Academy of Arts and Letters

344 MONROE STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11216 · Brooklyn · K-8

DBN: 13K492

K-8

Unzoned

SchoolDigger Elementary: 549 (of 2445)

SchoolDigger Middle: 267 (of 1500)

Academic quality

ELA = English Language Arts (reading and writing). Math and Science are self-explanatory.
NY State tests ELA and Math every year in grades 3-8, and Science once, in grade 8 -- a school's numbers below only reflect whichever of those grades it actually serves (no social studies/history state test exists at this level).
"Avg. rating" is DOE's average student score on a 1.0-4.5 scale (higher is better) -- shown here as "value / 4.5" alongside the citywide average for the same metric as a benchmark for what's typical.

Attendance: 92.7%

78.7% attend 90%+ of days

Subject

Student group

Overall proficiency

ELA % proficient

71.2%(citywide avg: 71.1%)

ELA avg. rating

3.36 / 4.5(citywide avg: 3.38 / 4.5)

Math % proficient

61%(citywide avg: 66.9%)

Math avg. rating

3.17 / 4.5(citywide avg: 3.29 / 4.5)

Science % proficient (Grade 8 only)

76.7%

Science avg. rating (Grade 8 only)

3.39 / 4.5

By grade

Grade 3 ELA

80.9%

Grade 3 Math

85.1%

Grade 4 ELA

72.2%

Grade 4 Math

54.8%

Grade 5 ELA

72.2%

Grade 5 Math

53.3%

Grade 6 ELA

64.3%

Grade 6 Math

55.3%

Grade 7 ELA

65.6%

Grade 7 Math

67.1%

Grade 8 ELA

76.5%

Grade 8 Math

51.5%

By student group

English Language Learners -- ELA

52.9%(citywide avg: 47.9%)

Small sample (17 students) -- treat as directional.

English Language Learners -- Math

36.8%(citywide avg: 44.5%)

Small sample (19 students) -- treat as directional.

Students with disabilities -- ELA

44.4%

Students with disabilities -- Math

40.8%

Asian students -- ELA

78.3%(citywide avg: 75%)

Asian students -- Math

66.7%(citywide avg: 68.4%)

Black students -- ELA

54.8%(citywide avg: 55.2%)

Black students -- Math

35.3%(citywide avg: 43.7%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- ELA

74.2%(citywide avg: 72.9%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- Math

64.5%(citywide avg: 67.9%)

White students -- ELA

85%(citywide avg: 86.3%)

White students -- Math

81.1%(citywide avg: 86%)

Multiracial students -- ELA

80%(citywide avg: 85.6%)

Multiracial students -- Math

84.8%(citywide avg: 91.3%)

"% proficient" is the share of students scoring Level 3 or 4 on the state test. Citywide comparisons are the average across schools of the same type. Grades and groups with very few tested students are flagged since a handful of kids can swing the percentage a lot; groups too small to report are omitted by DOE for student privacy -- that's also why Science, tested only once, shows up far less often than ELA/Math.Source: NYC Open Data: School Quality Reports Data (2023-24 school year)

See full grade-by-grade test results (ELA, Math, Science) →

Demographics

673 students enrolled

Economic Need Index: 39.1%

Race & ethnicity

Asian

4.8%

Black

35.8%

Hispanic or Latino

13.2%

White

38.6%

Multiracial

5.8%

Native American

1.6%

Other groups

Students with disabilities

16.3%

English Language Learners

Living in poverty

31.8%

Female

50.5%

Male

49.5%

Economic Need Index is DOE's estimate of the share of students facing economic hardship, based on eligibility for public assistance, temporary housing status, and household income relative to the poverty line. Some very high values are reported by DOE only as "Above 95%" for student privacy and are shown here as 95%.Source: NYC Open Data: Demographic Snapshot (2021-22 school year)

Kindergarten admissions priority breakdown

Admissions cycle

Non-Zoned

75 seats

Priority groups, in the order NYC DOE offers seats. Tap a group for NYC DOE's exact wording.

1. Students who live in the district and have a sibling at the school.

Not enough data

All applicants in this group who identified as eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch received offers last year. All additional applicants in this group received offers.

2. Students who live outside the district and have a sibling at the school.

Not enough data

All applicants in this group who identified as eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch received offers last year. All additional applicants in this group received offers.

3. Students who live in the district who are currently enrolled at the school for pre-K.

Not enough data

All applicants in this group who identified as eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch received offers last year. All additional applicants in this group received offers.

4. Students who live outside the district who are currently enrolled at the school for pre-K.

Not enough data

All applicants in this group who identified as eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch received offers last year. All additional applicants in this group received offers.

5. Other students who live in the district.

Not enough data

All applicants in this group who identified as eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch received offers last year. Some additional applicants in this group received offers.

6. Other students who live outside the district.

Not enough data

All applicants in this group who identified as eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch received offers last year. No additional applicants in this group received offers.

Estimates derived from NYC DOE's own wording, which rounds and fuzzes small numbers for privacy. Each group's applicant count is independent of the others -- schools are usually oversubscribed, so applicant counts across groups often add up to more than the total seats. That's expected, not an error.Source: NYC DOE MySchools Admissions Data (2025-26 admissions cycle)

Middle School admissions priority breakdown

Admissions cycle

Open

67 seats

2 applicants per seat

Priority groups, in the order NYC DOE offers seats. Tap a group for NYC DOE's exact wording.

1. Priority to continuing students

~100% admitted

There were about 20 applicants eligible for free or reduced price lunch in this group and all received offers last year. There were about 30 additional applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~75% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

2. Then to applicants whose sibling(s) will be enrolled in this school next year

No applicants

There were no applicants in this group.This group's offers alone accounted for ~0% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

3. Then to District 13 students and residents

~40% admitted

There were about 30 applicants eligible for free or reduced price lunch in this group and about 20 received offers last year. There were about 20 additional applicants in this group and none received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~30% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

4. Then to New York City residents

~0% admitted

There were less than 10 applicants eligible for free or reduced price lunch in this group and none received offers last year. There were less than 10 additional applicants in this group and none received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~0% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).