CHRISTA MCAULIFFE SCHOOL (THE) /IS 187

Located at 1171 65TH ST, in BROOKLYN, New York, CHRISTA MCAULIFFE SCHOOL (THE) /IS 187 is an expansive 6-8 campus that works with 949 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20. That puts it 79% larger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 531 students.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20, which oversees 48 schools and 44,136 students, CHRISTA MCAULIFFE SCHOOL (THE) /IS 187 is one campus in the system.

Demographically, CHRISTA MCAULIFFE SCHOOL (THE) /IS 187 lists that the largest single group is Asian, at 79% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 10% White, 9% Hispanic. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 12% Asian, so the school skews meaningfully more Asian than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, CHRISTA MCAULIFFE SCHOOL (THE) /IS 187 has 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.3:1, putting CHRISTA MCAULIFFE SCHOOL (THE) /IS 187 higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 76% of students at CHRISTA MCAULIFFE SCHOOL (THE) /IS 187 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CHRISTA MCAULIFFE SCHOOL (THE) /IS 187 is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 47.0%; this one delivers 90.6%, a residual of +43.6 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Kings County put median household income runs about $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which CHRISTA MCAULIFFE SCHOOL (THE) /IS 187 is one.

DETECTIVE WENJIAN LIU SCHOOL OF CIVICS AND ENTREPRENERUSHIP is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CHRISTA MCAULIFFE SCHOOL (THE) /IS 187 ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 70.2%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 9%: 874 students in 2018 compared to 949 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 24% to 10% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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