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Middle School 61 Dr Gladstone H Atwell

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Middle School 61 Dr Gladstone H Atwell ranks 980 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

980^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 35% of New York middle schools

Summary

Middle School 61 Dr Gladstone H Atwell is a public middle school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 320 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #17, which is ranked 565 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Middle School 61 has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York middle schools over the past 5 years, with proficiency rates in ELA and Math generally below the district and state averages. However, the school performs better in certain subject areas, such as 8th grade U.S. History and Government Regents, where it had an 85.71% proficiency rate compared to 58.67% for the district and 75.03% for the state. The school serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population, with 84.76-88.44% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past 3 years.

Interestingly, while Middle School 61 struggles overall, it performs relatively better for its African American student subgroup, ranking in the top 50% of New York middle schools for this group. In contrast, the school's Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) student subgroups perform significantly worse, ranking in the bottom half or bottom quarter of New York middle schools. Despite the significant increase in per-student spending at Middle School 61 over the past few years, this has not yet translated into improved academic outcomes, suggesting that factors beyond just resource allocation, such as instructional quality and targeted support for underperforming student subgroups, may play a crucial role in driving student achievement.

286

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$40,581

Per pupil spending ?

89.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Empire Blvd
Brooklyn, NY 11225

(718) 774-1002

District: New York City Geographic District #17

Feeder schools for Middle School 61 Dr Gladstone H Atwell:

Elementary:	Ps 161 Crown (The)
	Ps 91 Albany Avenue School (The)

Racial breakdown:

African American:

79.0%

Hispanic:

11.9%

American Indian:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 45th percentile in 2022 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (43% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 45th-percentile peak (2022) to 35th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg52%

New York avg58%

980^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 9Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #17

565^th of 874New York City Geographic District #17 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	36.4	980 of 1500	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	1104 of 1504	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	967 of 1500	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	815 of 1479	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.2	1026 of 1242	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	929 of 1439	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	888 of 1438	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.5	1090 of 1455	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.8	893 of 1429	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.2	1046 of 1407	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.9	1003 of 1401	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.5	1003 of 1373	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.5	999 of 1337	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.3	1005 of 1295	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.1	995 of 1243	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.9	987 of 1224	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.7	947 of 1185	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.6	950 of 1123	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.0	910 of 1095	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	292 of 676	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	337 of 705	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	249 of 696	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	203 of 706	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	52.5	239 of 653	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	218 of 663	67.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	34.5	429 of 615	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	427 of 591	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	353 of 581	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	326 of 473	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	370 of 503	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	1099 of 1457	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	1130 of 1465	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	1015 of 1463	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.0	640 of 1454	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.5	848 of 1370	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	864 of 1353	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	777 of 965	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.1	518 of 953	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	581 of 943	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	71.3	179 of 914	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	47.5	383 of 826	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.3	515 of 810	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	359 of 603	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	287 of 594	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	177 of 543	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	138 of 487	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	40.8	226 of 392	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	196 of 457	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	803 of 1283	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	811 of 1296	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	635 of 1288	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	527 of 1306	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.6	613 of 1241	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.5	635 of 1245	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	821 of 1455	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	982 of 1464	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	862 of 1464	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	986 of 1455	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	939 of 1366	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	861 of 1352	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	579 of 1298	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.1	760 of 1303	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	499 of 1307	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.3	808 of 1283	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	602 of 1139	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	629 of 1170	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)57th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile+9 vs school

Homeless (2025)40th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)30th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government86%+11 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts62%-14 vs state

Algebra I47%-9 vs state

English Language Arts47%-5 vs state

Math42%-10 vs state

Science20%-23 vs state

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by a citizen
Thursday, July 19, 2012

The years 1977 and 2009 is a long way off. Things have changed in this school. If you examine the demographics of the school's population, children come from as far away as Queens. Atwell is a full uniform school, the new principal has pushed an established accelerated program schoolwide ! This new principal arrived at the school in November of 2009, changes began IMMEDIATELY (for the better). Check out Atwell for the school year 2012-2013, you will TRULY be surprised. Also look at insideschools.org for the school's review. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, February 22, 2010

I think more attention should be paid to the students. The office staff is very unaware of what is going on within the school. Many times I as a parent have called to find out information partaining to 8th grade students the office staff is never aware of what is going on. I have been bounced around to many other people or have been disconnected. Whoever reads this e-mail (hopefully it's the principal) would address this matter. Close Quote

by a citizen
Tuesday, June 2, 2009

I attended for one year...9/76-6/77. Then we moved to East Flatbush. Back then, there were a lot of fights/violent acts among the students. I hated walking in the halls because some of the boys would touch girls inappropriately and yell rude remarks at us. I remember walking back to class from the girls bathroom and being followed by a boy who tried to force himself on me in a stairwell...I slammed him with my bag and ran. That year, there were a few walk outs and days when most of the teachers and students were absent because the teachers, parents, and school board couldn't agree on policies (I guess...can't remember what the 'disagreements' were about). Just seemed that the place was always out of control and the teachers and principal just looked the other way. Probably the least productive school year I ever had. I hope things are better there now? 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 U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (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 U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I 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
Middle School 61 Dr Gladstone H Atwell	Public	6-8	400 Empire Blvd	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 774-1002	286	30	9.6	89.2%	5 (1.7%)	226 (79.0%)	34 (11.9%)	3 (1.0%)	10 (3.5%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	36.4	980^th of 1500 public middle schools	34.7%		30	1104^th of 1504 public middle schools	26.6%	124	61.5		85.7	47.4	43.9	45.2	50.0	63.8	39.8	24.6	20.3	$40,581	$4,141	$36,440
Parkside Preparatory Academy	Public	6-8	655 Parkside Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 462-6992	248	26	9.6	93.5%	11 (4.4%)	181 (73.0%)	45 (18.1%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	37.5	956^th of 1500 public middle schools	36.3%		32.5	1072^nd of 1504 public middle schools	28.7%	116				74.1	50.0	44.2	50.0	34.3	43.6	42.4	31.4	$42,495	$3,468	$39,027
Ebbets Field Middle School	Public	6-8	46 McKeever Pl	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 941-5097	153	21	7.1	94.1%	3 (2.0%)	105 (68.6%)	32 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	3 (2.0%)	8 (5.2%)	70.4	375^th of 1500 public middle schools	75.0%		42.4	864^th of 1504 public middle schools	42.6%	489					60.0	62.2	56.4	51.2	75.0	81.6	48.2	$51,545	$2,908	$48,637
Achievement First Voyager Charter School	Public, Charter	7-8	601 Parkside Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	Achievement First Voyager Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2640	96	9	10.6	93.8%	0 (0.0%)	83 (86.5%)	12 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.9	689^th of 1500 public middle schools	54.1%		71.3	353^rd of 1504 public middle schools	76.5%	336						52.5	63.5		36.8		44.2	$39,245	$2,632	$36,613
New Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	790 E New York Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 467-4501	226	25	9.1	88.1%	4 (1.8%)	154 (68.1%)	52 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	27.4	1179^th of 1500 public middle schools	21.4%		36.6	984^th of 1504 public middle schools	34.6%	195			70.4	38.5	34.5	33.3	43.5	28.8	39.5	34.8	37.7	$38,340	$3,082	$35,258
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
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
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
Middle School 246 Walt Whitman	Public	6-8	72 Veronica Pl	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 282-5230	357	29	12.1	86.8%	12 (3.4%)	223 (62.5%)	109 (30.5%)	5 (1.4%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.7	1216^th of 1500 public middle schools	18.9%		20.5	1296^th of 1504 public middle schools	13.8%	80					36.8	41.5	40.8	28.8	43.0	30.6	25.0	$33,738	$3,833	$29,904
Middle School Of Media Law And Fine Arts (The)	Public	6-8	905 Winthrop St	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 773-3059	173	17	10.3	88.4%	3 (1.7%)	133 (76.9%)	30 (17.3%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	49.4	729^th of 1500 public middle schools	51.4%		41.3	890^th of 1504 public middle schools	40.8%	161					47.2	45.1	49.1	40.0	66.7	71.9	17.4	$37,112	$3,068	$34,044

Frequently Asked Questions about Middle School 61 Dr Gladstone H Atwell

What district is Middle School 61 Dr Gladstone H Atwell in?

New York City Geographic District #17

Is Middle School 61 Dr Gladstone H Atwell a good school?

Middle School 61 Dr Gladstone H Atwell ranks 980^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Middle School 61 Dr Gladstone H Atwell?

In the 2024-25 school year, 286 students attended Middle School 61 Dr Gladstone H Atwell.

What is the racial makeup of Middle School 61 Dr Gladstone H Atwell?

Students at Middle School 61 Dr Gladstone H Atwell are 79% African American, 12% Hispanic, 3% American Indian, 2% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

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