Enrollment
357
Middle
DISTRICT 204 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17·NCES 360009502760
MS 246 WALT WHITMAN
72 VERONICA PL, BROOKLYN, NY 11226 · (718) 282-5230 · Kings County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL357 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of New York public middle schools
- DTest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.0:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
310 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 88 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 122 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 146 | 41% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
40.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
34.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
31.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 MS 246 WALT WHITMAN
MS 246 WALT WHITMAN's state test result (31.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS 246 WALT WHITMAN this school | 357 | 86.8% | 31.3% |
| ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 394 | 89.3% | 20.5% |
| UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC BROOKLYN | 317 | 85.2% | 54.9% |
| CATHERINE & COUNT BASIE MIDDLE SCHOOL 72 JAMAICA | 329 | 87.5% | 38.1% |
| BAYCHESTER MIDDLE SCHOOL BRONX | 298 | 93.0% | 36.1% |
| ONE WORLD MIDDLE SCHOOL AT EDENWALD BRONX | 309 | 80.3% | 46.8% |
Matched among New York middle 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 MS 246 WALT WHITMAN ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #709 of 766 | #80 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #677 of 768 ▲ 38 | #78 of 91 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #512 of 768 ▲ 13 | #71 of 91 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 357 | #488 of 796 | #35 of 102 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #564 of 683 | #48 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.5% | #317 of 688 | #39 of 68 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.8% | #173 of 773 | #50 of 92 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.7% | #262 of 524 | #37 of 56 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
357
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-41% since 2010-11, when it was 603
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 357 | 29.4 | 12.2:1 | 87% (310) |
| 2023-24 | 346 | 26.4 | 13.1:1 | 87% (301) |
| 2022-23 | 308 | 31.1 | 9.9:1 | 86% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 360 | 35 | 10.3:1 | 88% (315) |
| 2017-18 | 409 | 34 | 12.0:1 | 86% (350) |
| 2015-16 | 472 | 44 | 10.7:1 | 67% (318) |
| 2010-11 | 603 | 52 | 11.6:1 | 92% (554) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MS 246 WALT WHITMAN.
About MS 246 WALT WHITMAN
MS 246 WALT WHITMAN is a middle-grades school in BROOKLYN, New York, and it is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 357 students. Statewide, middle schools in New York average about 531 students each.
The district, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17, operates 49 schools serving 16,990 students.
Roughly 62% of students at MS 246 WALT WHITMAN are Black. The rest of enrollment is 31% Hispanic, 3% White, and 2% Native American. Among all residents of Kings County, the Black share is about 28%. The school's diversity index is 51%, meaning two students picked at random have a 51% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.2:1. That is 1.9 students per teacher above the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. MS 246 WALT WHITMAN reports 87% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for MS 246 WALT WHITMAN is D. Compared with New York public middle schools, the school scored higher than 7% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, MS 246 WALT WHITMAN lands between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 31.3%; the prediction is 43.1%.
Kings County has these Census figures: the median household income is $80,263, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Kings County is home to 583 public schools and about 291,697 public school students.
PS 399 STANLEY EUGENE CLARKE is located less than a tenth of a mile from MS 246 WALT WHITMAN. The five-mile area around MS 246 WALT WHITMAN holds at least 8 other public schools. MS 246 WALT WHITMAN comes in 8th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
MS 246 WALT WHITMAN is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment went from 360 in 2020-21 to 357 in 2024-25, a change of 3 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.3:1 to 12.2:1.
Community posts for MS 246 WALT WHITMAN can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 #17
- CLARA BARTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,325 students
- MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOLHigh · 1,267 students
- PS 189 BILINGUAL CENTER (THE)Elementary · 887 students
- PS 249 CATON (THE)Elementary · 663 students
- PS 316 ELIJAH STROUDElementary · 644 students
- NORMA ADAMS CLEMONS ACADEMYElementary · 588 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 399 STANLEY EUGENE CLARKE0.1 mi · 157
- NORMA ADAMS CLEMONS ACADEMY0.2 mi · 588
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-FLATBUSH0.2 mi · 598
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR SERVICE AND LEARNING AT ERASMUS0.3 mi · 249
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AT ERASMUS0.3 mi · 513
- ACADEMY OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM0.3 mi · 402
Frequently asked questions
About MS 246 WALT WHITMANHow many students attend MS 246 WALT WHITMAN?
MS 246 WALT WHITMAN enrolls approximately 357 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does MS 246 WALT WHITMAN serve?
MS 246 WALT WHITMAN serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MS 246 WALT WHITMAN?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MS 246 WALT WHITMAN is approximately 12.2:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at MS 246 WALT WHITMAN?
Student demographics at MS 246 WALT WHITMAN are roughly 3% White, 31% Hispanic, 62% Black, 1% Asian.
What district is MS 246 WALT WHITMAN in?
MS 246 WALT WHITMAN is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.