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M.S. 51 William Alexander

15K051

06,07,08 - Brooklyn, District 15

350 5 AVENUE (get directions)

$273.48/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

1,037 students (SY2025-26)

FY@budget.Year budget $11,450,709 ($11,042/student)

Attendance: 94.2%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 99.3%

Math Course Pass Rate: 98.6%

Overview

M.S. 51 William Alexander is a junior high-intermediate-middle school (grades 06,07,08) in Brooklyn, Community School District 15.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	1,116
2014-15	1,123
2015-16	1,128
2016-17	1,125
2017-18	1,136
2018-19	1,135
2019-20	1,150
2020-21	1,143
2021-22	1,077
2022-23	1,024
2023-24	971
2024-25	1,035
2025-26	1,037

% female: 53.1% (2025-26)

% poverty: 48.9% (2025-26)

% students with disabilities: 19.3% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 4.4% (2025-26)

Data year

Mixed years. Each share is the newest year this school published it, shown next to the number.

Race / ethnicity

DOE reports race and ethnicity. It does not publish country of nationality.

Asian: 25.9% (2025-26)

Black: 5.9% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 30.9% (2025-26)

White: 29.3% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 7.6% (2025-26)

Native American: 0.3% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.47 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 94.2%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 99.3%

Math Course Pass Rate: 98.6%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	94.2%
2024	ELA course pass rate	99.3%
2024	Math course pass rate	98.6%
2023	Attendance	93.6%
2023	ELA course pass rate	98.3%
2023	Math course pass rate	98.6%
2022	Attendance	93.2%
2022	ELA course pass rate	95.7%
2022	Math course pass rate	96.5%
2021	Attendance	92.3%
2021	ELA course pass rate	96%
2021	Math course pass rate	93.1%
2020	Attendance	89.7%
2020	ELA course pass rate	92.5%
2020	Math course pass rate	96.1%
2019	Attendance	96.8%
2019	ELA course pass rate	98.6%
2019	Math course pass rate	97.1%
2018	Attendance	97%
2018	ELA course pass rate	99.5%
2018	Math course pass rate	99.4%
2017	ELA course pass rate	99.6%
2017	Math course pass rate	99.8%
2016	ELA course pass rate	99.3%
2016	Math course pass rate	99.6%
2015	ELA course pass rate	98.9%
2015	Math course pass rate	99.5%

See the full report on DOE's site for every metric this dataset publishes.

State tests

Mean scale score on the New York State test for the grades this school serves. The percent is students at level 3 or 4, not a percentile rank. Scores from 2023 on use the current standards and are not comparable to earlier years. High school SAT section scores stay in Academic / quality.

Year	Grade	Test	Mean scale score	Level 3+4	Tested
2026	6	ELA	455	68.8%	359
2026	6	Math	458	64%	356
2026	7	ELA	463	76.7%	348
2026	7	Math	470	77.1%	350
2026	8	ELA	459	67.6%	272
2025	6	ELA	457	70.8%	367
2025	6	Math	457	61.5%	364
2025	7	ELA	460	69.6%	286
2025	7	Math	468	70.4%	284
2025	8	ELA	457	68.3%	309
2024	6	ELA	448	54.3%	293
2024	6	Math	457	61%	292
2024	7	ELA	458	68%	291
2024	7	Math	469	74.3%	292
2024	8	ELA	452	58.7%	252
2024	8	Math	419	0%	6
2023	6	ELA	453	60.6%	322
2023	6	Math	459	62%	321
2023	7	ELA	458	66.8%	301
2023	7	Math	466	69.9%	292
2023	8	ELA	459	72.2%	227
2022	6	ELA	610	69.5%	298
2022	6	Math	604	57.7%	286
2022	7	ELA	612	65.8%	272
2022	7	Math	606	54.4%	263
2022	8	ELA	607	67.2%	238
2022	8	Math	577	0%	7
2019	6	ELA	618	85.2%	352
2019	6	Math	614	80.6%	351
2019	7	ELA	625	85.7%	350
2019	7	Math	622	85.4%	349
2019	8	ELA	614	83.9%	230
2019	8	Math	565	0%	9
2018	6	ELA	620	86.2%	362
2018	6	Math	617	83.4%	361
2018	7	ELA	620	82.6%	351
2018	7	Math	618	85.1%	349
2018	8	ELA	617	82.6%	247
2018	8	Math	613	71.4%	119

Specialized high school offers

Share of 8th graders in high-school admissions who received an offer to a testing specialized high school. A cell of 0-5 is DOE's suppression for a small count, so that year has no percent.

Year	In HS admissions	Took SHSAT	Offers	Offer rate
2025	328	214	35	10.7%
2024	322	195	41	12.7%
2023	315	185	33	10.5%
2022	361	211	52	14.4%

School budget (Galaxy)

Allocated school budget from DOE Galaxy. Fair Student Funding is the main flexible allocation. This is the budget, not dollars already spent. Per student uses the latest enrollment, which can be a different year than the fiscal year. Figures as of 2026-10-10.

Fiscal year	Total budget	Fair Student Funding	Per student
FY 2027	$11,450,709	$9,384,804	$11,042
FY 2026	$1,699,580	not reported	$1,639

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
TL Fair Student Funding	$9,384,804
TL Initial Allocation Hold Harmless FY 2027	$579,421
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$336,166
TL C4E FSF	$270,087
IDEA SBST Shared	$180,353
TL 09 C4E ICT	$113,730
TL CB School Staff	$112,490
OASAS Sub Abuse	$92,408
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$90,832
IDEA RS IEP Para	$78,731
Private PTA Grant 04	$75,000
Title I STH for Non Title I Schools	$55,449
TL ELA/Math Student Support	$40,843
Title III LEP	$12,465
TL CB School Staff SAPIS	$10,032
TL Computer Maintenance	$7,535
Title III Translation Services	$5,086
Title III LEP Carryover	$2,480
High Need Support for Title I STH	$1,426
Rollover PG 52943 URBAN ADV AMERIC MSM NATRL HSTRY	$871
OASAS Sub Abuse OTPS	$500

PTA funding (LL171)

$273.48/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

PTA/PA fundraising per enrolled student - higher generally means a more active parent fundraising community, not a DOE quality signal.

School year	Beginning balance	Total income	Total expenses	Ending balance
2024-25	$157,968	$283,050	$121,724	$161,326

Sources & methodology

A free, DOE / NYC Open Data-only tool. No paid ranking data (GreatSchools, Niche, or similar) anywhere on this site.

Data from NYC Department of Education and NYC Open Data. Free and public - no accounts, no paid ranking data.