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Enrollment
1,555
Middle
DISTRICT 1,125 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21·NCES 360015202736
IS 228 DAVID A BOODY
228 AVE S, BROOKLYN, NY 11223 · (718) 375-7635 · Kings County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,555 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
118 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
1,226 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
68.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
77.3%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
68.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in New York's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,555
+246 (+19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.5:1
% White
44%
was 39%
% Hispanic
23%
was 27%
% Black
2%
was 5%
% Asian
28%
was 28%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About IS 228 DAVID A BOODY
IS 228 DAVID A BOODY, a substantial junior high in BROOKLYN, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21, enrolls 1,555 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 193% larger than the state mean of about 531.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21 comprises 40 schools with combined enrollment of 33,610 students; IS 228 DAVID A BOODY is among them.
Demographically, IS 228 DAVID A BOODY records that the largest single group is White at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 28% Asian, 23% Hispanic.
On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 118 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.3:1, putting IS 228 DAVID A BOODY higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 79% of students at IS 228 DAVID A BOODY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, IS 228 DAVID A BOODY 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 46.0%; this one delivers 68.8%, a residual of +22.8 points.
Around the school, census data for Kings County shows median household income runs about $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), IS 228 DAVID A BOODY is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is PS 215 MORRIS H WEISS, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts IS 228 DAVID A BOODY at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 68.8%.
The school occupies an inner-city site.
Trend over the last 7 years. IS 228 DAVID A BOODY's enrollment has rose 19% since 2018, when it stood at 1,309 (now 1,555). Over the same period, the White share grew from 39% to 44%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21
- EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,503 students
- ABRAHAM LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,210 students
- JOHN DEWEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,209 students
- IS 98 BAY ACADEMYMiddle · 1,435 students
- MARK TWAIN IS 239 FOR THE GIFTED AND TALENTEDMiddle · 1,295 students
- IS 281 JOSEPH B CAVALLAROMiddle · 1,198 students
Other schools in BROOKLYN
- BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 5,848 students
- 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
- PS 215 MORRIS H WEISS0.4 mi · 686
- PS 95 GRAVESEND (THE)0.4 mi · 916
- PS 97 HIGHLAWN (THE)0.5 mi · 882
- PS 177 MARLBORO (THE)0.5 mi · 883
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BENSONHURST0.6 mi · 721
- IS 96 SETH LOW0.6 mi · 851
Frequently asked questions
About IS 228 DAVID A BOODYHow many students attend IS 228 DAVID A BOODY?
IS 228 DAVID A BOODY enrolls approximately 1,555 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does IS 228 DAVID A BOODY serve?
IS 228 DAVID A BOODY serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does IS 228 DAVID A BOODY have?
IS 228 DAVID A BOODY employs 118 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at IS 228 DAVID A BOODY?
Student demographics at IS 228 DAVID A BOODY are roughly 44% White, 23% Hispanic, 2% Black, 28% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is IS 228 DAVID A BOODY public or private?
IS 228 DAVID A BOODY is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.