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Van Siclen Community Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

1152^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 23% of New York middle schools

Summary

Van Siclen Community Middle School is a public middle school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 176 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #19, which is ranked 726 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Van Siclen Community Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of New York middle schools, with a statewide ranking between 1,135 and 1,453 out of around 1,500 schools. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the New York City District #19 and statewide averages across all grade levels and subject areas. However, the school performs better than some nearby schools, such as Mott Hall IV and Kappa V (Knowledge and Power Prep Academy).

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $17,948 to $40,040 per student, its academic performance remains low. This suggests that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution. The school's student-teacher ratio is also relatively high, ranging from 8.6 to 10.7 students per teacher. Additionally, the school has an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 94.44% to 97.29%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Addressing these challenges will likely require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve student outcomes.

161

Students ?

7.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,761

Per pupil spending ?

95%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 Van Siclen Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11207

(718) 927-4701

District: New York City Geographic District #19

Feeder schools for Van Siclen Community Middle School:

Elementary:	Fresh Creek School (The)
	Ps 213 New Lots
	Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff
	Ps 273 Wortman
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	Ps 306 Ethan Allen

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.5%

Hispanic:

26.7%

American Indian:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (37% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Math scores 15 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg37%

New York avg51%

1,152^nd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 3% (2016) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 12Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #19

726^th of 874New York City Geographic District #19 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	28.7	1152 of 1500	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	1453 of 1504	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	1406 of 1500	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	1367 of 1479	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	1368 of 1439	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	1340 of 1438	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.9	1385 of 1455	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.3	1388 of 1429	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	375 of 676	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.2	623 of 705	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	552 of 696	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	565 of 706	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	567 of 653	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	525 of 663	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	215 of 646	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.4	352 of 615	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	225 of 591	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.5	499 of 581	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	274 of 503	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	912 of 1457	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	10.7	1396 of 1465	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	1355 of 1463	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	1335 of 1454	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	1300 of 1370	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	1279 of 1353	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	10.5	803 of 826	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	783 of 810	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	249 of 603	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.8	479 of 594	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.0	245 of 543	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.9	324 of 487	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	259 of 392	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.1	439 of 457	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	17.5	1196 of 1306	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	1118 of 1241	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	1139 of 1245	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	1250 of 1455	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	1420 of 1464	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	1370 of 1464	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	1354 of 1455	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	1299 of 1366	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	1244 of 1352	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	831 of 1298	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	1021 of 1303	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	1200 of 1307	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1103 of 1283	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	909 of 1139	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	768 of 1170	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)67th percentile+44 vs school

Homeless (2025)59th percentile+36 vs school

African American (2025)45th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2019)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math37%-15 vs state

English Language Arts37%-14 vs state

Science34%-9 vs state

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Schools Near Van Siclen Community Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 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
Van Siclen Community Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Van Siclen Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 927-4701	161	22	7.3	95.0%	3 (1.9%)	107 (66.5%)	43 (26.7%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.5%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	28.7	1152^nd of 1500 public middle schools	23.2%		8.5	1453^rd of 1504 public middle schools	3.4%	301				38.6	32.1	40.4	25.0	35.7	48.3	34.5	$41,761	$6,122	$35,639
Collegiate Academy-Math-Personal Awa	Public, Charter	6-8	1962-84 Linden Blvd	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	Collegiate Academy-Math-Personal Awa	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 619-6800	85	8	11.8	91.8%	1 (1.2%)	56 (65.9%)	24 (28.2%)	1 (1.2%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	43.1	846^th of 1500 public middle schools	43.6%		94.9	75^th of 1504 public middle schools	95.0%	771				50.0	60.0	35.7	54.6	50.0	18.2	45.8	$23,538	$1,267	$22,270
Legacy School Of The Arts	Public	6-8	590 Sheffield Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 397-2967	160	20	8.0	96.3%	5 (3.1%)	105 (65.6%)	40 (25.0%)	5 (3.1%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	18.9	1326^th of 1500 public middle schools	11.6%		22.5	1257^th of 1504 public middle schools	16.4%	69	9.4	5.6		34.6	30.2	38.5	44.4	19.4	25.9	25.0	$40,915	$2,992	$37,923
School Of The Future Brooklyn	Public	6-8	574 Dumont Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 345-5190	119	13	9.4	94.1%	4 (3.4%)	66 (55.5%)	47 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23.4	1257^th of 1500 public middle schools	16.2%		26.2	1184^th of 1504 public middle schools	21.3%	73			50.0	39.4	18.5	45.5	20.6	20.0	30.6	37.9	$42,740	$2,891	$39,849
East New York Middle School Of Excellence	Public	6-8	605 Shepherd Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 257-4061	235	18	13.4	97.4%	3 (1.3%)	103 (43.8%)	112 (47.7%)	10 (4.3%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12.5	1401^st of 1500 public middle schools	6.6%		17.2	1342^nd of 1504 public middle schools	10.8%	59				31.3	27.5	29.7	14.9	21.1	18.4	25.3	$35,883	$3,286	$32,598
Junior High School 292 Margaret S Douglas	Public	6-8	301 Vermont St	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 498-6562	267	28	9.5	92.1%	5 (1.9%)	83 (31.1%)	103 (38.6%)	67 (25.1%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	29.3	1135^th of 1500 public middle schools	24.3%		37.2	973^rd of 1504 public middle schools	35.3%	162	53.5	74.4	66.7	38.1	35.7	46.8	23.3	36.0	39.6	35.3	$41,460	$4,001	$37,459
Science And Medicine Middle School (The)	Public	6-8	965 E 107th St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 688-6400	229	26	8.9	91.7%	9 (3.9%)	189 (82.5%)	20 (8.7%)	5 (2.2%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	44.9	814^th of 1500 public middle schools	45.7%		48.5	742^nd of 1504 public middle schools	50.7%	72				35.5	59.3	54.1	22.6	51.7	54.1	39.7	$39,888	$3,597	$36,291
Junior High School 218 James P Sinnott	Public, Magnet	6-8	370 Fountain Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 647-9050	307	33	9.3	94.5%	5 (1.6%)	118 (38.4%)	105 (34.2%)	72 (23.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	18	1341^st of 1500 public middle schools	10.6%		21.6	1271^st of 1504 public middle schools	15.5%	70		71.1		26.0	36.5	30.1	23.6	25.9	42.1	13.0	$37,588	$4,674	$32,914
Frederick Douglass Academy VIII Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Pennsylvania Ave	Brooklyn	11239	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 348-2465	303	31	9.7	98.3%	7 (2.3%)	207 (68.3%)	72 (23.8%)	3 (1.0%)	9 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	28.2	1164^th of 1500 public middle schools	22.4%		29.7	1108^th of 1504 public middle schools	26.3%	56		30.2	34.1	29.5	45.5	47.7	25.8	37.2	42.6	14.3	$48,753	$3,835	$44,919
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Van Siclen Community Middle School

How many students attend Van Siclen Community Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 161 students attended Van Siclen Community Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Van Siclen Community Middle School?

Students at Van Siclen Community Middle School are 66% African American, 27% Hispanic, 2% American Indian, 2% White, 1% Asian.

Is Van Siclen Community Middle School a good school?

Van Siclen Community Middle School ranks in the bottom 23.2% of New York middle schools.

What district is Van Siclen Community Middle School in?

New York City Geographic District #19

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