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Middle School For Art And Philosphy

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Middle School For Art And Philosphy ranks 810 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

810^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 46% of New York middle schools

Summary

Middle School For Art And Philosphy is a public middle school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 152 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #18, which is ranked 551 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Middle School For Art And Philosphy has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York middle schools, with proficiency rates on state assessments generally below the district and state averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math were 29.41% and 40% for 6th grade, 54.35% and 69.57% for 7th grade, and 33.33% and 51.16% for 8th grade, compared to the district's 48.45% and 44.57% for 6th grade, 56.39% and 54.74% for 7th grade, and 53.92% and 54.56% for 8th grade. The school's performance on Regents exams, such as Algebra I and Living Environment, is also significantly lower than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Is 285 Meyer Levin, Brooklyn Science And Engineering Academy, and Middle School Of Media Law And Fine Arts (The), generally outperform Middle School For Art And Philosphy on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates on state assessments and Regents exams. These nearby schools also have lower percentages of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, ranging from 77.25% to 82.05% free or reduced-price lunch recipients, compared to Middle School For Art And Philosphy's 90.13%.

156

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$43,970

Per pupil spending ?

89.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1084 Lenox Rd
Brooklyn, NY 11212

(718) 342-7563

District: New York City Geographic District #18

Feeder schools for Middle School For Art And Philosphy:

Elementary:

Ps 219 Kennedy-King

Racial breakdown:

African American:

80.1%

Hispanic:

14.1%

White:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (42% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Life Science Biology scores 43 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg48%

New York avg53%

810^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 8Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #18

551^st of 874New York City Geographic District #18 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	45.0	810 of 1500	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.9	710 of 1504	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.2	933 of 1500	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	965 of 1479	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.8	510 of 1242	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.9	1016 of 1439	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1156 of 1438	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.5	1212 of 1455	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.5	1244 of 1429	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.7	1177 of 1407	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.2	1206 of 1401	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.6	1189 of 1373	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.8	1175 of 1337	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.7	1192 of 1295	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.7	1126 of 1243	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	22.6	995 of 1224	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	245 of 676	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	195 of 705	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	50.9	314 of 696	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	261 of 706	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.0	78 of 253	69.2%	★★★★☆
2019	45.2	312 of 653	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.6	396 of 663	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	76.0	47 of 615	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	61.1	118 of 581	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	47.6	196 of 503	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	638 of 1457	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	695 of 1465	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	771 of 1463	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	949 of 1454	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	876 of 1370	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.5	1064 of 1353	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	47.7	473 of 953	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	276 of 603	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.0	131 of 594	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	59.3	163 of 543	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	49.7	161 of 392	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.4	228 of 457	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	402 of 1283	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	550 of 1306	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.8	140 of 935	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	41.8	650 of 1241	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	979 of 1245	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	921 of 1455	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	733 of 1464	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.6	1021 of 1464	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	953 of 1455	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.6	1098 of 1366	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	1158 of 1352	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	804 of 1298	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.8	327 of 1303	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	54.1	438 of 1307	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	656 of 1283	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	653 of 1139	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	805 of 1170	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)92nd percentile+40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2025)64th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile+10 vs school

Homeless (2025)54th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2024)50th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math55%+3 vs state

English Language Arts40%-11 vs state

Algebra I21%-35 vs state

Life Science Biology15%-43 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (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 Living Environment 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 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 For Art And Philosphy	Public	6-8	1084 Lenox Rd	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 342-7563	156	15	10.4	89.7%	4 (2.6%)	125 (80.1%)	22 (14.1%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	45	810^th of 1500 public middle schools	46.0%		49.9	710^th of 1504 public middle schools	52.8%	100			21.1	15.0	29.4	54.4	33.3	40.0	69.6	51.2		$43,970	$3,170	$40,800
Lamad Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	1060 Clarkson Ave-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Lamad Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(833) 465-2623	165	16	10.4	80.0%	4 (2.4%)	122 (73.9%)	30 (18.2%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	47.5	769^th of 1500 public middle schools	48.7%		31.1	1091^st of 1504 public middle schools	27.5%	322	69.7		37.5		50.0	46.9	47.1	74.1	36.7	55.3	33.3	$26,583	$1,059	$25,525
Riverdale Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	76 Riverdale Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 346-0764	98	15	6.7	96.9%	5 (5.1%)	63 (64.3%)	28 (28.6%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.8	1213^th of 1500 public middle schools	19.1%		10.5	1430^th of 1504 public middle schools	4.9%	217			18.0	18.0	35.3	29.6	38.9	66.7	14.8			$57,700	$4,600	$53,100
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
Is 392	Public	6-8	104 Sutter Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 498-2491	284	22	12.9	85.9%	2 (0.7%)	218 (76.8%)	53 (18.7%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	69.9	381^st of 1500 public middle schools	74.6%		63.9	479^th of 1504 public middle schools	68.2%	98			44.3	32.4	64.4	70.6	63.3	48.9	62.8			$33,032	$3,449	$29,583
Mott Hall IV	Public	6-8	411 Thatford Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 305-4400	108	16	6.9	97.2%	2 (1.9%)	66 (61.1%)	34 (31.5%)	2 (1.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	35.1	1013^th of 1500 public middle schools	32.5%		13.9	1398^th of 1504 public middle schools	7.0%	385			71.4	17.4	28.0	50.0	42.9	26.9	52.9	40.7		$57,611	$3,854	$53,757
Is 285 Meyer Levin	Public, Magnet	6-8	5909 Beverly Rd	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 451-2200	512	35	14.4	82.8%	5 (1.0%)	451 (88.1%)	38 (7.4%)	10 (2.0%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	49	735^th of 1500 public middle schools	51.0%		41	897^th of 1504 public middle schools	40.4%	162		31.0	63.1	28.7	59.1	48.8	55.2	39.9	43.2	57.1		$33,996	$3,733	$30,263
Kappa V (Knowledge And Power Prep Academy)	Public	6-8	985 Rockaway Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 922-4690	97	10	9.4	90.7%	4 (4.1%)	70 (72.2%)	22 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.5	977^th of 1500 public middle schools	34.9%		39	936^th of 1504 public middle schools	37.8%	41			36.0		61.5	57.1	48.6	33.3	41.9	0.0	20.0	$47,284	$2,998	$44,286
Brooklyn Science And Engineering Academy	Public	6-8	5404 Tilden Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 240-3790	399	38	10.5	80.2%	2 (0.5%)	340 (85.2%)	34 (8.5%)	14 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	74	330^th of 1500 public middle schools	78.0%		74.1	311^th of 1504 public middle schools	79.3%	19			100.0	89.5	54.4	71.9	65.6	62.0	61.7	62.1	62.5	$33,548	$2,410	$31,138
Mott Hall Bridges Academy	Public	6-8	210 Chester St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 345-6912	200	19	10.5	98.5%	1 (0.5%)	126 (63.0%)	67 (33.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	11.1	1417^th of 1500 public middle schools	5.5%		10.6	1428^th of 1504 public middle schools	5.1%	11					28.6	23.8	20.0	23.3	28.2	25.6	8.6	$34,959	$2,372	$32,587

Frequently Asked Questions about Middle School For Art And Philosphy

Is Middle School For Art And Philosphy a good school?

Middle School For Art And Philosphy ranks 810^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Middle School For Art And Philosphy?

Students at Middle School For Art And Philosphy are 80% African American, 14% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Middle School For Art And Philosphy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 156 students attended Middle School For Art And Philosphy.

What district is Middle School For Art And Philosphy in?

New York City Geographic District #18

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