How does Brooklyn Gardens Elementary School compare to Brooklyn Lab School?

Brooklyn Gardens Elementary School has N/A students with an average class size of 18.4. Brooklyn Lab School has 354 students with an average class size of N/A. Both are in District 19. (NYC DOE Open Data, 2023)

Which school has better test scores, PS 557 or PS 639?

Brooklyn Gardens Elementary School has 35.2% math proficiency and 38.1% ELA proficiency. Brooklyn Lab School has N/A% math and N/A% ELA. Both use NYC state assessments for grades 3-8. (NYSED, 2023)

PS 557 vs PS 639

Both District 19 · Brooklyn

By Dr. Mira Kline|Published April 2026

According to adulting.nyc analysis of NYC DOE data, Brooklyn Gardens Elementary School and Brooklyn Lab School are both District 19 Brooklyn schools.Brooklyn Gardens Elementary School enrolls N/A students with 35.2% math proficiency.Brooklyn Lab School enrolls 354 students. A free NYC school comparison tool is available at adulting.nyc/compare.(NYC DOE Open Data, 2023)

PS 557

Enrollment

—

Class Size

18.4

Math

35.2%

PS 639

Enrollment

354

Class Size

—

Math

—

	PS 557	PS 639
Neighborhood	East New York (Pennsylvania Ave)	park-cemetery-etc-Brooklyn
District	19	19
Type	Elementary	High school
Grades	PK, 0K, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05	09, 10, 11, 12
Enrollment	—	354
Avg Class Size	18.4	—
Math Proficiency	35.2%	—
ELA Proficiency	38.1%	—
3K	Yes	No
Pre-K	Yes	No
G&T	No	No
Charter	No	No

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

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