Is Academy Of Arts And Letters a good school?

Academy Of Arts And Letters ranks 475 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Academy Of Arts And Letters?

In the 2023-24 school year, 723 students attended Academy Of Arts And Letters.

What is the racial makeup of Academy Of Arts And Letters?

Students at Academy Of Arts And Letters are 38% African American, 36% White, 14% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 2% American Indian.

Academy Of Arts And Letters

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Academy Of Arts And Letters is a high-performing elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Brooklyn, New York, with 729 students. The school consistently ranks in the top 20% of New York elementary schools and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academy Of Arts And Letters stands out for its exceptional academic performance. The school outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Math proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 73.91% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 60.08% for the district and 42.6% for the state. The school also performs exceptionally well for certain student subgroups, ranking in the top 5% of New York elementary schools for White students and top 10% for Special Education students in ELA and Math proficiency. Additionally, the school has a very high proficiency rate on the Algebra I Regents exam, with 76.47% of students scoring proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to 56.63% for the district and 62.47% for the state.

While Academy Of Arts And Letters outperforms the district and state averages, the nearby schools in New York City Geographic District #13 generally have lower academic proficiency rates and higher percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. This suggests the school may be benefiting from factors like stronger community engagement, more experienced teachers, or additional resources. The school's performance for students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds is an area that could be improved, as they rank in the bottom half of New York elementary schools for this subgroup.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

344 Monroe St
Brooklyn, NY 11216

(718) 789-3962

District: New York City Geographic District #13

SchoolDigger Rank:
475^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,563

Student/teacher ratio: 13.2

Number of students: 723

Racial breakdown:

African American:

37.6%

White:

36.1%

Hispanic:

13.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 37.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Academy Of Arts And Letters ranks better than 80.6% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 4^th among 18 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #13. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 78.06. (See more...)

Compare Details Academy Of Arts And Letters ranks better than 82.8% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 77.95. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Academy Of Arts And Letters is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (37.6%), White (36.1%), Hispanic (13.6%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Academy Of Arts And Letters is 13.2. 10 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #13 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Academy Of Arts And Letters is $15,563. 14 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #13 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

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SchoolDigger ranks Academy Of Arts And Letters 475^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Academy Of Arts And Letters in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Academy Of Arts And Letters 258^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Academy Of Arts And Letters in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #13:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #13 624^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Academy Of Arts And Letters

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Academy Of Arts And Letters

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2014	86.11	230^th	2345	90.2%
2015	62.41	833^rd	2352	64.6%
2016	75.82	502^nd	2366	78.8%
2017	78.95	421^st	2386	82.4%
2018	80.46	383^rd	2395	84.0%
2019	87.99	247^th	2413	89.8%
2021	74.39	498^th	2201	77.4%
2022	79.06	444^th	2434	81.8%
2023	77.93	489^th	2439	80.0%
2024	78.06	475^th	2445	80.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Academy Of Arts And Letters

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	92.52	72^nd	1941	96.3%
2019	98.74	29^th	1859	98.4%
2022	87.20	123^rd	2031	93.9%
2023	82.29	198^th	2016	90.2%
2024	88.08	138^th	2110	93.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Academy Of Arts And Letters

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	68.03	482^nd	2045	76.4%
2019	65.85	537^th	2032	73.6%
2022	35.31	1379^th	2099	34.3%
2023	46.41	1001^st	2041	51.0%
2024	44.24	1066^th	2078	48.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Academy Of Arts And Letters

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	79.26	384^th	2338	83.6%
2019	84.86	289^th	2357	87.7%
2021	80.02	299^th	1955	84.7%
2022	73.65	548^th	2401	77.2%
2023	77.23	492^nd	2403	79.5%
2024	78.37	446^th	2413	81.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Academy Of Arts And Letters

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	77.04	446^th	2340	80.9%
2019	87.51	231^st	2358	90.2%
2021	63.16	687^th	1961	65.0%
2022	79.49	404^th	2400	83.2%
2023	75.84	499^th	2400	79.2%
2024	74.84	510^th	2411	78.8%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Academy Of Arts And Letters

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	72.30	194^th	948	79.5%
2019	85.47	98^th	891	89.0%
2022	64.88	268^th	936	71.4%
2023	58.95	305^th	857	64.4%
2024	52.77	388^th	927	58.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Academy Of Arts And Letters

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	95.86	26^th	1392	98.1%
2019	94.53	46^th	1315	96.5%
2022	79.82	200^th	1503	86.7%
2023	76.68	229^th	1429	84.0%
2024	85.23	156^th	1531	89.8%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Academy Of Arts And Letters

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	78.32	236^th	1408	83.2%
2019	80.96	215^th	1338	83.9%
2021	81.20	171^st	1224	86.0%
2022	83.20	156^th	1399	88.8%
2023	86.80	125^th	1337	90.7%
2024	89.91	75^th	1392	94.6%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Academy Of Arts And Letters

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2008	59.43	615^th	1185	48.1%
2009	52.68	754^th	1224	38.4%
2010	49.73	736^th	1243	40.8%
2011	59.12	596^th	1295	54.0%
2012	59.68	593^rd	1337	55.6%
2013	67.08	383^rd	1373	72.1%
2014	73.23	284^th	1401	79.7%
2015	76.57	246^th	1407	82.5%
2016	71.79	319^th	1429	77.7%
2017	73.22	321^st	1455	77.9%
2018	88.77	125^th	1438	91.3%
2019	92.34	103^rd	1439	92.8%
2022	88.34	129^th	1479	91.3%
2023	83.14	205^th	1500	86.3%
2024	77.95	258^th	1504	82.8%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Academy Of Arts And Letters

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	77.51	115^th	1170	90.2%
2019	99.90	10^th	1139	99.1%
2022	88.18	59^th	1283	95.4%
2023	73.85	196^th	1307	85.0%
2024	85.82	91^st	1303	93.0%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Academy Of Arts And Letters

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	81.51	165^th	1245	86.7%
2019	75.69	224^th	1241	82.0%
2022	38.85	768^th	1306	41.2%
2023	64.39	357^th	1288	72.3%
2024	57.24	462^nd	1296	64.4%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Academy Of Arts And Letters

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	89.54	102^nd	1353	92.5%
2019	96.28	45^th	1370	96.7%
2022	85.93	144^th	1454	90.1%
2023	82.72	203^rd	1463	86.1%
2024	79.52	233^rd	1465	84.1%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Academy Of Arts And Letters

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	83.97	171^st	1352	87.4%
2019	90.33	114^th	1366	91.7%
2022	87.27	134^th	1455	90.8%
2023	80.79	210^th	1464	85.7%
2024	73.06	306^th	1464	79.1%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Academy Of Arts And Letters

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	85.41	72^nd	663	89.1%
2019	90.11	56^th	653	91.4%
2022	76.89	102^nd	706	85.6%
2023	73.81	126^th	696	81.9%
2024	67.36	178^th	705	74.8%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Academy Of Arts And Letters

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	86.47	69^th	810	91.5%
2022	85.04	68^th	914	92.6%
2023	78.38	151^st	943	84.0%
2024	77.27	147^th	953	84.6%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Academy Of Arts And Letters

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	95.50	24^th	763	96.9%
2019	94.36	32^nd	716	95.5%
2022	91.88	42^nd	748	94.4%
2023	93.09	31^st	772	96.0%
2024	94.90	19^th	778	97.6%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a parent
Friday, June 28, 2019

THIS SCHOOL IS VERY RACIST THEY ONLY CARE ABOUT WHAT THE WHITE FOLKS THINK NEVER WANT THE BLACK FOLKS VIEWS AND OPINIONS MY CHILD IS HAVING A VERY BAD EXPERIENCE WITH THE TEACHERS THERE IM SO VERY UPSET AND HUMILIATED ON THE WHOLE SITUATION Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, April 16, 2019

The administration of this school is not interested in creating a truly diverse learning environment in which all kids can achieve their full potential. They seem to be more interested in trying to punish supposedly bad students instead of trying to figure out what they can do to build social justice principles into the curriculum. Quite frankly, I wish I had never sent my child here and will be moving my child as soon as possible. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, April 16, 2016

Arts anf letters has a great community Close Quote

Enrollment information for Academy Of Arts And Letters

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2007	6	66	2	12	0	n/a	n/a	86
2008	16	128	2	22	2	n/a	n/a	170
2009	22	207	4	41	3	n/a	n/a	277
2010	23	216	5	44	3	n/a	n/a	291
2011	25	234	7	40	1	0	0	307
2012	73	277	19	48	3	1	3	424
2013	96	282	21	67	6	2	10	484
2014	111	252	31	73	5	0	16	488
2015	134	220	31	76	4	0	21	486
2016	160	204	35	89	2	0	27	517
2017	175	189	30	81	3	7	30	515
2018	191	166	30	83	3	6	37	516
2019	207	157	25	81	6	6	44	526
2020	218	153	24	77	7	4	40	523
2021	239	238	27	96	11	3	46	660
2022	259	247	30	94	11	3	44	688
2023	272	262	38	99	12	3	43	729
2024	261	272	36	98	13	4	39	723

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Academy Of Arts And Letters

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2007	86	7.0	12.3	69.8
2008	170	11.5	14.8	62.4
2009	277	18.5	15.0	54.2
2010	291	19.0	15.3	n/a
2011	307	20.0	15.3	66.1
2012	424	27.0	15.7	44.8
2013	484	31.0	15.6	44.6
2014	488	32.0	15.2	41.4
2015	486	29.0	16.7	33.1
2016	517	33.0	15.6	29.4
2017	515	34.7	14.8	25.6
2018	516	34.0	15.1	29.7
2019	526	36.0	14.6	22.4
2020	523	36.1	14.4	22
2021	660	46.5	14.1	35.8
2022	688	53.1	12.9	32.3
2023	729	48.9	14.8	39
2024	723	54.6	13.2	37.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Academy Of Arts And Letters

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2007	86	7.0	12.3	69.8
2008	170	11.5	14.8	62.4
2009	277	18.5	15.0	54.2
2010	291	19.0	15.3	n/a
2011	307	20.0	15.3	66.1
2012	424	27.0	15.7	44.8
2013	484	31.0	15.6	44.6
2014	488	32.0	15.2	41.4
2015	486	29.0	16.7	33.1
2016	517	33.0	15.6	29.4
2017	515	34.7	14.8	25.6
2018	516	34.0	15.1	29.7
2019	526	36.0	14.6	22.4
2020	523	36.1	14.4	22
2021	660	46.5	14.1	35.8
2022	688	53.1	12.9	32.3
2023	729	48.9	14.8	39
2024	723	54.6	13.2	37.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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