The Boerum Hill School for International Studies
284 BALTIC STREET, NY · District 15 · Brooklyn
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According to adulting.nyc analysis of NYC DOE data: The Boerum Hill School for International Studies (PS 497) is a secondary school school in DUMBO-Vinegar Hill-Downtown Brooklyn-Boerum Hill, District 15. Enrollment: 776 students. Average class size: 23.5 students. Math proficiency: 60.9%. ELA proficiency: 65.6%. A free school comparison tool is available at adulting.nyc/compare.(NYC DOE Open Data, NYSED, 2023)
Overview
The Boerum Hill School for International Studies is a secondary school school in DUMBO-Vinegar Hill-Downtown Brooklyn-Boerum Hill, serving grades 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12. Located in District 15, Brooklyn, the school enrolls 776 students with an average class size of 23.5.(NYC DOE Open Data, 2025-26, dataset: wg9x-4ke6) Math proficiency stands at 60.9%, compared to a citywide average of approximately 45%.(NYSED School Report Card, 2025)
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