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It Takes A Village Academy

Public Grades 9-12

992^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 20% of New York high schools

Summary

It Takes A Village Academy is a public high school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 260 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.

It Takes A Village Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of New York high schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 792 and 1224 out of over 1200 high schools. The school has received a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years, indicating poor performance compared to other schools in the state. The school's performance is particularly low for male students, Hispanic students, and students with special needs, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of New York high schools for these subgroups. However, the school performs relatively better for English Language Learners and homeless students, ranking in the top 50% of New York high schools for these subgroups.

The school's four-year graduation rate has been around 84% in recent years, which is lower than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school's dropout rate has been between 4.5% and 6.1% in recent years, which is higher than the state and district averages. It Takes A Village Academy has had very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 52.9% in recent years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school's proficiency rates on Regents/Common Core exams are consistently lower than the state and district averages across all subject areas, with particularly low performance in Algebra II, Geometry, and Earth Science. While the school has a relatively high per-student spending of around $38,000 and a low student-teacher ratio of around 8-10 students per teacher, these resources do not seem to be translating into better academic outcomes for the students.

262

Students ?

9.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,953

Per pupil spending ?

81.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5800 Tilden Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11203

(718) 629-2307

District: New York City Geographic District #18

Racial breakdown:

African American:

79.0%

Hispanic:

14.1%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 8th percentile in 2022 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 20th (2025) from a 8th-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (45% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (63% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg44%

New York avg66%

992^nd of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 12High 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	19.5	992 of 1234	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	1077 of 1242	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	1112 of 1228	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	1092 of 1190	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	961 of 1207	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	800 of 1210	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.1	824 of 1221	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.6	792 of 1255	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.3	841 of 1255	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.8	842 of 1237	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.7	808 of 1217	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	24.6	885 of 1198	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.8	778 of 1165	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.4	757 of 1117	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.6	733 of 1086	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	411 of 713	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	504 of 690	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	563 of 671	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	532 of 593	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	439 of 686	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.2	249 of 679	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	30.1	357 of 447	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	313 of 669	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	192 of 637	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	49.8	248 of 583	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.9	286 of 481	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	308 of 565	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	73.6	89 of 546	83.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	1009 of 1206	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	1019 of 1219	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	1016 of 1197	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	1073 of 1155	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	1004 of 1193	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	811 of 1176	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	671 of 885	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	781 of 865	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	800 of 851	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	585 of 760	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	641 of 815	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	59.7	289 of 791	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	247 of 607	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.1	292 of 564	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	249 of 531	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	153 of 389	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.2	322 of 493	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.7	121 of 498	75.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	935 of 1179	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	988 of 1170	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	1024 of 1155	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	1027 of 1101	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	959 of 1179	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	729 of 1154	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	937 of 1201	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	1055 of 1211	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	1109 of 1191	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	1055 of 1154	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	930 of 1190	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	771 of 1176	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	883 of 1149	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	1022 of 1144	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	864 of 1130	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	762 of 1038	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	810 of 1132	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	61.4	339 of 1095	69.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)59th percentile+40 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile+34 vs school

African American (2025)42nd percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

Asian (2019)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government60%-15 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts57%-18 vs state

Global History and Geography57%-19 vs state

Algebra I44%-12 vs state

Living Environment43%-14 vs state

Geometry32%-28 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences27%-29 vs state

Life Science Biology26%-32 vs state

Common Core Algebra II21%-54 vs state

Earth Science17%-48 vs state

Common Core Geometry0%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (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)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (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 Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science 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	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kurt Hahn Expeditionary Learning School	Public	9-12	5800 Tilden Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 629-1204	181	24	7.4	84.0%	8 (4.4%)	128 (70.7%)	28 (15.5%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	11 (6.1%)								(n/a)			28.6											$37,373	$3,173	$34,199
It Takes A Village Academy	Public	9-12	5800 Tilden Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 629-2307	262	29	9.1	81.3%	6 (2.3%)	207 (79.0%)	37 (14.1%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	19.5	992^nd of 1234 public high schools	19.6%		13.7	1077^th of 1242 public high schools	13.3%	85		21.1	57.5	0.0	16.7	57.1	42.9		60.5	43.6	26.3	31.9	27.1	$38,953	$3,992	$34,961
Cultural Academy For The Arts And Sciences	Public	9-12	5800 Tilden Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 968-6630	296	36	8.1	81.1%	1 (0.3%)	244 (82.4%)	38 (12.8%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	22.5	955^th of 1234 public high schools	22.6%		13	1092^nd of 1242 public high schools	12.1%	137		20.0	67.8	0.0	50.0	49.2	47.1	50.0	51.4	38.4	61.1	24.4	43.8	$41,112	$2,774	$38,338
East Brooklyn Community High School	Public	9-12	9517 Kings Hwy	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 927-6880	164	19	8.4	85.4%	0 (0.0%)	128 (78.0%)	35 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.9	1063^rd of 1234 public high schools	13.9%		20.6	973^rd of 1242 public high schools	21.7%	90			61.0			57.4	37.0		39.7	2.0	50.0			$45,071	$4,172	$40,899
Brooklyn Democracy Academy	Public	9-12	985 Rockaway Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 342-6348	166	20	8.4	94.6%	3 (1.8%)	107 (64.5%)	49 (29.5%)	2 (1.2%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.5	1224^th of 1234 public high schools	0.8%		9.2	1156^th of 1242 public high schools	6.9%	68			40.0			44.1	17.0		28.1	12.2	5.6	11.1		$36,195	$2,831	$33,364
Metropolitan Diploma Plus High School	Public	9-12	985 Rockaway Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 342-6249	153	20	7.7	96.7%	4 (2.6%)	111 (72.5%)	32 (20.9%)	4 (2.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.5	788^th of 1234 public high schools	36.1%		37	782^nd of 1242 public high schools	37.0%	6			57.5			90.0	45.5		65.0	46.0				$45,710	$3,423	$42,287
Brooklyn Bridge Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	6565 Flatlands Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 968-1689	143	17	8.4	83.9%	6 (4.2%)	110 (76.9%)	19 (13.3%)	4 (2.8%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	73.3	269^th of 1234 public high schools	78.2%		75.6	220^th of 1242 public high schools	82.3%	49			97.0			87.5	92.3		96.6	48.5				$34,717	$2,483	$32,234
Brooklyn Theatre Arts High School	Public	9-12	6565 Flatlands Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 968-1072	238	16	14.8	86.6%	3 (1.3%)	165 (69.3%)	65 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	30.5	855^th of 1234 public high schools	30.7%		7.9	1170^th of 1242 public high schools	5.8%	315			56.8	0.0		56.2	46.8		68.4	57.9		50.0		$33,006	$3,094	$29,912
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Academy For Conservation And The Environment	Public	9-12	6565 Flatlands Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 968-4101	432	33	13.1	78.9%	23 (5.3%)	292 (67.6%)	64 (14.8%)	35 (8.1%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.9%)	9.9	1139^th of 1234 public high schools	7.7%		10.4	1135^th of 1242 public high schools	8.6%	4	16.7	20.4	49.4	14.3	15.2	58.7	26.6		32.1	23.6	29.9	11.2	33.8	$30,015	$2,723	$27,292

Frequently Asked Questions about It Takes A Village Academy

What is the racial makeup of It Takes A Village Academy?

Students at It Takes A Village Academy are 79% African American, 14% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

What district is It Takes A Village Academy in?

New York City Geographic District #18

Is It Takes A Village Academy a good school?

It Takes A Village Academy ranks in the bottom 19.6% of New York high schools.

How many students attend It Takes A Village Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 262 students attended It Takes A Village Academy.

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