Middle School For The Arts
790 East New York Ave Brooklyn NY, 11230, Kings County Phone: 718-773-3343 Ranking:  (3,397 out of 3,424, bottom 1%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8 Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 11 | 19 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 35 | 34 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 97 | 235 | 342 | 376 | 339 | 357 | 401 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 3 | 3.1% | 101 | 43.0% | 136 | 39.8% | 96 | 25.5% | 106 | 31.3% | 100 | 28.0% | 112 | 27.9% |
| Grade 8: | 92 | 94.8% | 129 | 54.9% | 88 | 25.7% | 129 | 34.3% | 99 | 29.2% | 115 | 32.2% | 133 | 33.2% |
| Ungraded: | 2 | 2.1% | 5 | 2.1% | 14 | 4.1% | 13 | 3.5% | 44 | 13.0% | 43 | 12.0% | 62 | 15.5% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 50 | 51.5% | 124 | 52.8% | 170 | 49.7% | 197 | 52.4% | 166 | 49.0% | 178 | 49.9% | 212 | 52.9% |
| Female: | 47 | 48.5% | 111 | 47.2% | 172 | 50.3% | 179 | 47.6% | 165 | 48.7% | 171 | 47.9% | 185 | 46.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 7 | 7.2% | 22 | 9.4% | 28 | 8.2% | 24 | 6.4% | 21 | 6.2% | 20 | 5.6% | 22 | 5.5% |
| Black: | 90 | 92.8% | 211 | 89.8% | 309 | 90.4% | 349 | 92.8% | 316 | 93.2% | 330 | 92.4% | 372 | 92.8% |
| White: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 4 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 73 | 75.3% | 183 | 77.9% | 235 | 68.7% | 347 | 92.3% | NA | NA | 291 | 81.5% | 336 | 83.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 5 | 5.2% | 11 | 4.7% | 21 | 6.1% | 9 | 2.4% | NA | NA | 30 | 8.4% | 6 | 1.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 8.82 | 12.70 | 11.79 | 13.39 | 12.56 | 10.20 | 11.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 16% | 37% | 61% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 14% | 40% | 63% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 22% | 47% | 67% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 68% | 81% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 15% | 32% | 54% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 19% | 40% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 21% | 37% | 55% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 23% | 34% | 60% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 26% | 47% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 23% | 61% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 46% | 69% | 83% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 9% | 40% | 61% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 19% | 46% | 63% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 15% | 49% | 66% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 25% | 37% | 57% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 18% | 34% | 58% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 44% | 51% | 71% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 48% | 64% | 80% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 8% | 31% | 50% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 15% | 30% | 48% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 24% | 38% | 53% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 0% | 16.5% | 31.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 17% | 29% | 56% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 20% | 38% | 66% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 40% | 54% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 75% | 88% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 13% | 42% | 62% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 14% | 46% | 64% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 17% | 50% | 65% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 0% | 11.1% | 27.7% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 34% | 58% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 15% | 34% | 56% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 43% | 49% | 69% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 5% | 25% | 51% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 6% | 27% | 47% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 18% | 30% | 50% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 4.9% | 17.4% | 33.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 15% | 31% | 59% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 12% | 48% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 40% | 59% | 80% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 6% | 34% | 55% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 4% | 42% | 60% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 9% | 49% | 62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 2.5% | 14.3% | 27.4% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 18% | 30% | 65% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 23% | 38% | 71% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 26% | 34% | 69% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 24% | 38% | 71% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 12% | 39% | 69% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 15% | 40% | 70% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 12% | 18% | 57% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 1% | 27% | 63% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 15% | 24% | 63% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 25% | 35% | 69% |
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* Middle School For The Arts was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.