NEW VOICES SCHOOL OF ACADEMIC AND CREATIVE ARTS

www.newvoicesbrooklyn.org

546 Students

Middle School 6th - 8th

School Overview

New Voices School of Academic and Creative Arts (M.S. 443) is a public middle school located in the Park Slope/South Slope area of Brooklyn. The school is widely recognized for its integrated approach to education, which fuses a rigorous academic curriculum with a strong emphasis on the performing and visual arts. By embedding artistic exploration into the daily school experience, New Voices aims to foster critical thinking, collaboration, and personal expression among its diverse student body.

The school is well-regarded for its supportive and inclusive community culture, which prioritizes social-emotional learning alongside traditional subjects. Students at New Voices have access to a variety of specialized arts programming—ranging from dance and theater to music and visual design—often taught by professionals in those fields. This holistic environment is designed to prepare students not only for high school success but also to cultivate well-rounded individuals who are prepared to engage creatively with the world around them.

546

Total Students

37.5

Full-Time Teachers

14.6

Student/Teacher Ratio

40.5%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for NEW VOICES SCHOOL OF ACADEMIC AND CREATIVE ARTS
Demographic	Student Count
White	241
Hispanic	186
Black	32
Asian	51
Two or More	33
American Indian	2

White
241 (44.2%)
Hispanic
186 (34.1%)
Asian
51 (9.4%)
Two or More
33 (6.1%)
Black
32 (5.9%)
American Indian
2 (0.4%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Middle School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15
Phone:	(718)965-0390
Website:	http://www.newvoicesbrooklyn.org
Grade Range:	6th - 8th
Total Students:	546
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	37.5
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	14.6
NSLP Participation:¹	N/A
Qualified Free Lunch:	213
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	8

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 6 192

Grade 7 171

Grade 8 183