Eagle Academy for Young Men II

The academic story here is exceptional. Math proficiency of 80.9% is roughly 30 percentage points above the district average of about 50.5%, and ELA proficiency of 64.9% is about 13 points above the district average of 52.2%. Both subjects have risen sharply: in 2016, fewer than one in five students at Eagle were proficient in either subject, and the climb has continued almost every year since, with the biggest single-year jump in ELA coming between 2023 (47.2%) and 2024 (62.5%). Scores by grade show the strongest performance in Grade 6, with 93.8% math proficiency and 82.8% ELA, tapering somewhat by Grade 8. The overall school quality score of 2.92 out of 4 also sits well above the district average of 2.06.

The school culture data is striking on multiple dimensions. There were zero suspensions reported, which is unusual and signals an environment that handles behavior through means other than removal. Parent satisfaction is at 99%, with parent-teacher and parent-principal trust both at 100%, and teachers rate their trust in the principal and the quality of instruction at 100% as well. The teaching staff is relatively small, however — only 32 teachers responded to the survey — so those perfect numbers reflect a tight community rather than a broad sample. Daily attendance at 93.7% is solid and beats the district average of 88.6%, but a chronic absenteeism rate of 83.2% means that a large share of students are still missing enough school days to be flagged, even though most students attend most days.

The student body is 87% Black and 11% Hispanic, with very small numbers of Asian, White, Multi-Racial, and Native American students, and a diversity index of 26% reflecting that concentration. Because this is an all-boys school, every student is male. The economic need index of 76.2 indicates that most students come from households facing financial pressure, and 31% of students have IEPs. Ocean Hill itself is a working-class neighborhood where 26.6% of households live below the poverty line and only about 11.5% of households include children, so families sending kids here often travel from beyond the immediate area.

Ocean Hill is a working-class Brooklyn neighborhood with a median household income around $57,870 and a poverty rate of 26.6%. About 24.2% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, homeownership is low at 20.7%, and only 11.5% of households include children, which means relatively few school-age kids live within walking distance. The area is well-served by subway lines and is a short commute from much of central Brooklyn.

Families can reach the school via the C train at Rockaway Av (about a 4-minute walk) or Ralph Av (about a 7-minute walk), and the J and Z lines stop at Chauncey St (about a 9-minute walk)