Is Madeleine Brennan School (The) a good school?

Yes. Madeleine Brennan School (The) ranks in the top 6.2% of New York middle schools.

How many students attend Madeleine Brennan School (The)?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,591 students attended Madeleine Brennan School (The).

What is the racial makeup of Madeleine Brennan School (The)?

Students at Madeleine Brennan School (The) are 61% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 18% White.

Madeleine Brennan School (The)

Summary:

Madeleine Brennan School (The) is a highly-ranked public middle school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 1,554 students. This school consistently ranks among the top middle schools in New York state, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Madeleine Brennan School (The) significantly outperforms the New York City Geographic District #20 and the state of New York in proficiency rates across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school had 80.77% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 67.35% in the district and 51.88% statewide. In math, the school had 85.34% of 7th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 73.77% in the district and 57.08% statewide. The school's students also perform exceptionally well on Regents exams, with 100% proficiency rates in Living Environment and Algebra I in recent years.

Madeleine Brennan School (The)'s strong performance extends across diverse student subgroups, indicating a focus on equity and inclusion. The school ranks in the top 100 middle schools in New York for male students, Asian students, and students with low socioeconomic status, and it also ranks in the top 50 for homeless students and military-connected students. While Madeleine Brennan School (The) outperforms the nearby schools in most academic metrics, other high-achieving schools in the area, such as Christa McAuliffe School (The) /Is 187 and Junior High School 259 William McKinley, also demonstrate strong educational environments.

Detail:

Public 6-8

8010 12th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11228-2699

(718) 833-9363

District: New York City Geographic District #20

SchoolDigger Rank:
93^rd of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,519

Feeder schools for Madeleine Brennan School (The):

Elementary:	Ps 127 McKinley Park
	Ps 185 Walter Kassenbrock
	Ps 204 Vince Lombardi

Student/teacher ratio: 16.0

Number of students: 1,591

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

60.7%

Hispanic:

19.3%

White:

18.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 78.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Madeleine Brennan School (The) ranks better than 93.8% of middle schools in New York. It also ranks 2^nd among 8 ranked middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #20. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 93.33. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Madeleine Brennan School (The) is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (60.7%), Hispanic (19.3%), White (18.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 78.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Madeleine Brennan School (The) is 16, which is the highest among 8 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #20! (See more...)

Compare Madeleine Brennan School (The) employs 99.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Madeleine Brennan School (The) is $14,519, which is the lowest among 8 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #20!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Madeleine Brennan School (The):

SchoolDigger ranks Madeleine Brennan School (The) 93^rd of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Madeleine Brennan School (The) in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #20:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #20 242^nd of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Madeleine Brennan School (The)

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Rank History for all students at Madeleine Brennan School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	73.52	293^rd	1095	73.2%
2007	72.72	322^nd	1123	71.3%
2008	71.96	375^th	1185	68.4%
2009	70.18	429^th	1224	65.0%
2010	73.99	330^th	1243	73.5%
2011	74.63	345^th	1295	73.4%
2012	81.94	201^st	1337	85.0%
2013	90.08	104^th	1373	92.4%
2014	91.87	72^nd	1401	94.9%
2015	91.74	75^th	1407	94.7%
2016	91.21	85^th	1429	94.1%
2017	91.61	94^th	1455	93.5%
2018	92.18	87^th	1438	93.9%
2019	94.28	85^th	1439	94.1%
2021	89.20	99^th	1242	92.0%
2022	93.86	78^th	1479	94.7%
2023	95.02	70^th	1500	95.3%
2024	93.33	93^rd	1504	93.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Madeleine Brennan School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	74.75	49^th	503	90.3%
2019	71.78	47^th	473	90.1%
2021	65.34	25^th	118	78.8%
2022	76.98	42^nd	581	92.8%
2023	81.03	32^nd	591	94.6%
2024	67.28	92^nd	615	85.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Madeleine Brennan School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	87.36	56^th	1170	95.2%
2019	83.72	87^th	1139	92.4%
2021	57.09	145^th	522	72.2%
2022	81.94	92^nd	1283	92.8%
2023	87.06	81^st	1307	93.8%
2024	85.82	93^rd	1303	92.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Madeleine Brennan School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	94.75	54^th	1245	95.7%
2019	97.18	44^th	1241	96.5%
2021	94.10	35^th	935	96.3%
2022	96.20	40^th	1306	96.9%
2023	97.26	31^st	1288	97.6%
2024	96.25	48^th	1296	96.3%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Madeleine Brennan School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	91.56	18^th	457	96.1%
2019	89.06	15^th	392	96.2%
2022	86.79	34^th	487	93.0%
2023	93.92	22^nd	543	95.9%
2024	85.58	45^th	594	92.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Madeleine Brennan School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	90.55	91^st	1353	93.3%
2019	92.61	78^th	1370	94.3%
2021	82.26	129^th	1066	87.9%
2022	91.53	81^st	1454	94.4%
2023	93.35	75^th	1463	94.9%
2024	90.29	112^th	1465	92.4%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Madeleine Brennan School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	85.70	2^nd	14	85.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Madeleine Brennan School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	92.28	80^th	1352	94.1%
2019	95.01	69^th	1366	94.9%
2021	90.80	71^st	1071	93.4%
2022	94.46	66^th	1455	95.5%
2023	95.08	62^nd	1464	95.8%
2024	94.30	69^th	1464	95.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Madeleine Brennan School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	76.89	76^th	374	79.7%
2019	80.27	61^st	369	83.5%
2021	70.88	62^nd	236	73.7%
2022	79.64	58^th	381	84.8%
2023	83.30	46^th	388	88.1%
2024	80.14	68^th	396	82.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Madeleine Brennan School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	72.27	172^nd	810	78.8%
2023	76.32	170^th	943	82.0%
2024	70.46	213^th	953	77.6%

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Rank History for White students at Madeleine Brennan School (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	79.04	119^th	763	84.4%
2019	83.07	95^th	716	86.7%
2021	73.56	137^th	614	77.7%
2022	77.68	133^rd	748	82.2%
2023	84.64	102^nd	772	86.8%
2024	75.74	167^th	778	78.5%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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by a student
Sunday, November 3, 2019

nice school, friendly students and funny teachers, love it. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Madeleine Brennan School (The)

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	617	131	94	192	1	n/a	n/a	1035
1990	625	148	91	243	4	n/a	n/a	1111
1991	662	142	118	199	1	n/a	n/a	1122
1992	728	162	151	240	2	n/a	n/a	1283
1993	840	145	209	285	3	n/a	n/a	1482
1994	836	162	219	327	2	n/a	n/a	1546
1995	703	147	210	281	2	n/a	n/a	1343
1996	703	147	210	281	2	n/a	n/a	1343
1997	661	116	224	247	2	n/a	n/a	1250
1998	619	109	288	222	2	n/a	n/a	1240
1999	625	105	392	252	2	n/a	n/a	1376
2000	695	99	485	271	3	n/a	n/a	1553
2001	723	78	519	302	2	n/a	n/a	1624
2002	727	67	563	318	0	n/a	n/a	1675
2003	727	67	563	318	0	n/a	n/a	1675
2004	687	66	586	302	0	n/a	n/a	1641
2005	657	41	659	310	1	n/a	n/a	1668
2006	686	31	718	317	5	n/a	n/a	1757
2007	696	32	773	327	1	n/a	n/a	1829
2008	704	18	761	312	3	n/a	n/a	1798
2009	627	11	707	283	0	n/a	n/a	1628
2010	608	9	633	279	1	n/a	n/a	1530
2011	556	10	666	262	1	0	0	1495
2012	557	13	708	239	1	1	0	1519
2013	572	11	682	216	5	1	1	1488
2014	563	11	665	190	2	0	3	1434
2015	566	7	636	201	3	0	3	1416
2016	578	6	668	206	2	0	10	1470
2017	521	6	740	241	1	0	8	1517
2018	499	9	821	245	0	1	9	1584
2019	477	9	891	263	1	6	5	1652
2020	500	7	954	273	2	5	7	1748
2021	456	5	965	277	3	8	7	1721
2022	369	7	916	272	3	4	8	1579
2023	314	8	910	293	5	5	19	1554
2024	292	8	965	307	10	1	8	1591

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Madeleine Brennan School (The)

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1035	63.0	16.4	n/a
1990	1111	70.0	15.8	n/a
1991	1122	71.0	15.8	n/a
1992	1283	77.0	16.6	n/a
1993	1482	88.1	16.8	n/a
1994	1546	90.3	17.1	n/a
1995	1343	84.1	16.0	n/a
1996	1343	84.1	16.0	n/a
1997	1250	78.9	15.8	62.2
1998	1240	78.9	15.7	58
1999	1376	83.8	16.4	56
2000	1553	90.8	17.1	63.4
2001	1624	99.8	16.3	71.5
2002	1675	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1675	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1641	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1668	n/a	n/a	0
2006	1757	90.0	19.5	70.3
2007	1829	93.2	19.6	68
2008	1798	97.5	18.4	66.9
2009	1628	90.7	17.9	70.8
2010	1530	85.9	17.8	n/a
2011	1495	80.6	18.5	78.7
2012	1519	83.9	18.0	77.7
2013	1488	85.9	17.3	76.8
2014	1434	83.9	17.0	74.3
2015	1416	75.0	18.8	73.7
2016	1470	80.0	18.3	72.6
2017	1517	80.9	18.7	74.9
2018	1584	86.9	18.2	75.4
2019	1652	84.9	19.4	72.6
2020	1748	97.8	17.8	73.1
2021	1721	97.5	17.6	77.5
2022	1579	101.6	15.5	77.8
2023	1554	99.4	15.6	76.3
2024	1591	99.1	16.0	78.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Madeleine Brennan School (The)

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1035	63.0	16.4	n/a
1990	1111	70.0	15.8	n/a
1991	1122	71.0	15.8	n/a
1992	1283	77.0	16.6	n/a
1993	1482	88.1	16.8	n/a
1994	1546	90.3	17.1	n/a
1995	1343	84.1	16.0	n/a
1996	1343	84.1	16.0	n/a
1997	1250	78.9	15.8	62.2
1998	1240	78.9	15.7	58
1999	1376	83.8	16.4	56
2000	1553	90.8	17.1	63.4
2001	1624	99.8	16.3	71.5
2002	1675	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1675	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1641	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1668	n/a	n/a	0
2006	1757	90.0	19.5	70.3
2007	1829	93.2	19.6	68
2008	1798	97.5	18.4	66.9
2009	1628	90.7	17.9	70.8
2010	1530	85.9	17.8	n/a
2011	1495	80.6	18.5	78.7
2012	1519	83.9	18.0	77.7
2013	1488	85.9	17.3	76.8
2014	1434	83.9	17.0	74.3
2015	1416	75.0	18.8	73.7
2016	1470	80.0	18.3	72.6
2017	1517	80.9	18.7	74.9
2018	1584	86.9	18.2	75.4
2019	1652	84.9	19.4	72.6
2020	1748	97.8	17.8	73.1
2021	1721	97.5	17.6	77.5
2022	1579	101.6	15.5	77.8
2023	1554	99.4	15.6	76.3
2024	1591	99.1	16.0	78.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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