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Restoration Academy

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

1325^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 12% of New York middle schools

Summary

Restoration Academy is a public magnet middle school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 104 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #13, which is ranked 617 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Restoration Academy consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New York middle schools, with a ranking between 1,291 to 1,366 out of around 1,500 schools. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math are significantly lower than the district and state averages, often by 20-30 percentage points. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Restoration Academy's 8th-grade ELA proficiency rate was 34.62%, compared to 51.31% for the district and 52.38% for the state. The school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 94-97% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and serves a diverse student population.

Despite the higher per-student spending and relatively low student-teacher ratio at Restoration Academy, the school's academic performance remains significantly below the district and state averages. Nearby schools, such as Middle School 35 Stephen Decatur and Urban Assembly Unison School, have higher academic performance and better student outcomes compared to Restoration Academy, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that factors beyond just funding and staffing may be contributing to the school's challenges in improving academic outcomes.

Students ?

7.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$51,587

Per pupil spending ?

91.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

31 New York Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11216

(718) 245-8766

District: New York City Geographic District #13

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.2%

Hispanic:

11.0%

Asian:

9.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2014 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (30% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Math scores 26 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg49%

New York avg51%

1,325^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #13

617^th of 874New York City Geographic District #13 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	18.9	1325 of 1500	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1366 of 1504	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	1351 of 1500	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	1334 of 1479	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	1291 of 1439	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	1290 of 1438	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.8	1306 of 1455	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.8	1166 of 1429	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.6	1202 of 1407	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.6	1273 of 1401	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.7	1290 of 1373	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.6	1217 of 1337	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.2	1130 of 1295	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	8.6	1147 of 1243	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.2	1051 of 1224	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.7	1010 of 1185	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.2	890 of 1123	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.3	868 of 1095	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	491 of 676	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	460 of 705	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	547 of 696	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	529 of 706	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	422 of 653	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	458 of 663	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	6.5	380 of 396	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	184 of 646	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	30.5	489 of 615	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	1281 of 1457	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1302 of 1465	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	1237 of 1463	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	1240 of 1454	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	1240 of 1370	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	1298 of 1353	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	480 of 603	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	452 of 594	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.5	322 of 543	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	14.7	1210 of 1296	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	1007 of 1306	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	1119 of 1241	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	1256 of 1455	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	1305 of 1464	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	1353 of 1464	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	1365 of 1455	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	1225 of 1366	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	1083 of 1352	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	1231 of 1298	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	862 of 1303	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	966 of 1139	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.6	506 of 1170	56.8%	★★★☆☆

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)72nd percentile+60 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile+16 vs school

Homeless (2025)20th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)7th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2024)4th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Science35%-9 vs state

English Language Arts33%-18 vs state

Math26%-26 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, March 3, 2022

Do not be fooled by pretty new pictures and paint, this school is a pipeline to prison now the old principal left and its been one bad joke after another one. There are afew teachers and counselors who care about kids but the paras are off the street and so is that principal. I would say stay away from the district all together because they know whats going on in here and dont do anything. I hope Adams just merges this school with the elementary that principal at 93 seems to have some sense. Close Quote

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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 Physics (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 Physics 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 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Restoration Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	31 New York Ave	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 245-8766	91	12	7.3	91.2%	4 (4.4%)	63 (69.2%)	10 (11.0%)	9 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	4 (4.4%)	18.9	1325^th of 1500 public middle schools	11.7%		16	1366^th of 1504 public middle schools	9.2%	41											30.8	32.4	34.6				30.8	27.0	23.1		34.6	$51,587	$5,688	$45,899
Middle School 35 Stephen Decatur	Public	6-8	272 MacDonough St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2345	175	19	9.2	92.0%	1 (0.6%)	150 (85.7%)	22 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	79.9	256^th of 1500 public middle schools	82.9%		78.5	252^nd of 1504 public middle schools	83.2%	4					57.1	81.5	9.3				69.6	62.2	88.5				53.9	77.8	64.4		60.5	$45,619	$7,221	$38,399
Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	1580 Dean St-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 604-6910	268	27	9.9	92.5%	5 (1.9%)	197 (73.5%)	60 (22.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	65.7	454^th of 1500 public middle schools	69.7%		62.8	492^nd of 1504 public middle schools	67.3%	38											52.5	51.4	57.5				62.3	68.6	64.3		50.8	$27,274	$704	$26,570
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
Elijah Stroud Middle School	Public	6-8	443 Saint Marks Ave	Brooklyn	11238	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 638-3067	119	15	8.0	98.3%	3 (2.5%)	76 (63.9%)	35 (29.4%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	39.8	917^th of 1500 public middle schools	38.9%		35.6	1005^th of 1504 public middle schools	33.2%	88											56.3	53.1	61.1				24.2	33.3	32.4		33.3	$42,143	$3,721	$38,422
Urban Assembly Unison School (The)	Public	6-8	170 Gates Ave	Brooklyn	11238	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 399-1061	172	20	8.5	85.5%	7 (4.1%)	119 (69.2%)	39 (22.7%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	26.6	1199^th of 1500 public middle schools	20.1%		31.2	1089^th of 1504 public middle schools	27.6%	110						33.3	52.9				35.4	56.9	41.2				16.7	27.5	29.6		29.2	$43,975	$3,757	$40,218
Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3	Public, Charter	2-8	787 Lafayette Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2126	494			74.3%	13 (2.6%)	250 (50.6%)	182 (36.8%)	32 (6.5%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	99	3^rd of 1500 public middle schools	99.8%		96.4	52^nd of 1504 public middle schools	96.5%	49	81.8	100.0		12.7		94.6		93.8	77.8	100.0	100.0	100.0		98.4	91.1	100.0	100.0	100.0		97.6		$18,343	$00	$18,343
Middle School 267 Math Science & Technology	Public	6-8	800 Gates Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2318	142	17	8.4	88.0%	2 (1.4%)	89 (62.7%)	43 (30.3%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	86.2	169^th of 1500 public middle schools	88.7%		83.5	197^th of 1504 public middle schools	86.9%	28						53.3	61.5				53.3	86.1	68.0				91.3	81.8	82.4		90.0	$43,922	$2,982	$40,940
Uncommon Bed-Stuy East Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter	5-9	800 Gates Ave-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Uncommon Bed-Stuy East Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 669-7460	317	28	11.3	85.2%	8 (2.5%)	177 (55.8%)	119 (37.5%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	66.5	440^th of 1500 public middle schools	70.7%		61.8	519^th of 1504 public middle schools	65.5%	79			45.3			55.2				66.7	41.8	58.8	61.5			67.5	61.6	70.9	72.9	40.5		$21,716	$888	$20,828
Brooklyn Green School (The)	Public, Magnet	6-8	130 Rochester Ave	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	Yes	No	Yes	(929) 397-3340	214	25	8.7	77.6%	14 (6.5%)	151 (70.6%)	37 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	3 (1.4%)	5 (2.3%)	51.8	693^rd of 1500 public middle schools	53.8%		47.4	760^th of 1504 public middle schools	49.5%	67						70.6	50.0				50.0	64.8	55.4				35.0	66.7	32.7			$36,335	$4,273	$32,062

Frequently Asked Questions about Restoration Academy

What is the racial makeup of Restoration Academy?

Students at Restoration Academy are 69% African American, 11% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 4% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Restoration Academy a good school?

Restoration Academy ranks in the bottom 11.7% of New York middle schools.

How many students attend Restoration Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 91 students attended Restoration Academy.

What district is Restoration Academy in?

New York City Geographic District #13

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