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Lenox Academy M. S. 961

10001 Flatlands Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11236

About this school

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Lenox Academy M.S. 961 is a new academically accelerated program for middle school students. We provide a high-quality education in a small, loving and supportive environment. Lenox Academy's rigorous academic program, coupled with a highly skilled and experienced staff, has proven successful, as nearly all of our 8th great students confidently sit for three Regents exams and the Spanish Proficiency Exam. At Lenox, our motto is Find your passion ~ Find your voice. Through our Electives classes, students are able to experience enrichment in areas they are passionate about during the school day. Through our robust student government, and our advisory program, which allows students to give regular input on school decisions, students develop their unique voices. Lenox Academy promotes academic excellence and challenges students to meet NYS standards with distinction. Our seniors are administered the English Language Arts and Algebra I Common Core Regents, Living Environment Regents and Spanish Proficiency exams. The arts experts at Pure Elements, our SONYC after school partner, offer a high quality afterschool program featuring expert instruction in technology, culinary arts, dance, theater, basketball, volleyball, and more.

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Public ChoiceBrooklyn6-8

Student demographics

NYC School Quality Snapshot · Reporting period: 2024-10-31 · Source release: 2025 · unknown · Retrieved September 10, 2026 · Source-reported for the stated period; retrieval does not establish present-day accuracy. Only the categories available in this record are shown; totals may be below 100%.

White
2%
Black
86%
Hispanic
7%

Academic measures

NYC School Quality Snapshot · Source release: 2025 release (measurement periods vary). Proficiency is the share of tested students meeting state standards, not a school rating.

ELA proficiency
77%2025 NY State tests
Math proficiency
56%2025 NY State tests
Student attendance
95%September 2024-June 2025

Sources and data dates

School listing
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Stored rating
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Enrollment
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School description
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