Brooklyn Democracy Academy

Grades 9–12 Public District: New York City Geographic District #23

985 Rockaway Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11212 Map

Math (met standard)

12%

−44 state 56% · 2024-25

English (met standard)

40%

−35 state 75% · 2024-25

Science (met standard)

14%

−43 state 57% · 2024-25

Low income

95%

free or reduced-price lunch

Students

166

2024-25

Students per teacher

8.5

2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade	Math	English	Science
High school (Regents)	12% state 56% · 2024-25	40% state 75% · 2024-25	14% state 57% · 2024-25
All grades	12% state 56% · 2024-25	40% state 75% · 2024-25	14% state 57% · 2024-25

Results by year (all grades)

School year	Math	English	Science
2024-25	12% state 56%	40% state 75%	14% state 57%
2023-24	14% state 63%	54% state 79%	11% state 62%
2022-23	16% state 65%	47% state 77%	25% state 66%
2021-22	10% state 66%	63% state 81%	13% state 74%
2018-19	33% state 71%	47% state 84%	33% state 73%
2017-18	28% state 70%	35% state 79%	31% state 73%

Graduation & college

4-year graduation rate

29%

state 86% · 2024-25

Graduation rate: students who earned a regular diploma within four years.

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Asian 1%
White 2%
Hispanic 30%
Black 64%
Two or more 0%
Other 3%

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

Nearby schools

Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.


Metropolitan Diploma Plus High School Grades 9–12 · New York City Geographic District #23	0.0 mi	46% −10 vs state	58% −18 vs state	46% −12 vs state	18% Average of math, English and science: 70% in 2022-23 → 52% in 2024-25	97%	153	Black 73%
Teachers Preparatory High School Grades 9–12 · New York City Geographic District #23	0.7 mi	0% −41 vs state · 2017-18	17% −31 vs state · 2018-19	14% −44 vs state	16% Average of math, English and science: 30% in 2021-22 → 14% in 2024-25	98%	185	Black 52%
Frederick Douglass Academy Vii High School Grades 9–12 · New York City Geographic District #23	0.7 mi	15% −41 vs state	69% −6 vs state	25% −33 vs state	6% Average of math, English and science: 53% in 2021-22 → 47% in 2024-25	93%	292	Black 70%
East Brooklyn Community High School Grades 9–12 · New York City Geographic District #18	0.8 mi	2% −54 vs state	61% −14 vs state	39% −18 vs state	17% Average of math, English and science: 67% in 2021-22 → 50% in 2024-25	85%	164	Black 78%
Olympus Academy Grades 9–12 · New York City Geographic District #18	0.8 mi	64% +8 vs state	48% −28 vs state	52% −5 vs state	8% Average of math, English and science: 42% in 2021-22 → 50% in 2024-25	90%	181	Black 85%
Achievement First East New York Charter School Grades K–12 Charter · Achievement First East New York Charter School	0.9 mi	60% +3 vs state	61% +8 vs state	36% −8 vs state	Average of math, English and science: 58% in 2022-23 → 60% in 2024-25	88%	1,072	Black 51%
Kurt Hahn Expeditionary Learning School Grades 9–12 · New York City Geographic District #18	1.0 mi	—	29% −47 vs state	—	21% Average of math, English and science: 50% in 2021-22 → 29% in 2024-25	84%	181	Black 71%
It Takes A Village Academy Grades 9–12 · New York City Geographic District #18	1.0 mi	44% −12 vs state	58% −18 vs state	35% −22 vs state	Average of math, English and science: 45% in 2021-22 → 46% in 2024-25	81%	262	Black 79%
Cultural Academy for the Arts and Sciences Grades 9–12 · New York City Geographic District #18	1.0 mi	38% −18 vs state	68% −7 vs state	50% −7 vs state	9% Average of math, English and science: 50% in 2021-22 → 59% in 2024-25	81%	296	Black 82%
Fdny-Captain Vernon A Richards HS Grades 9–12 · New York City Geographic District #19	1.0 mi	19% −38 vs state	42% −33 vs state	23% −35 vs state	15% Average of math, English and science: 47% in 2021-22 → 32% in 2024-25	91%	417	Black 53%