Is Is 228 David A Boody a good school?

Is 228 David A Boody ranks 264 th of 1504 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Is 228 David A Boody?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,549 students attended Is 228 David A Boody.

What is the racial makeup of Is 228 David A Boody?

Students at Is 228 David A Boody are 44% White, 29% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is 228 David A Boody

Summary:

Is 228 David A Boody is a public magnet middle school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,551 students. This high-performing school consistently ranks in the top 20% of New York middle schools, delivering excellent academic results across core subjects.

Is 228 David A Boody's academic performance is impressive, with proficiency rates significantly higher than district and state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school had 55.84% proficiency in 6th grade English Language Arts, 62.65% in 7th grade, and 72.69% in 8th grade. In math, the proficiency rates were 61.44% in 6th grade, 75.06% in 7th grade, and 69.42% in 8th grade. The school's students also excel on Regents exams, with 100% proficiency in Geometry, 78.26% in Earth Science, 81.87% in Living Environment, and 95.73% in Algebra I. Notably, the school's strong performance extends across diverse student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, African American, and white students, as well as English Language Learners and students with disabilities.

Compared to nearby schools, Is 98 Bay Academy, a magnet school, ranks among the top 2% of New York middle schools and has significantly higher proficiency rates across all subjects. Is 228 David A Boody's consistent high ranking and 4-star rating from SchoolDigger indicate that it is a desirable choice for families seeking a quality middle school education in the New York City Geographic District #21 area.

Detail:

Public, Magnet 6-8

228 Ave S
Brooklyn, NY 11223-2700

(718) 375-7635

District: New York City Geographic District #21

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,350

Feeder schools for Is 228 David A Boody:

Elementary:	Ps 215 Morris H Weiss
	Ps 95 Gravesend (The)

Student/teacher ratio: 13.8

Number of students: 1,549

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.5%

Asian:

28.9%

Hispanic:

23.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 80.8%

See top rated New York middle schools

Compare Is 228 David A Boody to nearby middle schools!

Performance Trends

Compare Details Is 228 David A Boody ranks better than 82.4% of middle schools in New York. It also ranks 3^rd among 6 ranked middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #21. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 77.56. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Is 228 David A Boody has the largest middle school student body size in the New York City Geographic District #21. Student population at Is 228 David A Boody is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (43.5%), Asian (28.9%), Hispanic (23.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 80.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Compare Details (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Is 228 David A Boody is 13.8. 3 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #21 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Is 228 David A Boody employs 111.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Is 228 David A Boody is $16,350. 3 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #21 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Is 228 David A Boody:

SchoolDigger ranks Is 228 David A Boody 264^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Is 228 David A Boody in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Multi-racial students:

English Language Learner students:

Special Education students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Homeless students:

Female students:

Male students:

Asian students:

African American students:

Hispanic students:

White students:

New York City Geographic District #21:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #21 537^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

Average Parent Rating:

Read all reviews and ratings detail for Is 228 David A Boody.

What do you think?

Your rating for Is 228 David A Boody?

(Ranking FAQ)

Rank History for Is 228 David A Boody

Compare

Rank History for all students at Is 228 David A Boody

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	52.54	613^th	1095	44.0%
2007	42.96	747^th	1123	33.5%
2008	52.48	710^th	1185	40.1%
2009	44.33	844^th	1224	31.0%
2010	43.95	797^th	1243	35.9%
2011	44.48	804^th	1295	37.9%
2012	44.76	812^th	1337	39.3%
2013	50.99	644^th	1373	53.1%
2014	61.91	438^th	1401	68.7%
2015	60.21	488^th	1407	65.3%
2016	59.89	501^st	1429	64.9%
2017	75.11	297^th	1455	79.6%
2018	78.68	255^th	1438	82.3%
2019	76.52	283^rd	1439	80.3%
2021	73.87	245^th	1242	80.3%
2022	80.46	224^th	1479	84.9%
2023	81.00	229^th	1500	84.7%
2024	77.56	264^th	1504	82.4%

See the entire list of New York Middle School Rankings!

Rank History for Multi-racial students at Is 228 David A Boody

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	82.95	41^st	220	81.4%

See the entire list of Best New York Middle Schools for Multi-racial Students!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Is 228 David A Boody

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	72.91	55^th	503	89.1%
2019	77.31	29^th	473	93.9%
2021	56.46	32^nd	118	72.9%
2022	77.42	38^th	581	93.5%
2023	73.56	62^nd	591	89.5%
2024	70.72	72^nd	615	88.3%

See the entire list of Best New York Middle Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Is 228 David A Boody

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	71.28	160^th	1170	86.3%
2019	49.40	420^th	1139	63.1%
2022	60.37	307^th	1283	76.1%
2023	52.24	477^th	1307	63.5%
2024	66.72	262^nd	1303	79.9%

See the entire list of Best New York Middle Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Is 228 David A Boody

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	82.87	151^st	1245	87.9%
2019	80.96	174^th	1241	86.0%
2021	79.10	133^rd	935	85.8%
2022	83.48	133^rd	1306	89.8%
2023	82.86	150^th	1288	88.4%
2024	80.65	177^th	1296	86.3%

See the entire list of Best New York Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Homeless students at Is 228 David A Boody

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	67.71	91^st	457	80.1%
2019	67.24	79^th	392	79.8%
2022	64.34	115^th	487	76.4%
2023	60.12	154^th	543	71.6%
2024	60.80	158^th	594	73.4%

See the entire list of Best New York Middle Schools for Homeless Students!

Rank History for Female students at Is 228 David A Boody

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	75.63	288^th	1353	78.7%
2019	75.26	290^th	1370	78.8%
2021	67.55	264^th	1066	75.2%
2022	79.31	217^th	1454	85.1%
2023	78.00	260^th	1463	82.2%
2024	77.76	264^th	1465	82.0%

See the entire list of Best New York Middle Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Male students at Is 228 David A Boody

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	79.42	221^st	1352	83.7%
2019	76.39	265^th	1366	80.6%
2021	74.19	210^th	1071	80.4%
2022	79.93	224^th	1455	84.6%
2023	80.76	213^th	1464	85.5%
2024	75.89	262^nd	1464	82.1%

See the entire list of Best New York Middle Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Is 228 David A Boody

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	56.37	193^rd	374	48.4%
2019	55.10	183^rd	369	50.4%
2021	41.54	165^th	236	30.1%
2022	58.85	173^rd	381	54.6%
2023	68.36	129^th	388	66.8%
2024	63.79	154^th	396	61.1%

See the entire list of Best New York Middle Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Is 228 David A Boody

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	70.92	130^th	663	80.4%
2022	60.44	215^th	706	69.5%
2023	59.85	236^th	696	66.1%
2024	74.30	131^st	705	81.4%

See the entire list of Best New York Middle Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Is 228 David A Boody

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	64.43	238^th	810	70.6%
2019	58.82	280^th	826	66.1%
2022	52.86	371^st	914	59.4%
2023	55.24	373^rd	943	60.4%
2024	52.21	407^th	953	57.3%

See the entire list of Best New York Middle Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Is 228 David A Boody

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	73.37	174^th	763	77.2%
2019	67.75	230^th	716	67.9%
2021	66.00	184^th	614	70.0%
2022	71.24	183^rd	748	75.5%
2023	72.55	200^th	772	74.1%
2024	70.47	195^th	778	74.9%

See the entire list of Best New York Middle Schools for White Students!

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

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 4)

75%

25%

Reviews:

by a parent
Sunday, October 1, 2017

Mr Dominick D'Angelo is one of the better principles in NYC and runs a tight ship, He has very competent teachers and staff members and finally a real school nurse that is very good and actually knows what their doing !! I feel very comfortable sending my child here, Thanks Mr D'Angelo Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, March 9, 2017

I have to say, this is the last middle school I'd want my kids to go to. Seeing some of the Boody kids leaving the neighborhood, cursing, screaming, and hanging out to smoke weed at McDonald Park every day when the weather is good irks me no end. Too many kids in this school act like pint-sized gang members and behave like beginner criminals. The music program at this school is supposed to be good, but I've talked to the parents at this school who have their kids their, and every one of them wanted their kids to go elsewhere. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Is 228 David A Boody

Compare

Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	586	190	105	189	4	n/a	n/a	0	1074
1990	565	178	93	178	0	n/a	n/a	0	1014
1991	576	239	109	190	0	n/a	n/a	0	1114
1992	567	249	137	205	0	n/a	n/a	0	1158
1993	509	213	139	221	1	n/a	n/a	0	1083
1994	525	223	148	220	0	n/a	n/a	0	1116
1995	656	266	174	204	6	n/a	n/a	0	1306
1996	656	266	174	204	6	n/a	n/a	0	1306
1997	693	241	204	183	6	n/a	n/a	0	1327
1998	673	254	209	157	7	n/a	n/a	0	1300
1999	695	240	246	159	1	n/a	n/a	0	1341
2000	691	254	247	150	1	n/a	n/a	0	1343
2001	647	249	245	177	1	n/a	n/a	0	1319
2002	543	244	283	188	1	n/a	n/a	0	1259
2003	543	244	283	188	1	n/a	n/a	0	1259
2004	543	270	291	192	1	n/a	n/a	0	1297
2005	469	271	305	204	2	n/a	n/a	0	1251
2006	404	267	284	195	2	n/a	n/a	0	1152
2007	340	250	292	210	4	n/a	n/a	0	1096
2008	292	192	293	204	1	n/a	n/a	0	982
2009	257	177	296	189	0	n/a	n/a	0	919
2010	237	143	295	197	0	n/a	n/a	0	872
2011	231	113	273	195	1	0	0	0	813
2012	242	80	266	233	2	2	0	0	825
2013	262	79	311	245	3	2	1	0	903
2014	326	87	349	275	2	0	2	0	1041
2015	417	116	395	347	5	0	5	0	1285
2016	494	113	393	349	6	0	5	0	1360
2017	524	99	381	364	7	3	6	0	1384
2018	505	68	372	347	4	6	7	0	1309
2019	548	71	397	357	2	14	14	0	1403
2020	621	72	439	333	5	14	10	0	1494
2021	671	72	468	353	9	9	13	0	1595
2022	665	51	464	356	11	2	10	0	1559
2023	652	38	460	358	9	2	31	1	1551
2024	674	31	447	364	6	3	24	0	1549

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 Is 228 David A Boody

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1074	68.7	15.6	n/a
1990	1014	71.1	14.2	n/a
1991	1114	77.8	14.3	n/a
1992	1158	73.6	15.7	n/a
1993	1083	69.7	15.5	n/a
1994	1116	73.9	15.1	n/a
1995	1306	70.9	18.4	n/a
1996	1306	70.9	18.4	n/a
1997	1327	72.5	18.3	70.4
1998	1300	76.3	17.0	69.5
1999	1341	80.3	16.7	68.7
2000	1343	79.2	17.0	76
2001	1319	84.2	15.7	76.5
2002	1259	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1259	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1297	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1251	80.0	15.6	0
2006	1152	63.0	18.3	77.3
2007	1096	63.8	17.2	86.5
2008	982	64.7	15.2	82.2
2009	919	65.0	14.1	82.6
2010	872	60.2	14.4	n/a
2011	813	53.7	15.1	81.8
2012	825	47.6	17.3	74.8
2013	903	56.0	16.1	83.9
2014	1041	62.9	16.5	80.1
2015	1285	82.0	15.6	80.3
2016	1360	90.0	15.1	81.5
2017	1384	96.5	14.3	80.1
2018	1309	90.0	14.5	80.1
2019	1403	92.0	15.2	75.4
2020	1494	98.5	15.1	76.7
2021	1595	108.0	14.7	76.8
2022	1559	111.4	13.9	75.9
2023	1551	111.2	13.9	76.2
2024	1549	111.7	13.8	80.8

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 Is 228 David A Boody

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1074	68.7	15.6	n/a
1990	1014	71.1	14.2	n/a
1991	1114	77.8	14.3	n/a
1992	1158	73.6	15.7	n/a
1993	1083	69.7	15.5	n/a
1994	1116	73.9	15.1	n/a
1995	1306	70.9	18.4	n/a
1996	1306	70.9	18.4	n/a
1997	1327	72.5	18.3	70.4
1998	1300	76.3	17.0	69.5
1999	1341	80.3	16.7	68.7
2000	1343	79.2	17.0	76
2001	1319	84.2	15.7	76.5
2002	1259	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1259	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1297	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1251	80.0	15.6	0
2006	1152	63.0	18.3	77.3
2007	1096	63.8	17.2	86.5
2008	982	64.7	15.2	82.2
2009	919	65.0	14.1	82.6
2010	872	60.2	14.4	n/a
2011	813	53.7	15.1	81.8
2012	825	47.6	17.3	74.8
2013	903	56.0	16.1	83.9
2014	1041	62.9	16.5	80.1
2015	1285	82.0	15.6	80.3
2016	1360	90.0	15.1	81.5
2017	1384	96.5	14.3	80.1
2018	1309	90.0	14.5	80.1
2019	1403	92.0	15.2	75.4
2020	1494	98.5	15.1	76.7
2021	1595	108.0	14.7	76.8
2022	1559	111.4	13.9	75.9
2023	1551	111.2	13.9	76.2
2024	1549	111.7	13.8	80.8

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.

Immunization Rates