Is Parkside Preparatory Academy a good school?

Parkside Preparatory Academy ranks 1072 nd of 1504 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Parkside Preparatory Academy?

In the 2023-24 school year, 269 students attended Parkside Preparatory Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Parkside Preparatory Academy?

Students at Parkside Preparatory Academy are 67% African American, 20% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Parkside Preparatory Academy

Summary:

Parkside Preparatory Academy is a public middle school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 311 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #17, which is ranked 636 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Parkside Preparatory Academy's academic performance is generally below the district and state averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranged from 33.75% (6th grade) to 51.16% (8th grade), compared to the district averages of 44.06% to 48.82% and the state averages of 43.64% to 51.88%. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates are even lower, ranging from 24.1% (6th grade) to 40.7% (7th grade), compared to the district averages of 42.76% to 43.87% and the state averages of 50.56% to 57.08%. However, the school's performance on Regents exams, such as Living Environment and Algebra I, is more promising, with proficiency rates exceeding the district and state averages. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with New York City Geographic District #17 ranking relatively well for African American students and English Language Learners, but among the lowest in the state for Asian students and students with low socioeconomic status.

Despite the school's overall academic challenges, Parkside Preparatory Academy appears to have access to relatively high levels of funding and resources, as evidenced by its per-student spending of $24,613 in the 2022-2023 school year, compared to the district average of $26,427 and the state average of $25,534 for charter schools. The school also has a low student-to-teacher ratio of 10 students per teacher, which is lower than the district average of 9.3 and the state average of 11.1 for charter schools. When compared to nearby schools, such as Middle School 61 Dr Gladstone H Atwell, Middle School 246 Walt Whitman, and Achievement First Voyager Charter School, Parkside Preparatory Academy's performance is generally lower, suggesting that there may be opportunities to learn from the practices and strategies of these higher-performing schools.

Detail:

Public 6-8

655 Parkside Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11226

(718) 462-6992

District: New York City Geographic District #17

SchoolDigger Rank:
1072^nd of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,613

Feeder schools for Parkside Preparatory Academy:

Elementary:	Ps 397 Foster-Laurie
	Ps 92 Adrian Hegeman

Student/teacher ratio: 10.2

Number of students: 269

Racial breakdown:

African American:

67.3%

Hispanic:

20.4%

White:

5.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 91.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Parkside Preparatory Academy ranks worse than 71.3% of middle schools in New York. It also ranks 7^th among 9 ranked middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #17. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.49. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (67.3%), Hispanic (20.4%), White (5.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 91.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Parkside Preparatory Academy is 10.2. 6 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #17 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Parkside Preparatory Academy employs 26.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Parkside Preparatory Academy is $24,613. 6 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #17 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Parkside Preparatory Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Parkside Preparatory Academy 1072^nd of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Parkside Preparatory Academy in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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New York City Geographic District #17:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #17 636^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Parkside Preparatory Academy

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Rank History for all students at Parkside Preparatory Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	10.04	993^rd	1095	9.3%
2007	10.46	1004^th	1123	10.6%
2008	10.01	1076^th	1185	9.2%
2009	8.51	1138^th	1224	7.0%
2010	14.25	1065^th	1243	14.3%
2011	25.13	1006^th	1295	22.3%
2012	25.44	1044^th	1337	21.9%
2013	29.25	989^th	1373	28.0%
2014	27.29	1038^th	1401	25.9%
2015	35.36	930^th	1407	33.9%
2016	34.10	958^th	1429	33.0%
2017	35.12	948^th	1455	34.8%
2018	41.92	825^th	1438	42.6%
2019	34.15	941^st	1439	34.6%
2021	23.76	1018^th	1242	18.0%
2022	34.20	990^th	1479	33.1%
2023	38.32	954^th	1500	36.4%
2024	32.49	1072^nd	1504	28.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Parkside Preparatory Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	34.34	353^rd	503	29.8%
2019	27.62	414^th	473	12.5%
2022	43.77	275^th	581	52.7%
2023	57.05	138^th	591	76.6%
2024	39.22	355^th	615	42.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Parkside Preparatory Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.36	667^th	1170	43.0%
2019	43.80	524^th	1139	54.0%
2021	47.76	206^th	522	60.5%
2022	43.82	610^th	1283	52.5%
2023	52.25	476^th	1307	63.6%
2024	45.91	579^th	1303	55.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Parkside Preparatory Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	48.92	543^rd	1245	56.4%
2019	43.75	610^th	1241	50.8%
2021	28.54	729^th	935	22.0%
2022	43.00	685^th	1306	47.5%
2023	45.51	659^th	1288	48.8%
2024	41.57	746^th	1296	42.4%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Parkside Preparatory Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	44.03	232^nd	457	49.2%
2019	47.11	181^st	392	53.8%
2021	32.48	38^th	49	22.4%
2022	52.66	184^th	487	62.2%
2023	51.11	228^th	543	58.0%
2024	31.43	449^th	594	24.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Parkside Preparatory Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.75	753^rd	1353	44.3%
2019	38.86	843^rd	1370	38.5%
2021	27.32	840^th	1066	21.2%
2022	33.91	982^nd	1454	32.5%
2023	38.99	918^th	1463	37.3%
2024	35.21	989^th	1465	32.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Parkside Preparatory Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.94	862^nd	1352	36.2%
2019	29.37	966^th	1366	29.3%
2021	19.63	938^th	1071	12.4%
2022	35.01	955^th	1455	34.4%
2023	37.78	936^th	1464	36.1%
2024	29.55	1101^st	1464	24.8%

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Rank History for Asian students at Parkside Preparatory Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	2.39	365^th	369	1.1%
2022	2.67	379^th	381	0.5%
2024	15.42	360^th	396	9.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Parkside Preparatory Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	60.74	191^st	663	71.2%
2019	52.26	243^rd	653	62.8%
2021	44.04	139^th	253	45.1%
2022	52.40	280^th	706	60.3%
2023	54.25	289^th	696	58.5%
2024	49.64	314^th	705	55.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Parkside Preparatory Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	37.85	510^th	810	37.0%
2019	46.71	390^th	826	52.8%
2021	40.98	252^nd	449	43.9%
2022	63.58	255^th	914	72.1%
2023	55.34	372^nd	943	60.6%
2024	42.48	545^th	953	42.8%

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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 Parkside Preparatory Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1995	18	625	16	61	2	n/a	n/a	722
1996	18	625	16	61	2	n/a	n/a	722
1997	23	670	16	65	2	n/a	n/a	776
1998	20	668	11	66	3	n/a	n/a	768
1999	14	823	8	78	3	n/a	n/a	926
2000	13	917	9	79	2	n/a	n/a	1020
2001	12	919	5	72	2	n/a	n/a	1010
2002	7	1162	16	99	4	n/a	n/a	1288
2003	7	1162	16	99	4	n/a	n/a	1288
2004	14	1060	20	94	9	n/a	n/a	1197
2005	9	880	16	68	9	n/a	n/a	982
2006	8	674	13	63	8	n/a	n/a	766
2007	9	537	10	60	5	n/a	n/a	621
2008	4	443	7	58	4	n/a	n/a	516
2009	4	369	11	49	3	n/a	n/a	436
2010	7	332	11	46	4	n/a	n/a	400
2011	8	341	13	38	3	0	0	403
2012	8	373	14	34	4	1	0	434
2013	8	395	15	46	4	2	1	471
2014	4	403	16	47	3	0	0	473
2015	11	389	17	55	4	0	0	476
2016	11	382	15	62	4	0	1	475
2017	13	386	16	68	5	5	1	494
2018	12	382	17	71	8	1	2	493
2019	13	363	18	68	10	1	0	473
2020	16	325	18	65	11	0	2	437
2021	12	296	18	72	12	0	3	413
2022	10	245	22	70	6	1	1	355
2023	9	223	13	59	4	1	2	311
2024	15	181	12	55	1	1	4	269

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 Parkside Preparatory Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1995	722	36.0	20.1	n/a
1996	722	36.0	20.1	n/a
1997	776	37.8	20.5	95
1998	768	37.1	20.7	94.9
1999	926	53.0	17.5	81.4
2000	1020	50.5	20.2	87.9
2001	1010	44.6	22.6	66.5
2002	1288	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1288	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1197	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	982	75.5	13.0	0
2006	766	67.0	11.4	91.4
2007	621	54.0	11.5	94
2008	516	48.0	10.8	95.3
2009	436	42.0	10.4	94.5
2010	400	39.0	10.2	n/a
2011	403	31.1	12.9	90.8
2012	434	30.0	14.4	94.2
2013	471	30.6	15.3	91.3
2014	473	33.9	13.9	88.4
2015	476	33.0	14.4	86.6
2016	475	33.0	14.3	86.7
2017	494	30.8	15.9	90.7
2018	493	32.0	15.4	90.7
2019	473	33.0	14.3	89
2020	437	33.5	13.0	84.7
2021	413	36.7	11.2	88.6
2022	355	35.8	9.8	89.3
2023	311	31.0	10.0	90.7
2024	269	26.3	10.2	91.8

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 Parkside Preparatory Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1995	722	36.0	20.1	n/a
1996	722	36.0	20.1	n/a
1997	776	37.8	20.5	95
1998	768	37.1	20.7	94.9
1999	926	53.0	17.5	81.4
2000	1020	50.5	20.2	87.9
2001	1010	44.6	22.6	66.5
2002	1288	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1288	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1197	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	982	75.5	13.0	0
2006	766	67.0	11.4	91.4
2007	621	54.0	11.5	94
2008	516	48.0	10.8	95.3
2009	436	42.0	10.4	94.5
2010	400	39.0	10.2	n/a
2011	403	31.1	12.9	90.8
2012	434	30.0	14.4	94.2
2013	471	30.6	15.3	91.3
2014	473	33.9	13.9	88.4
2015	476	33.0	14.4	86.6
2016	475	33.0	14.3	86.7
2017	494	30.8	15.9	90.7
2018	493	32.0	15.4	90.7
2019	473	33.0	14.3	89
2020	437	33.5	13.0	84.7
2021	413	36.7	11.2	88.6
2022	355	35.8	9.8	89.3
2023	311	31.0	10.0	90.7
2024	269	26.3	10.2	91.8

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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