Enrollment
262
High
DISTRICT 260 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18·NCES 360009605964
IT TAKES A VILLAGE ACADEMY
5800 TILDEN AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11203 · (718) 629-2307 · Kings County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL262 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of New York public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
213 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 54 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 63 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 75 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 68 | 26% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 1% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
57.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
44.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +20.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 IT TAKES A VILLAGE ACADEMY
IT TAKES A VILLAGE ACADEMY's state test result (40.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IT TAKES A VILLAGE ACADEMY this school | 262 | 81.3% | 40.2% |
| CULTURAL ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS AND SCIENCES BROOKLYN | 296 | 81.1% | 46.0% |
| BROOKLYN EMERGING LEADERS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 219 | 80.8% | 28.2% |
| BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT BROOKLYN | 245 | 82.0% | 48.8% |
| BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR MUSIC & THEATER BROOKLYN | 202 | 81.2% | 32.2% |
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-HEROES OF TOMORROW BROOKLYN | 365 | 79.5% | 36.5% |
Matched among New York high 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 IT TAKES A VILLAGE ACADEMY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #937 of 1,135 | #84 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #683 of 1,109 ▲ 278 | #47 of 132 ▲ 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #831 of 1,135 ▲ 193 | #68 of 137 ▲ 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 262 | #989 of 1,216 | #102 of 146 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.1:1 | #158 of 1,058 | #16 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.4% | #738 of 1,070 | #101 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.3% | #427 of 1,167 | #111 of 144 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -63.2% | #3 of 743 | #2 of 70 |
Ranked against other public high 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
262
-220 (-46%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 372
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 262 | 28.8 | 9.1:1 | 81% (213) |
| 2023-24 | 260 | 30.8 | 8.4:1 | 80% (208) |
| 2022-23 | 308 | 30.6 | 10.1:1 | 78% (241) |
| 2020-21 | 482 | 39 | 12.4:1 | 79% (379) |
| 2017-18 | 711 | 56 | 12.7:1 | 73% (522) |
| 2015-16 | 597 | 38 | 15.7:1 | 67% (402) |
| 2010-11 | 372 | 30 | 12.4:1 | 83% (309) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IT TAKES A VILLAGE ACADEMY.
About IT TAKES A VILLAGE ACADEMY
IT TAKES A VILLAGE ACADEMY operates as a small high school in BROOKLYN, New York. Enrollment is 262 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in New York is about 668 students.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18 has 34 schools and 11,062 students, and IT TAKES A VILLAGE ACADEMY is one of those schools.
Black students account for 79% of enrollment at IT TAKES A VILLAGE ACADEMY. The remaining students are 14% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% White. Census figures show Kings County is about 28% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at IT TAKES A VILLAGE ACADEMY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 35%.
The school has about 9.1 students per teacher and 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in New York is 11.0:1, higher than at this school. About 81% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 79% average for public schools in Kings County.
allk12 grades IT TAKES A VILLAGE ACADEMY a C-. The grade compares the school only with New York public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for IT TAKES A VILLAGE ACADEMY is -4.9 points: 40.2% actual, 45.1% predicted.
Among Kings County residents, median household income is about $80,263, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. IT TAKES A VILLAGE ACADEMY is one of 583 public schools in Kings County, which together enroll about 291,697 students.
The closest other public school is KURT HAHN EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, IT TAKES A VILLAGE ACADEMY ranks 9th on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
IT TAKES A VILLAGE ACADEMY reported 482 students in 2020-21 and 262 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 12.4:1 to 9.1:1.
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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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- ACADEMY FOR CONSERVATION AND THE ENVIRONMENTHigh · 432 students
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- FORT HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,044 students
- 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
- KURT HAHN EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING SCHOOL0.0 mi · 181
- CULTURAL ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS AND SCIENCES0.0 mi · 296
- IS 285 MEYER LEVIN0.1 mi · 512
- BROOKLYN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ACADEMY0.2 mi · 399
- PS 244 RICHARD R GREEN0.2 mi · 315
- IVY HILL PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL0.3 mi · 259
Frequently asked questions
About IT TAKES A VILLAGE ACADEMYHow large is IT TAKES A VILLAGE ACADEMY?
IT TAKES A VILLAGE ACADEMY enrolls approximately 262 students in grades 09-12.
Is IT TAKES A VILLAGE ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
IT TAKES A VILLAGE ACADEMY is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does IT TAKES A VILLAGE ACADEMY have?
IT TAKES A VILLAGE ACADEMY employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.1:1.
What is the student diversity at IT TAKES A VILLAGE ACADEMY?
Student demographics at IT TAKES A VILLAGE ACADEMY are roughly 2% White, 14% Hispanic, 79% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is IT TAKES A VILLAGE ACADEMY in?
IT TAKES A VILLAGE ACADEMY is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18.
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