Science, Technology and Research Early College High School at Erasmus (STAR) (17K543) 
911 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11226, Brooklyn
Phone: 718-564-2540
Email: DLombard@schools.nyc.gov
Hours: 8:00am - 2:20pm
Principal: Daniel Holmes
School Website: https://starearlycollege.org/
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/17K543/
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Subway: B, Q to Church Av
Bus: B103, B12, B16, B35, B41, B44, B44-SBS, B49, BM1, BM2, BM3, BM4
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Science, Technology and Research (STAR) Early College is a 6-12 grade public school that is located in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, NY. The school opened its doors in 2003 and currently serves more than 675 students in its middle and high school. In the neighborhood, STAR is known as Brooklyn Best Kept SecretÃ¥àand the ââ¬Â°ÃâºÃÂCrown Jewel of District 17 because it offers students a bold approach that blends high school and college in a rigorous yet supportive program, compressing the time it takes them to simultaneously earn a high school diploma and up to 73 transferable college credits tuition free from Brooklyn College, CUNY, which is located about a mile away. STAR's mission is to help all our students graduate from high school with at least 30 college credits or complete one full year of college, while preparing them to pursue careers in science, mathematics, technology, and health related professions.
Academic Highlights: CTE program(s): Electrician
Other Features: 10th Grade Seats Available, Career and Technical Education (CTE), College Trips, Dress Code, Early College, Extended Day Program, Health Center, Internships Available, Online Grading System, Orientation, Program(s) with 1 SWD Applicant Per Seat, Student Parent Orientation, Summer Bridge, Summer Internships, Summer Orientation, Uniform, Weekend Programs
School Features:
Offers 10th Grade Seats
School whose primary location is co-located with another school
Guidance Counselors
AP Courses, Languages, Sports, Art
Programs
Science & Math
Imagine a school capable of unleashing your child's full potential setting them on course for the Ivy League. Welcome to STAR Early College, a 6th through 12th grade school, founded on a bold approach and based on the theory of action that academic rigor, combined with the opportunity to save time and money, is a powerful motivator for students to work hard and meet serious intellectual challenges as they simultaneously earn a high school diploma and up to two years of transferable college credit from Brooklyn College, CUNY's, tuition free.After being admitted to STAR, students become eligible to apply to our Brooklyn STEAM Center program which is located at the Brooklyn Navy Yard's cutting-edge facility. These students will pick one CTE Pathway in Information Technology, Media and Design, Engineering, Construction or Culinary Arts to study in the 11th and 12th grade. For more information about how to complete this program's application requirements, please contact the school directly.
- Average Course Grades - 40%
- Interview - 20%
- Entrance Assessment: Math - 20%
- Entrance Assessment: ELA - 20%
- (Group 1) Continuing 8th graders
- (Group 2) Brooklyn students or residents
- (Group 3) New York City residents
Student & Admissions Statistics
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SWD applicants/seats:
This data was gathered from various NYC DOE reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview
Survey Summary & Data (2023-24)
Note: Yellow bars indicate city-wide averages for the associated category
Academic Summary & Data (2022-23)
4-Year College 51.60%
Other Postsecondary 1.10%
Vocational Program 1.10%
Unknown 24.40%
School Demographics (2023-24)
Female 48.00%
Black 77.70%
Hispanic 11.90%
White 2.60%
Other 2.70%
White 39.00%
Other 19.50%
This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's demographic snapshots: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview