Brooklyn School for Music & Theatre (17K548)

883 Classon Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225, Brooklyn
Phone: 718-230-6250
Hours: 08:00am - 01:33pm
School Website: https://bkmusicntheatre.com
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/17K548/
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School Leader: Pamela Randazzo (prandaz@schools.nyc.gov)
Parent Coordinator: Silvia Martinez Navas (smartineznavas@schools.nyc.gov)
Respect for All Liaison: Ryan Maxwell (rmaxwell@schools.nyc.gov)
Sexual Harassment Prevention Liaison: Frank Dipalma (fdipalma@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Jean Louissaint (jlouissaint2@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Danielle Jelley (djelley@schools.nyc.gov)
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About

Brooklyn School for Music & Theatre (BSMT) uses our academic program to accommodate the intellectual, social, and emotional needs of creative high school students. Our vision is to provide a model professional environment where respect is mutual, ideas are shared, and learning is not limited to the classroom. We prepare students for higher education through our rigorous academic program while simultaneously allowing them to develop professional careers in the music and theater industries.

School Budget: View financial budget

Teachers with more than 3 years of experience: 77%

Academic Highlights: We support our students in pursuing careers in the arts through our partnerships with Roundabout Theatre Company, TDF Stagedoors, All Stars Project and the Center Theatre Group, We offer free SAT prep and free college tours to students through our partnership with College Access for All, We offer Advanced Placement classes for our upper level students through AP For ALL and through Computer Science for All, We offer a variety of Art Majors, including Dance, Chorus, Band, Theater Tech, Drama and STEP, We offer college-credited classes to our upper level students through our College Now partnership with Medgar Evers College

Other Features: College Trips, Extended Day Program, Extended Year, Health Center, Internships Available, LYFE (Living For The Young Family Through Education), Online Grading System, Program(s) with 1 GE Applicant Per Seat, Program(s) with 1 SWD Applicant Per Seat, Summer Internships, Summer Orientation, Weekend Programs

School Features:

Offers 10th Grade Seats
School whose primary location is co-located with another school
Guidance Counselors, Social Workers

AP Courses, Languages, Sports, Art

AP Courses

Algebra II (Advanced Math), AP African American Studies, AP Seminar, AP United States History, Chemistry (Advanced Science)

Boys PSAL Sports

Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Swimming, Volleyball

Girls PSAL Sports

Badminton, Basketball, Cross Country, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Volleyball

Co-ed PSAL Sports

Cricket, Double Dutch

Other Sports

Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, Softball, Swimming, Volleyball

Clubs

Basketball Shootout, Chess Team Theatre Program, Chorus Company, Dance Company, Dance Team, Sat Prep, Step Team, Student Government, Theatre Tech

Art

At the Brooklyn School for Music and Theatre (hereafter BSMT), we believe students learn best by performing constantly. Students at BSMT receive a very intensive arts training every day for over an hour. In addition they regularly perform for the entire school every six weeks and off campus at least twice a semester in various locations throughout the city. We have a phenomenal Chorus, Guitar Ensemble, Dance Company, Drama Ensemble, Visual Art , Technical Theatre Crew, and DJing and Song writing. We believe all students have a talent, and we are happy to help young people tap into it. We work with various teaching arts and professionals from Songs of Soloman, Dancewave, Roundabout Theatre Company, arts Connection and various recording studios.

Programs

Performing and Visual Arts(K48A)
Computer Science & Technology, Performing Arts

9th and 10th grade seats available. College Trips, Talent Shows, Free SAT Prep, Saturday Programs, Health Center, Full time Social Worker and Substance Abuse Counselor, Restorative Justice, Relationship Abuse Counselor (RAPP), Art Programs (Dance, Drama, Instrumental Music, Technical Theater, Vocal Music), CTE, Freshmen Orientation.

10th Grade seats available

Method:

Ed. Opt.

Requirement:

Ed. Opt. programs admit students across all academic levels. Students are grouped into Low, Middle, and High categories based on a composite of their academic data. One-third of offers are made to students in each category.

Priority:

(Group 1) Brooklyn students or residents
(Group 2) New York City residents

Applicant Analysis

	2023-24	2022-23
GE applicants/seats:	57 / 88 (0.65)	73 / 88 (0.83)
SWD applicants/seats:	17 / 20 (0.85)	26 / 20 (1.30)
Rank Avg:	5.88
	Offers	Offers - Waitlist

School Student & Admissions Statistics

School Year

2023-24

2022-23

2021-22

Total Students Across All Grades

207

218

270

Grade 12 Students

Grade 11 Students

Grade 10 Students

Grade 9 Students

Avg. Class Size

22.7

26.1

Safety Comp. / Susp. / NYPD

<5 / 32 / 6

<5 / 26 / 1

<5 / 40 / 3

Attendance %

87%

85%

81%

Graduation %

90%

92%

81%

College %

51%

43%

54%

Total Applicants / Seats

Total Offers

522 (74) / 108
0

602 (99) / 108
0

484 / 108
67

This data was gathered from various NYC DOE reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview

Survey Summary & Data (2023-24)

Student Responses

Academic Rigor

73.43%

Academic Engagement

67.08%

Safety

69.13%

Bully Prevention

62.75%

Inclusivity

87.20%

Mental Support

74.00%

Environment

61.63%

Post-School Support

80.44%

Teacher Responses

Academic Rigor

73.80%

School Satisfaction

79.83%

Student Behavior

55.25%

Student Support

87.29%

School Leadership

78.62%

Instructional Clarity

84.33%

Instructional Development

79.90%

Post-School Support

92.20%

Family Responses

Education

95.78%

Teacher Support

90.86%

Safety

96.00%

School Community

78.67%

School Leadership

94.88%

Post-School Support

94.00%

IEP Support

97.33%

Note: Yellow bars indicate city-wide averages for the associated category

Academic Summary & Data (2023-24)

Academic Proficiency

4-Year Grad. %

90.20%

CC Regents

Non-CC Regents

Impact Score

0.36

Performance Score

0.43

College Aptitude

CCR

39.70%

SAT Math

411

SAT R/W

461

Postsecondary

2-Year College 28.30%
4-Year College 26.70%
Other Postsecondary 1.70%
Unknown 43.30%

School Demographics (2023-24)

Student Population:

Male 20.80%
Female 79.20%

English Language Learners:

2.40%

Students with Disabilities:

26.60%

Economic Need Index:

84.70%

Student Ethnicity:

Black 76.80%
Hispanic 18.40%
White 2.40%
Other 2.40%

Teacher Ethnicity:

Black 27.80%
White 55.60%
Other 16.60%

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's demographic snapshots: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview

IEP Statistics (2023-24)

IEP Services

Students with IEPs

26.60%

Students with SETSS

0.00%

Students with ICT

22.20%

Students with SC

1.40%

Has all programs

98.00%

Has all services

95.00%

IEP Student Performance

Regents English

Regents Gl. Hist.

Regents US Hist.

Regents Algebra I

Regents Living Env.

IEP Movement

Fair

IEP Support

97.33%

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly quality reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/school-quality-reports-and-resources

Special Education Programs & Services (2023-24)

Program	Fully Receiving	Partially Receiving	Not Receiving
Integrated Co-Teaching Services	50 (100%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Special Class	0 (0%)	<=5 (100%)	0 (0%)

Service	Fully Receiving	Partially Receiving	Not Receiving
Counseling Services	>5 (95%)	N/A (N/A)	<=5 (5%)
Occupational Therapy	<=5 (100%)	N/A (N/A)	0 (0%)
Speech-Language Therapy	>5 (94%)	N/A (N/A)	<=5 (6%)

Transportation	Number Receiving
Curb to School	<=5 (?)
Stop to School	0 (0%)
Unassigned	<=5 (?)

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's Special Education Reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/government-reports/special-education-reports

ELL Performance (2023-24)

ELL Progress

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly quality reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/school-quality-reports-and-resources

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