VISTA ACADEMY

VISTA ACADEMY, a cozy middle school in BROOKLYN, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19, enrolls 434 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19 comprises 53 schools with combined enrollment of 18,619 students; VISTA ACADEMY is among them.

In terms of who attends, VISTA ACADEMY records that 67% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 21% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 19% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, VISTA ACADEMY has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Kings County (around 79%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), VISTA ACADEMY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.5%; this one delivers 55.6%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Kings County indicate median household income runs about $80,263, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which VISTA ACADEMY is one.

LIBERTY AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around VISTA ACADEMY. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), VISTA ACADEMY ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 47.3%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. VISTA ACADEMY's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 438 (now 434). Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for VISTA ACADEMY typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.