JOHN ERICSSON MIDDLE SCHOOL 126

Set in BROOKLYN, New York, JOHN ERICSSON MIDDLE SCHOOL 126 is a minimally staffed middle school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14. It hosts 157 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 70% smaller than the state mean of about 531.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14, which oversees 38 schools and 15,288 students, JOHN ERICSSON MIDDLE SCHOOL 126 is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, JOHN ERICSSON MIDDLE SCHOOL 126 records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 32% Black, 10% White, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

Looking at school resources, JOHN ERICSSON MIDDLE SCHOOL 126 reports 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. An estimated 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, JOHN ERICSSON MIDDLE SCHOOL 126 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.5%.

Around the school, 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 the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), JOHN ERICSSON MIDDLE SCHOOL 126 is one campus in the mix.

NORTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JOHN ERICSSON MIDDLE SCHOOL 126 ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 55.8%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Trend over the last 7 years. JOHN ERICSSON MIDDLE SCHOOL 126's enrollment has contracted 58% since 2018, when it stood at 377 (now 157). Hispanic enrollment moved from 68% to 52% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 6.7:1 in 2025.

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