LEGACY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Brooklyn, New York·11207
Score
6.3/100
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#681
Among 726 New York middle schools
#11
In New York City Geographic District #19
#89
In Brooklyn
Top 94%
In New York

Score 6.3/100: better than 6% of New York middle schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% proficient on state tests in New York, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar New York schools.

English language arts
34%
Similar New York schools ≈ 52%, better than 18% of them
141 students tested
Math
23%
Similar New York schools ≈ 62%, better than 3% of them
179 students tested
Science
25%
Similar New York schools ≈ 66%, better than 9% of them
52 students tested
All New York schools (ELA / math)
58% / 58%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 12 published results by grade and test

As published by New York State Education Department. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsAll gradesNYS ELA3_834141
English language artsGrade 6NYS ELA63526
English language artsGrade 7NYS ELA73063
English language artsGrade 8NYS ELA83852
MathAll gradesNYS MATH3_827143
MathGrade 6NYS MATH64427
MathGrade 7NYS MATH71962
MathGrade 8NYS MATH82654
MathHigh schoolRegents Algebra I636
ScienceAll gradesNYS Science5_82552
ScienceGrade 8NYS Science82552
Social studiesHigh schoolRegents US History&Gov't932

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
192
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
192
Typical middle school: 451
Free or reduced-price lunch
80%
Typical middle school: 53%

District and location

City
Kings County

Contact

Address
590 SHEFFIELD AVE
Brooklyn, NY 11207

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in New York. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby middle schools

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Location

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LEGACY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS at a glance

LEGACY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS is a public middle school in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 6-8. It is part of New York City Geographic District #19. It has about 192 students (a typical New York middle school has 451). About 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 53% at a typical New York middle school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 34% in English language arts (similar schools: 52%) and 23% in math (similar schools: 62%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other New York middle schools, it scores 6.3 out of 100: better than 6% of them, ranking #681 of 726. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.