School For Democracy And Leadership in Brooklyn, NY
(06-12 • Public • Regular School)
- Address
- 600 KINGSTON AVE
Brooklyn, NY 11203
- Telephone
- (718) 771-4865
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- City-data.com school rating
- 11
- Students
- 287
- Classroom Teachers (FTE)
- 22.9
- National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status - No
- Free lunch eligible students
- 189
- Reduced-price lunch
eligible students - 15
- School district
- NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
- Charter school
- No
- Shared Time Indicator
- No
- Adult education offered
- No
Ratings
PS 235 JANICE MARIE KNIGHT SCHOOL (0.3 miles): | 82 |
HS FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-HEROES OF TOMORROW (0.0 miles): | 72 |
PS 397 FOSTER-LAURIE (0.2 miles): | 45 |
BROOKLYN INSTITUTE FOR LIBERAL ARTS (0.0 miles): | 44 |
PS 91 ALBANY AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) (0.2 miles): | 28 |
MS 61 DR GLADSTONE H ATWELL (0.4 miles): | 23 |
SCHOOL FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (THE) (0.0 miles): | 22 |
NEW HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL (0.4 miles): | 13 |
School For Democracy And Leadership: | 11 |
New York: | 50 |
Kings County: | 40 |
Brooklyn: | 40 |
This School: | 11 |
Students & Teachers
Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2015: 314
Enrollment in 2014: 320
Enrollment in 2013: 360
Enrollment in 2012: 404
Enrollment in 2011: 430
Enrollment in 2010: 452
Enrollment in 2009: 443
Enrollment in 2008: 467
Enrollment in 2007: 439
Enrollment in 2006: 277
Enrollment in 2005: 147
Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
Grade | G06 | G07 | G08 | G09 | G10 | G11 | G12 | UG | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All students | 11 | 17 | 16 | 50 | 59 | 58 | 73 | 3 | 287 |
Female students | 5 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 35 | 1 | 127 |
Male students | 6 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 38 | 2 | 160 |
American Indian/Alaska Native students | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | - | 5 |
Asian students | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Hispanic students | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | - | - | 22 |
Black students | 9 | 14 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 48 | 71 | 3 | 253 |
White students | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 |
Two or More Races students | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Enrollment by grade:
7th grade enrollment: 17
8th grade enrollment: 16
9th grade enrollment: 50
10th grade enrollment: 59
11th grade enrollment: 58
12th grade enrollment: 73
Ungraded enrollment: 3
School For Democracy And Leadership - Historical enrollment by grade
Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 6,131 schools)
School: | 44.3% |
State: | 51.1% |
School: | 55.7% |
New York: | 47.5% |
School For Democracy And Leadership - Historical enrollment by gender
Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 1,352 schools)
School For Democracy And Leadership: | 1.7% |
New York: | 0.2% |
School For Democracy And Leadership: | 0.3% |
State: | 4.6% |
School: | 7.7% |
New York: | 9.2% |
School For Democracy And Leadership: | 88.2% |
New York: | 12.0% |
School: | 1.7% |
New York: | 55.1% |
School For Democracy And Leadership: | 0.3% |
State: | 2.9% |
School For Democracy And Leadership - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity
Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 4,921 schools)
School For Democracy And Leadership: | 71.1% |
State: | 52.7% |
School For Democracy And Leadership: | 65.9% |
New York: | 45.4% |
School: | 5.2% |
New York: | 4.8% |
School For Democracy And Leadership - Lunch Program Eligibility
Average Class Size:
- Grade 8 English: 30
- Grade 8 Mathematics: 30
- Grade 8 Social Studies: 30
Teachers and support:
Student/Teacher Ratio
Here: | 12.6 |
State: | 14.0 |
Number of teachers with fewer than three years of teaching experience: 2
Number of teachers with Master's Degree plus 30 hours or doctorate: 8
Total number of classes taught: 117
Number of classes taught by teachers without appropriate certification: 26
Number of full-time principals: 1
Number of full-time assistant principals: 2
Number of full-time professional staff other than teachers, principals, and asst principals: 4
School For Democracy And Leadership - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio
Statewide Student Assessments
Grades 3-8 New York State Testing Program Assessments:
(State average from 1,650 schools)
- All298
- Males299
- Females297
ELA Mean Score (7th Grade)
Computed mean of student ELA scores: 298
ELA Students scoring proficient and above: | 9% |
New York: | 39% |
Students scoring at Level 1: 9%
Students scoring at Level 2: 82%
Students scoring at Level 3: 9%
Students scoring at Level 4: 0%
- All275
- Males287
- Females265
MATH Mean Score (7th Grade)
Computed mean of student Math scores: 275
Students scoring at Level 1: 82%
Students scoring at Level 2: 18%
Students scoring at Level 3: 0%
Students scoring at Level 4: 0%
8th Grade:
ELA students tested with valid scores: 10
Computed mean of student ELA scores: 305
ELA Students scoring proficient and above: | 30% |
State: | 43% |
Students scoring at Level 1: 10%
Students scoring at Level 2: 60%
Students scoring at Level 3: 30%
Students scoring at Level 4: 0%
Math students tested with valid scores: 11
Computed mean of student Math scores: 278
Students scoring at Level 1: 45%
Students scoring at Level 2: 55%
Students scoring at Level 3: 0%
Students scoring at Level 4: 0%
Science students tested with valid scores: 10
Computed mean of student Science scores: 58
Science Students scoring proficient and above: | 40% |
New York: | 57% |
Students scoring at Level 1: 20%
Students scoring at Level 2: 40%
Students scoring at Level 3: 40%
Students scoring at Level 4: 0%
Regents Examination:
(State average from 2,072 schools)
School For Democracy And Leadership - % Scroring 55 and above in Regents Examination
- All28%
- Males38%
- Females17%
- Black28%
- IDEA33%
Scoring 55 and above
(Geometry)
Number of students tested scoring Level 1 (0-54): 10 (71%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 2 (55-64): 2 (14%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 3 (65-78): 2 (14%)
Percentage of students scoring 55 and above: | 28% |
New York: | 79% |
Integrated Algebra (Common Core):
- All71%
- Males67%
- Females77%
- Black73%
- IDEA49%
Scoring 55 and above
(Integrated Algebra)
Number of students tested scoring Level 1 (0-54): 27 (29%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 2 (55-64): 30 (32%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 3 (65-78): 35 (38%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 4 (79-84): 1 (1%)
Percentage of students scoring 55 and above: | 71% |
State: | 93% |
Comprehensive English (Common Core):
- All67%
- Males53%
- Females87%
- IDEA42%
Scoring 55 and above
(Comprehensive English)
Number of students tested scoring Level 1 (0-54): 23 (33%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 2 (55-64): 6 (9%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 3 (65-78): 19 (27%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 4 (79-84): 14 (20%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 5 (85-100): 8 (11%)
Percentage of students scoring 55 and above: | 67% |
State: | 89% |
Regents Competency Test:
(State average from 681 schools)
School For Democracy And Leadership - Percent Passing Regents Competency Tests
- All50%
- Black50%
- IDEA50%
Percent Passing (Global Studies)
Number of students tested failing: 3 (50%)
Number of students tested passing: 3 (50%)
Percentage of students tested passing: | 50% |
State: | 37% |
Outcomes
High School Completers:
Regents Diploma - Requires a student pass a minimum of 5 Regents examinations in addition to meeting course and credit requirements.
Regents with Advanced Designation - Requires a student pass a minimum of 8 Regents examinations in addition to meeting course and credit requirements.
Local Diploma - Can only be obtained by students with disabilities with an individualized education program or section 504 Accommodation Plan.
School For Democracy And Leadership - High School Completers
- All77%
- Males74%
- Females80%
- Black80%
- IDEA73%
Graduation Rate - 6 Year Outcome
All students
Number of Completers (graduates + commencement credentials): 44
└─ Number of Graduates (Regents + Local Diplomas): 44
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma: 36 (82% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Local Diploma: 8 (18% of Graduates)
- All64%
- Males57%
- Females76%
- Black68%
- IDEA55%
Graduation Rate - 5 Year Outcome
All students
Number of Completers (graduates + commencement credentials): 39
└─ Number of Graduates (Regents + Local Diplomas): 39
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma: 36 (92% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Local Diploma: 3 (8% of Graduates)
- All49%
- Males29%
- Females70%
- Black50%
- IDEA30%
Graduation Rate - 4 Year Outcome
All students
Number of Completers (graduates + commencement credentials): 5
└─ Number of Graduates (Regents + Local Diplomas): 5
└─ Number of students who earned a Local Diploma: 5 (100% of Graduates)
High School Non-completers:
(State average from 1,468 schools)
School For Democracy And Leadership - High School Non-completers
- All15%
- Males18%
- Females11%
- Black11%
- IDEA13%
Dropout Rate - 6 Year Outcome
All students
Number enrolled in grades 9-12 (and ungraded age 14 or older) as of BEDS day: 192
Number of non-completers: 17
└─ Number of students who dropped out: 15
└─ Number of students who entered an approved high school equivalency preparation program: 2
Percent of non-completers: | 9.0% |
New York: | 5.4% |
- All21%
- Males25%
- Females14%
- Black18%
- IDEA23%
Dropout Rate - 5 Year Outcome
All students
Number enrolled in grades 9-12 (and ungraded age 14 or older) as of BEDS day: 145
Number of non-completers: 10
└─ Number of students who dropped out: 10
Percent of non-completers: | 7.0% |
New York: | 6.5% |
- All15%
- Males25%
- Females4%
- Black10%
- IDEA0%
Dropout Rate - 4 Year Outcome
All students
Number enrolled in grades 9-12 (and ungraded age 14 or older) as of BEDS day: 47
Number of non-completers: 7
└─ Number of students who dropped out: 5
└─ Number of students who entered an approved high school equivalency preparation program: 2
Percent of non-completers: | 15.0% |
New York: | 10.1% |
Post-graduation Plans of Completers:
School For Democracy And Leadership - Post-graduation Plans of Completers
Total number of students reported with graduation plan: 44
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in four-year colleges: 15 (34%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in two-year colleges: 3 (7%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enlist in the military: 1 (2%)
└─ Graduates who planned to pursue employment: 3 (7%)
└─ Graduates whose status is unknown : 22 (50%)
General Education:
Total number of students reported with graduation plan: 39
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in four-year colleges: 15 (38%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in two-year colleges: 3 (8%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enlist in the military: 1 (3%)
└─ Graduates who planned to pursue employment: 3 (8%)
└─ Graduates whose status is unknown : 17 (44%)
Students with Disabilities:
Total number of students reported with graduation plan: 5
└─ Graduates whose status is unknown : 5 (100%)
Accountability
Adequate Yearly Progress:
(State average from 3,722 schools)
Made AYP: No
Met the participation criterion: Yes
Met the performance criterion: No
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 53
Percent of enrolled students with valid test scores: 100%
Performance Index (PI): | 76 |
New York: | 126 |
Safe harbor target: 84
High School ELA:
Made AYP: No
Met the participation criterion: Yes
Met the performance criterion: No
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 53
Percent of enrolled students with valid test scores: 100%
Performance Index (PI): | 110 |
State: | 151 |
Safe harbor target: 116
5-Year Graduation Rate:
- All73%
- Males71%
- Females75%
- Black76%
5-Year Graduation Rate
Met graduation rate criteria: No
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 82
Graduation Rate: | 73% |
New York: | 78% |
Safe harbor target: 74
4-Year Graduation Rate:
- All57%
- Males46%
- Black60%
4-Year Graduation Rate
Met graduation rate criteria: No
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 74
Graduation Rate: | 57% |
New York: | 76% |
Safe harbor target: 58
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