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Middle School for Art and Philosophy

18K588

06,07,08 - Brooklyn, District 18

1084 LENOX ROAD (get directions)

$13.41/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

124 students (SY2025-26)

FY@budget.Year budget $1,124,376 ($9,068/student)

Attendance: 86%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 75.4%

Math Course Pass Rate: 72.5%

Overview

Middle School for Art and Philosophy is a junior high-intermediate-middle school (grades 06,07,08) in Brooklyn, Community School District 18.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	330
2014-15	251
2015-16	218
2016-17	191
2017-18	177
2018-19	172
2019-20	165
2020-21	131
2021-22	158
2022-23	148
2023-24	155
2024-25	156
2025-26	124

% female: 53.2% (2025-26)

% poverty: 78.2% (2025-26)

% students with disabilities: 37.1% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 6.5% (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: 0.8% (2025-26)

Black: 79% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 17.7% (2025-26)

White: 0% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 0% (2025-26)

Native American: 2.4% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.79 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 86%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 75.4%

Math Course Pass Rate: 72.5%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	86%
2024	ELA course pass rate	75.4%
2024	Math course pass rate	72.5%
2023	Attendance	87.8%
2023	ELA course pass rate	87.8%
2023	Math course pass rate	77.7%
2022	Attendance	88.2%
2022	ELA course pass rate	86.4%
2022	Math course pass rate	76.4%
2021	Attendance	85.4%
2021	ELA course pass rate	85.5%
2021	Math course pass rate	66.2%
2020	Attendance	92.7%
2020	ELA course pass rate	99.2%
2020	Math course pass rate	90.8%
2019	Attendance	93.5%
2019	Math course pass rate	100%
2018	Attendance	92.5%
2018	ELA course pass rate	92.4%
2018	Math course pass rate	85.9%
2017	ELA course pass rate	91.9%
2017	Math course pass rate	96.5%
2016	ELA course pass rate	92.4%
2016	Math course pass rate	94.6%
2015	ELA course pass rate	81.6%
2015	Math course pass rate	85.4%

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	441	32.3%	31
2026	6	Math	443	43.3%	30
2026	7	ELA	435	26.2%	42
2026	7	Math	444	42.9%	42
2026	8	ELA	444	47.4%	57
2026	8	Math	444	41.4%	58
2026	8	Science	442	25%	40
2025	6	ELA	433	26.8%	41
2025	6	Math	438	38.1%	42
2025	7	ELA	448	50%	54
2025	7	Math	453	61.1%	54
2025	8	ELA	441	31.3%	48
2025	8	Math	445	47.8%	46
2024	6	ELA	444	50%	48
2024	6	Math	457	62%	50
2024	7	ELA	440	40%	45
2024	7	Math	445	42.9%	42
2024	8	ELA	445	45.6%	68
2024	8	Math	446	44.1%	68
2023	6	ELA	438	18.6%	43
2023	6	Math	444	39.5%	43
2023	7	ELA	447	46%	63
2023	7	Math	449	46.9%	64
2023	8	ELA	449	44.1%	34
2023	8	Math	447	44.1%	34
2022	6	ELA	601	58.5%	65
2022	6	Math	591	29.9%	67
2022	7	ELA	597	35.5%	31
2022	7	Math	587	16.7%	30
2022	8	ELA	598	44.7%	47
2022	8	Math	594	13%	46
2019	6	ELA	593	40%	40
2019	6	Math	592	22.2%	45
2019	7	ELA	597	29.6%	54
2019	7	Math	594	16.7%	54
2019	8	ELA	598	38.3%	60
2019	8	Math	599	24.2%	62
2018	6	ELA	595	26.3%	57
2018	6	Math	588	13.8%	58
2018	7	ELA	594	29.3%	58
2018	7	Math	582	8.6%	58
2018	8	ELA	598	39.3%	61
2018	8	Math	600	19.3%	57

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	53	14	0-5	not reported
2024	71	9	0-5	not reported
2023	40	not reported	0-5	not reported
2022	50	10	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	$1,124,376	not reported	$9,068
FY 2026	$938,491	not reported	$7,568

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
Class Size Reduction Planning	$401,992
C4E Class Size Reduction Planning	$164,871
Title I SWP	$124,100
IDEA RS IEP Para	$91,853
OASAS Sub Abuse	$84,151
TL CB School Staff	$35,797
TL 09 C4E ICT	$35,541
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$30,965
C4E Class Size Transition	$29,536
Title I SWP STH	$27,724
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$25,748
TL C4E FSF	$20,712
Title IV High Impact Tutoring Initiative	$16,119
Class Size Reduction C4E Phase In	$14,906
TL CB School Staff SAPIS	$9,136
TL Computer Maintenance	$4,222
High Need Support for Title I	$3,192
Title I SWP Translation Services	$1,632
Title I SWP Parent and Family Engagement	$1,241
High Need Support for Title I STH	$713
Private Grnt 36-URBAN ADV MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTRY	$225

PTA funding (LL171)

$13.41/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	$312	$2,092	$2,557	$-464

Sources & methodology

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