How does Brooklyn Collaborative Studies compare to Brooklyn High School of the Arts?

Brooklyn Collaborative Studies has 680 students with an average class size of 30.2. Brooklyn High School of the Arts has 973 students with an average class size of N/A. Both are in District 15. (NYC DOE Open Data, 2023)

Which school has better test scores, PS 448 or PS 656?

Brooklyn Collaborative Studies has 55.6% math proficiency and 69.2% ELA proficiency. Brooklyn High School of the Arts has N/A% math and N/A% ELA. Both use NYC state assessments for grades 3-8. (NYSED, 2023)

PS 448 vs PS 656

Both District 15 · Brooklyn

By Dr. Mira Kline|Published April 2026

According to adulting.nyc analysis of NYC DOE data, Brooklyn Collaborative Studies and Brooklyn High School of the Arts are both District 15 Brooklyn schools.Brooklyn Collaborative Studies enrolls 680 students with 55.6% math proficiency.Brooklyn High School of the Arts enrolls 973 students. A free NYC school comparison tool is available at adulting.nyc/compare.(NYC DOE Open Data, 2023)

PS 448

Enrollment

680

Class Size

30.2

Math

55.6%

PS 656

Enrollment

973

Class Size

—

Math

—

	PS 448	PS 656
Neighborhood	Carroll Gardens-Columbia Street-Red Hook	DUMBO-Vinegar Hill-Downtown Brooklyn-Boerum Hill
District	15	15
Type	Secondary School	High school
Grades	06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12	09, 10, 11, 12
Enrollment	680	973
Avg Class Size	30.2	—
Math Proficiency	55.6%	—
ELA Proficiency	69.2%	—
3K	No	No
Pre-K	No	No
G&T	No	No
Charter	No	No

According to adulting.nyc · Source: NYC DOE Open Data, 2023

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