KAPPA V (KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREP ACADEMY)

Set in BROOKLYN, New York, KAPPA V (KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREP ACADEMY) is a minimally staffed 6-8 campus, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23. It educates 97 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 82% leaner than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 531 students.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23, which oversees 28 schools and 7,257 students, KAPPA V (KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREP ACADEMY) is one campus in the system.

Demographically, KAPPA V (KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREP ACADEMY) lists that Black students make up the majority at 72%. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 28% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, KAPPA V (KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREP ACADEMY) records 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.5:1. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 91% of students at KAPPA V (KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREP ACADEMY) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Kings County's rate of about 79%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), KAPPA V (KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREP ACADEMY) tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.7%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Kings County indicate median household income runs about $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), KAPPA V (KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREP ACADEMY) is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around KAPPA V (KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREP ACADEMY). Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts KAPPA V (KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREP ACADEMY) at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 40.8%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KAPPA V (KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREP ACADEMY) has ticked down 58%, going from 229 students in 2018 to 97 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 87% to 72% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 in 2025.

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