Is Middle School 51 William Alexander a good school?

Middle School 51 William Alexander ranks 299 th of 1504 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Middle School 51 William Alexander?

In the 2023-24 school year, 963 students attended Middle School 51 William Alexander.

What is the racial makeup of Middle School 51 William Alexander?

Students at Middle School 51 William Alexander are 34% Hispanic, 27% Asian, 24% White, 8% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Middle School 51 William Alexander

Summary:

Middle School 51 William Alexander is a public middle school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 1,026 students in grades 6-8 and part of the New York City Geographic District #15.

Middle School 51 William Alexander consistently outperforms both district and state averages in English Language Arts and Math assessments. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's 7th-grade ELA proficiency rate was 68.04%, compared to 64.11% for the district and 49.56% for the state. Similarly, the school's 7th-grade Math proficiency rate was 74.32%, compared to 66.01% for the district and 57.08% for the state. The school has maintained a strong statewide ranking, placing in the top 20% of New York middle schools for several years, and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's performance across different student subgroups is also noteworthy, with White and Multi-racial students ranking in the top 15% and top 5% of New York middle schools, respectively.

When compared to nearby schools, Middle School 51 William Alexander stands out as a high-performing institution. For instance, New Voices School of Academic and Creative Arts and Middle School 442 Carroll Gardens School for Innovation, both within a mile of Middle School 51, also demonstrate strong academic performance, ranking in the top 10% and 7% of New York middle schools, respectively. While Middle School 51 William Alexander's overall performance is impressive, the data suggests that there may be room for improvement in the performance of Hispanic and Asian students, which lags behind other subgroups.

Detail:

Public 6-8

350 5th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215

(718) 369-7603

District: New York City Geographic District #15

SchoolDigger Rank:
299^th of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,696

Student/teacher ratio: 14.8

Number of students: 963

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

34.3%

Asian:

27.3%

White:

24.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 64.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Middle School 51 William Alexander ranks better than 80.1% of middle schools in New York. It also ranks 4^th among 8 ranked middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #15. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 74.92. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Middle School 51 William Alexander has the largest middle school student body size in the New York City Geographic District #15. Student population at Middle School 51 William Alexander is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (34.3%), Asian (27.3%), White (24.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 64.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Middle School 51 William Alexander is 14.8, which is the highest among 8 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #15! (See more...)

Compare Middle School 51 William Alexander employs 65 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Middle School 51 William Alexander is $15,696, which is the lowest among 8 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #15!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Middle School 51 William Alexander:

SchoolDigger ranks Middle School 51 William Alexander 299^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Middle School 51 William Alexander in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #15:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #15 394^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Middle School 51 William Alexander

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Rank History for all students at Middle School 51 William Alexander

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	88.98	61^st	1095	94.4%
2007	83.61	136^th	1123	87.9%
2008	84.52	95^th	1185	92.0%
2009	78.38	211^th	1224	82.8%
2010	88.62	71^st	1243	94.3%
2011	91.28	56^th	1295	95.7%
2012	91.12	53^rd	1337	96.0%
2013	97.37	22^nd	1373	98.4%
2014	95.49	41^st	1401	97.1%
2015	95.78	41^st	1407	97.1%
2016	96.10	41^st	1429	97.1%
2017	98.16	29^th	1455	98.0%
2018	96.74	41^st	1438	97.1%
2019	96.99	47^th	1439	96.7%
2021	93.36	55^th	1242	95.6%
2022	82.52	200^th	1479	86.5%
2023	81.36	226^th	1500	84.9%
2024	74.92	299^th	1504	80.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Middle School 51 William Alexander

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	93.94	4^th	107	96.3%
2022	93.22	10^th	190	94.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Middle School 51 William Alexander

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.03	468^th	503	7.0%
2019	58.66	101^st	473	78.6%
2022	69.28	78^th	581	86.6%
2023	69.05	85^th	591	85.6%
2024	57.15	146^th	615	76.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Middle School 51 William Alexander

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.69	366^th	1170	68.7%
2019	64.09	220^th	1139	80.7%
2021	76.08	53^rd	522	89.8%
2022	58.24	336^th	1283	73.8%
2023	64.03	307^th	1307	76.5%
2024	59.90	343^rd	1303	73.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Middle School 51 William Alexander

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	91.61	77^th	1245	93.8%
2019	92.61	78^th	1241	93.7%
2021	92.07	47^th	935	95.0%
2022	75.94	212^th	1306	83.8%
2023	75.37	219^th	1288	83.0%
2024	68.43	311^th	1296	76.0%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Middle School 51 William Alexander

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	82.82	38^th	457	91.7%
2019	87.86	19^th	392	95.2%
2022	75.25	74^th	487	84.8%
2023	71.23	94^th	543	82.7%
2024	72.21	93^rd	594	84.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Middle School 51 William Alexander

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	97.03	32^nd	1353	97.6%
2019	96.29	44^th	1370	96.8%
2021	85.88	100^th	1066	90.6%
2022	81.66	201^st	1454	86.2%
2023	80.64	231^st	1463	84.2%
2024	75.21	301^st	1465	79.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Middle School 51 William Alexander

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	95.98	46^th	1352	96.6%
2019	96.71	44^th	1366	96.8%
2021	96.11	25^th	1071	97.7%
2022	81.85	200^th	1455	86.3%
2023	79.61	233^rd	1464	84.1%
2024	73.81	293^rd	1464	80.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Middle School 51 William Alexander

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	84.01	37^th	374	90.1%
2019	83.24	48^th	369	87.0%
2021	69.16	70^th	236	70.3%
2022	53.92	199^th	381	47.8%
2023	55.78	189^th	388	51.3%
2024	58.47	184^th	396	53.5%

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Rank History for African American students at Middle School 51 William Alexander

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	90.46	48^th	663	92.8%
2019	94.53	37^th	653	94.3%
2022	73.08	129^th	706	81.7%
2023	64.20	204^th	696	70.7%
2024	51.38	298^th	705	57.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Middle School 51 William Alexander

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	84.14	88^th	810	89.1%
2019	79.65	121^st	826	85.4%
2021	85.75	38^th	449	91.5%
2022	63.36	259^th	914	71.7%
2023	57.43	347^th	943	63.2%
2024	47.37	478^th	953	49.8%

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Rank History for White students at Middle School 51 William Alexander

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	97.11	15^th	763	98.0%
2019	97.58	13^th	716	98.2%
2021	91.86	28^th	614	95.4%
2022	85.35	85^th	748	88.6%
2023	88.51	79^th	772	89.8%
2024	81.78	117^th	778	85.0%

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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

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by a student
Thursday, November 11, 2010

I went to 51 & Graduated in '93. It was an EXCELLENT school then, when I was 13 and didn't like school much! I'm now 31 and I'm considering moving home with my now 5th grader, who currently attends Middletown Village Elementary, one of the best in NJ. I'm an avid Schooldigger follower and I never move ANYWHERE until I rate the schools. So glad to see my alma mater still on top after all of these years! YEAH 51! William Alexander is the BEST! I will gladly send my child there. I know from experience that 51 is truly Brooklyn's Finest! :) Close Quote

Enrollment information for Middle School 51 William Alexander

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	382	252	51	530	0	n/a	n/a	1215
1990	332	258	52	539	1	n/a	n/a	1182
1991	300	255	40	565	1	n/a	n/a	1161
1992	292	217	55	448	3	n/a	n/a	1015
1993	280	222	51	497	1	n/a	n/a	1051
1994	293	264	74	532	1	n/a	n/a	1164
1995	308	224	86	579	3	n/a	n/a	1200
1996	308	224	86	579	3	n/a	n/a	1200
1997	323	220	92	534	8	n/a	n/a	1177
1998	295	232	103	536	8	n/a	n/a	1174
1999	316	244	137	521	5	n/a	n/a	1223
2000	332	200	142	441	4	n/a	n/a	1119
2001	443	214	126	402	5	n/a	n/a	1190
2002	460	172	107	316	5	n/a	n/a	1060
2003	460	172	107	316	5	n/a	n/a	1060
2004	399	150	112	280	2	n/a	n/a	943
2005	378	179	111	304	4	n/a	n/a	976
2006	386	184	118	303	5	n/a	n/a	996
2007	360	170	126	334	3	n/a	n/a	993
2008	351	171	153	308	2	n/a	n/a	985
2009	365	169	161	317	1	n/a	n/a	1013
2010	401	186	171	313	1	n/a	n/a	1072
2011	436	125	148	370	2	0	0	1081
2012	436	153	170	302	11	2	0	1074
2013	515	132	151	248	3	1	19	1069
2014	594	155	145	213	2	0	7	1116
2015	659	115	135	200	2	0	13	1124
2016	641	112	139	208	1	0	26	1127
2017	625	84	150	212	1	3	49	1124
2018	577	85	182	231	1	4	52	1132
2019	562	75	196	238	2	6	55	1134
2020	472	91	229	301	5	6	45	1149
2021	393	92	244	355	5	6	51	1146
2022	292	106	239	387	3	7	47	1081
2023	285	91	241	344	3	5	57	1026
2024	235	79	263	330	2	5	49	963

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 Middle School 51 William Alexander

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1215	75.1	16.1	n/a
1990	1182	81.1	14.5	n/a
1991	1161	74.8	15.5	n/a
1992	1015	61.9	16.3	n/a
1993	1051	58.9	17.8	n/a
1994	1164	62.0	18.8	n/a
1995	1200	63.0	19.0	n/a
1996	1200	63.0	19.0	n/a
1997	1177	61.1	19.3	45.1
1998	1174	64.1	18.3	0
1999	1223	60.1	20.3	28.8
2000	1119	58.0	19.3	44.8
2001	1190	52.7	22.6	40.8
2002	1060	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1060	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	943	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	976	n/a	n/a	0
2006	996	58.0	17.2	36.2
2007	993	58.4	17.0	40.8
2008	985	57.0	17.3	36.2
2009	1013	59.0	17.2	38.8
2010	1072	60.0	17.8	n/a
2011	1081	59.0	18.3	39.4
2012	1074	60.0	17.8	36.9
2013	1069	59.0	18.1	31.3
2014	1116	60.0	18.6	26.3
2015	1124	65.0	17.2	21
2016	1127	67.0	16.8	23.7
2017	1124	63.9	17.5	25.3
2018	1132	66.0	17.1	29.1
2019	1134	65.0	17.4	32.2
2020	1149	63.0	18.2	43.3
2021	1146	70.0	16.3	49.8
2022	1081	70.6	15.3	56.7
2023	1026	76.0	13.4	60.9
2024	963	65.0	14.8	64.2

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 Middle School 51 William Alexander

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1215	75.1	16.1	n/a
1990	1182	81.1	14.5	n/a
1991	1161	74.8	15.5	n/a
1992	1015	61.9	16.3	n/a
1993	1051	58.9	17.8	n/a
1994	1164	62.0	18.8	n/a
1995	1200	63.0	19.0	n/a
1996	1200	63.0	19.0	n/a
1997	1177	61.1	19.3	45.1
1998	1174	64.1	18.3	0
1999	1223	60.1	20.3	28.8
2000	1119	58.0	19.3	44.8
2001	1190	52.7	22.6	40.8
2002	1060	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1060	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	943	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	976	n/a	n/a	0
2006	996	58.0	17.2	36.2
2007	993	58.4	17.0	40.8
2008	985	57.0	17.3	36.2
2009	1013	59.0	17.2	38.8
2010	1072	60.0	17.8	n/a
2011	1081	59.0	18.3	39.4
2012	1074	60.0	17.8	36.9
2013	1069	59.0	18.1	31.3
2014	1116	60.0	18.6	26.3
2015	1124	65.0	17.2	21
2016	1127	67.0	16.8	23.7
2017	1124	63.9	17.5	25.3
2018	1132	66.0	17.1	29.1
2019	1134	65.0	17.4	32.2
2020	1149	63.0	18.2	43.3
2021	1146	70.0	16.3	49.8
2022	1081	70.6	15.3	56.7
2023	1026	76.0	13.4	60.9
2024	963	65.0	14.8	64.2

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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