Searching for a few good schools

March 30, 2006 8:08 AM

Is there any good site that allows you to review public schools in a given neighborhood, namely Brooklyn?
posted by adampsyche to education (6 comments total)

http://www.publicschoolreview.com/
posted by UMDirector at 8:15 AM on March 30, 2006

Standard & Poor's School Matters

Map of NYC schools broken down by region. Select a region and the link will take you to a list of districts in that region. Select a district and you will be taken to a list of schools in that district. Select a school [pdf] and you are taken to the Annual School Report which states under the heading "School Accountability Status" what standing the school is in.

There are six possible "grades" for a NYC public school. NYCBOE must indicate if the school is in "good standing" or "in need of improvement". The other 4 categories include "schools being in need of improvement" (2 different levels), "schools under review", and schools in "Restructuring".

This press release from NYSED in 2004 explains what the above "grades" are.
posted by MLIS at 10:18 AM on March 30, 2006

Thanks!
posted by adampsyche at 10:47 AM on March 30, 2006

www.greatschools.net
posted by suchatreat at 11:18 AM on March 30, 2006

www.insideschools.org.
From the home page, search by level (pre-K, elementary, middle, high, District 75). You will be taken to a page where you can search by borough.
posted by merejane at 11:30 AM on March 30, 2006

Inside Schools, as mentioned above is the gold standard, in my experience.
posted by Divine_Wino at 11:44 AM on March 30, 2006