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Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business

Public Grades 6-8

1344^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 10% of New York middle schools

Summary

Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business is a public middle school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 85 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #16, which is ranked 628 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Whitelaw Reid Academy consistently performs below the district and state averages in standardized test scores for English Language Arts and Math across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 25.93% of 6th graders, 31.82% of 7th graders, and 19.05% of 8th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district averages of 46.95%, 53.05%, and 51.47%, respectively. The school's performance in Math is also significantly lower than the district and state. Whitelaw Reid Academy's performance varies across different student subgroups, ranking in the top half of New York middle schools for African American and English Language Learner students, but performing poorly for female, male, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students.

The schools in close proximity to Whitelaw Reid Academy, such as Middle School 35 Stephen Decatur, Madiba Prep Middle School, and Middle School 267 Math Science & Technology, generally outperform Whitelaw Reid Academy in academic measures, with higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math. The charter schools in the area, such as Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School and Uncommon Bed-Stuy East Charter School NYC, also outperform Whitelaw Reid Academy in academic measures. Whitelaw Reid Academy's performance has declined over the years, with its state ranking dropping from 909 out of 1,429 middle schools in 2015-2016 to 1,344 out of 1,500 in 2024-2025.

Students ?

5.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$48,494

Per pupil spending ?

93.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

125 Stuyvesant Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11221

(718) 574-2357

District: New York City Geographic District #16

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.5%

Hispanic:

32.5%

White:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2014 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 5 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (27% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg46%

New York avg53%

1,344^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #16

628^th of 874New York City Geographic District #16 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	17.9	1344 of 1500	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	1314 of 1504	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	1330 of 1500	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	1172 of 1479	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	1210 of 1439	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	1197 of 1438	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.3	1114 of 1455	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.0	909 of 1429	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.8	1037 of 1407	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.8	1136 of 1401	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.1	1110 of 1373	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.7	1132 of 1337	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	8.7	1210 of 1295	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.9	1121 of 1243	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.2	1076 of 1224	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	5.3	1130 of 1185	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.1	1083 of 1123	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.0	1070 of 1095	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	478 of 676	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	503 of 705	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.7	429 of 696	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	384 of 706	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	437 of 653	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	398 of 663	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	32.7	459 of 615	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	586 of 591	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	58.5	140 of 581	75.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	1127 of 1457	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	1362 of 1465	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	1337 of 1463	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	1116 of 1454	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	1146 of 1370	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	983 of 1353	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	865 of 965	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	763 of 953	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	760 of 943	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	742 of 914	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	440 of 603	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	523 of 594	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	498 of 543	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	369 of 487	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.7	175 of 392	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	190 of 457	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	18.3	1174 of 1288	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	1395 of 1455	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	1084 of 1464	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1217 of 1464	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	1178 of 1455	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	1233 of 1366	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	1288 of 1352	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	544 of 1298	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.8	859 of 1303	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	727 of 1307	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	759 of 1139	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	943 of 1170	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)58th percentile+48 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile+19 vs school

Homeless (2025)27th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)25th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math33%-19 vs state

English Language Arts26%-26 vs state

Life Science Biology6%-53 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 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
Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business	Public	6-8	125 Stuyvesant Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2357	77	15	5.3	93.5%	5 (6.5%)	42 (54.5%)	25 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	2 (2.6%)	1 (1.3%)	17.9	1344^th of 1500 public middle schools	10.4%		19.3	1314^th of 1504 public middle schools	12.6%	30							5.6				25.9	31.8	19.1				26.9	36.4	38.1			$48,494	$4,215	$44,279
Madiba Prep Middle School	Public	6-8	1014 Lafayette Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2804	176	36	4.8	91.5%	4 (2.3%)	86 (48.9%)	79 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	39.1	929^th of 1500 public middle schools	38.1%		26	1186^th of 1504 public middle schools	21.1%	257						95.5	41.7				50.0	37.1	38.2				60.9	52.4	47.4		16.0	$53,639	$3,949	$49,689
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
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 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
Is 347 School Of Humanities	Public, Magnet	6-8	35 Starr St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 821-4248	193	23	8.2	95.9%	5 (2.6%)	15 (7.8%)	169 (87.6%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18.5	1334^th of 1500 public middle schools	11.1%		15.8	1368^th of 1504 public middle schools	9.0%	34											23.1	32.7	27.0				26.5	24.1	40.3		27.3	$41,744	$5,012	$36,731
Is 349 Math Science And Technology	Public, Magnet	6-8	35 Starr St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 418-6389	173	24	7.2	91.9%	1 (0.6%)	20 (11.6%)	146 (84.4%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.5	1289^th of 1500 public middle schools	14.1%		20.5	1295^th of 1504 public middle schools	13.9%	6						100.0					28.2	37.2	31.3				26.2	36.4	38.0		25.0	$47,170	$3,257	$43,913
Junior High School 383 Philippa Schuyler	Public, Magnet	6-8	1300 Greene Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 574-0390	651	57	11.4	87.4%	8 (1.2%)	155 (23.8%)	457 (70.2%)	14 (2.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (1.8%)	46.4	789^th of 1500 public middle schools	47.4%		50.2	706^th of 1504 public middle schools	53.1%	83	44.1				48.5	41.8	56.8				38.4	52.1	67.3				31.3	46.5	52.9			$31,788	$3,001	$28,787
Junior High School 291 Roland Hayes	Public	6-8	231 Palmetto St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-0361	294	33	9.0	88.4%	3 (1.0%)	27 (9.2%)	250 (85.0%)	5 (1.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	11.2	1416^th of 1500 public middle schools	5.6%		7.2	1465^th of 1504 public middle schools	2.6%	49						38.0	4.2				19.8	35.3	25.0				14.5	28.4				$38,375	$3,890	$34,485

Frequently Asked Questions about Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business

What district is Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business in?

New York City Geographic District #16

How many students attend Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business?

In the 2024-25 school year, 77 students attended Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business.

What is the racial makeup of Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business?

Students at Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business are 55% African American, 32% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% American Indian, 3% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.

Is Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business a good school?

Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business ranks in the bottom 10.4% of New York middle schools.

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