2.3 ★ (18 reviews)
Legacy School of the Arts (19K907) is a public school in District 19, East New York (Pennsylvania Ave), Brooklyn, serving grades 6–8. In 2026, 30% of tested students were proficient in reading and 20% were proficient in math (NYC DOE). Enrollment was 124 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE).
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2026 math proficiency is 20%, lower than most NYC middle schools, including those with similar economic need; down 5 points from 2025 — 35% of students here are in special education; general education students scored 23% in math (2026).
Students here gain less than at most schools serving similar students
Impact score: 0.23 · 2nd percentile
The DOE compares results with those of students with similar starting points and backgrounds.
View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality SnapshotReading
30%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
123 students tested
41 students tested
82 students tested
Mathematics
20%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
125 students tested
41 students tested
84 students tested
Excludes charter schools. Weighted by students tested.
New York changed its grades 3–8 tests in 2023. Compare years from 2023 onward with each other, not with earlier years.
Citywide reading scores fell sharply in 2026; NYC Public Schools is reviewing the results. Source: NYC Public Schools
| Year | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 37% | 24% |
| 2022 | 44% | 18% |
| 2023 | 40% | 31% |
| 2024 | 34% | 27% |
| 2025 | 33% | 25% |
| 2026 | 30% | 20% |
Proficiency means scoring at Level 3 or above. Test scores are one measure of a school, not the whole experience.
Economic need index: 88%1.1 mi away
Economic need index: 89%0.7 mi away
Economic need index: 86%0.4 mi away
Economic need index: >95%0.5 mi away
Economic need index: 94%
Economic need index: 92%1.0 mi away
Economic need index: >95%0.3 mi away
Economic need index: 86%1.1 mi away
Economic need index: 89%1.2 mi away
Economic need index: 86%0.4 mi away
Economic need index: 89%0.7 mi away
Economic need index: >95%0.3 mi away
Economic need index: >95%0.5 mi away
Economic need index: 89%1.2 mi away
Economic need index: 88%1.1 mi away
Economic need index: 86%1.1 mi away
Economic need index: 92%1.0 mi away
Economic need index: 94%
| Measure | Legacy School of the Arts | School of the Future Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 reading proficient | 30% (-3 points vs 2025) | 26% (-9 points vs 2025) |
| 2026 math proficient | 20% (-5 points vs 2025) | 33% (+8 points vs 2025) |
| Enrollment (2025–26) | 124 | 135 |
| Student–teacher ratio (2025–26) | 5.2 | 8.8 |
| Family satisfaction (2026) | 99% | 96% |
| Principal trust (2026) | 97% | 98% |
| Teacher trust (2026) | 100% | 96% |
| Leadership (2026) | 98% | 97% |
| Distance between schools | 0.3 mi | |
Legacy School of the Arts has lower math proficiency than School of the Future Brooklyn (20% vs 33%); 2026 math is lower than most NYC middle schools with similar economic need.
Enrollment
124 students
6–8 · up 21 over five years
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Students per teacher
5.2
students per teacher
NYC DOE · 2025–26
English learners
12%
was 7% in 2024–25
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Economic need
>95% of students live in poverty (2025–26)
Economic need index: 94% — the measure we use to compare similar schools.
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Special education
35%
of students here are in special education
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Student body: 3% White, 25% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 66% Black, 1% multiracial, 45% female, 55% male.
Economic need index: 94% — the measure we use to compare similar schools. It combines measures of students’ economic circumstances; it is not a measure of school quality.
NYC DOE · 2026 survey
NYC DOE · 2024–25
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590 Sheffield Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11207, USA
Source: NYC DOE / NYSED, 2026 · School information · View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality Snapshot
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GOD, this school left me traumatized. not only a very unclean school, but my personal experience ; i faced SEVERE bullying from students AND staff. they seem to prioritize the "popular" kids and don't care if the other students are getting harassed, getting rumors spread about them, etc. they would
Welp, Here I am again, I am Writing this Review after I graduated from this school. (I am now a 9th grader) I am also writing this on my friends in Legacy’s Behalf, since some of them cannot write reviews themselves. The teachers here either 1. don’t know how to teach, make students feel scared and
Terrible school I wouldn’t reccomend taking your kids here they favorite kids and there budget sucks they don’t listen to suggestions there is literal cockroaches and rats in the school the teacher are weird if I could give 0 stars I would also I was being bullied there and they said I was lying and
I have been in this school for a 2 years and this school is just...bad. to start the students have no home training they act like wild dogs and bully is very high in the school alot them stink and don't have physical and dental hygiene. Also they participate in smoking drug use and drinking.next is
horrible school, ive been going to this school for a good year now and im telling you its not a nice school. dont enroll your kids to this school. theres been fights non stop these kids are disrespectful and some of these teachers dont even hear the students out. some staff only listen to one part o
2.3
18 reviews
Some reviewers share concerns about Legacy School of the Arts. Families may want to read individual reviews carefully before enrolling.