MADELEINE BRENNAN SCHOOL (THE)

MADELEINE BRENNAN SCHOOL (THE) is a heavily attended intermediate school in BROOKLYN, New York, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20. The school instructs 1,518 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 531 students each, so MADELEINE BRENNAN SCHOOL (THE) sits 186% above that benchmark.

MADELEINE BRENNAN SCHOOL (THE) is one of 48 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20, a district that educates 44,136 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MADELEINE BRENNAN SCHOOL (THE) logs that Asian students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder breaks down as 19% Hispanic, 18% White. The wider county runs roughly 12% Asian, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, MADELEINE BRENNAN SCHOOL (THE) has 101 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. Around 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, MADELEINE BRENNAN SCHOOL (THE) ranks in the top 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 46.4%; MADELEINE BRENNAN SCHOOL (THE) posts 82.8%, +36.4 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, Kings County reports 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. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which MADELEINE BRENNAN SCHOOL (THE) is one.

Nearest neighbor: SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY ARTS AND RESEARCH, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MADELEINE BRENNAN SCHOOL (THE). Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MADELEINE BRENNAN SCHOOL (THE) ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 67.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Looking at the recent track record. MADELEINE BRENNAN SCHOOL (THE)'s enrollment has edged down 4% since 2018, when it stood at 1,584 (now 1,518). The White share of enrollment edged down from 32% to 18% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

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.