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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22·NCES 360015302003

JHS 14 SHELL BANK

2424 BATCHELDER ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11235 · (718) 743-0220 · Kings County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL469 STUDENTS
Enrollment
469
Middle
DISTRICT 634 · STATE 531
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
430 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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
Grade 6
148
Grade 7
162
Grade 8
152
Ungraded
7
Student demographics
White
16034%
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
10522%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 31%
Black
12026%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 16%
Asian
6313%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 10%
Two+
41%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4%
Native American
61%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
Pacific Islander
112%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0%
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
Male
25955%
Female
21045%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
41.5%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.3pp since 2023
Math
51.9%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.6pp since 2023
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
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 2024-25
Enrollment
469
-53 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 11.9:1
% White
34%
was 28%
% Hispanic
22%
was 16%
% Black
26%
was 39%
% Asian
13%
was 13%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About JHS 14 SHELL BANK

JHS 14 SHELL BANK operates as a moderately sized middle school in BROOKLYN, New York, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22. Current enrollment sits at 469 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22, which oversees 40 schools and 30,207 students, JHS 14 SHELL BANK is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, JHS 14 SHELL BANK logs that 34% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 26% Black, 22% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander. Compared to Kings County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.0:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Kings County's rate of about 79%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), JHS 14 SHELL BANK performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.3%, the actual is 49.7%, a residual of +8.5 points.

Around the school, Kings County reports that median household earnings sit near $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which JHS 14 SHELL BANK is one.

Nearest neighbor: UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED MATH AND SCIENCE III, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JHS 14 SHELL BANK ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.6%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JHS 14 SHELL BANK has ticked down 10%, going from 522 students in 2018 to 469 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 39% to 26%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 in 2025.

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Kings County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
JHS 14 SHELL BANK
District
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22
Address
2424 BATCHELDER ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11235
Phone
(718) 743-0220
County
Kings County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
469
Teachers (FTE)
47
Student–teacher ratio
10.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
430 (92%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
360015302003
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other schools in BROOKLYN
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Frequently asked questions

About JHS 14 SHELL BANK
How large is JHS 14 SHELL BANK?
JHS 14 SHELL BANK enrolls approximately 469 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does JHS 14 SHELL BANK serve?
JHS 14 SHELL BANK serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does JHS 14 SHELL BANK have?
JHS 14 SHELL BANK employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
What is the student diversity at JHS 14 SHELL BANK?
Student demographics at JHS 14 SHELL BANK are roughly 34% White, 22% Hispanic, 26% Black, 13% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees JHS 14 SHELL BANK?
JHS 14 SHELL BANK is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22 in Kings County.
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