Enrollment
294
Middle
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32·NCES 360009702799
JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES
231 PALMETTO ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11221 · (718) 574-0361 · Kings County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL294 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of New York public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.8:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
260 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 86 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 96 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 110 | 37% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 1% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
27.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
38.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +14.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 23.2% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 42% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES
JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES's state test result (23.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES this school | 294 | 88.4% | 23.1% |
| EVERGREEN MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR URBAN EXPLORATION BROOKLYN | 354 | 90.4% | 38.4% |
| BRONX DANCE ACADEMY SCHOOL BRONX | 267 | 93.3% | 52.6% |
| MS 935 BROOKLYN | 303 | 89.1% | 38.5% |
| JHS 162 WILLOUGHBY (THE) BROOKLYN | 281 | 95.4% | 32.3% |
| HAMILTON GRANGE MIDDLE SCHOOL NEW YORK | 282 | 86.2% | 39.2% |
Matched among New York middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #748 of 766 | #90 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #645 of 768 ▲ 84 | #68 of 91 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #713 of 768 ▲ 14 | #90 of 91 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 294 | #570 of 796 | #48 of 102 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.0:1 | #123 of 683 | #12 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.8% | #566 of 688 | #62 of 68 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.4% | #158 of 773 | #44 of 92 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #148 of 168 | #14 of 14 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
294
-13 (-4%) vs 2020
-55% since 2010-11, when it was 653
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 9.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 294 | 32.6 | 9.0:1 | 88% (260) |
| 2023-24 | 303 | 29.8 | 10.2:1 | 89% (270) |
| 2022-23 | 267 | 30.4 | 8.8:1 | 91% (242) |
| 2020-21 | 307 | 33 | 9.3:1 | 93% (286) |
| 2017-18 | 290 | 27 | 10.7:1 | 96% (278) |
| 2015-16 | 354 | 28 | 12.6:1 | 81% (285) |
| 2010-11 | 653 | 47 | 13.9:1 | 97% (636) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES.
About JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES
Students in BROOKLYN, New York, attend JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES, a small middle school. The school serves 294 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. For comparison, middle schools in New York average about 531 students.
JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES falls under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32, which has 27 schools enrolling 8,794 students.
The large majority of students at JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES, 85%, are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% Black and 2% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 19%. JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES has a diversity index of 27%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 32.6 full-time positions, a ratio of 9.0:1. For comparison, middle schools in New York average 10.3:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 88%. The gap from the 79% average for public schools in Kings County is 9 points.
allk12 grades JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES an F. The grade compares the school only with New York public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES is -19.4 points, in the bottom 10% of New York. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 23.1%, and the predicted rate is 42.5%.
Census estimates describe Kings County this way: median household income is about $80,263, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Kings County number 583 and enroll about 291,697.
Nearest public school: MATH ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 52.1%, higher than JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES's 23.1%.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES went from 307 students to 294.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About JHS 291 ROLAND HAYESHow many students attend JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES?
JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES enrolls approximately 294 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES serve?
JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES is approximately 9.0:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES?
At JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES, the student body is approximately 1% White, 85% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES in?
JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32.
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