Is Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business a good school?

Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business ranks in the bottom 12.6% of New York middle schools.

How many students attend Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business?

In the 2023-24 school year, 85 students attended Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business.

What is the racial makeup of Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business?

Students at Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business are 58% African American, 33% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 2% White, 1% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business

Summary:

Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business is a public middle school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 100 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #16, which is ranked 676 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Whitelaw Reid Academy consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of New York middle schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 6th grade ELA proficiency was 21.43% compared to the district's 36.36% and the state's 43.64%. The school's performance on Regents exams is also weak, with proficiency rates below 55% in Living Environment and U.S. History and Government. Despite the high per-student spending at Whitelaw Reid Academy, ranging from $27,994 to $31,481 per student over the past few years, the school's academic outcomes remain poor.

Nearby schools, such as Middle School 35 Stephen Decatur, Madiba Prep Middle School, and Middle School 267 Math Science & Technology, generally outperform Whitelaw Reid Academy in academic proficiency, with higher rankings and better test scores, despite serving similar high-need student populations. Whitelaw Reid Academy's performance is particularly weak for female students, English Language Learners, and students with low socioeconomic status, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of New York middle schools for these subgroups.

Detail:

Public 6-8

125 Stuyvesant Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11221

(718) 574-2357

District: New York City Geographic District #16

SchoolDigger Rank:
1314^th of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $27,994

Student/teacher ratio: 7.0

Number of students: 85

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.6%

Hispanic:

32.9%

Asian:

4.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 96.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business ranks worse than 87.4% of middle schools in New York. It also ranks last among 5 ranked middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #16. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.26. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business has the smallest middle school student body size in the New York City Geographic District #16. Racial makeup is: African American (57.6%), Hispanic (32.9%), Asian (4.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 96.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the New York City Geographic District #16. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business is 7. 2 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #16 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business employs 12 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business is $27,994. 2 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #16 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business:

SchoolDigger ranks Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business 1314^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #16:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #16 676^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business

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Rank History for all students at Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	3.97	1070^th	1095	2.3%
2007	4.11	1083^rd	1123	3.6%
2008	5.26	1130^th	1185	4.6%
2009	14.22	1076^th	1224	12.1%
2010	9.94	1121^st	1243	9.8%
2011	8.75	1210^th	1295	6.6%
2012	16.65	1132^nd	1337	15.3%
2013	20.07	1110^th	1373	19.2%
2014	20.75	1136^th	1401	18.9%
2015	27.84	1037^th	1407	26.3%
2016	36.98	909^th	1429	36.4%
2017	26.29	1114^th	1455	23.4%
2018	21.65	1197^th	1438	16.8%
2019	20.13	1210^th	1439	15.9%
2022	25.28	1172^nd	1479	20.8%
2023	17.99	1330^th	1500	11.3%
2024	19.26	1314^th	1504	12.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2022	58.54	140^th	581	75.9%
2023	21.34	586^th	591	0.8%
2024	32.72	459^th	615	25.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.89	943^rd	1170	19.4%
2019	33.96	759^th	1139	33.4%
2023	40.33	727^th	1307	44.4%
2024	33.75	859^th	1303	34.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	18.32	1174^th	1288	8.9%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	50.34	190^th	457	58.4%
2019	47.69	175^th	392	55.4%
2022	29.83	369^th	487	24.2%
2023	18.70	498^th	543	8.3%
2024	21.79	523^rd	594	12.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.92	983^rd	1353	27.3%
2019	21.84	1146^th	1370	16.4%
2022	27.56	1116^th	1454	23.2%
2023	15.27	1337^th	1463	8.6%
2024	13.95	1362^nd	1465	7.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	12.67	1288^th	1352	4.7%
2019	16.27	1233^rd	1366	9.7%
2022	24.31	1178^th	1455	19.0%
2023	23.46	1217^th	1464	16.9%
2024	30.46	1084^th	1464	26.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.52	398^th	663	40.0%
2019	33.07	437^th	653	33.1%
2022	43.14	384^th	706	45.6%
2023	39.72	429^th	696	38.4%
2024	32.42	503^rd	705	28.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2022	25.04	742^nd	914	18.8%
2023	26.16	760^th	943	19.4%
2024	26.01	763^rd	953	19.9%

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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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Enrollment information for Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1997	2	350	0	46	2	n/a	n/a	400
1998	1	61	1	48	0	n/a	n/a	111
1999	2	198	1	57	5	n/a	n/a	263
2000	3	300	0	75	4	n/a	n/a	382
2001	2	283	3	79	0	n/a	n/a	367
2002	0	268	4	79	2	n/a	n/a	353
2003	0	268	4	79	2	n/a	n/a	353
2004	1	255	6	68	8	n/a	n/a	338
2005	0	331	5	78	11	n/a	n/a	425
2006	3	281	3	73	6	n/a	n/a	366
2007	1	251	3	78	2	n/a	n/a	335
2008	1	210	3	67	4	n/a	n/a	285
2009	0	189	2	53	5	n/a	n/a	249
2010	1	192	0	46	1	n/a	n/a	240
2011	1	192	0	47	0	0	0	240
2012	3	182	0	48	0	0	0	233
2013	3	175	1	48	0	0	0	227
2014	2	150	1	56	2	0	0	211
2015	1	123	3	46	2	0	0	175
2016	1	112	0	54	2	0	0	169
2017	6	130	5	67	0	1	0	209
2018	5	125	4	62	0	2	1	199
2019	4	101	1	50	3	2	0	161
2020	5	78	1	31	3	1	0	119
2021	7	58	1	26	5	2	0	99
2022	2	61	3	29	5	3	0	103
2023	1	58	6	28	3	4	0	100
2024	2	49	4	28	1	1	0	85

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 Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1997	400	30.1	13.3	95
1998	111	12.1	9.2	92.8
1999	263	18.0	14.6	94.7
2000	382	26.0	14.7	69.4
2001	367	27.0	13.6	64.3
2002	353	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	353	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	338	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	425	n/a	n/a	0
2006	366	31.0	11.8	92.6
2007	335	30.8	10.9	88.7
2008	285	29.0	9.8	91.2
2009	249	25.0	10.0	94.4
2010	240	22.6	10.5	n/a
2011	240	20.0	12.0	75.8
2012	233	17.0	13.7	76
2013	227	18.6	12.1	76.7
2014	211	17.0	12.4	98.6
2015	175	16.0	10.9	84
2016	169	17.0	9.9	76.3
2017	209	21.8	9.5	90.9
2018	199	20.0	9.9	94
2019	161	12.6	12.7	94.4
2020	119	13.0	9.1	92.4
2021	99	14.7	6.7	96
2022	103	13.8	7.4	95.1
2023	100	13.4	7.4	96
2024	85	12.0	7.0	96.5

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 Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1997	400	30.1	13.3	95
1998	111	12.1	9.2	92.8
1999	263	18.0	14.6	94.7
2000	382	26.0	14.7	69.4
2001	367	27.0	13.6	64.3
2002	353	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	353	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	338	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	425	n/a	n/a	0
2006	366	31.0	11.8	92.6
2007	335	30.8	10.9	88.7
2008	285	29.0	9.8	91.2
2009	249	25.0	10.0	94.4
2010	240	22.6	10.5	n/a
2011	240	20.0	12.0	75.8
2012	233	17.0	13.7	76
2013	227	18.6	12.1	76.7
2014	211	17.0	12.4	98.6
2015	175	16.0	10.9	84
2016	169	17.0	9.9	76.3
2017	209	21.8	9.5	90.9
2018	199	20.0	9.9	94
2019	161	12.6	12.7	94.4
2020	119	13.0	9.1	92.4
2021	99	14.7	6.7	96
2022	103	13.8	7.4	95.1
2023	100	13.4	7.4	96
2024	85	12.0	7.0	96.5

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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