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Madiba Prep Middle School

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Madiba Prep Middle School ranks 929 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

929^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 38% of New York middle schools

Summary

Madiba Prep Middle School is a public middle school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 212 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #16, which is ranked 628 out of 874 districts in the state.

Academically, Madiba Prep has consistently struggled, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math below the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 8th grade ELA, the school had a 38.18% proficiency rate, compared to 51.47% for the district and 52.38% for the state. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with relatively stronger results for African American and Hispanic students, but weaker outcomes for female, male, English Language Learner, and Special Education populations.

While Madiba Prep has seen increased per-student spending and a decrease in student-teacher ratio in recent years, these resources have not yet translated to improved academic outcomes. Nearby district schools, such as Middle School 35 Stephen Decatur and Whitelaw Reid Academy of Arts and Business, as well as local charter schools like Uncommon Bed-Stuy East Charter School and Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3, outperform Madiba Prep in both ELA and Math proficiency.

176

Students ?

4.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$53,639

Per pupil spending ?

91.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1014 Lafayette Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11221

(718) 574-2804

District: New York City Geographic District #16

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.9%

Hispanic:

44.9%

White:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2014 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 5 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (47% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Science scores 28 pts below the New York average

!Near the bottom of New York City Geographic District #16's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg42%

New York avg53%

929^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	39.1	929 of 1500	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	1186 of 1504	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.0	937 of 1500	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.9	1229 of 1479	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	1207 of 1439	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	1321 of 1438	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	28.0	1079 of 1455	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.3	1101 of 1429	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.0	1189 of 1407	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.1	1332 of 1401	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	315 of 676	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	317 of 705	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	228 of 696	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.0	467 of 706	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	394 of 653	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	507 of 663	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	73 of 646	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	52.4	183 of 615	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	50.5	194 of 591	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.4	429 of 581	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	496 of 503	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	888 of 1457	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1097 of 1465	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.2	825 of 1463	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.8	1179 of 1454	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	1155 of 1370	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	1248 of 1353	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	143 of 965	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	25.3	776 of 953	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.1	463 of 943	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	427 of 914	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	150 of 603	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	40.0	351 of 594	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	277 of 543	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	234 of 487	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.2	351 of 392	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	424 of 457	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	34.3	879 of 1296	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	693 of 1288	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	1011 of 1306	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	1086 of 1241	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	1165 of 1245	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	994 of 1455	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	1175 of 1464	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	943 of 1464	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.0	1274 of 1455	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	1161 of 1366	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	1268 of 1352	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	535 of 1298	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	453 of 1303	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	422 of 1307	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.0	731 of 1283	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	539 of 1139	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.3	881 of 1170	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)89th percentile+51 vs school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile+47 vs school

Homeless (2025)75th percentile+37 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)53rd percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)32nd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I95%+39 vs state

Math52%~ state avg

Life Science Biology42%-17 vs state

English Language Arts40%-11 vs state

Science16%-28 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Madiba Prep Middle School

Is Madiba Prep Middle School a good school?

Madiba Prep Middle School ranks 929^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Madiba Prep Middle School?

Students at Madiba Prep Middle School are 49% African American, 45% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Madiba Prep Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 176 students attended Madiba Prep Middle School.

What district is Madiba Prep Middle School in?

New York City Geographic District #16

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