12% |
| 2023 | 37% | 24% |
| 2024 | 24% | 26% |
| 2025 | 44% | — |
| 2026 | 36% | 43% |
Proficiency means scoring at Level 3 or above. Test scores are one measure of a school, not the whole experience.
Economic need index: 81%0.3 mi away
Economic need index: 82%1.1 mi away
Economic need index: >95%0.7 mi away
Economic need index: >95%1.5 mi away
Economic need index: 89%
Economic need index: >95%1.4 mi away
Economic need index: 90%0.2 mi away
Economic need index: >95%1.4 mi away
Economic need index: >95%1.0 mi away
Economic need index: 81%0.3 mi away
Economic need index: >95%0.7 mi away
Economic need index: 82%1.1 mi away
Economic need index: 90%0.2 mi away
Economic need index: 89%
Economic need index: >95%1.4 mi away
Economic need index: >95%1.4 mi away
Economic need index: >95%1.0 mi away
| Measure | Brooklyn Environmental Exploration School (Bees) | P.S./ I.S. 155 Nicholas Herkimer |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 reading proficient | 36% (-9 points vs 2025) | 27% (-8 points vs 2025) |
| 2026 math proficient | 43% (change not reported) | 44% (+8 points vs 2025) |
| Enrollment (2025–26) | 156 | 285 |
| Student–teacher ratio (2025–26) | 7.0 | 8.2 |
| Family satisfaction (2026) | 99% | 95% |
| Principal trust (2026) | 100% | 99% |
| Teacher trust (2026) | 100% | 99% |
| Leadership (2026) | 100% | 99% |
| Distance between schools | 0.2 mi | |
Brooklyn Environmental Exploration School (Bees) has higher reading proficiency than P.S./ I.S. 155 Nicholas Herkimer (36% vs 27%) and higher family satisfaction (2026) (99% vs 95%).
Enrollment
156 students
6–8 · down 22 over five years
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Students per teacher
7.0
students per teacher
NYC DOE · 2025–26
English learners
16%
was 14% in 2024–25
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Economic need
>95% of students live in poverty (2025–26)
Economic need index: 89% — the measure we use to compare similar schools.
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Special education
32%
of students here are in special education
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Student body: 0% White, 27% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 68% Black, 1% multiracial, 53% female, 47% male.
Economic need index: 89% — 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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251 MacDougal St, Brooklyn, NY 11233, USA
Source: NYC DOE / NYSED, 2026 · School information · View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality Snapshot
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