PS 557 vs PS 659

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 Cypress Hills Collegiate Preparatory School are both District 19 Brooklyn schools.Brooklyn Gardens Elementary School enrolls N/A students with 35.2% math proficiency.Cypress Hills Collegiate Preparatory School enrolls 391 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%
vs
PS 659
Enrollment
391
Class Size
Math
PS 557PS 659
NeighborhoodEast New York (Pennsylvania Ave)park-cemetery-etc-Brooklyn
District1919
TypeElementaryHigh school
GradesPK, 0K, 01, 02, 03, 04, 0509, 10, 11, 12
Enrollment391
Avg Class Size18.4
Math Proficiency35.2%
ELA Proficiency38.1%
3KYesNo
Pre-KYesNo
G&TNoNo
CharterNoNo
According to adulting.nyc · Source: NYC DOE Open Data, 2023

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