VAN SICLEN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL

VAN SICLEN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL is a junior high of rural-scale scale in BROOKLYN, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19, works with 161 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 70% smaller than typical.

Across the 53 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19 (18,619 students total), VAN SICLEN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, VAN SICLEN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is Black, at 66% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 27% Hispanic, 2% Native American. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.3:1, putting VAN SICLEN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 95% of students at VAN SICLEN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Kings County's rate of about 79%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), VAN SICLEN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.6%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Kings County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $80,263 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which VAN SICLEN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is ACHIEVEMENT FIRST LINDEN CHARTER SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts VAN SICLEN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 43.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. VAN SICLEN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 47% since 2018, when it stood at 302 (now 161). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 22% to 27% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 7.4:1 in 2025.

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