ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE)

ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE) is one of the moderately sized elementary campuss in BROOKLYN, New York, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20, with 383 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Across the 48 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20 (44,136 students total), ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE) accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE) logs that the most-represented group is White (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 32% Asian, 10% Hispanic. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 38% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE) has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 70% of students at ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Kings County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE) tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 68.5%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Kings County) logs that median household earnings sit near $80,263, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE) is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: BROOKLYN SCHOOL OF INQUIRY, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE) at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 65.3%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Five-year trend. ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE)'s enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 378 (now 383). The Asian share of enrollment rose from 20% to 32% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.