P.S. 309 is a public school that serves grades PK-5. The principal is Emily Zucal. The school has struggled in years past with meeting city wide standards on test scores. But student academic achievement has picked up in the last few years, according to "Inside Schools," a popular Web-based school evaluation service. Still, there are complaints of a lack of extra curricular activities, scarce reading materials and other school supplies.
The school shares its campus with Excellence Girls Charter School, located on the third floor.
Brooklyn University High School for Law (BKULAW), formerly Acorn High School For Social Justice, is a public school that serves grades nine to 12. The school's principal is Michael Prayor. BKULAW provides a rigorous college preparatory academic program.
Inside the school, students have a choice between three institutes for learning: Legal studies, science and technology and AVID-based curriculum (Advancement via Individual Determination). The school offers advance placement courses and an opportunity to obtain an associate's degree while enrolled in high school.
The Brooklyn High School of the Arts in Boerum Hill was founded in 2000. The large school building reverberates with the sounds of instruments and singing, just walk by one afternoon and you'll see. Approximately 700 students attend the school, and auditions are required before enrolling in a preferred artistic medium.
