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Academy Of Talented Scholars (The)

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Academy Of Talented Scholars (The) ranks 478 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

478^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of New York elementary schools

Summary

The Academy Of Talented Scholars (The) is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades KG-5 with a total enrollment of 364 students. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #20, which is ranked 249 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The Academy Of Talented Scholars (The) has a strong performance history, consistently ranking in the top 10% of New York elementary schools in recent years. In the 2022-2023 school year, it ranked 201 out of 2,439 New York elementary schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance has been relatively consistent, with rankings in the top 20-30% of New York elementary schools over the past decade. This consistent high performance is particularly noteworthy given the school's relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

The school's exceptional performance for its Special Education and English Language Learner (ELL) student populations is a standout feature, indicating that the school is effectively meeting the needs of these students and providing them with the resources and support they require to succeed. However, the school's performance for its Hispanic student subgroup is relatively weaker, suggesting an opportunity to further support and improve the academic outcomes for this student population. The Academy Of Talented Scholars (The)'s higher per-student spending and lower student-to-teacher ratios compared to nearby schools may contribute to its strong academic performance, as smaller class sizes and greater resource allocation can enable more personalized and targeted instruction.

383

Students ?

7.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$43,527

Per pupil spending ?

70%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 Ave P
Brooklyn, NY 11218

(718) 621-2730

District: New York City Geographic District #20

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.8%

Asian:

31.9%

Hispanic:

9.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (71% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of New York elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg69%

New York avg55%

478^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 32Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #20

249^th of 874New York City Geographic District #20 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	78.1	478 of 2445	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	405 of 2445	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	90.7	201 of 2439	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	258 of 2434	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	81.7	328 of 2201	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	92.9	129 of 2413	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	86.4	235 of 2395	90.2%	★★★★★
2017	85.8	256 of 2386	89.3%	★★★★☆
2016	92.7	79 of 2366	96.7%	★★★★★
2015	91.1	123 of 2352	94.8%	★★★★★
2014	92.6	92 of 2345	96.1%	★★★★★
2013	84.6	269 of 2325	88.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	237 of 696	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	340 of 662	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.0	231 of 605	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.8	244 of 671	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.2	48 of 548	91.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	223 of 1117	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	44.2	498 of 1066	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.2	77 of 1001	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	74.5	150 of 1027	85.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	538 of 2409	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	468 of 2413	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	91.9	151 of 2403	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	86.8	249 of 2401	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	64.4	642 of 1955	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.2	230 of 2357	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	81.1	341 of 2338	85.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	1385 of 1569	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	77.3	222 of 1392	84.1%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	497 of 792	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	362 of 2098	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	260 of 2078	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	90.7	135 of 2041	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.1	142 of 2099	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	84.3	149 of 1678	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	93 of 2032	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	113 of 2045	94.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	427 of 2407	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	343 of 2411	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.0	249 of 2400	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.6	256 of 2400	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	87.9	132 of 1961	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	77 of 2358	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	157 of 2340	93.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.9	113 of 2134	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	43 of 2110	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	30 of 2016	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	11 of 2031	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	15 of 1044	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	35 of 1859	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	59 of 1941	97.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	547 of 1402	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.5	438 of 1392	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.1	162 of 1337	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	263 of 1399	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	69.3	368 of 1224	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	85.4	143 of 1338	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	278 of 1408	80.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)95th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)82nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)80th percentile~ school

Female (2025)78th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)66th percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-19 vs school

Homeless (2025)37th percentile-43 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile-69 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math74%+17 vs state

English Language Arts70%+15 vs state

Science63%+18 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, November 1, 2021

This is an excellent school that focuses on the whole child development. Great leadership by the founding principal and her amazing staff. The school not only focus on academics ,but place strong emphasis on social and emotional learning. Both of my children are product of this school. I would do it all over again! Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, September 28, 2018

It’s honestly the best school in Brooklyn. Wonderful administration and teachers. They have very strong academic and also lots of specialty classes. My son enjoys going to school everyday. Close Quote

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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 Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Academy Of Talented Scholars (The)	Public	K-5	50 Ave P	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	No	(718) 621-2730	383	51	7.4	70.0%	210 (54.8%)	6 (1.6%)	37 (9.7%)	122 (31.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	78.1	478^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.4%		81.3	405^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.4%	73			64.3	73.5	71.6				80.0	73.1	70.2			63.5	$43,527	$2,278	$41,249
Brooklyn School Of Inquiry	Public	K-8	50 Ave P	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	No	(718) 621-5730	501	27	18.5	37.5%	221 (44.1%)	31 (6.2%)	26 (5.2%)	193 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.6%)	97.1	25^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.0%		97.3	34^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.6%	9	100.0	94.3	98.1	92.6	94.6	96.2	90.7	100.0	100.0	94.3	92.7	100.0	90.7	80.4	$25,818	$1,341	$24,477
Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst	Public, Charter	K-4	99 Ave P-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 514-7082	721			64.9%	388 (53.8%)	35 (4.9%)	59 (8.2%)	227 (31.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	96.4	42^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	98.3%		97.5	30^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.8%	12			94.9	89.9					97.1	97.7					$14,987	$00	$14,987
Ps 247	Public	K-5	7000 21st Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 236-4205	744	63	11.8	78.0%	172 (23.1%)	1 (0.1%)	119 (16.0%)	442 (59.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	84	333^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	86.4%		85.5	304^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.6%	29			75.4	75.9	75.8				86.4	77.2	76.5			61.4	$32,839	$2,606	$30,233
Ps 97 Highlawn (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	1846 W 13th St	Brooklyn	11222	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 672-7550	882	57	15.5	77.6%	221 (25.1%)	11 (1.2%)	199 (22.6%)	427 (48.4%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.7%)	74.1	581^st of 2445 public elementary schools	76.2%		74	556^th of 2445 public elementary schools	77.3%	25			62.1	56.8	74.1				77.1	74.6	83.9			55.4	$32,436	$2,732	$29,704
Ps 128 Bensonhurst	Public	K-5	2075 84th St	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 373-5900	435	34	12.7	90.1%	179 (41.1%)	15 (3.4%)	97 (22.3%)	133 (30.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	36.1	1580^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.4%		27.3	1828^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.2%	248			49.2	44.7	48.2				43.9	53.9	47.5			40.0	$34,358	$3,002	$31,356
Ps 186 Dr Irving A Gladstone	Public	K-5	7601 19th Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 236-7071	973	76	12.8	84.8%	296 (30.4%)	7 (0.7%)	346 (35.6%)	307 (31.6%)	10 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	70.7	673^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	72.5%		62.7	832^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	66.0%	159			55.4	69.4	68.1				70.1	80.2	67.7			52.6	$29,564	$2,739	$26,825
Ps 205 Clarion	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 20th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 236-2380	1,093	84	13.0	79.5%	148 (13.5%)	12 (1.1%)	312 (28.5%)	603 (55.2%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (0.9%)	81.1	390^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.0%		82.3	376^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.6%	14			68.0	73.5	68.8				80.9	79.1	76.9			66.2	$32,035	$2,717	$29,318
Ps 177 Marlboro (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	346 Ave P	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 375-9506	883	59	14.9	89.8%	345 (39.1%)	19 (2.2%)	253 (28.7%)	251 (28.4%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.8%)	67.2	762^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	68.8%		61.5	865^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.6%	103			61.9	64.9	70.0				65.9	71.1	64.8			49.2	$31,155	$3,085	$28,070
Ps 101 Verrazano (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	8696 24th Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 372-0221	1,113	79	14.1	77.7%	279 (25.1%)	10 (0.9%)	182 (16.4%)	621 (55.8%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.1%)	87.3	251^st of 2445 public elementary schools	89.7%		85.7	298^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.8%	47			75.6	83.8	76.6				82.8	84.2	83.3			66.1	$29,056	$2,608	$26,447

Frequently Asked Questions about Academy Of Talented Scholars (The)

Is Academy Of Talented Scholars (The) a good school?

Academy Of Talented Scholars (The) ranks 478^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Academy Of Talented Scholars (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended Academy Of Talented Scholars (The).

What is the racial makeup of Academy Of Talented Scholars (The)?

Students at Academy Of Talented Scholars (The) are 55% White, 32% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Academy Of Talented Scholars (The) in?

New York City Geographic District #20

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