MS 442 CARROLL GARDENS SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION

MS 442 CARROLL GARDENS SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION is an intimate intermediate school in BROOKLYN, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15. The school works with 338 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 36% below typical.

MS 442 CARROLL GARDENS SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION is one of 51 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15, a district that teaches 25,925 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MS 442 CARROLL GARDENS SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION shows that the largest single group is White at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 30% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 8% multiracial, 7% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Kings County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, MS 442 CARROLL GARDENS SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 59.2%; this one delivers 80.4%, a residual of +21.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, Kings County reports that median household income runs about $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. MS 442 CARROLL GARDENS SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).

BROOKLYN URBAN GARDEN CHARTER 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. On composite proficiency, MS 442 CARROLL GARDENS SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 75.0%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MS 442 CARROLL GARDENS SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION has edged up 41%, going from 239 students in 2018 to 338 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment shrank from 21% to 7% over that span.

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