Beta You're viewing our redesigned school page. Prefer the classic layout?

Vista Academy

Q: Is Vista Academy a good school?

Vista Academy ranks 597 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

597^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 60% of New York middle schools

Summary

Vista Academy is a public middle school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 455 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.

Vista Academy stands out for its strong academic performance, consistently ranking in the top half of New York middle schools. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments, particularly in math, are significantly higher than the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, 73.15% of Vista Academy's 8th graders were proficient or better in math, compared to 43.94% for the district and 46.74% for the state. Vista Academy also excels in Regents exam performance, with 100% of students proficient or better in Algebra I in recent years.

Another notable strength of Vista Academy is its ability to support the academic success of diverse student subgroups, such as Asian, African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. These subgroups often rank in the top 25-30% of New York middle schools. The school's performance for Native American students is especially impressive, ranking in the top 6-4 out of 29-21 New York middle schools in recent years. Despite the significant socioeconomic challenges faced by its student population, Vista Academy maintains a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and outperforms many nearby middle schools in the district.

434

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,693

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

350 Linwood St
Brooklyn, NY 11208

(718) 647-0913

District: New York City Geographic District #19

Feeder schools for Vista Academy:

Elementary:	Ps 108 Sal Abbracciamento
	Ps 290 Juan Morel Campos
	Ps 345 Patrolman Robert Bolden

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.3%

African American:

21.2%

Asian:

4.6%

See top rated New York middle schools

Compare Vista Academy to nearby middle schools!

At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2016 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District #19

✓Above the New York median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg35%

New York avg52%

597^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 27 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to top 40% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New York Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	597 of 1500	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	633 of 1504	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	660 of 1500	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	701 of 1479	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.6	1039 of 1242	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.7	685 of 1439	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	706 of 1438	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.3	725 of 1455	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	34.0	959 of 1429	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	147 of 676	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	56.3	252 of 705	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	294 of 696	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	279 of 706	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	218 of 653	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	263 of 663	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	102 of 406	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	54.2	205 of 388	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	308 of 381	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.1	198 of 369	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.4	199 of 374	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	96 of 646	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	103 of 615	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	58.4	129 of 591	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	56.4	156 of 581	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	60 of 473	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	48.7	190 of 503	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	688 of 1457	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	616 of 1465	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	639 of 1463	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	740 of 1454	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.5	972 of 1066	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.9	620 of 1370	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	735 of 1353	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	274 of 965	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	65.0	262 of 953	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	62.5	290 of 943	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	297 of 914	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.6	296 of 449	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.3	308 of 826	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.9	252 of 810	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	146 of 603	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	92 of 594	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	98 of 543	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	61.8	126 of 487	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	60.1	105 of 392	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	50.2	192 of 457	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	260 of 1283	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	61.9	358 of 1306	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	66.4	307 of 1241	75.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	479 of 1455	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	632 of 1464	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	666 of 1464	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	647 of 1455	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	15.0	986 of 1071	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.7	733 of 1366	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	660 of 1352	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	6 of 29	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	62.1	4 of 21	81.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	304 of 1298	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	61.7	316 of 1303	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	293 of 1307	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	55.6	380 of 1283	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	52.6	355 of 1139	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	333 of 1170	71.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	22.5	651 of 763	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)85th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+20 vs school

Native American (2025)79th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)78th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile+16 vs school

Homeless (2025)76th percentile+16 vs school

Asian (2025)75th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2018)15th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Math63%+11 vs state

Science56%+12 vs state

English Language Arts45%-6 vs state

1.0

1 rating · 1 written review

5★0

4★0

3★0

2★0

1★1

Rate Vista Academy

Have first-hand experience? A quick rating - and a sentence or two about what stands out (teachers, academics, safety, communication) - helps other families know what to expect.

Takes about a minute. We email you a link to verify your review - your address is never shown publicly.

Tap a star to rate

What people are saying

by a teacher
Thursday, June 20, 2019

The principal was a complete failure as it relates to supporting her teachers, encouraging distributive leadership, allowing a collaborative environment, and creating a culture of respect in her school. Teachers were silenced and did not speak up for fear of her wrath. She was obsessed with Beyonce and made us all watch her videos. The school had about 6 teachers leave in 2014-15 school year. No books in classrooms, teachers were bullied, no support for ELLs or SPEDS, terrible. Close Quote

Schools Near Vista Academy

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Finance All

School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (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 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
Vista Academy	Public	6-8	350 Linwood St	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 647-0913	434	34	12.8	99.3%	7 (1.6%)	92 (21.2%)	292 (67.3%)	20 (4.6%)	19 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	57.7	597^th of 1500 public middle schools	60.2%		54.8	633^rd of 1504 public middle schools	57.9%	36			100.0		44.6	47.8	43.6	52.3	61.0	73.2	55.9	$33,693	$3,321	$30,372
Liberty Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Linwood St	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 647-1301	450	47	9.6	96.9%	8 (1.8%)	106 (23.6%)	299 (66.4%)	24 (5.3%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	33.7	1035^th of 1500 public middle schools	31.0%		35	1020^th of 1504 public middle schools	32.2%	15			100.0		41.9	39.1	35.6	29.4	44.8	59.3	32.1	$32,788	$2,958	$29,830
Middle School 935	Public	6-8	76 Dinsmore Pl	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 240-2700	303	26	11.7	89.1%	1 (0.3%)	43 (14.2%)	239 (78.9%)	16 (5.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30.7	1107^th of 1500 public middle schools	26.2%		40.2	911^th of 1504 public middle schools	39.4%	196					48.6	45.1	34.5	37.8	42.6	26.7	27.8	$30,244	$2,679	$27,565
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
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
Is 171 Abraham Lincoln	Public	6-8	528 Ridgewood Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 647-0111	276	27	10.2	91.7%	4 (1.4%)	17 (6.2%)	225 (81.5%)	23 (8.3%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.7	1019^th of 1500 public middle schools	32.1%		25.8	1192^nd of 1504 public middle schools	20.7%	173		57.7	25.0		44.6	47.0	37.8	27.1	46.6		42.1	$39,642	$4,747	$34,894
Highland Park Community School	Public	6-8	528 Ridgewood Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 235-1785	218	20	11.0	94.0%	4 (1.8%)	17 (7.8%)	183 (83.9%)	8 (3.7%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	48.3	748^th of 1500 public middle schools	50.1%		42.3	870^th of 1504 public middle schools	42.2%	122	50.0	33.3	23.1		37.5	57.8	50.0	22.2	64.3	57.9	32.5	$31,738	$2,858	$28,880
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Vista Academy

What is the racial makeup of Vista Academy?

Students at Vista Academy are 67% Hispanic, 21% African American, 5% Asian, 4% American Indian, 2% White.

What district is Vista Academy in?

New York City Geographic District #19

Is Vista Academy a good school?

Vista Academy ranks 597^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Vista Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 434 students attended Vista Academy.

Rate Vista Academy!

Other helpful SchoolDigger resources...

Compare to nearby schools

NYNew York Middle School Rankings

NYNew York District Rankings

Schools in Brooklyn, NY

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when there is an update for Vista Academy!

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.