Math, Engineering, and Science Academy Charter High School
- 231 PALMETTO STREET, Brooklyn
- Grades 9-12
- Arthur Samuels/Krystal Mieschberger, Principal
- 718-282-7426
About
Math, Engineering, and Science Academy Charter High School, located in Brooklyn, serves students in grades 9-12. The school describes itself as providing a rigorous education focused on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, aiming to equip students for college and professional futures. The four-year graduation rate is 91.0 percent, which is near the citywide median of 90.0 percent. College enrollment within six months of graduation is 67.2 percent, also near the citywide median of 66.1 percent. Regents exam pass rates include 76.6 percent for English, 85.1 percent for Global History, and 79.4 percent for US History. The school has an Economic Need Index of 89.0 percent, which is near the 75th percentile citywide, indicating a higher proportion of students facing economic hardship. English Language Learners make up 19.0 percent of the student body, slightly above the citywide median of 15.5 percent. Students with Individualized Education Programs constitute 16.0 percent, which is below the citywide median of 23.0 percent. Parent and student survey results are not available for this school.
Sources (3)
- NYC DOE Location Code Generating and Management System (LCGMS) · 2026-27 (export of 2026-08-22)
- NYC DOE School Quality Reports and Snapshot, 2024-25 · 2024-25
- NYC School Survey (parent and student responses)
Academics
Coursework, class size, and academic context.
Attendance rate
95%
Avg class size (general ed)
—
Avg class size (ICT)
—
Outcomes
[6]Graduation, test scores, and what happens after senior year.
4-year graduation rate
91%
Enrolled in college within 6 months
67%
College & career ready
—
Where graduates enroll
- 4-year college 50%
- 2-year college 17%
- Other program 2%
- Not enrolled 32%
Share of graduates by destination within 6 months. “Not enrolled” covers graduates not in a tracked postsecondary program (work, military, or unreported).
Regents pass rates
Algebra I51%
Algebra II44%
Earth & Space Sciences58%
English77%
Global History85%
Living Environment55%
U.S. History79%
Share of students who took each Regents exam this year and scored 65 or higher. Exams with too few test-takers to report are omitted. Bars compare against NYC high schools reporting the same exam.
These figures describe recent graduating classes, not a guarantee for any student. College enrollment counts any postsecondary program within 6 months of graduation, and “college & career ready” is the DOE’s 4-year readiness measure.
Community & climate
Demographics, attendance, school survey results, and DOE quality ratings.
Quality signals
NYC School Survey, 2025-26
Overall positive % is averaged across every Pos/Neg survey question per respondent group (school year 2025-2026). Survey topics are the DOE’s framework measures (each the average favorable response across its questions; expand a topic to see them and the citywide average); the dimension scores themselves are no longer in the public data file.[3]
Operational health
Attendance
95%
Chronic absenteeism
33%
Suspension rate
2%
Teachers[7]
Teachers with 4+ years' experience
86%
Students per teacher
9:1
Teaching out of certification
83%
Teacher experience and certification from the NYSED School Report Card (2024–25); students per teacher = enrollment ÷ reported teachers. Fewer than 4 years counts as inexperienced.
Student body
Race / ethnicity[4]
- Asian 2%
- Black 3%
- Hispanic 92%
- Multiracial 1%
School-level totals; may not sum to 100% due to rounding and small subgroup suppression.
Gender[4]
- Female 48%
- Male 52%
Female / male shares as published by the DOE; other gender identities aren’t reported in the source data.
Enrollment
513
Economic Need Index
89%
Free / reduced lunch
87%
English learners
19%
Students with IEPs
16%
Admissions
No program-level admissions data is available for this school yet.
Financials
[8]What this school has to spend, and what it spends it on. Spending is not a measure of quality. Schools serving more students with higher needs receive more money.
Charter schools manage their own budgets rather than receiving a school allocation from the DOE, so the staffing and supplies breakdown the DOE publishes for district schools is not published for this school.
Spending
Total spend
$12.5MStudents: 512
41st percentile citywide
Total spend per student
$24,365
10th percentile citywide · city median $33,357
Location & commute
Where the school is and how to get there.