ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS

ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS is a sprawling elementary-level community in BROOKLYN, New York, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13. The school instructs 757 students in grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 71% larger than typical.

ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS is one of 42 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13, a district that works with 19,151 students overall.

Looking at the student body, ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS records that the most-represented group is Black (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 36% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Asian. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS has 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Kings County (around 79%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.8%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Kings County shows median household income runs about $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).

Nearest neighbor: BROOKLYN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 49.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 47%: 516 students in 2018 compared to 757 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share grew from 32% to 37%. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

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