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MS 246 Walt Whitman Middle School
72 Veronica Place Brooklyn NY, 11226, Kings County Phone: 718-282-5230 Ranking: (3,282 out of 3,424, bottom 4%)* Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 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: | 46 | 43 | 51 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 80 | |||||||
Total Students: | 603 | 649 | 614 | 603 | 596 | 673 | 761 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 169 | 28.0% | 228 | 35.1% | 201 | 32.7% | 177 | 29.4% | 139 | 23.3% | 146 | 21.7% | 145 | 19.1% |
Grade 7: | 214 | 35.5% | 196 | 30.2% | 176 | 28.7% | 193 | 32.0% | 149 | 25.0% | 160 | 23.8% | 224 | 29.4% |
Grade 8: | 208 | 34.5% | 218 | 33.6% | 236 | 38.4% | 232 | 38.5% | 181 | 30.4% | 229 | 34.0% | 275 | 36.1% |
Ungraded: | 12 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | 126 | 21.1% | 138 | 20.5% | 117 | 15.4% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 317 | 52.6% | 334 | 51.5% | 308 | 50.2% | 331 | 54.9% | 328 | 55.0% | 371 | 55.1% | 424 | 55.7% |
Female: | 286 | 47.4% | 315 | 48.5% | 306 | 49.8% | 272 | 45.1% | 260 | 43.6% | 294 | 43.7% | 333 | 43.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.6% | 8 | 1.1% |
Asian: | 6 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 74 | 12.3% | 71 | 10.9% | 74 | 12.1% | 90 | 14.9% | 77 | 12.9% | 86 | 12.8% | 86 | 11.3% |
Black: | 510 | 84.6% | 559 | 86.1% | 531 | 86.5% | 505 | 83.7% | 509 | 85.4% | 574 | 85.3% | 648 | 85.2% |
White: | 9 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.9% | 14 | 1.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 598 | 99.2% | 534 | 82.3% | 516 | 84.0% | 506 | 83.9% | NA | NA | 565 | 84.0% | 637 | 83.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 50 | 7.7% | 49 | 8.0% | 48 | 8.0% | NA | NA | 54 | 8.0% | 60 | 7.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.11 | 15.10 | 11.93 | 11.45 | 10.37 | 10.90 | 9.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 35% | 37% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 33% | 40% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 41% | 47% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 68% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 14% | 32% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 21% | 40% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 25% | 37% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 5.3% | 13.9% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 26% | 34% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 35% | 47% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | 61% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 69% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 23% | 40% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 31% | 46% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 37% | 49% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 7.2% | 17.4% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 33% | 37% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 26% | 34% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 32% | 51% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 64% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 15% | 31% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 13% | 30% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 19% | 38% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 9.2% | 16.5% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 18% | 29% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 30% | 38% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 43% | 54% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 75% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 33% | 42% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 22% | 46% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 32% | 50% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 3.3% | 11.1% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 16% | 24% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 22% | 34% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 27% | 34% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 27% | 49% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 13% | 25% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 27% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 18% | 30% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 5.2% | 17.4% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 11% | 24% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 17% | 31% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 48% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 59% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 21% | 34% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | 42% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 37% | 49% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 0.5% | 14.3% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 21% | 25% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 30% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 25% | 38% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 17% | 34% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 38% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 24% | 39% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 21% | 40% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 7% | 13% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 14% | 18% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 26% | 27% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 15% | 24% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 27% | 35% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 78% | 50% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 57% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 58% | 72% |
2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 90% | 67% | 81% |
2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 93% | 65% | 78% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* MS 246 Walt Whitman Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.