Brooklyn Democracy Academy

Overview written by the school: Brooklyn Democracy Academy (BDA) is a transfer high school that is committed to providing an interesting, challenging educational program that helps students overcome obstacles and attain their goals. We help our students earn a high school diploma, explore their interests and build important life skills, by providing individualized instructions and collaborative family engagement. In addition to preparing our students academically, we provide postsecondary job placement opportunities and/or employment.

School Performance

Graduation Rate: No data (at the end of the school year before last, the percent of students who graduated "on time" by earning a diploma four years after they entered 9th grade).
Daily Attendance Rate: 63.999999% of the school's students in the school year before last.
Percentage of Students Enough Variety: 83.999997% students feel that this school offers a wide enough variety of programs, classes, and activities to keep them interested in school.

Percentage of Students Safe: 94.999999% students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker room and cafeteria. (Student opinions on school safety, as reported on the NYC School Survey.)

Programs offered

Program 1: Brooklyn Democracy Academy
Code: L79A

Method: Transfer

Eligibility: Open only to New York City residents who are between 17 and 21 years of age, have been enrolled in high school for at least one year, and have a minimum of 10 high school credits.

Seats 10: 1

Activities

Extracurricular Activities
Extracurricular activities and clubs offered by the school that do not fall under one of the Sports categories (PSAL Sports or School Sports): No data
PSAL Sports Boys
Male PSAL (Public School Athletics League) sports offered at the school, listed under Extracurricular Activities and Clubs in the HS Directory: Basketball
PSAL Sports Girls
Female PSAL (Public School Athletics League) sports offered at the school, listed under Extracurricular Activities and Clubs in the HS Directory: Basketball
PSAL Sports Coed
Co-ed PSAL (Public School Athletics League) sports offered at the school, listed under Extracurricular Activities and Clubs in the HS Directory: No data
School Sports
Sports offered by the school outside PSAL (Public School Athletics League): Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, and Club Soccer Team
Flag for female only school: No data
Flag for male only school: No data

Other info

Total students: 196

Final grades: 9 to 12

Language classes: Spanish
Advancedplacement courses: AP Statistics
Additional info: 10th Grade Seats Available

Transfer: 1

School accessibility description: Fully Accessible
Flag for schools that offer 10th grade seats: Y

More info

Borough: Brooklyn
NTA: Brownsville
Neighborhood: Brownsville

School Number: K275
Shared space: Yes
Community board: 316
Council district: 42
Census tract: 922
BIN: 3082940
BBL: 3036360007

About Brooklyn Democracy Academy

Contacts

Address: 985 Rockaway Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11212 (40.6566,-73.9074)
Latitude: 40.656068
Longitude: -73.907245
Phone number: 718-342-6590
Fax number: 718-342-6708
School email: [email protected]
Website: brooklyndemocracyacademy.com
Subway lines near the school: 3 to Rockaway Ave; L to New Lots Ave
Bus lines near the school: B15, B35, B60, B8

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