Madiba Prep Middle School (16K681) is a public school in District 16, Stuyvesant Heights, Brooklyn, serving grades 6–8. In 2026, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 50% were proficient in math (NYC DOE). Enrollment was 161 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE).
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2026 math proficiency is 50%, about typical for NYC middle schools and higher than most of those with similar economic need.
Also worth knowing: In 2026, students in special education scored 20% in reading (44 tested), compared with 37% schoolwide.
Students here gain about as much as at other schools serving similar students
Impact score: 0.51 · 64th 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
37%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
126 students tested
44 students tested
82 students tested
Mathematics
50%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
125 students tested
44 students tested
81 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 28% | 6% |
| 2019 | 29% | 14% |
| 2022 | 31% | 16% |
| 2023 | 37% | 45% |
| 2024 | 38% | — |
| 2025 | 38% | 48% |
| 2026 | 37% | 50% |
Proficiency means scoring at Level 3 or above. Test scores are one measure of a school, not the whole experience.
Economic need index: 86%0.8 mi away
Economic need index: 89%0.3 mi away
Economic need index: 77%1.2 mi away
Economic need index: 94%
Economic need index: >95%0.09 mi away
Economic need index: 94%0.3 mi away
Economic need index: 86%0.8 mi away
Economic need index: 89%0.3 mi away
Economic need index: 77%1.2 mi away
Economic need index: 94%
Economic need index: >95%0.09 mi away
Economic need index: 94%0.3 mi away
| Measure | Madiba Prep Middle School | Whitelaw Reid Academy of Arts and Business |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 reading proficient | 37% (-1 points vs 2025) | 24% (0 points vs 2025) |
| 2026 math proficient | 50% (+3 points vs 2025) | 36% (+6 points vs 2025) |
| Enrollment (2025–26) | 161 | 83 |
| Student–teacher ratio (2025–26) | 7.1 | 6.6 |
| Family satisfaction (2026) | 89% | 93% |
| Principal trust (2026) | 96% | 97% |
| Teacher trust (2026) | 90% | 95% |
| Leadership (2026) | 94% | 97% |
| Distance between schools | 0.09 mi | |
Madiba Prep Middle School has higher reading proficiency than Whitelaw Reid Academy of Arts and Business (37% vs 24%) and higher math proficiency (50% vs 36%).
Enrollment
161 students
6–8 · down 46 over five years
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Students per teacher
7.1
students per teacher
NYC DOE · 2025–26
English learners
27%
was 30% in 2024–25
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Economic need
92% 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: 2% White, 46% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 48% Black, 2% multiracial, 56% female, 44% 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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Source: NYC DOE / NYSED, 2026 · School information · View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality Snapshot
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