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Sunset Park Prep is a public middle school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 440 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #15, which is ranked 394 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Sunset Park Prep has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 33.62% of 6th graders, 50% of 7th graders, and 35.96% of 8th graders were proficient in ELA, compared to the district's 50.92%, 64.11%, and 54.14%, respectively. Similarly, in Math, only 35.54% of 6th graders, 46.6% of 7th graders, and 2.94% of 8th graders were proficient, compared to the district's 54.5%, 66.01%, and 15.12%. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of New York middle schools for female students, male students, Asian students, Hispanic students, and students with disabilities.
Despite relatively high per-student spending of $21,493 in the 2022-2023 school year and a low student-teacher ratio of 10:1, Sunset Park Prep has not been able to translate these resources into improved educational outcomes. When compared to other nearby middle schools in the same district, such as Junior High School 88 Peter Rouget, Sunset Park Prep's performance is significantly lower. Some nearby schools, like New Voices School Of Academic And Creative Arts and Christa McAuliffe School (The) /IS 187, have consistently high academic performance, ranking in the top 10-15% of New York middle schools, suggesting that high-performing schools are possible within the same district, but Sunset Park Prep has not been able to achieve similar levels of success.
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