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Brooklyn Environmental Exploration School (BEES)

23K664

06,07,08 - Brooklyn, District 23

251 MAC DOUGAL STREET (get directions)

PTA $ not reported

156 students (SY2025-26)

FY@budget.Year budget $1,025,270 ($6,572/student)

Attendance: 92.1%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 97.9%

Math Course Pass Rate: 83.1%

Overview

Brooklyn Environmental Exploration School (BEES) is a junior high-intermediate-middle school (grades 06,07,08) in Brooklyn, Community School District 23.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	52
2014-15	86
2015-16	113
2016-17	89
2017-18	95
2018-19	102
2019-20	179
2020-21	172
2021-22	151
2022-23	167
2023-24	171
2024-25	150
2025-26	156

% female: 53.2% (2025-26)

% poverty: 94.6% (2022-23)

% students with disabilities: 32.1% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 16% (2025-26)

Data year

Mixed years. Each share is the newest year this school published it, shown next to the number.

Race / ethnicity

DOE reports race and ethnicity. It does not publish country of nationality.

Asian: 1.3% (2025-26)

Black: 64.1% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 30.8% (2025-26)

White: 1.3% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 1.3% (2025-26)

Native American: 1.3% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.89 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 92.1%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 97.9%

Math Course Pass Rate: 83.1%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	92.1%
2024	ELA course pass rate	97.9%
2024	Math course pass rate	83.1%
2023	Attendance	91.3%
2023	ELA course pass rate	89.4%
2023	Math course pass rate	75.2%
2022	Attendance	90.9%
2022	ELA course pass rate	98.1%
2022	Math course pass rate	81%
2021	Attendance	87.7%
2021	ELA course pass rate	97.9%
2021	Math course pass rate	90.3%
2020	Attendance	92.3%
2020	ELA course pass rate	90.5%
2020	Math course pass rate	89.9%
2019	Attendance	90%
2019	ELA course pass rate	97%
2019	Math course pass rate	98.2%
2018	Attendance	86.8%
2018	ELA course pass rate	86.6%
2018	Math course pass rate	75.3%
2017	ELA course pass rate	96.7%
2017	Math course pass rate	89.1%
2016	ELA course pass rate	85.2%
2016	Math course pass rate	64.8%
2015	ELA course pass rate	77.1%
2015	Math course pass rate	82.9%

See the full report on DOE's site for every metric this dataset publishes.

State tests

Mean scale score on the New York State test for the grades this school serves. The percent is students at level 3 or 4, not a percentile rank. Scores from 2023 on use the current standards and are not comparable to earlier years. High school SAT section scores stay in Academic / quality.

Year	Grade	Test	Mean scale score	Level 3+4	Tested
2026	6	ELA	443	40.5%	37
2026	6	Math	443	42.4%	33
2026	7	ELA	443	35.7%	28
2026	7	Math	452	44.4%	27
2026	8	ELA	442	31%	42
2026	8	Science	442	31.4%	35
2025	6	ELA	443	43.5%	23
2025	6	Math	449	37.5%	24
2025	7	ELA	450	57.1%	42
2025	7	Math	453	53.8%	39
2025	8	ELA	442	28.1%	32
2025	8	Science	448	47.4%	38
2024	6	ELA	428	15.6%	45
2024	6	Math	435	30%	50
2024	7	ELA	435	24.4%	45
2024	7	Math	435	21.6%	51
2024	8	ELA	436	34.2%	38
2024	8	Science	440	35.8%	53
2023	6	ELA	441	39.4%	33
2023	6	Math	428	14.3%	42
2023	7	ELA	444	37.5%	32
2023	7	Math	442	31%	42
2023	8	ELA	445	34.1%	41
2023	8	Math	434	27.8%	18
2022	6	ELA	597	47.1%	34
2022	6	Math	584	11.4%	35
2022	7	ELA	599	25.7%	35
2022	7	Math	586	2.9%	34
2022	8	ELA	591	40%	35
2022	8	Math	588	21.9%	32
2019	6	ELA	584	25.8%	31
2019	6	Math	585	20.7%	29
2019	7	ELA	592	30.8%	26
2019	7	Math	592	8%	25
2019	8	ELA	594	34.5%	29
2019	8	Math	587	11.5%	26
2018	6	ELA	596	40%	25
2018	6	Math	591	28%	25
2018	7	ELA	588	13%	23
2018	7	Math	587	20%	25
2018	8	ELA	597	33.3%	24
2018	8	Math	601	24%	25

Specialized high school offers

Share of 8th graders in high-school admissions who received an offer to a testing specialized high school. A cell of 0-5 is DOE's suppression for a small count, so that year has no percent.

Year	In HS admissions	Took SHSAT	Offers	Offer rate
2025	61	9	0-5	not reported
2024	57	14	0-5	not reported
2023	61	14	0-5	not reported
2022	51	22	0-5	not reported

School budget (Galaxy)

Allocated school budget from DOE Galaxy. Fair Student Funding is the main flexible allocation. This is the budget, not dollars already spent. Per student uses the latest enrollment, which can be a different year than the fiscal year. Figures as of 2026-10-10.

Fiscal year	Total budget	Fair Student Funding	Per student
FY 2027	$1,025,270	not reported	$6,572
FY 2026	$833,779	not reported	$5,345

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
Class Size Reduction Planning	$200,996
Title I SWP	$198,031
Title IV Community Schools	$150,000
C4E Class Size Reduction Planning	$82,435
IDEA RS IEP Para	$65,609
Title I SWP STH	$64,690
C4E Class Size Transition	$37,221
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$36,055
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$32,446
TL CB School Staff	$30,288
TL C4E FSF	$26,100
Title IV High Impact Tutoring Initiative	$23,507
Rollover Title IV Community Schools	$23,290
Class Size Reduction C4E Phase In	$18,785
Contract for Excellence FY 2025	$12,401
TL ELA/Math Student Support	$8,228
High Need Support for Title I	$5,093
TL Computer Maintenance	$4,756
Title I SWP Parent and Family Engagement	$1,980
Title I SWP Translation Services	$1,695
High Need Support for Title I STH	$1,664

PTA funding (LL171)

PTA $ not reported

PTA/PA fundraising per enrolled student - higher generally means a more active parent fundraising community, not a DOE quality signal.

School year	Beginning balance	Total income	Total expenses	Ending balance
2024-25	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported

Sources & methodology

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