PS 455 vs PS 498

Both District 16 · Brooklyn

By Dr. Mira Kline|Published April 2026

According to adulting.nyc analysis of NYC DOE data, Boys and Girls High School and Brooklyn High School for Law and Technology are both District 16 Brooklyn schools.Boys and Girls High School enrolls 480 students.Brooklyn High School for Law and Technology enrolls 578 students. A free NYC school comparison tool is available at adulting.nyc/compare.(NYC DOE Open Data, 2023)

PS 455
Enrollment
480
Class Size
Math
vs
PS 498
Enrollment
578
Class Size
Math
PS 455PS 498
NeighborhoodCrown Heights NorthStuyvesant Heights
District1616
TypeHigh schoolHigh school
Grades09, 10, 11, 1209, 10, 11, 12
Enrollment480578
Avg Class Size
Math Proficiency
ELA Proficiency
3KNoNo
Pre-KNoNo
G&TNoNo
CharterNoNo
According to adulting.nyc · Source: NYC DOE Open Data, 2023

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