PS 627 vs PS 498

Both District 16 · Brooklyn

By Dr. Mira Kline|Published April 2026

According to adulting.nyc analysis of NYC DOE data, Brighter Choice Community School and Brooklyn High School for Law and Technology are both District 16 Brooklyn schools.Brighter Choice Community School enrolls 288 students with 19% math proficiency.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 627
Enrollment
288
Class Size
15.6
Math
19%
vs
PS 498
Enrollment
578
Class Size
Math
PS 627PS 498
NeighborhoodStuyvesant HeightsStuyvesant Heights
District1616
TypeElementaryHigh school
GradesPK, 0K, 01, 02, 03, 04, 0509, 10, 11, 12
Enrollment288578
Avg Class Size15.6
Math Proficiency19%
ELA Proficiency31.7%
3KYesNo
Pre-KYesNo
G&TNoNo
CharterNoNo
According to adulting.nyc · Source: NYC DOE Open Data, 2023

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