MS 246 WALT WHITMAN

357 Students

Middle School 6th - 8th

School Overview

MS 246, also known as the Walt Whitman School, is a public middle school located in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Serving students in grades 6 through 8, the school is situated on Veronica Place and operates as part of the New York City Department of Education’s District 17. The school is named in honor of the famed American poet Walt Whitman, who lived and worked in Brooklyn for much of his life.

The school is generally recognized for its commitment to providing a foundational academic experience for local students in a diverse urban environment. Like many schools in the area, MS 246 emphasizes community engagement and works to prepare its middle schoolers for the transition to high school through a structured curriculum. Parents and community members often look to the school for its role as a neighborhood anchor, providing extracurricular opportunities and support services aimed at fostering student growth during the critical middle school years.

357

Total Students

29.4

Full-Time Teachers

12.2

Student/Teacher Ratio

86.8%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for MS 246 WALT WHITMAN
Demographic	Student Count
White	12
Hispanic	109
Black	223
Asian	5
American Indian	8

Black
223 (62.5%)
Hispanic
109 (30.5%)
White
12 (3.4%)
American Indian
8 (2.2%)
Asian
5 (1.4%)

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 #17
Phone:	(718)282-5230
Grade Range:	6th - 8th
Total Students:	357
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	29.4
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	12.2
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	308
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	2

* 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 88

Grade 7 122

Grade 8 146

Ungraded 1