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Madeleine Brennan School (The)

Public Grades 6-8

89^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 94% of New York middle schools

Summary

Madeleine Brennan School (The) is a highly-ranked public middle school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 1,591 students. This exceptional institution consistently ranks among the top middle schools in the state, with exceptional academic performance that significantly outpaces the New York City Geographic District #20 and the state of New York.

Madeleine Brennan School (The) boasts impressive proficiency rates on the New York State Assessments, with 73.79% of 6th graders, 83.76% of 7th graders, and 81.29% of 8th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, far exceeding the district and state averages. The school also excels in serving various student subgroups, ranking within the top 100 New York middle schools for female students, male students, Asian students, Hispanic students, white students, English Language Learners, special education students, low socioeconomic status students, and homeless students. Additionally, the school's Regents exam performance is exceptional, with 100% proficiency rates in Algebra I and Living Environment/Biology for the past several years.

While Madeleine Brennan School (The) outperforms the nearby Junior High School 220 John J Pershing, Is 96 Seth Low, and other schools in the New York City Geographic District #20, there are some notable exceptions, such as the exceptional performance of Christa McAuliffe School (The) /Is 187 and Junior High School 259 William McKinley. The higher per-student spending at Madeleine Brennan School (The) compared to the district and state averages suggests the school may have access to additional resources and funding that contribute to its success.

1,518

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,286

Per pupil spending ?

77.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8010 12th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11228-2699

(718) 833-9363

District: New York City Geographic District #20

Feeder schools for Madeleine Brennan School (The):

Elementary:	Ps 127 McKinley Park
	Ps 185 Walter Kassenbrock
	Ps 204 Vince Lombardi

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

61.6%

Hispanic:

18.6%

White:

18.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (84% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of New York middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District #20

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg67%

New York avg53%

89^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #20

249^th of 874New York City Geographic District #20 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	93.4	89 of 1500	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	93 of 1504	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	70 of 1500	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	78 of 1479	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	89.2	99 of 1242	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	85 of 1439	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	87 of 1438	93.9%	★★★★★
2017	91.6	94 of 1455	93.5%	★★★★★
2016	91.2	85 of 1429	94.1%	★★★★★
2015	91.7	75 of 1407	94.7%	★★★★★
2014	91.9	72 of 1401	94.9%	★★★★★
2013	90.1	104 of 1373	92.4%	★★★★★
2012	81.9	201 of 1337	85.0%	★★★★☆
2011	74.6	345 of 1295	73.4%	★★★★☆
2010	74.0	330 of 1243	73.5%	★★★★☆
2009	70.2	429 of 1224	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.0	375 of 1185	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.7	322 of 1123	71.3%	★★★★☆
2006	73.5	293 of 1095	73.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	68 of 406	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	68 of 396	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	46 of 388	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	58 of 381	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	62 of 236	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.3	61 of 369	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	76 of 374	79.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	90 of 646	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	92 of 615	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	32 of 591	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	77.0	42 of 581	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	65.3	25 of 118	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	47 of 473	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	74.7	49 of 503	90.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	119 of 1457	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	90.3	112 of 1465	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	75 of 1463	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	81 of 1454	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	82.3	129 of 1066	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	92.6	78 of 1370	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	91 of 1353	93.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	174 of 965	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	213 of 953	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	170 of 943	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	172 of 810	78.8%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	61 of 603	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	85.6	45 of 594	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	22 of 543	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	86.8	34 of 487	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	15 of 392	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	18 of 457	96.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	46 of 1283	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	48 of 1296	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	31 of 1288	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	40 of 1306	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.1	35 of 935	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	97.2	44 of 1241	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.8	54 of 1245	95.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	67 of 1455	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	69 of 1464	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	62 of 1464	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	66 of 1455	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	90.8	71 of 1071	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	69 of 1366	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	80 of 1352	94.1%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	85.7	2 of 14	85.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	84 of 1298	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	85.8	93 of 1303	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	81 of 1307	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	81.9	92 of 1283	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	57.1	145 of 522	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	87 of 1139	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	87.4	56 of 1170	95.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	159 of 775	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	167 of 778	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	102 of 772	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	133 of 748	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	137 of 614	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	95 of 716	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	119 of 763	84.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)86th percentile-8 vs school

Military Connected (2023)86th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)83rd percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Life Science Biology99%+41 vs state

Math85%+33 vs state

English Language Arts80%+29 vs state

Science75%+32 vs state

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Schools Near Madeleine Brennan School (The)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (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 U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences 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
Madeleine Brennan School (The)	Public	6-8	8010 12th Ave	Brooklyn	11228	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 833-9363	1,518	101	15.0	77.7%	275 (18.1%)	8 (0.5%)	283 (18.6%)	935 (61.6%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.5%)	93.4	89^th of 1500 public middle schools	94.1%		93.3	93^rd of 1504 public middle schools	93.8%	4			100.0	99.4		73.8	83.8	81.3	80.6	86.5	86.8	75.3	$26,286	$2,509	$23,778
School Of Technology Arts And Research	Public	6	650 86th St	Brooklyn	11228	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(718) 551-6218	112	10	10.7	77.7%	49 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (37.5%)	17 (15.2%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)								(n/a)						67.0			68.5				$40,029	$2,138	$37,891
Junior High School 259 William McKinley	Public	6-8	7305 Ft Hamilton Pkwy	Brooklyn	11228	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 833-1000	1,780	121	14.7	82.4%	379 (21.3%)	17 (1.0%)	359 (20.2%)	986 (55.4%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	33 (1.9%)	88.8	147^th of 1500 public middle schools	90.2%		90.2	132^nd of 1504 public middle schools	91.2%	15		67.3	99.5	95.0		73.6	74.4	67.2	79.1	85.8	81.3	66.7	$26,397	$2,445	$23,952
Christa McAuliffe School (The) /Is 187	Public	6-8	1171 65th St	Brooklyn	11219	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	No	(718) 236-3394	949	64	14.8	76.1%	99 (10.4%)	8 (0.8%)	81 (8.5%)	745 (78.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.3%)	97.8	31^st of 1500 public middle schools	97.9%		97.2	39^th of 1504 public middle schools	97.4%	8			98.6	87.5		94.6	96.7	88.5	96.8	97.4	71.9		$27,761	$2,093	$25,668
Junior High School 227 Edward B Shallow	Public	6-8	6500 16th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 256-8218	1,327	110	12.0	88.8%	157 (11.8%)	11 (0.8%)	515 (38.8%)	621 (46.8%)	10 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (0.8%)	59	576^th of 1500 public middle schools	61.6%		68.7	391^st of 1504 public middle schools	74.0%	185	99.0	99.0	100.0	96.2		50.6	55.1	58.7	47.5	62.3	54.1	49.8	$28,760	$2,840	$25,920
Junior High School 220 John J Pershing	Public	6-8	4812 9th Ave	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 633-8200	1,257	102	12.3	89.8%	54 (4.3%)	6 (0.5%)	368 (29.3%)	821 (65.3%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	81.4	238^th of 1500 public middle schools	84.1%		84.1	191^st of 1504 public middle schools	87.3%	47		100.0	100.0	92.3	92.9	60.3	57.1	59.7	80.5	80.3	79.7	73.1	$30,400	$2,741	$27,659
Is 96 Seth Low	Public, Magnet	6-8	99 Ave P	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 236-1344	851	102	8.3	87.1%	290 (34.1%)	49 (5.8%)	289 (34.0%)	216 (25.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	53.3	673^rd of 1500 public middle schools	55.1%		51.4	690^th of 1504 public middle schools	54.1%	17		93.9	61.3	46.7	15.7	47.6	50.2	47.7	46.8	61.7	57.5		$38,239	$2,871	$35,368
Middle School 936 Arts Off 3rd	Public	6-8	270 59th St	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(347) 646-5160	441	38	11.7	77.3%	77 (17.5%)	3 (0.7%)	314 (71.2%)	37 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	67.1	430^th of 1500 public middle schools	71.3%		62.8	491^st of 1504 public middle schools	67.4%	61		79.3	98.3	82.8		58.4	61.3	69.4	50.4	61.7	65.6	46.0	$30,259	$2,729	$27,530
Is 281 Joseph B Cavallaro	Public, Magnet	6-8	8787 24th Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 996-6706	1,198	92	13.0	85.0%	293 (24.5%)	78 (6.5%)	331 (27.6%)	476 (39.7%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.0%)	69.6	385^th of 1500 public middle schools	74.3%		72.7	337^th of 1504 public middle schools	77.6%	48			100.0	73.8		56.4	58.9	53.8	56.2	71.5	71.5	55.0	$30,008	$2,479	$27,529
Junior High School 223 Montauk (The)	Public, Magnet	6-8	4200 16th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 438-0155	625	53	11.7	94.9%	91 (14.6%)	15 (2.4%)	189 (30.2%)	324 (51.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	57.4	604^th of 1500 public middle schools	59.7%		69.8	374^th of 1504 public middle schools	75.1%	230			97.1	94.0		48.6	59.4	53.8	64.3	65.0	39.9	36.8	$32,629	$3,582	$29,047

Frequently Asked Questions about Madeleine Brennan School (The)

What district is Madeleine Brennan School (The) in?

New York City Geographic District #20

What is the racial makeup of Madeleine Brennan School (The)?

Students at Madeleine Brennan School (The) are 62% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 18% White.

Is Madeleine Brennan School (The) a good school?

Yes. Madeleine Brennan School (The) ranks in the top 5.9% of New York middle schools.

How many students attend Madeleine Brennan School (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,518 students attended Madeleine Brennan School (The).

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