JHS 218 JAMES P SINNOTT

JHS 218 JAMES P SINNOTT, a compact middle school in BROOKLYN, New York, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19, hosts 307 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 42% smaller 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, JHS 218 JAMES P SINNOTT is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, JHS 218 JAMES P SINNOTT logs that 38% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 34% Hispanic, 23% Asian. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, JHS 218 JAMES P SINNOTT lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.3:1, putting JHS 218 JAMES P SINNOTT tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 94% 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 somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, JHS 218 JAMES P SINNOTT tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.0%.

In the area at large, census data for Kings County shows median household earnings sit near $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. JHS 218 JAMES P SINNOTT is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).

SCHOOL FOR CLASSICS HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, JHS 218 JAMES P SINNOTT comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 38.3%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JHS 218 JAMES P SINNOTT has contracted 24%, going from 406 students in 2018 to 307 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment declined from 42% to 34% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.