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Whitelaw Reid Academy of Arts and Business
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Brooklyn NY 11221
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What’s Special
Classes in dance, visual arts and theater
The Downside
High rates of absenteeism
MS 57, also known as the Ron Brown Academy, is a tiny middle school in Bedford Stuyvesant that offers classes in dance, visual arts and theater. Students may make visits to cultural organizations, attend Broadway shows, and have resident artists as mentors, according to the Annual Arts in School Report.
The school faces many challenges. It has long struggled with low enrollment. Most students enter with weak academic skills. Attendance is poor, and many students miss more than a month of school. On the positive side, students say they feel safe, according to school surveys.
MS 57 shares a building with two high schools, Brooklyn Academy of Global Finance and Brooklyn Emerging Leaders Academy, an all-girls charter school.
Admissions: District 16 choice. (Clara Hemphill, web reports, April 2019)
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Is this school safe and well-run?
From the 2022-2023 NYC School Survey
From the 2019-20 NY State Report Card
From this school's most recent Quality Review Report
From 2023 End-of-year Attendance and Chronic Absenteeism Report
How do students perform academically?
From the New York State 2022-2023 Assessment Database
From the 2022-23 School Quality Guide
Who does this school serve?
From the 2022-23 Demographic Snapshot
From the 2022-23 School Quality Guide
How does this school serve special populations?
From the New York State 2022-2023 Assessment Database
Contact & Location
Location
, 
to Myrtle Ave; 
to Kosciusko St
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