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Fast Facts
Located on a beautiful, historic campus in the heart of Brooklyn Heights, Packer offers a challenging and inclusive learning environment grounded in community.
We prepare our over 1,000 students in Pre-Kindergarten through 12th Grade to lead knowledgeable, empathetic, and engaged lives in an interconnected and dynamic world. Our academic program promotes both rigorous inquiry and social-emotional growth, balancing head and heart.
Established on Joralemon Street in 1845, Packer is located one subway stop from Lower Manhattan. The Early Learning Center, one block away at 100 Clinton Street, houses our Preschool and Kindergarten classes.
Learning Together
Packer’s Strategic Framework.
Mission, Vision, Values
1000+
students enrolled
78%
faculty with advanced degrees
48%
students of color (figure includes families who reported on race, about 93% of the student body)
21
college-level Advanced Topics courses
$12 million+
awarded in financial aid
27%
students receiving financial aid
66
elective classes in the Upper School
5
boroughs represented (plus NJ and LI)
1
subway stop away from Manhattan
Packer's History
First founded in 1845 as the Brooklyn Female Academy, Packer was rebuilt and renamed seven years later after a devastating fire. The 1853 structure above is Founder's Hall, our main building today.