Enrollment
160
Middle
DISTRICT 259 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19·NCES 360012006666
LEGACY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
590 SHEFFIELD AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11207 · (929) 397-2967 · Kings County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL160 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
154 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
34.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
22.8%
NY avg 57.4% . -4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
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
28.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 →
About LEGACY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
LEGACY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS is one of the minimally staffed middle-grades schools in BROOKLYN, New York, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19, with 160 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 70% leaner than the state mean of about 531.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19 runs 53 schools in total, collectively educating 18,619 students. LEGACY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, LEGACY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS reports that 66% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest consists of 25% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 28% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, LEGACY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS logs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Kings County's rate of about 79%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, LEGACY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.6%, the actual is 28.5%, a residual of -11.1 points.
In the area at large, 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%. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), LEGACY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is PS 190 SHEFFIELD, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LEGACY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LEGACY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS ranks 9th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 45.6%.
LEGACY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS operates from a high-density location.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for LEGACY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
- TRANSIT TECH CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 795 students
- PS 214 MICHAEL FRIEDSAMElementary · 728 students
- PS 159 ISAAC PITKINElementary · 661 students
- PS 108 SAL ABBRACCIAMENTOElementary · 649 students
- EAST NEW YORK FAMILY ACADEMYHigh · 610 students
- PS 7 ABRAHAM LINCOLNElementary · 589 students
Other schools in BROOKLYN
- BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 5,848 students
- 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
- PS 190 SHEFFIELD0.0 mi · 104
- ACHIEVEMENT FIRST EAST NEW YORK CHARTER SCHOOL0.1 mi · 1,072
- PS 13 ROBERTO CLEMENTE0.1 mi · 331
- SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE BROOKLYN0.3 mi · 119
- BROOKLYN GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 355
- PS 213 NEW LOTS0.3 mi · 199
Frequently asked questions
About LEGACY SCHOOL OF THE ARTSHow many students attend LEGACY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS?
LEGACY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS enrolls approximately 160 students in grades 06-08.
Is LEGACY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS an elementary, middle, or high school?
LEGACY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LEGACY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LEGACY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS is approximately 8.0:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at LEGACY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS?
Student demographics at LEGACY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS are roughly 3% White, 25% Hispanic, 66% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is LEGACY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS in?
LEGACY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19.
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