GOTHAM PROFESSIONAL ARTS ACADEMY

Located at 561 GRAND AVE, in BROOKLYN, New York, GOTHAM PROFESSIONAL ARTS ACADEMY is a tiny 9-12 campus that educates 219 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 67% leaner than typical.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13, which oversees 42 schools and 19,151 students, GOTHAM PROFESSIONAL ARTS ACADEMY is one campus in the system.

On demographics, GOTHAM PROFESSIONAL ARTS ACADEMY lists that Black students make up the majority at 69%. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 28% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, GOTHAM PROFESSIONAL ARTS ACADEMY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.9%; this one delivers 59.0%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Kings County put median household income runs about $80,263, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. GOTHAM PROFESSIONAL ARTS ACADEMY is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).

The closest other public school is ELIJAH STROUD MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GOTHAM PROFESSIONAL ARTS ACADEMY ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 51.2%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.