How does Brooklyn Democracy Academy compare to Brooklyn Environmental Exploration School (BEES)?

Brooklyn Democracy Academy has 142 students with an average class size of N/A. Brooklyn Environmental Exploration School (BEES) has 151 students with an average class size of 16.6. Both are in District 23. (NYC DOE Open Data, 2023)

PS 643 vs PS 664

Q: Which school has better test scores, PS 643 or PS 664?

Brooklyn Democracy Academy has N/A% math proficiency and N/A% ELA proficiency. Brooklyn Environmental Exploration School (BEES) has 23.5% math and 36.8% ELA. Both use NYC state assessments for grades 3-8. (NYSED, 2023)

Both District 23 · Brooklyn

By Dr. Mira Kline|Published April 2026

According to adulting.nyc analysis of NYC DOE data, Brooklyn Democracy Academy and Brooklyn Environmental Exploration School (BEES) are both District 23 Brooklyn schools.Brooklyn Democracy Academy enrolls 142 students.Brooklyn Environmental Exploration School (BEES) enrolls 151 students with 23.5% math proficiency. A free NYC school comparison tool is available at adulting.nyc/compare.(NYC DOE Open Data, 2023)

PS 643

Enrollment

142

Class Size

—

Math

—

PS 664

Enrollment

151

Class Size

16.6

Math

23.5%

	PS 643	PS 664
Neighborhood	Brownsville	Ocean Hill
District	23	23
Type	High school	Junior High-Intermediate-Middle
Grades	09, 10, 11, 12	06, 07, 08
Enrollment	142	151
Avg Class Size	—	16.6
Math Proficiency	—	23.5%
ELA Proficiency	—	36.8%
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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