WHITELAW REID ACADEMY OF ARTS AND BUSINESS

77 Students

Middle School 6th - 8th

School Overview

JHS 57, also known as the Whitelaw Reid School, is a public middle school located in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. Serving students in grades 6 through 8, the school is situated within the New York City Department of Education’s District 16. The institution is housed in a historic building that has long served as a focal point for the local community, emphasizing a traditional academic environment for middle-school-aged children in the Stuyvesant Avenue area.

Academically and culturally, the school focuses on preparing students for the transition to high school by offering a standard middle school curriculum aligned with New York State learning standards. Like many schools in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area, JHS 57 works to integrate social-emotional learning with its core subjects—math, English language arts, science, and social studies—to support the developmental needs of its diverse student body. The school’s presence in the neighborhood reflects a long-standing commitment to providing localized public education to the families of Brooklyn’s District 16.

Total Students

14.5

Full-Time Teachers

5.3

Student/Teacher Ratio

93.5%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for WHITELAW REID ACADEMY OF ARTS AND BUSINESS
Demographic	Student Count
White	5
Hispanic	25
Black	42
Two or More	1
American Indian	2
Pacific Islander	2

Black
42 (54.5%)
Hispanic
25 (32.5%)
White
5 (6.5%)
American Indian
2 (2.6%)
Pacific Islander
2 (2.6%)
Two or More
1 (1.3%)

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 #16
Phone:	(718)574-2357
Grade Range:	6th - 8th
Total Students:	77
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	14.5
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	5.3
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	72
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* 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 31

Grade 7 23

Grade 8 23