Enrollment
188
Middle
DISTRICT 270 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18·NCES 360009602707
IS 211 JOHN WILSON
1001 E 100TH ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11236 · (718) 251-4411 · Kings County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL188 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of New York public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
158 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 44 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 61 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 70 | 37% |
| Ungraded | 13 | 7% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
41.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -9.0pp since 2023
Math
47.4%
NY avg 57.4% . -52.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 53 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 47.4% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 100.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like IS 211 JOHN WILSON
IS 211 JOHN WILSON's state test result (55.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS 211 JOHN WILSON this school | 188 | 84.0% | 55.3% |
| LAMAD ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 165 | 80.0% | 48.2% |
| MIDDLE SCHOOL OF MEDIA LAW AND FINE ARTS (THE) BROOKLYN | 173 | 88.4% | 43.7% |
| URBAN ASSEMBLY UNISON SCHOOL (THE) BROOKLYN | 172 | 85.5% | 38.3% |
| EDMUND W GORDON BROOKLYN LABORATORY CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 196 | 81.1% | 43.8% |
| BROOKLYN GREEN SCHOOL (THE) BROOKLYN | 214 | 77.6% | 51.9% |
Matched among New York middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where IS 211 JOHN WILSON ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #339 of 766 | #38 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #546 of 768 ▼ 537 | #55 of 91 ▼ 54 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #493 of 768 ▼ 208 | #66 of 91 ▼ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 188 | #697 of 796 | #72 of 102 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.0% | #201 of 773 | #58 of 92 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -63.9% | #3 of 524 | #1 of 56 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
188
-63 (-25%) vs 2020
-78% since 2010-11, when it was 838
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 9.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 188 | 18.8 | 10.0:1 | 84% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 217 | 19.8 | 11.0:1 | 88% (190) |
| 2022-23 | 190 | 24 | 7.9:1 | 89% (169) |
| 2020-21 | 251 | 28 | 9.0:1 | 84% (210) |
| 2017-18 | 521 | 34 | 15.3:1 | 84% (437) |
| 2015-16 | 588 | 42 | 14.0:1 | 79% (465) |
| 2010-11 | 838 | 55 | 15.2:1 | 75% (629) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IS 211 JOHN WILSON.
About IS 211 JOHN WILSON
IS 211 JOHN WILSON is a small middle-grades school in BROOKLYN, New York, (ZIP code 11236). Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 188 students enrolled. For comparison, middle schools in New York average about 531 students.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18, which runs IS 211 JOHN WILSON, has 34 schools and 11,062 students.
Black students are the majority at IS 211 JOHN WILSON, with 73% of enrollment. It is also 13% Hispanic and 9% White. Kings County's residents are about 28% Black, 46 points below the school's share. IS 211 JOHN WILSON's diversity index is 44%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at IS 211 JOHN WILSON and a ratio of 10.0:1. That is close to the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 84% of students.
Measured against New York public middle schools, IS 211 JOHN WILSON receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For IS 211 JOHN WILSON, the prediction is 44.1% and the result is 55.3%.
In the county around the school, Kings County, the median household income is $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. There are 583 public schools in Kings County, enrolling about 291,697 students in all.
The next-closest public school is UNCOMMON CANARSIE CHARTER SCHOOL NYC, about 0.2 miles away. IS 211 JOHN WILSON is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. IS 211 JOHN WILSON's average proficiency of 55.3% compares with 55.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Enrollment dropped 25% from its 2020-21 level of 251. The ratio of students to teachers went from 9.0:1 to 10.0:1 over the same years.
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Kings County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,631,580
Census ACS
Median income
$80,263
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
291,697 students
Quick facts
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- PS 115 DANIEL MUCATEL SCHOOLElementary · 854 students
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- FORT HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,044 students
- JAMES MADISON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,983 students
- MIDWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,657 students
- EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,503 students
- FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,403 students
Nearby schools
- UNCOMMON CANARSIE CHARTER SCHOOL NYC0.2 mi · 808
- PS 279 HERMAN SCHREIBER0.2 mi · 276
- URBAN ACTION ACADEMY0.2 mi · 178
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION IN ADVERTISING AND MEDIA0.2 mi · 386
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONS0.2 mi · 381
- LENOX ACADEMY0.2 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About IS 211 JOHN WILSONWhat is the total enrollment at IS 211 JOHN WILSON?
IS 211 JOHN WILSON enrolls approximately 188 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does IS 211 JOHN WILSON serve?
IS 211 JOHN WILSON serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at IS 211 JOHN WILSON?
Approximately 10.0:1 students per teacher at IS 211 JOHN WILSON.
How diverse is IS 211 JOHN WILSON?
IS 211 JOHN WILSON reports a student body of 9% White, 13% Hispanic, 73% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees IS 211 JOHN WILSON?
IS 211 JOHN WILSON is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18 in Kings County.
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