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Enrollment
588
Elementary
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17·NCES 360009500799
NORMA ADAMS CLEMONS ACADEMY
43 SNYDER AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11226 · (718) 856-6560 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL588 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of New York public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
540 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 67 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 18% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
52%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
48.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +19.0pp since 2023
Math
38.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
33.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 NORMA ADAMS CLEMONS ACADEMY
NORMA ADAMS CLEMONS ACADEMY's state test result (33.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORMA ADAMS CLEMONS ACADEMY this school | 588 | 91.8% | 33.1% |
| PS/MS 42 R VERNAM ARVERNE | 627 | 93.3% | 29.1% |
| BROOKLYN EXCELSIOR CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 530 | 88.3% | 45.2% |
| PS 109 BROOKLYN | 585 | 88.2% | 46.8% |
| PS 78 ANNE HUTCHINSON BRONX | 613 | 90.5% | 27.8% |
| RENAISSANCE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS ROCHESTER | 500 | 90.6% | 38.6% |
Matched among New York elementary 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 NORMA ADAMS CLEMONS ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #1,913 of 2,335 | #248 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,904 of 2,342 ▲ 7 | #249 of 290 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,408 of 2,343 ▲ 384 | #221 of 290 ▲ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 588 | #514 of 2,585 | #89 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #1,648 of 2,338 | #153 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.0% | #1,144 of 2,388 | #142 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.8% | #341 of 2,534 | #84 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #1,057 of 1,757 | #180 of 225 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
588
-8 (-1%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 664
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 588 | 45 | 13.1:1 | 92% (540) |
| 2023-24 | 556 | 43.4 | 12.8:1 | 89% (496) |
| 2022-23 | 588 | 41.2 | 14.3:1 | 85% (501) |
| 2020-21 | 596 | 52 | 11.5:1 | 82% (488) |
| 2017-18 | 664 | 53 | 12.5:1 | 84% (561) |
| 2015-16 | 716 | 53 | 13.5:1 | 75% (537) |
| 2010-11 | 664 | 46 | 14.4:1 | 86% (571) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORMA ADAMS CLEMONS ACADEMY.
About NORMA ADAMS CLEMONS ACADEMY
NORMA ADAMS CLEMONS ACADEMY runs as a mid-sized elementary school in BROOKLYN, New York. Federal data show 588 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in New York enroll around 443, and this school is 33% larger than that mark.
The 49 schools of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17, including NORMA ADAMS CLEMONS ACADEMY, enroll 16,990 students.
More than half of the students at NORMA ADAMS CLEMONS ACADEMY are Black (62%). Next come 30% Hispanic, 3% White, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 28% Black among all Kings County residents. The diversity index for NORMA ADAMS CLEMONS ACADEMY is 52%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 13.1:1 is based on 45 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Lunch program data show 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 79% for public schools in Kings County.
On the allk12 Grade, NORMA ADAMS CLEMONS ACADEMY lands at C, ahead of 25% of New York public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 41.2% for NORMA ADAMS CLEMONS ACADEMY. The school posts 33.1%, 8.1 points below the prediction.
The school's county is Kings County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $80,263, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. There are 583 public schools in the county, enrolling about 291,697, NORMA ADAMS CLEMONS ACADEMY among them.
NORMA ADAMS CLEMONS ACADEMY's nearest public school is SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-FLATBUSH (less than a tenth of a mile). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 49.0%; NORMA ADAMS CLEMONS ACADEMY's is 33.1%, ranking 6th of 9.
In the federal locale system, NORMA ADAMS CLEMONS ACADEMY is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's size has been steady, with 596 students in 2020-21 and 588 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 11.5:1 to 13.1:1.
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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
Related schools
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- PS 249 CATON (THE)Elementary · 663 students
- PS 316 ELIJAH STROUDElementary · 644 students
- SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY & RESEARCH EARLY COLLEGEHigh · 586 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
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-FLATBUSH0.1 mi · 598
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR SERVICE AND LEARNING AT ERASMUS0.1 mi · 249
- SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY & RESEARCH EARLY COLLEGE0.1 mi · 586
- ACAD FOR COLLEGE PREP AND CAREER EXP0.1 mi · 441
- ACADEMY OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM0.1 mi · 402
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AT ERASMUS0.1 mi · 513
Frequently asked questions
About NORMA ADAMS CLEMONS ACADEMYHow many students attend NORMA ADAMS CLEMONS ACADEMY?
NORMA ADAMS CLEMONS ACADEMY enrolls approximately 588 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does NORMA ADAMS CLEMONS ACADEMY serve?
NORMA ADAMS CLEMONS ACADEMY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NORMA ADAMS CLEMONS ACADEMY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NORMA ADAMS CLEMONS ACADEMY is approximately 13.1:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at NORMA ADAMS CLEMONS ACADEMY?
At NORMA ADAMS CLEMONS ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 3% White, 30% Hispanic, 62% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is NORMA ADAMS CLEMONS ACADEMY public or private?
NORMA ADAMS CLEMONS ACADEMY is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.