Enrollment
383
Elementary
DISTRICT 673 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20·NCES 360015106120
ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE)
50 AVE P, BROOKLYN, NY 11218 · (718) 621-2730 · Kings County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL383 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of New York public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
7.5:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
268 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 20% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
70.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
74.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 76.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE)
ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE)'s state test result (68.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE) this school | 383 | 70.0% | 68.5% |
| PS 277 GERRITSEN BEACH BROOKLYN | 293 | 60.4% | 67.2% |
| PS 38 GEORGE CROMWELL STATEN ISLAND | 354 | 78.8% | 46.1% |
| MARYVALE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL CHEEKTOWAGA | 490 | 65.5% | 42.0% |
| NAPLES STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STATEN ISLAND | 311 | 55.6% | 90.5% |
| PS 52 JOHN C THOMPSON STATEN ISLAND | 627 | 75.9% | 68.0% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #448 of 2,335 | #66 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #554 of 2,342 ▼ 158 | #99 of 290 ▼ 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #522 of 2,343 ▲ 15 | #102 of 290 ▼ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 383 | #1,459 of 2,585 | #167 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.5:1 | #37 of 2,338 | #8 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.8% | #764 of 2,388 | #103 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.0% | #983 of 2,534 | #243 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.3% | #544 of 606 | #45 of 49 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
383
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
+97% since 2010-11, when it was 194
Student : Teacher
7.5:1
was 7.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 383 | 51.1 | 7.5:1 | 70% (268) |
| 2023-24 | 364 | 45 | 8.1:1 | 67% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 347 | 47 | 7.4:1 | 64% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 379 | 50 | 7.6:1 | 53% (202) |
| 2017-18 | 378 | 49 | 7.7:1 | 38% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 351 | 51 | 6.9:1 | 42% (146) |
| 2010-11 | 194 | 14 | 13.9:1 | 52% (100) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE).
About ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE)
ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE) is a mid-sized elementary school in BROOKLYN, New York, under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20. Total enrollment is 383 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5.
Across its 48 schools, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20 enrolls 44,136 students. ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE) is one of those schools.
The share of White students at ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE) is 55%, a majority. Other students are 32% Asian and 10% Hispanic. That is higher than the 38% White share among all Kings County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 59%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE) is 7.5:1, based on 51.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York, this school's ratio is lower. Lunch program data show 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 79% average for public schools in Kings County, the school's rate is lower.
ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE) earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 86% of New York public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE), the prediction is 49.3% and the result is 68.5%.
The school is in Kings County, where median household income comes to about $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kings County's 583 public schools enroll about 291,697 students and include ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE).
ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE) is less than a tenth of a mile from BROOKLYN SCHOOL OF INQUIRY, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 65.3% on proficiency, and ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE) is above that at 68.5%.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 379 in 2020-21 and 383 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE). Members of the school community can share what they know.
Kings County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,631,580
Census ACS
Median income
$80,263
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
291,697 students
Quick facts
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- JAMES MADISON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,983 students
- MIDWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,657 students
- EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,503 students
- FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,403 students
Nearby schools
- BROOKLYN SCHOOL OF INQUIRY0.0 mi · 501
- IS 96 SETH LOW0.1 mi · 851
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BENSONHURST0.1 mi · 721
- PS 2470.4 mi · 744
- PS 97 HIGHLAWN (THE)0.4 mi · 882
- BROOKLYN STUDIO SECONDARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 892
Frequently asked questions
About ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE)How many students attend ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE)?
ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE) enrolls approximately 383 students in grades KG-05.
Is ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE) an elementary, middle, or high school?
ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE) is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE)?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE) is approximately 7.5:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE)?
At ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE), the student body is approximately 55% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 32% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE) public or private?
ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE) is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.