EAST NEW YORK MIDDLE SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE

EAST NEW YORK MIDDLE SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE is one of the tight-knit middle schools in BROOKLYN, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19, with 235 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 56% leaner than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 531 students.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19, which oversees 53 schools and 18,619 students, EAST NEW YORK MIDDLE SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, EAST NEW YORK MIDDLE SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE records that 48% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 44% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Native American. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, EAST NEW YORK MIDDLE SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Kings County (around 79%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, EAST NEW YORK MIDDLE SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.2%; this one delivers 23.9%.

Zooming out to the 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 the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which EAST NEW YORK MIDDLE SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE is one.

The closest other public school is EAST NEW YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, EAST NEW YORK MIDDLE SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 36.1%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 6%: 251 students in 2018 compared to 235 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 57% to 44%.

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