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Enrollment
857
Middle
DISTRICT 985 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20·NCES 360015102266
JHS 62 DITMAS
700 CORTELYOU RD, BROOKLYN, NY 11218 · (718) 941-5450 · Kings County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL857 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of New York public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
14.2:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
787 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 252 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 280 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 325 | 38% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
56.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
57.1%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 57.1% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 58.6% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
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 62 DITMAS
JHS 62 DITMAS's state test result (57.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JHS 62 DITMAS this school | 857 | 91.8% | 57.3% |
| IS 281 JOSEPH B CAVALLARO BROOKLYN | 1,198 | 85.0% | 66.9% |
| JHS 227 EDWARD B SHALLOW BROOKLYN | 1,327 | 88.8% | 65.9% |
| JHS 223 MONTAUK (THE) BROOKLYN | 625 | 94.9% | 62.7% |
| IS 238 SUSAN B ANTHONY ACADEMY HOLLIS | 820 | 85.1% | 45.6% |
| JHS 127 CASTLE HILL (THE) BRONX | 778 | 85.9% | 49.6% |
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 62 DITMAS ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #300 of 766 | #32 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #411 of 768 ▼ 42 | #40 of 91 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #249 of 768 ▼ 54 | #38 of 91 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 857 | #127 of 796 | #13 of 102 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #650 of 683 | #59 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #52 of 688 | #9 of 68 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.8% | #122 of 773 | #27 of 92 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.6% | #82 of 524 | #21 of 56 |
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
857
-254 (-23%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 1,217
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 857 | 60.5 | 14.2:1 | 92% (787) |
| 2023-24 | 858 | 71.8 | 11.9:1 | 91% (777) |
| 2022-23 | 900 | 70.1 | 12.8:1 | 87% (780) |
| 2020-21 | 1,111 | 86 | 12.9:1 | 86% (955) |
| 2017-18 | 1,200 | 78 | 15.4:1 | 88% (1,057) |
| 2015-16 | 1,179 | 85 | 13.9:1 | 85% (997) |
| 2010-11 | 1,217 | 86 | 14.2:1 | 76% (923) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JHS 62 DITMAS.
About JHS 62 DITMAS
The public middle school JHS 62 DITMAS is located in BROOKLYN, New York. It educates 857 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 61% above the 531 average for middle schools in New York.
JHS 62 DITMAS is one of 48 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20, which enrolls 44,136 students in total.
Asian students are the largest group at JHS 62 DITMAS, with 42% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 29% Hispanic, 15% White, and 13% Black. The school's Asian share is 30 points above the 12% share among Kings County residents. By the diversity index, JHS 62 DITMAS comes in at 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1 at JHS 62 DITMAS, with 60.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York is lower than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 92%. Across public schools in Kings County, the average is 79%.
allk12 grades JHS 62 DITMAS an A-. The grade compares the school only with New York public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, JHS 62 DITMAS falls in the middle 80% of New York schools: 57.3% actual against 41.2% predicted.
County data help place the school in context: in Kings County, median household income is about $80,263, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The public schools of Kings County number 583 and enroll about 291,697.
The closest public school, PS 179 KENSINGTON, is about 0.3 miles from JHS 62 DITMAS. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, JHS 62 DITMAS ranks 3rd of 9 on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, JHS 62 DITMAS went from 1,111 students to 857. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.9:1 in 2020-21 to 14.2:1 in 2024-25.
The JHS 62 DITMAS community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- PS 179 KENSINGTON0.3 mi · 660
- PS 139 ALEXINE A FENTY0.4 mi · 706
- PS 217 COLONEL DAVID MARCUS SCHOOL0.4 mi · 901
- PS 1340.4 mi · 500
- BROOKLYN DREAMS CHARTER SCHOOL0.4 mi · 489
- MS 8900.4 mi · 336
Frequently asked questions
About JHS 62 DITMASHow large is JHS 62 DITMAS?
JHS 62 DITMAS enrolls approximately 857 students in grades 06-08.
Is JHS 62 DITMAS an elementary, middle, or high school?
JHS 62 DITMAS is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does JHS 62 DITMAS have?
JHS 62 DITMAS employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at JHS 62 DITMAS?
Student demographics at JHS 62 DITMAS are roughly 15% White, 29% Hispanic, 13% Black, 42% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is JHS 62 DITMAS in?
JHS 62 DITMAS is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.