Essence School
590 Sheffield Ave Brooklyn NY, 11207, Kings County Phone: 718-272-8371 Ranking: (2,890 out of 3,424, bottom 16%)* Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 12 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | |||||||
Total Students: | 146 | 165 | 182 | 221 | 240 | 254 | 248 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 45 | 30.8% | 49 | 29.7% | 54 | 29.7% | 67 | 30.3% | 61 | 25.4% | 82 | 32.3% | 93 | 37.5% |
Grade 7: | 48 | 32.9% | 52 | 31.5% | 68 | 37.4% | 76 | 34.4% | 84 | 35.0% | 78 | 30.7% | 83 | 33.5% |
Grade 8: | 52 | 35.6% | 63 | 38.2% | 59 | 32.4% | 78 | 35.3% | 80 | 33.3% | 77 | 30.3% | 72 | 29.0% |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 15 | 6.3% | 17 | 6.7% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 88 | 60.3% | 85 | 51.5% | 77 | 42.3% | 89 | 40.3% | 104 | 43.3% | 111 | 43.7% | 106 | 42.7% |
Female: | 58 | 39.7% | 80 | 48.5% | 105 | 57.7% | 132 | 59.7% | 128 | 53.3% | 135 | 53.1% | 138 | 55.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 2 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.6% |
Hispanic: | 33 | 22.6% | 41 | 24.8% | 43 | 23.6% | 44 | 19.9% | 37 | 15.4% | 43 | 16.9% | 53 | 21.4% |
Black: | 103 | 70.5% | 118 | 71.5% | 137 | 75.3% | 174 | 78.7% | 198 | 82.5% | 205 | 80.7% | 188 | 75.8% |
White: | 8 | 5.5% | 5 | 3.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 131 | 89.7% | 141 | 85.5% | 151 | 83.0% | 202 | 91.4% | NA | NA | 189 | 74.4% | 162 | 65.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 7 | 4.8% | 12 | 7.3% | 8 | 4.4% | 10 | 4.5% | NA | NA | 37 | 14.6% | 50 | 20.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.17 | 14.99 | 11.74 | 13.06 | 14.12 | 12.70 | 13.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | 35% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 32% | 36% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 38% | 38% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 66% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 18% | 27% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 38% | 35% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 26% | 30% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 8.2% | 12.3% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 47% | 44% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 51% | 60% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 62% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 70% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 36% | 39% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 45% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 20% | 43% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 6.1% | 15.4% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 54% | 33% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 33% | 31% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 57% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 18% | 25% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 12% | 23% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 33% | 31% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 10.9% | 12.3% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 31% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 48% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 58% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 70% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 25% | 39% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 25% | 37% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 35% | 38% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 6.7% | 10.9% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 45% | 29% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 29% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 38% | 31% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 33% | 43% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 19% | 22% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 22% | 23% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 19% | 23% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 6.3% | 13.4% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 38% | 30% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 37% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 49% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 59% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 33% | 31% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 38% | 35% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 45% | 34% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 6.3% | 13% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 42% | 24% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 23% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 36% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 24% | 34% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 31% | 34% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 34% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 49% | 37% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 12% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 14% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | 20% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | 24% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 43% | 33% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 95% | 51% | 72% |
2005 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 95% | 47% | 77% |
2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 95% | 48% | 79% |
2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 100% | 47% | 77% |
2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 100% | 45% | 76% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Essence School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.