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Academy of Arts and Letters

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

344 Monroe St, Brooklyn, NY 11216 · (718) 789-3962 · Part of Community School District 13

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Students
757
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Academy of Arts and Letters

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of New York State’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 14.7% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts87%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among New York State’s 4,095 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

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344 Monroe St, Brooklyn

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K36
Kindergarten72
Grade 176
Grade 270
Grade 371
Grade 475
Grade 582
Grade 697
Grade 796
Grade 882
Enrollment over time
660’20
688’21
729’22
723’23
757’24

Up 14.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 37%White 36%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 8%Asian 6%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Academy of Arts and Letters from New York City families.

Other schools in Community School District 13

The district →
PS 11 Purvis J Behan
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brooklyn
A
923 students19:1
PS 9 Sarah Smith Garnet School (The)
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brooklyn
B
782 students16:1
PS 20 Clinton Hill
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brooklyn
A−
689 students18:1
PS 133 William A Butler
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brooklyn
B
611 students15:1
PS 282 Park Slope
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brooklyn
B+
569 students15:1
PS 46 Edward C Blum
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brooklyn
D
283 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New York State’s other public schools; New York City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.