JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES

JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES is a junior high of low-enrollment scale in BROOKLYN, New York, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32, educateing 294 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 45% leaner than typical.

Across the 27 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32 (8,794 students total), JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (85%). The remainder breaks down as 9% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 19% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.3:1, putting JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES tighter than the state norm the norm. About 88% 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.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES is in the bottom 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 42.5%; JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES posts 23.1%, -19.4 points below that line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Kings County put median household earnings sit near $80,263, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES is one campus in the mix.

MATH ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 52.1%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. JHS 291 ROLAND HAYES's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 290 (now 294). Black enrollment moved from 15% to 9% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.