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New York City Geographic District #17 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 16 public middle schools serving 6,267 students in New York City Geographic District #17 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New York.
Public Middle Schools in New York City Geographic District #17 School District have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the New York public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 97% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the New York public middle school average of 63% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
49 Schools
1,659 Schools
# Students
16,995 Students
890,054 Students
# Teachers
1,438 Teachers
83,739 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
New York City Geographic District #17 School District, which is ranked #587 of all 1,015 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has increased from 71% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#595 out of 1020 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
49%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
73%
78%
Graduation Rate
80%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.48
0.73
# American Indian Students
241 Students
7,222 Students
% American Indian Students
2%
1%
# Asian Students
388 Students
81,213 Students
% Asian Students
2%
9%
# Hispanic Students
3,403 Students
270,400 Students
% Hispanic Students
20%
30%
# Black Students
11,779 Students
175,155 Students
% Black Students
69%
20%
# White Students
733 Students
325,608 Students
% White Students
4%
37%
# Hawaiian Students
98 Students
2,099 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
n/a
# Two or more races Students
352 Students
28,478 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
788
8,468
# Students in K Grade:
1,088
26,528
# Students in 1st Grade:
998
28,304
# Students in 2nd Grade:
998
28,365
# Students in 3rd Grade:
924
27,931
# Students in 4th Grade:
976
29,265
# Students in 5th Grade:
974
43,975
# Students in 6th Grade:
1,109
157,405
# Students in 7th Grade:
1,130
185,375
# Students in 8th Grade:
1,150
188,665
# Students in 9th Grade:
1,898
40,472
# Students in 10th Grade:
1,700
36,147
# Students in 11th Grade:
1,678
33,448
# Students in 12th Grade:
1,517
33,009
# Ungraded Students:
67
22,697
Best New York City Geographic District #17 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Science Technology & Research Early College
(Math: 59% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
911 Flatbush Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11226
(718) 564-2540
Brooklyn, NY 11226
(718) 564-2540
Grades: 6-12
| 571 students
Rank: #22.
Medgar Evers College Preparatory School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
1186 Carroll St
Brooklyn, NY 11225
(718) 703-5400
Brooklyn, NY 11225
(718) 703-5400
Grades: 6-12
| 1,293 students
Rank: #33.
P.s. 189 Bilingual Center
(Math: 39% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
1100 E New York Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11212
(718) 756-0210
Brooklyn, NY 11212
(718) 756-0210
Grades: K-8
| 897 students
Rank: #44.
School Of Integrated Learning
(Math: 34% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
1224 Park Pl
Brooklyn, NY 11213
(718) 774-0362
Brooklyn, NY 11213
(718) 774-0362
Grades: 6-8
| 220 students
Rank: #55.
I.s. 340
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
227 Sterling Pl
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 857-5516
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 857-5516
Grades: 6-8
| 140 students
Rank: #66.
P.s. 138
(Math: 35% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
760 Prospect Pl
Brooklyn, NY 11216
(718) 467-0800
Brooklyn, NY 11216
(718) 467-0800
Grades: PK-8
| 408 students
Rank: #77.
Middle School 61 Dr Gladstone H Atwell
(Math: 26% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
400 Empire Blvd
Brooklyn, NY 11225
(718) 774-1002
Brooklyn, NY 11225
(718) 774-1002
Grades: 6-8
| 320 students
Rank: #88.
Ebbets Field Middle School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
46 Mckeever Pl
Brooklyn, NY 11225
(718) 941-5097
Brooklyn, NY 11225
(718) 941-5097
Grades: 6-8
| 138 students
Rank: #99.
AcademyFor College Prep And Career Exp
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
911 Flatbush Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11226
(718) 564-2566
Brooklyn, NY 11226
(718) 564-2566
Grades: 6-12
| 426 students
Rank: #10 - 1110. - 11.
Elijah Stroud Middle School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
750 Classon Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 638-3067
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 638-3067
Grades: 6-8
| 114 students
Rank: #10 - 1110. - 11.
New Heights Middle School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
790 E New York Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11203
(718) 467-4501
Brooklyn, NY 11203
(718) 467-4501
Grades: 6-8
| 223 students
Rank: #1212.
Parkside Preparatory Academy
(Math: 20% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
655 Parkside Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11226
(718) 462-6992
Brooklyn, NY 11226
(718) 462-6992
Grades: 6-8
| 269 students
Rank: #1313.
Ronald Edmonds Learning Center Ii
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
430 Howard Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11233
(718) 467-0306
Brooklyn, NY 11233
(718) 467-0306
Grades: 6-8
| 110 students
Rank: #1414.
Middle School 246 Walt Whitman
(Math: 8% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
72 Veronica Pl
Brooklyn, NY 11226
(718) 282-5230
Brooklyn, NY 11226
(718) 282-5230
Grades: 6-8
| 346 students
Rank: #1515.
P.s. 181
(Math: 15% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1023 New York Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11203
(718) 462-5298
Brooklyn, NY 11203
(718) 462-5298
Grades: PK-8
| 562 students
Rank: #1616.
Middle School 394
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
188 Rochester Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11213
(718) 756-3164
Brooklyn, NY 11213
(718) 756-3164
Grades: PK-8
| 230 students
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