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Enrollment
625
Middle
DISTRICT 985 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20·NCES 360015102729
JHS 223 MONTAUK (THE)
4200 16TH AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11204 · (718) 438-0155 · Kings County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL625 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
593 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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
54.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
66.7%
NY avg 57.4% . -0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
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
62.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 40% 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
625
-317 (-34%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.7:1
% White
15%
was 9%
% Hispanic
30%
was 26%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
52%
was 61%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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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 #20
- FORT HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,044 students
- FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,403 students
- NEW UTRECHT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,236 students
- JHS 259 WILLIAM MCKINLEYMiddle · 1,780 students
- MADELEINE BRENNAN SCHOOL (THE)Middle · 1,518 students
- JHS 227 EDWARD B SHALLOWMiddle · 1,327 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
- URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND EMPOWERMENT0.0 mi · 487
- PS 164 CAESAR RODNEY0.3 mi · 491
- PS 192 MAGNET SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE INQUIRY (THE)0.4 mi · 592
- PS 179 KENSINGTON0.5 mi · 660
- PS 1340.5 mi · 500
- JHS 62 DITMAS0.6 mi · 857
Frequently asked questions
About JHS 223 MONTAUK (THE)How large is JHS 223 MONTAUK (THE)?
JHS 223 MONTAUK (THE) enrolls approximately 625 students in grades 06-08.
Is JHS 223 MONTAUK (THE) an elementary, middle, or high school?
JHS 223 MONTAUK (THE) is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does JHS 223 MONTAUK (THE) have?
JHS 223 MONTAUK (THE) employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at JHS 223 MONTAUK (THE)?
At JHS 223 MONTAUK (THE), the student body is approximately 15% White, 30% Hispanic, 2% Black, 52% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is JHS 223 MONTAUK (THE) public or private?
JHS 223 MONTAUK (THE) is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.