Is Junior High School 223 Montauk (The) a good school?

Junior High School 223 Montauk (The) ranks 374 th of 1504 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Junior High School 223 Montauk (The)?

In the 2023-24 school year, 654 students attended Junior High School 223 Montauk (The).

What is the racial makeup of Junior High School 223 Montauk (The)?

Students at Junior High School 223 Montauk (The) are 49% Asian, 35% Hispanic, 13% White, 3% African American.

What high school do graduates of Junior High School 223 Montauk (The) attend?

Students who attend Junior High School 223 Montauk (The) usually go on to attend Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School

Junior High School 223 Montauk (The)

Summary:

Junior High School 223 Montauk (The) is a high-performing public magnet middle school serving grades 6-8 in Brooklyn, New York, with a student population of 702. This school consistently ranks in the top 25% of New York middle schools and has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 8 years, indicating sustained excellence.

The school's academic performance is particularly impressive, with students consistently outperforming their peers in the New York City Geographic District #20 and the state of New York on state assessments, especially in math and Regents exams. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 68.25% of 8th graders at Junior High School 223 Montauk (The) were proficient or better in math, compared to 65.81% for the district and 40.72% statewide. The school also excels in Regents exams, with 97.94% of students proficient or better in Living Environment and 96.91% in Algebra I, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

What's particularly noteworthy is the school's ability to support the academic needs of traditionally underserved student populations, such as English Language Learners and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. For the 2023-2024 school year, Junior High School 223 Montauk (The) ranked in the top 20% of New York middle schools for English Language Learners and the top 15% for low socioeconomic status students. This suggests the school is effectively addressing the unique challenges faced by these students and helping them achieve academic success. When compared to nearby schools, such as Christa McAuliffe School (The) /Is 187, Junior High School 223 Montauk (The) generally outperforms its local counterparts in key academic metrics, further demonstrating its status as a standout institution in the New York City public school system.

Detail:

Public, Magnet 6-8

4200 16th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11219-2294

(718) 438-0155

District: New York City Geographic District #20

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,410

Students who attend Junior High School 223 Montauk (The) usually attend:

High:

Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School

Feeder schools for Junior High School 223 Montauk (The):

Elementary:	Ps 164 Caesar Rodney
	Ps 192 Magnet School For Math And Science Inquiry (The)

Student/teacher ratio: 12.1

Number of students: 654

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

48.6%

Hispanic:

34.6%

White:

13.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 91.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Junior High School 223 Montauk (The) ranks better than 75.1% of middle schools in New York. It also ranks 5^th among 8 ranked middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #20. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 69.75. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Junior High School 223 Montauk (The) is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (48.6%), Hispanic (34.6%), White (13%). (See more...)

Compare Details 91.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the New York City Geographic District #20. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Junior High School 223 Montauk (The) is 12.1, which is the 2^nd best among 8 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #20. (See more...)

Compare Junior High School 223 Montauk (The) employs 53.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Junior High School 223 Montauk (The) is $19,410, which is the 2^nd highest among 8 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #20.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Junior High School 223 Montauk (The):

SchoolDigger ranks Junior High School 223 Montauk (The) 374^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Junior High School 223 Montauk (The) in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #20:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #20 242^nd of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Junior High School 223 Montauk (The)

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Rank History for all students at Junior High School 223 Montauk (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	17.85	914^th	1095	16.5%
2007	14.39	967^th	1123	13.9%
2008	26.69	931^st	1185	21.4%
2009	21.74	1004^th	1224	18.0%
2010	29.70	929^th	1243	25.3%
2011	30.61	947^th	1295	26.9%
2012	36.15	931^st	1337	30.4%
2013	41.49	788^th	1373	42.6%
2014	49.70	659^th	1401	53.0%
2015	58.53	515^th	1407	63.4%
2016	61.91	468^th	1429	67.2%
2017	62.70	473^rd	1455	67.5%
2018	72.63	336^th	1438	76.6%
2019	77.35	271^st	1439	81.2%
2021	70.02	284^th	1242	77.1%
2022	76.08	271^st	1479	81.7%
2023	68.04	418^th	1500	72.1%
2024	69.75	374^th	1504	75.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Junior High School 223 Montauk (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	84.98	21^st	503	95.8%
2019	74.49	34^th	473	92.8%
2021	70.84	21^st	118	82.2%
2022	75.07	56^th	581	90.4%
2023	74.33	60^th	591	89.8%
2024	63.22	109^th	615	82.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Junior High School 223 Montauk (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	58.93	305^th	1170	73.9%
2019	49.88	409^th	1139	64.1%
2022	46.60	544^th	1283	57.6%
2023	45.47	607^th	1307	53.6%
2024	47.38	555^th	1303	57.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Junior High School 223 Montauk (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	81.85	159^th	1245	87.2%
2019	86.19	127^th	1241	89.8%
2022	82.48	143^rd	1306	89.1%
2023	78.34	193^rd	1288	85.0%
2024	80.92	175^th	1296	86.5%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Junior High School 223 Montauk (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	51.41	177^th	457	61.3%
2019	78.05	46^th	392	88.3%
2022	67.31	106^th	487	78.2%
2023	57.28	180^th	543	66.9%
2024	59.10	175^th	594	70.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Junior High School 223 Montauk (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	68.52	395^th	1353	70.8%
2019	73.59	316^th	1370	76.9%
2021	72.76	211^th	1066	80.2%
2022	67.03	389^th	1454	73.2%
2023	63.14	486^th	1463	66.8%
2024	65.56	435^th	1465	70.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Junior High School 223 Montauk (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	75.06	275^th	1352	79.7%
2019	78.90	238^th	1366	82.6%
2021	64.12	295^th	1071	72.5%
2022	80.50	219^th	1455	84.9%
2023	70.41	354^th	1464	75.8%
2024	72.49	315^th	1464	78.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at Junior High School 223 Montauk (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	46.18	233^rd	374	37.7%
2019	48.71	224^th	369	39.3%
2021	33.83	185^th	236	21.6%
2022	56.79	182^nd	381	52.2%
2023	54.47	202^nd	388	47.9%
2024	56.98	197^th	396	50.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Junior High School 223 Montauk (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	56.52	314^th	810	61.2%
2019	62.65	242^nd	826	70.7%
2022	47.96	422^nd	914	53.8%
2023	45.81	478^th	943	49.3%
2024	46.29	494^th	953	48.2%

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Rank History for White students at Junior High School 223 Montauk (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.84	366^th	763	52.0%
2021	77.75	109^th	614	82.2%
2022	53.61	331^st	748	55.7%
2023	42.22	461^st	772	40.3%
2024	57.84	313^th	778	59.8%

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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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Sunday, February 28, 2016

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Enrollment information for Junior High School 223 Montauk (The)

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	178	116	115	473	1	n/a	n/a	883
1990	176	106	143	436	1	n/a	n/a	862
1991	176	116	120	455	4	n/a	n/a	871
1992	218	137	113	414	2	n/a	n/a	884
1993	220	150	141	379	2	n/a	n/a	892
1994	271	172	137	407	3	n/a	n/a	990
1995	262	180	154	445	3	n/a	n/a	1044
1996	262	180	154	445	3	n/a	n/a	1044
1997	265	159	170	381	4	n/a	n/a	979
1998	263	167	203	386	7	n/a	n/a	1026
1999	305	177	263	439	0	n/a	n/a	1184
2000	283	189	242	429	2	n/a	n/a	1145
2001	270	152	243	457	2	n/a	n/a	1124
2002	217	89	322	434	0	n/a	n/a	1062
2003	217	89	322	434	0	n/a	n/a	1062
2004	165	63	268	390	0	n/a	n/a	886
2005	139	41	204	386	2	n/a	n/a	772
2006	127	66	201	344	1	n/a	n/a	739
2007	124	90	188	314	3	n/a	n/a	719
2008	141	81	199	295	3	n/a	n/a	719
2009	130	70	172	263	2	n/a	n/a	637
2010	131	42	198	224	1	n/a	n/a	596
2011	112	56	228	221	2	0	0	619
2012	106	77	286	237	2	1	0	709
2013	101	85	397	242	5	4	1	835
2014	94	75	508	261	2	0	0	940
2015	78	51	564	252	5	0	0	950
2016	77	40	608	276	0	0	2	1003
2017	92	23	624	253	2	9	2	1005
2018	88	17	572	247	3	13	2	942
2019	115	17	536	256	3	9	0	936
2020	112	25	473	258	7	10	1	886
2021	115	26	477	255	7	4	4	888
2022	86	19	403	263	8	2	4	785
2023	84	17	350	240	6	1	4	702
2024	85	20	318	226	4	0	1	654

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 Junior High School 223 Montauk (The)

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	883	73.9	11.9	n/a
1990	862	71.9	11.9	n/a
1991	871	74.9	11.6	n/a
1992	884	65.9	13.4	n/a
1993	892	62.3	14.3	n/a
1994	990	66.9	14.8	n/a
1995	1044	66.3	15.7	n/a
1996	1044	66.3	15.7	n/a
1997	979	59.6	16.4	93.3
1998	1026	59.0	17.4	90.2
1999	1184	67.0	17.7	81.2
2000	1145	69.1	16.6	84.4
2001	1124	73.0	15.4	96.2
2002	1062	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1062	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	886	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	772	n/a	n/a	0
2006	739	79.0	9.4	99.2
2007	719	76.7	9.4	93.7
2008	719	68.0	10.6	96
2009	637	65.0	9.8	91.4
2010	596	60.9	9.7	n/a
2011	619	50.9	12.1	87.2
2012	709	52.0	13.6	86.2
2013	835	57.0	14.6	94.4
2014	940	63.0	14.9	89
2015	950	68.0	13.9	94.6
2016	1003	69.0	14.5	94.7
2017	1005	66.6	15.0	95.4
2018	942	68.9	13.6	97.3
2019	936	67.0	13.9	96.7
2020	886	74.0	11.9	95.8
2021	888	60.5	14.6	88.1
2022	785	62.0	12.6	94.4
2023	702	58.7	11.9	92.6
2024	654	53.7	12.1	91.4

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 Junior High School 223 Montauk (The)

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	883	73.9	11.9	n/a
1990	862	71.9	11.9	n/a
1991	871	74.9	11.6	n/a
1992	884	65.9	13.4	n/a
1993	892	62.3	14.3	n/a
1994	990	66.9	14.8	n/a
1995	1044	66.3	15.7	n/a
1996	1044	66.3	15.7	n/a
1997	979	59.6	16.4	93.3
1998	1026	59.0	17.4	90.2
1999	1184	67.0	17.7	81.2
2000	1145	69.1	16.6	84.4
2001	1124	73.0	15.4	96.2
2002	1062	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1062	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	886	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	772	n/a	n/a	0
2006	739	79.0	9.4	99.2
2007	719	76.7	9.4	93.7
2008	719	68.0	10.6	96
2009	637	65.0	9.8	91.4
2010	596	60.9	9.7	n/a
2011	619	50.9	12.1	87.2
2012	709	52.0	13.6	86.2
2013	835	57.0	14.6	94.4
2014	940	63.0	14.9	89
2015	950	68.0	13.9	94.6
2016	1003	69.0	14.5	94.7
2017	1005	66.6	15.0	95.4
2018	942	68.9	13.6	97.3
2019	936	67.0	13.9	96.7
2020	886	74.0	11.9	95.8
2021	888	60.5	14.6	88.1
2022	785	62.0	12.6	94.4
2023	702	58.7	11.9	92.6
2024	654	53.7	12.1	91.4

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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