📍 985 Rockaway Ave, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11212
Brooklyn Democracy Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 140 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #23 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.2:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 27%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Brooklyn Democracy Academy enrolls 140 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 17 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Black or African American, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 2.1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 100 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33 | 24% |
| Asian | 3 | 2.1% |
| White | 2 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
120 of the school's 140 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 120 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Brooklyn Democracy Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY-80, state senate district 19, state house district 60.
Brooklyn Democracy Academy is one of 28 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23, based in BROOKLYN, New York. The district serves 8,090 students district-wide and employs 751 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 140 students, Brooklyn Democracy Academy is smaller than the district average of about 289 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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