Top Rankings
New York City Geographic District #15 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 12 public middle schools serving 6,573 students in New York City Geographic District #15 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in New York.
Public Middle Schools in New York City Geographic District #15 School District have an average math proficiency score of 50% (versus the New York public middle school average of 51%), and reading proficiency score of 63% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 72% of the student body (majority Hispanic), 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
26,067 Students
890,054 Students
# Teachers
2,225 Teachers
83,739 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
New York City Geographic District #15 School District, which is ranked #279 of all 1,009 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has increased from 69% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#268 out of 1017 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
59%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
59%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
80%
78%
Graduation Rate
80%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.74
0.73
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
15%
9%
% Hispanic
38%
30%
% Black
12%
20%
% White
29%
37%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
Best New York City Geographic District #15 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
New Voices School Of Academic And Creative Arts
(Math: 71% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
330 18th St
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 965-0390
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 965-0390
Gr: 6-8 | 517 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 58%
Rank: #22.
Middle School 442 Carroll Gardens School For Innovation
(Math: 67% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
500 19th St
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 369-4480
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 369-4480
Gr: 6-8 | 339 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 52%
Rank: #33.
Math And Science Exploratory School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
345 Dean St
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 330-9328
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 330-9328
Gr: 6-8 | 524 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 55%
Rank: #44.
Middle School 51 William Alexander
(Math: 60% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
350 5th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 369-7603
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 369-7603
Gr: 6-8 | 963 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 75%
Rank: #55.
Brooklyn Collaborative Studies
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
610 Henry St
Brooklyn, NY 11231
(718) 923-4700
Brooklyn, NY 11231
(718) 923-4700
Gr: 6-12 | 645 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 73%
Rank: #66.
Junior High School 88 Peter Rouget
(Math: 47% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
544 7th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 788-4482
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 788-4482
Gr: 6-8 | 918 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 79%
Rank: #77.
Boerum Hill School For International Studies
(Math: 51% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
284 Baltic St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 330-9390
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 330-9390
Gr: 6-12 | 796 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 61%
Rank: #88.
Middle School 839
(Math: 41% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
713 Caton Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11218
(718) 686-2730
Brooklyn, NY 11218
(718) 686-2730
Gr: 6-8 | 305 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 55%
Rank: #99.
Park Slope Collegiate
(Math: 37% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
237 7th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 832-4300
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 832-4300
Gr: 6-12 | 492 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 86%
Rank: #1010.
Red Hook Neighborhood School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
27 Huntington St
Brooklyn, NY 11231
(718) 330-2238
Brooklyn, NY 11231
(718) 330-2238
Gr: 2-7 | 115 students Student-teacher ratio: 7:1 Minority enrollment: 70%
Rank: #1111.
Sunset Park Prep
(Math: 35% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
4004 4th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11232
(718) 840-1951
Brooklyn, NY 11232
(718) 840-1951
Gr: 6-8 | 436 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
Rank: #1212.
I.s. 136 Charles O Dewey
(Math: 9% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
4004 4th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11232
(718) 840-1950
Brooklyn, NY 11232
(718) 840-1950
Gr: 6-8 | 523 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
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