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M.S. 061 Dr. Gladstone H. Atwell

17K061

06,07,08 - Brooklyn, District 17

400 EMPIRE BOULEVARD (get directions)

$0.00/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

275 students (SY2025-26)

[email protected] budget $2,276,113 ($8,277/student)

Attendance: 88.1%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 80.3%

Math Course Pass Rate: 86.2%

Overview

M.S. 061 Dr. Gladstone H. Atwell is a junior high-intermediate-middle school (grades 06,07,08) in Brooklyn, Community School District 17.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	779
2014-15	802
2015-16	814
2016-17	915
2017-18	725
2018-19	669
2019-20	559
2020-21	515
2021-22	451
2022-23	355
2023-24	321
2024-25	279
2025-26	275

% female: 46.5% (2025-26)

% poverty: 87.6% (2025-26)

% students with disabilities: 30.5% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 5.8% (2025-26)

Data year

Mixed years. Each share is the newest year this school published it, shown next to the number.

Race / ethnicity

DOE reports race and ethnicity. It does not publish country of nationality.

Asian: 1.5% (2025-26)

Black: 79.3% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 13.1% (2025-26)

White: 2.9% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 1.1% (2025-26)

Native American: 2.2% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.88 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 88.1%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 80.3%

Math Course Pass Rate: 86.2%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	88.1%
2024	ELA course pass rate	80.3%
2024	Math course pass rate	86.2%
2023	Attendance	87.1%
2023	ELA course pass rate	90.6%
2023	Math course pass rate	86.8%
2022	Attendance	88.1%
2022	ELA course pass rate	88.4%
2022	Math course pass rate	85.4%
2021	Attendance	86%
2021	ELA course pass rate	88.8%
2021	Math course pass rate	83%
2020	Attendance	87.6%
2020	ELA course pass rate	76.5%
2020	Math course pass rate	94.3%
2019	Attendance	92.6%
2019	ELA course pass rate	80.7%
2019	Math course pass rate	99.3%
2018	Attendance	90.2%
2018	ELA course pass rate	75.7%
2018	Math course pass rate	86.6%
2017	ELA course pass rate	63.4%
2017	Math course pass rate	93.2%
2016	ELA course pass rate	79.5%
2016	Math course pass rate	61.2%
2015	ELA course pass rate	79.1%
2015	Math course pass rate	75.8%

See the full report on DOE's site for every metric this dataset publishes.

State tests

Mean scale score on the New York State test for the grades this school serves. The percent is students at level 3 or 4, not a percentile rank. Scores from 2023 on use the current standards and are not comparable to earlier years. High school SAT section scores stay in Academic / quality.

Year	Grade	Test	Mean scale score	Level 3+4	Tested
2026	6	ELA	446	47.1%	85
2026	6	Math	451	61.2%	85
2026	7	ELA	445	44.4%	63
2026	7	Math	446	44.3%	61
2026	8	ELA	449	42.9%	98
2026	8	Math	437	26.7%	90
2026	8	Science	442	28.9%	90
2025	6	ELA	446	43.5%	62
2025	6	Math	454	61.9%	63
2025	7	ELA	447	44.1%	93
2025	7	Math	444	40.2%	97
2025	8	ELA	447	49.5%	95
2025	8	Math	438	25.4%	67
2025	8	Science	436	20.3%	59
2024	6	ELA	440	29.4%	85
2024	6	Math	446	43.4%	83
2024	7	ELA	441	31.9%	94
2024	7	Math	445	41.7%	96
2024	8	ELA	445	44.2%	113
2024	8	Math	442	35.5%	107
2024	8	Science	432	16.2%	111
2023	6	ELA	443	37.3%	83
2023	6	Math	447	43%	86
2023	7	ELA	448	48.7%	119
2023	7	Math	446	39.5%	119
2023	8	ELA	448	44.2%	113
2023	8	Math	441	28.2%	110
2022	6	ELA	600	49.1%	110
2022	6	Math	591	30.6%	111
2022	7	ELA	601	42.2%	109
2022	7	Math	589	18.2%	110
2022	8	ELA	600	47.9%	117
2022	8	Math	599	29.7%	111
2019	6	ELA	593	33.3%	195
2019	6	Math	595	33.7%	196
2019	7	ELA	597	26.9%	167
2019	7	Math	598	32.7%	168
2019	8	ELA	597	37.3%	255
2019	8	Math	598	29.6%	250
2018	6	ELA	596	34.7%	170
2018	6	Math	595	34.7%	170
2018	7	ELA	597	32.2%	261
2018	7	Math	592	30%	260
2018	8	ELA	599	42.7%	239
2018	8	Math	601	25.4%	236

Specialized high school offers

Share of 8th graders in high-school admissions who received an offer to a testing specialized high school. A cell of 0-5 is DOE's suppression for a small count, so that year has no percent.

Year	In HS admissions	Took SHSAT	Offers	Offer rate
2025	105	23	0-5	not reported
2024	133	32	0-5	not reported
2023	129	51	0-5	not reported
2022	182	76	0-5	not reported

School budget (Galaxy)

Allocated school budget from DOE Galaxy. Fair Student Funding is the main flexible allocation. This is the budget, not dollars already spent. Per student uses the latest enrollment, which can be a different year than the fiscal year. Figures as of 2026-10-23.

Fiscal year	Total budget	Fair Student Funding	Per student
FY 2027	$2,276,113	not reported	$8,277
FY 2026	$1,497,548	not reported	$5,446

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$389,065
C4E Class Size Reduction Planning	$364,972
Class Size Reduction Planning	$343,606
Title I SWP	$311,568
IDEA SBST Shared	$180,353
TL CB School Staff	$145,412
IDEA RS IEP Para	$97,778
OASAS Sub Abuse	$92,408
Title I SWP STH	$62,050
C4E Class Size Transition	$59,132
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$51,547
TL C4E FSF	$41,465
TL After School Para	$39,681
TL 09 C4E ICT	$35,541
Class Size Reduction C4E Phase In	$29,843
TL CB School Staff SAPIS	$10,032
High Need Support for Title I	$8,013
Title IV Safe Healthy Counseling Summer Rising	$7,027
Title I SWP Parent and Family Engagement	$3,116
Title I SWP Translation Services	$1,908
High Need Support for Title I STH	$1,596

PTA funding (LL171)

$0.00/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

PTA/PA fundraising per enrolled student - higher generally means a more active parent fundraising community, not a DOE quality signal.

School year	Beginning balance	Total income	Total expenses	Ending balance
2024-25	$0	$0	not reported	$0

Sources & methodology

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