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IS 318 EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)BeatsExpectations
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About IS 318 EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS
Set in BROOKLYN, New York, IS 318 EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS is a sizable junior high, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14. It hosts 1,028 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 94% larger than typical.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14 comprises 38 schools with combined enrollment of 15,288 students; IS 318 EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS is among them.
Demographically, IS 318 EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 29% White, 18% Black, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, IS 318 EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS records 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Kings County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, IS 318 EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.1%; this one delivers 66.7%.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Kings County put median household earnings sit near $80,263, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. IS 318 EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).
JUAN MOREL CAMPOS SECONDARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts IS 318 EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 55.3%.
IS 318 EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS operates from a metropolitan location.
Looking at the recent track record. IS 318 EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS's enrollment has decreased 18% since 2018, when it stood at 1,248 (now 1,028). Hispanic enrollment moved from 61% to 42% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.
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