State/Public Elementary Open

Academy of Arts and Letters

344 Monroe St, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11216

729
Pupils
14.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Academy of Arts and Letters is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 729 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #13 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 48.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
New York City Geographic District #13

Enrollment & staffing

Academy of Arts and Letters enrolls 729 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 48.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.

Male students
361 (50%)
Female students
368 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
48.9
Student-teacher ratio
14.9:1
Grade span
Pre-K–8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% White, 36% Black or African American and 14% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White27237%
Black or African American26236%
Hispanic or Latino9914%
Two or more races435.9%
Asian385.2%
American Indian or Alaska Native121.6%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander3<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

284 of the school's 729 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 273 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Pre-K–8Title I

Academy of Arts and Letters is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY-80, state senate district 25, state house district 56.

School district: NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13

Academy of Arts and Letters is one of 40 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13, based in BROOKLYN, New York. The district serves 19,380 students district-wide and employs 1,634 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 729 students, Academy of Arts and Letters is larger than the district average of about 485 students per school.

19,380
District students
40
Schools
1,634
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

87%
Reading proficient
52%
Math proficient
14%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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