Is John Ericsson Middle School 126 a good school?

John Ericsson Middle School 126 ranks 739 th of 1504 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John Ericsson Middle School 126?

In the 2023-24 school year, 158 students attended John Ericsson Middle School 126.

What is the racial makeup of John Ericsson Middle School 126?

Students at John Ericsson Middle School 126 are 56% Hispanic, 28% African American, 9% White, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

John Ericsson Middle School 126

Summary:

John Ericsson Middle School 126 is a public magnet middle school in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 177 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #14, which is ranked 591 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's small size and higher-than-average spending per student, John Ericsson Middle School 126 has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York middle schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and math below the district and state averages. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic and English Language Learner students performing better than African American and Special Education students. Nearby schools, such as Junior High School 50 John D Wells, generally outperform John Ericsson Middle School 126 on academic measures.

The high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds at John Ericsson Middle School 126, with 85.88% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, is a significant challenge. Despite the school's higher spending per student compared to the district and state averages, the resource allocation does not appear to be effectively improving student outcomes. This suggests the need for the school to re-evaluate its instructional strategies and support systems to better address the learning needs of its diverse student population.

Detail:

Public, Magnet 6-8

424 Leonard St
Brooklyn, NY 11222-3908

(718) 782-2527

District: New York City Geographic District #14

SchoolDigger Rank:
739^th of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $37,142

Student/teacher ratio: 6.9

Number of students: 158

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.3%

African American:

28.5%

White:

8.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 87.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details John Ericsson Middle School 126 ranks better than 50.9% of middle schools in New York. It also ranks last among 5 ranked middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #14. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 48.81. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details John Ericsson Middle School 126 has the smallest middle school student body size in the New York City Geographic District #14. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (56.3%), African American (28.5%), White (8.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 87.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at John Ericsson Middle School 126 is 6.9, which is the lowest among 5 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #14! (See more...)

Compare John Ericsson Middle School 126 employs 22.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at John Ericsson Middle School 126 is $37,142, which is the highest among 5 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #14!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

John Ericsson Middle School 126:

SchoolDigger ranks John Ericsson Middle School 126 739^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See John Ericsson Middle School 126 in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #14:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #14 591^st of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for John Ericsson Middle School 126

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Rank History for all students at John Ericsson Middle School 126

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	8.37	1016^th	1095	7.2%
2007	9.07	1024^th	1123	8.8%
2008	5.34	1128^th	1185	4.8%
2009	3.79	1190^th	1224	2.8%
2010	6.35	1188^th	1243	4.4%
2011	4.30	1265^th	1295	2.3%
2012	4.79	1293^rd	1337	3.3%
2013	16.56	1173^rd	1373	14.6%
2014	20.08	1149^th	1401	18.0%
2015	20.46	1151^st	1407	18.2%
2016	22.57	1151^st	1429	19.5%
2017	31.30	1026^th	1455	29.5%
2018	26.17	1102^nd	1438	23.4%
2019	27.42	1068^th	1439	25.8%
2021	10.33	1187^th	1242	4.4%
2022	24.18	1192^nd	1479	19.4%
2023	41.42	896^th	1500	40.3%
2024	48.81	739^th	1504	50.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at John Ericsson Middle School 126

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.71	285^th	503	43.3%
2019	27.48	418^th	473	11.6%
2022	43.54	278^th	581	52.2%
2023	37.16	356^th	591	39.8%
2024	62.43	113^th	615	81.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at John Ericsson Middle School 126

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.98	744^th	1170	36.4%
2019	27.94	937^th	1139	17.7%
2022	39.77	716^th	1283	44.2%
2023	38.72	770^th	1307	41.1%
2024	42.89	652^nd	1303	50.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at John Ericsson Middle School 126

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.62	924^th	1245	25.8%
2019	31.08	897^th	1241	27.7%
2022	34.28	875^th	1306	33.0%
2023	44.88	673^rd	1288	47.7%
2024	53.48	525^th	1296	59.5%

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Rank History for Homeless students at John Ericsson Middle School 126

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.32	280^th	457	38.7%
2019	40.41	230^th	392	41.3%
2022	44.55	249^th	487	48.9%
2023	46.79	266^th	543	51.0%
2024	60.68	159^th	594	73.2%

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Rank History for Female students at John Ericsson Middle School 126

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.58	1039^th	1353	23.2%
2019	30.59	988^th	1370	27.9%
2021	16.23	975^th	1066	8.5%
2022	24.62	1180^th	1454	18.8%
2023	44.11	826^th	1463	43.5%
2024	49.89	717^th	1465	51.1%

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Rank History for Male students at John Ericsson Middle School 126

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.37	1040^th	1352	23.1%
2019	25.54	1055^th	1366	22.8%
2021	8.40	1041^st	1071	2.8%
2022	25.11	1156^th	1455	20.5%
2023	39.05	913^th	1464	37.6%
2024	47.72	726^th	1464	50.4%

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Rank History for African American students at John Ericsson Middle School 126

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.35	401^st	663	39.5%
2019	21.75	562^nd	653	13.9%
2022	21.39	604^th	706	14.4%
2023	30.68	509^th	696	26.9%
2024	36.48	458^th	705	35.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at John Ericsson Middle School 126

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.34	536^th	810	33.8%
2019	39.15	480^th	826	41.9%
2021	21.37	395^th	449	12.0%
2022	38.02	562^nd	914	38.5%
2023	60.95	304^th	943	67.8%
2024	64.71	264^th	953	72.3%

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Rank History for White students at John Ericsson Middle School 126

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	25.25	619^th	763	18.9%
2019	35.32	481^st	716	32.8%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for John Ericsson Middle School 126

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	261	133	62	697	2	n/a	n/a	1155
1990	234	124	70	614	1	n/a	n/a	1043
1991	212	103	57	582	0	n/a	n/a	954
1992	212	117	46	602	0	n/a	n/a	977
1993	242	87	78	571	2	n/a	n/a	980
1994	296	107	63	600	2	n/a	n/a	1068
1995	325	111	55	542	5	n/a	n/a	1038
1996	325	111	55	542	5	n/a	n/a	1038
1997	367	114	66	469	4	n/a	n/a	1020
1998	341	119	65	426	0	n/a	n/a	951
1999	327	100	54	399	0	n/a	n/a	880
2000	302	90	49	369	1	n/a	n/a	811
2001	279	106	44	376	3	n/a	n/a	808
2002	223	79	39	307	2	n/a	n/a	650
2003	223	79	39	307	2	n/a	n/a	650
2004	180	73	36	314	0	n/a	n/a	603
2005	142	97	20	422	1	n/a	n/a	682
2006	123	129	16	469	1	n/a	n/a	738
2007	98	130	16	459	1	n/a	n/a	704
2008	65	112	14	420	0	n/a	n/a	611
2009	35	78	16	345	0	n/a	n/a	474
2010	20	82	12	306	0	n/a	n/a	420
2011	14	70	12	233	1	0	0	330
2012	8	78	16	217	0	0	0	319
2013	14	59	8	179	1	0	1	262
2014	17	58	7	181	1	0	0	264
2015	39	70	7	203	3	0	0	322
2016	46	80	7	234	4	0	1	372
2017	57	77	6	243	4	0	1	388
2018	38	74	5	258	1	0	1	377
2019	35	80	2	253	0	0	0	370
2020	7	77	7	228	0	0	7	326
2021	12	61	4	184	0	0	3	264
2022	17	58	7	142	0	0	2	226
2023	17	43	4	111	1	0	1	177
2024	14	45	5	89	0	0	5	158

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at John Ericsson Middle School 126

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1155	63.9	18.0	n/a
1990	1043	69.4	15.0	n/a
1991	954	58.5	16.3	n/a
1992	977	59.6	16.3	n/a
1993	980	59.2	16.6	n/a
1994	1068	59.1	18.1	n/a
1995	1038	62.1	16.7	n/a
1996	1038	62.1	16.7	n/a
1997	1020	63.3	16.1	73.6
1998	951	60.1	15.8	80.4
1999	880	58.0	15.2	86.9
2000	811	53.8	15.1	94.3
2001	808	54.8	14.7	80.9
2002	650	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	650	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	603	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	682	n/a	n/a	0
2006	738	57.0	12.9	75.9
2007	704	60.0	11.7	79.5
2008	611	54.0	11.3	75.6
2009	474	42.0	11.3	75.7
2010	420	37.3	11.2	n/a
2011	330	32.3	10.1	76.1
2012	319	36.9	8.6	75.9
2013	262	23.0	11.3	89.3
2014	264	25.9	10.1	87.5
2015	322	28.0	11.5	78.6
2016	372	30.0	12.4	82.3
2017	388	28.9	13.3	78.9
2018	377	33.0	11.4	85.1
2019	370	30.0	12.3	86.2
2020	326	30.0	10.8	85
2021	264	28.0	9.4	90.5
2022	226	24.0	9.4	88.1
2023	177	20.8	8.5	85.9
2024	158	22.7	6.9	87.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio John Ericsson Middle School 126

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1155	63.9	18.0	n/a
1990	1043	69.4	15.0	n/a
1991	954	58.5	16.3	n/a
1992	977	59.6	16.3	n/a
1993	980	59.2	16.6	n/a
1994	1068	59.1	18.1	n/a
1995	1038	62.1	16.7	n/a
1996	1038	62.1	16.7	n/a
1997	1020	63.3	16.1	73.6
1998	951	60.1	15.8	80.4
1999	880	58.0	15.2	86.9
2000	811	53.8	15.1	94.3
2001	808	54.8	14.7	80.9
2002	650	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	650	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	603	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	682	n/a	n/a	0
2006	738	57.0	12.9	75.9
2007	704	60.0	11.7	79.5
2008	611	54.0	11.3	75.6
2009	474	42.0	11.3	75.7
2010	420	37.3	11.2	n/a
2011	330	32.3	10.1	76.1
2012	319	36.9	8.6	75.9
2013	262	23.0	11.3	89.3
2014	264	25.9	10.1	87.5
2015	322	28.0	11.5	78.6
2016	372	30.0	12.4	82.3
2017	388	28.9	13.3	78.9
2018	377	33.0	11.4	85.1
2019	370	30.0	12.3	86.2
2020	326	30.0	10.8	85
2021	264	28.0	9.4	90.5
2022	226	24.0	9.4	88.1
2023	177	20.8	8.5	85.9
2024	158	22.7	6.9	87.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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