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Middle School Of Media Law And Fine Arts (The)

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Middle School Of Media Law And Fine Arts (The) ranks 729 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

729^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 51% of New York middle schools

Summary

Middle School Of Media Law And Fine Arts (The) is a public middle school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 195 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #18, which is ranked 551 out of 874 districts in the state.

Academically, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York middle schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math below the district and state averages. Compared to nearby schools like Brooklyn Science And Engineering Academy and School Of Integrated Learning (The), Middle School Of Media Law And Fine Arts (The) generally underperforms. However, the school has a relatively high per-student spending of $35,427 and a low student-teacher ratio of 12.1, suggesting it may have the resources to implement targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

While the school's performance has been inconsistent, with proficiency rates fluctuating significantly from year to year, there are opportunities for improvement. Examining the practices and strategies of higher-performing nearby schools could provide insights for Middle School Of Media Law And Fine Arts (The) to enhance its educational approach and better support its diverse student population.

173

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,112

Per pupil spending ?

88.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

905 Winthrop St
Brooklyn, NY 11203

(718) 773-3059

District: New York City Geographic District #18

Feeder schools for Middle School Of Media Law And Fine Arts (The):

Elementary:	Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner
	Ps 235 Janice Marie Knight School
	Ps 268 Emma Lazarus

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.9%

Hispanic:

17.3%

White:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 37 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New York median (51st percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Science scores 26 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg51%

New York avg51%

729^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 37 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 8Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #18

551^st of 874New York City Geographic District #18 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	729 of 1500	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.3	890 of 1504	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.0	1329 of 1500	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	1352 of 1479	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	1206 of 1242	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	1284 of 1439	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	1166 of 1438	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.9	1291 of 1455	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.9	1140 of 1429	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.5	1205 of 1407	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.8	1315 of 1401	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.1	1275 of 1373	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.2	1304 of 1337	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.8	1287 of 1295	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.3	1206 of 1243	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.0	1116 of 1224	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	210 of 676	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	244 of 705	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.2	490 of 696	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	621 of 706	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	488 of 653	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	545 of 663	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	62 of 646	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	35.2	421 of 615	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.7	556 of 591	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	315 of 473	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	457 of 503	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	589 of 1457	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	744 of 1465	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.0	1286 of 1463	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	1278 of 1454	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	1193 of 1370	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	1087 of 1353	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	34.2	539 of 826	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	193 of 603	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	146 of 594	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	42.6	308 of 543	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	292 of 487	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.4	143 of 392	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	393 of 1283	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	497 of 1296	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.4	1080 of 1288	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	1008 of 1306	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	1050 of 1241	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	784 of 1455	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	950 of 1464	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.9	1293 of 1464	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1362 of 1455	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	1259 of 1366	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	1147 of 1352	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	269 of 1298	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	60.8	330 of 1303	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	50.0	515 of 1307	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.6	773 of 1283	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	832 of 1139	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.4	666 of 1170	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)90th percentile+39 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)69th percentile+18 vs school

Homeless (2025)68th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2019)35th percentile+24 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math62%+10 vs state

English Language Arts47%-4 vs state

Science17%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Middle School Of Media Law And Fine Arts (The)	Public	6-8	905 Winthrop St	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 773-3059	173	17	10.3	88.4%	3 (1.7%)	133 (76.9%)	30 (17.3%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	49.4	729^th of 1500 public middle schools	51.4%		41.3	890^th of 1504 public middle schools	40.8%	161							47.2	45.1	49.1	40.0	66.7	71.9	17.4	$37,112	$3,068	$34,044
Lamad Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	1060 Clarkson Ave-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Lamad Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(833) 465-2623	165	16	10.4	80.0%	4 (2.4%)	122 (73.9%)	30 (18.2%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	47.5	769^th of 1500 public middle schools	48.7%		31.1	1091^st of 1504 public middle schools	27.5%	322			69.7		37.5		50.0	46.9	47.1	74.1	36.7	55.3	33.3	$26,583	$1,059	$25,525
Middle School For Art And Philosphy	Public	6-8	1084 Lenox Rd	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 342-7563	156	15	10.4	89.7%	4 (2.6%)	125 (80.1%)	22 (14.1%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	45	810^th of 1500 public middle schools	46.0%		49.9	710^th of 1504 public middle schools	52.8%	100					21.1	15.0	29.4	54.4	33.3	40.0	69.6	51.2		$43,970	$3,170	$40,800
New Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	790 E New York Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 467-4501	226	25	9.1	88.1%	4 (1.8%)	154 (68.1%)	52 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	27.4	1179^th of 1500 public middle schools	21.4%		36.6	984^th of 1504 public middle schools	34.6%	195				70.4	38.5		34.5	33.3	43.5	28.8	39.5	34.8	37.7	$38,340	$3,082	$35,258
Is 392	Public	6-8	104 Sutter Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 498-2491	284	22	12.9	85.9%	2 (0.7%)	218 (76.8%)	53 (18.7%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	69.9	381^st of 1500 public middle schools	74.6%		63.9	479^th of 1504 public middle schools	68.2%	98					44.3	32.4	64.4	70.6	63.3	48.9	62.8			$33,032	$3,449	$29,583
Brooklyn Science And Engineering Academy	Public	6-8	5404 Tilden Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 240-3790	399	38	10.5	80.2%	2 (0.5%)	340 (85.2%)	34 (8.5%)	14 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	74	330^th of 1500 public middle schools	78.0%		74.1	311^th of 1504 public middle schools	79.3%	19					100.0	89.5	54.4	71.9	65.6	62.0	61.7	62.1	62.5	$33,548	$2,410	$31,138
Riverdale Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	76 Riverdale Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 346-0764	98	15	6.7	96.9%	5 (5.1%)	63 (64.3%)	28 (28.6%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.8	1213^th of 1500 public middle schools	19.1%		10.5	1430^th of 1504 public middle schools	4.9%	217					18.0	18.0	35.3	29.6	38.9	66.7	14.8			$57,700	$4,600	$53,100
Is 285 Meyer Levin	Public, Magnet	6-8	5909 Beverly Rd	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 451-2200	512	35	14.4	82.8%	5 (1.0%)	451 (88.1%)	38 (7.4%)	10 (2.0%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	49	735^th of 1500 public middle schools	51.0%		41	897^th of 1504 public middle schools	40.4%	162				31.0	63.1	28.7	59.1	48.8	55.2	39.9	43.2	57.1		$33,996	$3,733	$30,263
School Of Integrated Learning (The)	Public	6-8	1224 Park Pl	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 774-0362	214	24	8.9	93.5%	2 (0.9%)	160 (74.8%)	38 (17.8%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (0.9%)	6 (2.8%)	81.2	241^st of 1500 public middle schools	83.9%		76	289^th of 1504 public middle schools	80.8%	48	88.2	100.0		83.3	84.6		73.7	68.4	81.4	75.4	65.8	75.6	26.7	$46,492	$3,266	$43,227
Mott Hall Bridges Academy	Public	6-8	210 Chester St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 345-6912	200	19	10.5	98.5%	1 (0.5%)	126 (63.0%)	67 (33.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	11.1	1417^th of 1500 public middle schools	5.5%		10.6	1428^th of 1504 public middle schools	5.1%	11							28.6	23.8	20.0	23.3	28.2	25.6	8.6	$34,959	$2,372	$32,587

Frequently Asked Questions about Middle School Of Media Law And Fine Arts (The)

Is Middle School Of Media Law And Fine Arts (The) a good school?

Middle School Of Media Law And Fine Arts (The) ranks 729^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Middle School Of Media Law And Fine Arts (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 173 students attended Middle School Of Media Law And Fine Arts (The).

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New York City Geographic District #18

What is the racial makeup of Middle School Of Media Law And Fine Arts (The)?

Students at Middle School Of Media Law And Fine Arts (The) are 77% African American, 17% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

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