JHS 227 EDWARD B SHALLOW

As a roomy middle-grades school in BROOKLYN, New York, JHS 227 EDWARD B SHALLOW teaches 1,327 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20. That puts it 150% above the typical public school in New York, which averages around 531 students.

Across the 48 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20 (44,136 students total), JHS 227 EDWARD B SHALLOW accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, JHS 227 EDWARD B SHALLOW logs that the largest single group is Asian at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 39% Hispanic, 12% White. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 12% Asian, so the school skews noticeably more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, JHS 227 EDWARD B SHALLOW has 110 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Kings County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, JHS 227 EDWARD B SHALLOW 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 42.4%; JHS 227 EDWARD B SHALLOW posts 65.9%, +23.5 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Kings County indicate median household earnings sit near $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), JHS 227 EDWARD B SHALLOW is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PS 112 LEFFERTS PARK, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JHS 227 EDWARD B SHALLOW. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JHS 227 EDWARD B SHALLOW at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 67.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Five-year trend. JHS 227 EDWARD B SHALLOW's enrollment has edged down 11% since 2018, when it stood at 1,499 (now 1,327). Over the same period, the Asian share ticked down from 60% to 47%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.

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