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MS 246 Walt Whitman Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest Performance

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%

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* 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.