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M.S. 246 Walt Whitman

17K246

06,07,08 - Brooklyn, District 17

72 VERONICA PLACE (get directions)

$69.60/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

300 students (SY2025-26)

FY@budget.Year budget $2,527,448 ($8,425/student)

Attendance: 89%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 84.4%

Math Course Pass Rate: 72.4%

Overview

M.S. 246 Walt Whitman is a junior high-intermediate-middle school (grades 06,07,08) in Brooklyn, Community School District 17.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	603
2014-15	573
2015-16	476
2016-17	442
2017-18	413
2018-19	409
2019-20	416
2020-21	356
2021-22	313
2022-23	318
2023-24	351
2024-25	361
2025-26	300

% female: 46.7% (2025-26)

% poverty: 88% (2025-26)

% students with disabilities: 25% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 25.7% (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: 2% (2025-26)

Black: 58.7% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 35% (2025-26)

White: 2.3% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 0% (2025-26)

Native American: 2% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.89 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 89%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 84.4%

Math Course Pass Rate: 72.4%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	89%
2024	ELA course pass rate	84.4%
2024	Math course pass rate	72.4%
2023	Attendance	88.5%
2023	ELA course pass rate	80.1%
2023	Math course pass rate	81.6%
2022	Attendance	88.1%
2022	ELA course pass rate	91.1%
2022	Math course pass rate	91.8%
2021	Attendance	84.7%
2021	ELA course pass rate	87.3%
2021	Math course pass rate	88%
2020	Attendance	78.8%
2020	ELA course pass rate	90.9%
2020	Math course pass rate	89.2%
2019	Attendance	91.5%
2019	ELA course pass rate	100%
2019	Math course pass rate	100%
2018	Attendance	90.7%
2018	ELA course pass rate	89.6%
2018	Math course pass rate	88.8%
2017	ELA course pass rate	89.1%
2017	Math course pass rate	93.9%
2016	ELA course pass rate	88.2%
2016	Math course pass rate	88.9%
2015	ELA course pass rate	85%
2015	Math course pass rate	87.1%

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	442	41.1%	56
2026	6	Math	439	34%	47
2026	7	ELA	442	34.6%	81
2026	7	Math	446	41.5%	82
2026	8	ELA	446	43.4%	106
2026	8	Math	442	36.6%	112
2026	8	Science	443	35.6%	104
2025	6	ELA	441	35.5%	62
2025	6	Math	437	26.6%	64
2025	7	ELA	443	41.9%	93
2025	7	Math	447	42.3%	104
2025	8	ELA	441	37%	146
2025	8	Math	438	27.7%	148
2025	8	Science	439	23.7%	135
2024	6	ELA	437	34.2%	76
2024	6	Math	436	24.8%	101
2024	7	ELA	444	47.3%	91
2024	7	Math	440	30.2%	116
2024	8	ELA	437	26.3%	99
2024	8	Math	435	22.8%	101
2024	8	Science	430	9.8%	122
2023	6	ELA	439	29.9%	87
2023	6	Math	436	26.7%	105
2023	7	ELA	436	27.7%	83
2023	7	Math	439	28.7%	101
2023	8	ELA	446	41.8%	79
2023	8	Math	422	4.9%	41
2022	6	ELA	597	42.7%	75
2022	6	Math	582	8.3%	84
2022	7	ELA	603	43.2%	74
2022	7	Math	590	15.4%	78
2022	8	ELA	594	31.9%	91
2022	8	Math	583	0%	60
2019	6	ELA	586	30.8%	107
2019	6	Math	586	21.7%	115
2019	7	ELA	595	29%	131
2019	7	Math	595	27.7%	137
2019	8	ELA	594	30.9%	123
2019	8	Math	587	9.7%	72
2018	6	ELA	593	33.6%	113
2018	6	Math	591	20.6%	126
2018	7	ELA	594	20.5%	122
2018	7	Math	589	16.3%	129
2018	8	ELA	593	30.3%	122
2018	8	Math	585	1.3%	79

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	156	not reported	0-5	not reported
2024	132	11	0-5	not reported
2023	103	7	0-5	not reported
2022	121	13	0-5	not reported

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	$2,527,448	not reported	$8,425
FY 2026	$1,809,343	not reported	$6,031

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
C4E Class Size Reduction Planning	$543,249
Class Size Reduction Planning	$448,762
Title I SWP	$340,613
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$269,693
IDEA SBST Shared	$180,353
Title IV Community Schools	$150,000
Title I SWP STH	$125,419
Title IV Community Coordinator	$107,666
AIDP STH School and Site Based Shared	$92,582
C4E Class Size Transition	$75,809
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$66,086
Class Size Reduction C4E Phase In	$38,259
Contract for Excellence FY 2025	$25,258
Rollover Title IV Community Coordinator	$18,292
IDEA RS IEP Para	$13,122
Title III LEP	$12,465
High Need Support for Title I	$8,760
Title I SWP Parent and Family Engagement	$3,406
High Need Support for Title I STH	$3,226
Title III LEP Carryover	$2,480
Title I SWP Translation Services	$1,948

PTA funding (LL171)

$69.60/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	$12,491	$25,124	$6,371	$18,753

Sources & methodology

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