JHS 223 MONTAUK (THE)

JHS 223 MONTAUK (THE) is a reasonably sized 6-8 campus in BROOKLYN, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20. The school hosts 625 students in grades 6 through 8.

JHS 223 MONTAUK (THE) is one of 48 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20, a district that hosts 44,136 students overall.

Looking at the student body, JHS 223 MONTAUK (THE) reports that the most-represented group is Asian (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 30% Hispanic, 15% White, 2% Black. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 12% Asian, so the school skews meaningfully more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, JHS 223 MONTAUK (THE) records 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. About 95% 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 somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, JHS 223 MONTAUK (THE) ranks in the top 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 40.1%; JHS 223 MONTAUK (THE) posts 62.7%, +22.6 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Kings County put the typical household earns roughly $80,263 per year, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), JHS 223 MONTAUK (THE) is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND EMPOWERMENT, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, JHS 223 MONTAUK (THE) comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 59.0%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 34%: 942 students in 2018 compared to 625 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 61% to 52% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

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