Enrollment
168
Middle
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15·NCES 360009206143
RED HOOK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL
27 HUNTINGTON ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11231 · (718) 330-2238 · Kings County
GRADES 03–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL168 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of New York public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
6.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
79 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 3 | 6 | 4% |
| Grade 4 | 7 | 4% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 43% |
| Grade 7 | 36 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 33 | 20% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)Math
90.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +43.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The New York average is about 57 of 100. Math scores are up about 43 points since 2023.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | N/A | 90.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 47.0% |
% 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 RED HOOK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL
RED HOOK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RED HOOK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL this school | 168 | 47.0% | 44.3% |
| LAFAYETTE ACADEMY NEW YORK | 194 | 58.8% | 74.3% |
| BRIDGES: A SCHOOL FOR EXPLORATION AND EQUITY BROOKLYN | 298 | 47.0% | 78.6% |
| HIGHLAND FALLS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL HIGHLAND FALLS | 334 | 51.8% | 52.6% |
| ONTEORA MIDDLE SCHOOL BOICEVILLE | 248 | 44.8% | 63.0% |
| SILVER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL SILVER CREEK | 200 | 53.5% | 47.4% |
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 RED HOOK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #536 of 766 | #56 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #108 of 768 ▲ 400 | #7 of 91 ▲ 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #413 of 768 | #60 of 91 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 168 | #727 of 796 | #78 of 102 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.0% | #445 of 773 | #85 of 92 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.2% | #179 of 524 | #35 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
168
+75 (+81%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 185
Student : Teacher
6.7:1
was 6.6:1
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 | 168 | 24.9 | 6.7:1 | 47% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 115 | 16.9 | 6.8:1 | 65% (75) |
| 2022-23 | 89 | 17 | 5.2:1 | 85% (76) |
| 2020-21 | 93 | 14 | 6.6:1 | 95% (88) |
| 2017-18 | 203 | 14 | 14.5:1 | 96% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 198 | 15 | 13.2:1 | 93% (185) |
| 2010-11 | 185 | 14 | 13.2:1 | 89% (165) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RED HOOK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL.
About RED HOOK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL
RED HOOK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL is a small middle school serving families in BROOKLYN, New York. The school enrolls 168 students, from grades 3 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in New York) has about 531 students.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15 enrolls 25,925 students, and its 51 schools include RED HOOK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at RED HOOK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL is White (45%). Smaller groups are 23% Black, 20% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at RED HOOK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 70%.
The school reports 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 6.7 students per teacher. For comparison, middle schools in New York average 10.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 47% of students. It compares with 79% for public schools in Kings County.
RED HOOK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 22% of New York public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 57.7% for RED HOOK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL. The school posts 44.3%, 13.4 points below the prediction.
Across Kings County, median household income is about $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. The public schools of Kings County number 583 and enroll about 291,697.
SUMMIT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, RED HOOK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL ranks 6th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment records show 93 in 2020-21 and 168 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About RED HOOK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at RED HOOK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL?
RED HOOK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL enrolls approximately 168 students in grades 03-08.
What age range does RED HOOK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL serve?
RED HOOK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL serves students from grade 03 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at RED HOOK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL?
Approximately 6.7:1 students per teacher at RED HOOK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at RED HOOK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL?
Student demographics at RED HOOK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL are roughly 45% White, 20% Hispanic, 23% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees RED HOOK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL?
RED HOOK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15 in Kings County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.