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Essence School

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Public Grades 6-8
105
Students ?
8.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
92.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 590 Sheffield Ave
       Brooklyn, NY  11207-7616

(718) 272-8371

District: New York City Geographic District #19

Racial breakdown:

African American:
63.8%
Hispanic:
24.8%
White:
6.7%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2008 → 2nd in 2017
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (4% vs 40% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2008
!Science scores 55 pts below the New York average
Students meeting standards (2016-2017) ?
This school4%
District avg20%
New York avg40%
Not ranked this year
Essence School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
726th of 874New York City Geographic District #19 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20177.51432 of 14551.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20168.71396 of 14292.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20158.71382 of 14071.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201411.81311 of 14016.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201316.81166 of 137315.1%★☆☆☆☆
201215.01152 of 133713.8%★☆☆☆☆
201117.91079 of 129516.7%★☆☆☆☆
201011.11104 of 124311.2%★☆☆☆☆
200922.2999 of 122418.4%★☆☆☆☆
200828.3916 of 118522.7%★☆☆☆☆
200733.2823 of 112326.7%★☆☆☆☆
200631.6807 of 109526.3%★☆☆☆☆
By subject vs New York (2016-2017) ?
English Language Arts5%-35 vs state
Science3%-55 vs state
Math3%-31 vs state

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In the 2016-17 school year, 105 students attended Essence School.

Students at Essence School are 64% African American, 25% Hispanic, 7% White, 3% Asian.


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