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Junior High School 50 John D Wells

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Junior High School 50 John D Wells ranks 215 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

215^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 86% of New York middle schools

Summary

Junior High School 50 John D Wells is a high-performing public magnet middle school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 379 students in grades 6-8. The school consistently ranks among the top 25% of middle schools in the state, with exceptional academic performance that exceeds district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels.

The school's academic excellence is evident in its strong proficiency rates on state assessments, with 6th-grade students scoring 63.92% in ELA and 67.02% in Math, 7th-grade students scoring 68.09% in ELA and 82.35% in Math, and Algebra I students scoring 73.45% in ELA and 86.36% in Math, compared to the district's lower proficiency rates. The school's performance on Regents exams, such as Living Environment and Algebra I, is also notably higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's rankings for various student subgroups, including traditionally underserved populations, are in the top 25% or even top 10% of middle schools in New York, indicating a strong commitment to equity and inclusion.

When compared to nearby schools in the New York City Geographic District #14, Junior High School 50 John D Wells stands out as a high-performing institution. While other schools in the area, such as Conselyea Preparatory School, John Ericsson Middle School 126, and Is 318 Eugenio Maria De Hostos, perform better than the district and state averages, they still fall short of the exceptional academic achievements of Junior High School 50 John D Wells.

388

Students ?

8.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,695

Per pupil spending ?

85.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

183 S 3rd St
Brooklyn, NY 11211-5311

(718) 387-4184

District: New York City Geographic District #14

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.4%

African American:

21.6%

White:

10.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (72% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of New York middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 75 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg52%

New York avg54%

215^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 74 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #14

541^st of 874New York City Geographic District #14 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	215 of 1500	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	199 of 1504	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	241 of 1500	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	51.4	662 of 1479	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.0	293 of 1242	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	42.6	776 of 1439	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	991 of 1438	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.7	1152 of 1455	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.6	1223 of 1429	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.2	1249 of 1407	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.8	1314 of 1401	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.8	1257 of 1373	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.1	1274 of 1337	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.9	1258 of 1295	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.2	1192 of 1243	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.8	1145 of 1224	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.4	1106 of 1185	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.4	1034 of 1123	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.5	1026 of 1095	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	114 of 676	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	71 of 705	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	76.4	112 of 696	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	58.5	235 of 706	66.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	47 of 646	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	73.0	66 of 591	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	31.9	355 of 473	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	65.5	73 of 503	85.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	258 of 1457	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	174 of 1465	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	161 of 1463	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	64.0	455 of 1454	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.5	323 of 1066	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.5	730 of 1370	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.5	1081 of 1353	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	88 of 965	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	83.0	110 of 953	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	116 of 943	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	56.2	327 of 914	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.8	107 of 449	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	51.8	342 of 826	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	392 of 810	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	74 of 603	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	46 of 594	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	78.3	65 of 543	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	99 of 487	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	61.0	98 of 392	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	58.2	139 of 457	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	135 of 1283	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.9	133 of 1296	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	156 of 1288	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	49.0	566 of 1306	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	425 of 1241	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.3	681 of 1245	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	183 of 1455	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	225 of 1464	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	370 of 1464	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	37.7	906 of 1455	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.9	257 of 1071	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	45.0	687 of 1366	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	806 of 1352	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	244 of 1298	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	61.9	312 of 1303	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	179 of 1307	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	48.9	496 of 1283	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	403 of 1139	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	492 of 1170	57.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	36 of 775	95.4%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)95th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)93rd percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+4 vs school

Homeless (2025)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

African American (2025)83rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I86%+30 vs state

Math74%+20 vs state

English Language Arts69%+17 vs state

Life Science Biology62%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				NY State Assessments Math (2025)				NY State Assessments Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Junior High School 50 John D Wells	Public, Magnet	6-8	183 S 3rd St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 387-4184	388	45	8.5	85.1%	41 (10.6%)	84 (21.6%)	242 (62.4%)	10 (2.6%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	83	215^th of 1500 public middle schools	85.7%		83.2	199^th of 1504 public middle schools	86.8%	16				86.4	62.0			63.9	68.1	73.5		67.0	82.4				$37,695	$4,115	$33,580
Uncommon Williamsburg Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter	5-8	157 Wilson St-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	Uncommon Williamsburg Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 302-4018	250	26	9.6	84.0%	10 (4.0%)	97 (38.8%)	132 (52.8%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	77.1	291^st of 1500 public middle schools	80.6%		70.9	357^th of 1504 public middle schools	76.3%	66		68.7		100.0			54.2	60.0	58.2	79.1	58.3	70.0	65.2	88.2	66.7		$22,699	$906	$21,794
Conselyea Preparatory School	Public	6-8	208 N 5th St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 486-6211	366	32	11.4	77.6%	84 (23.0%)	35 (9.6%)	231 (63.1%)	9 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	57.1	610^th of 1500 public middle schools	59.3%		68.2	401^st of 1504 public middle schools	73.3%	209				65.4	49.6			48.4	59.4	71.1		34.3	54.0				$32,943	$2,637	$30,306
John Ericsson Middle School 126	Public, Magnet	6-8	424 Leonard St	Brooklyn	11222	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 782-2527	157	23	6.7	87.3%	16 (10.2%)	51 (32.5%)	81 (51.6%)	5 (3.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	53.2	674^th of 1500 public middle schools	55.1%		48.8	739^th of 1504 public middle schools	50.9%	65				30.0				41.7	53.2	51.0		41.7	56.5	52.3		55.1	$53,089	$3,673	$49,416
Is 318 Eugenio Maria De Hostos	Public, Magnet	6-8	101 Walton St	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 782-0589	1,028	74	13.8	62.3%	303 (29.5%)	180 (17.5%)	434 (42.2%)	59 (5.7%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.4%)	82.6	221^st of 1500 public middle schools	85.3%		68.6	392^nd of 1504 public middle schools	73.9%	171			98.5	91.3	91.3	66.7		77.8	83.2	76.3		63.2	83.3	29.8		31.9	$28,673	$2,550	$26,123
Middle School 582	Public, Magnet	6-8	207 Bushwick Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 456-8218	332	31	10.5	86.7%	7 (2.1%)	62 (18.7%)	255 (76.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	67.5	422^nd of 1500 public middle schools	71.9%		53.6	651^st of 1504 public middle schools	56.7%	229			40.2	43.5	34.8			68.7	57.0	54.4		62.7	62.5				$35,081	$2,963	$32,117
University Neighborhood Middle School	Public	6-8	220 Henry St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 267-5701	131	17	7.7	94.7%	7 (5.3%)	26 (19.8%)	93 (71.0%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	26	1209^th of 1500 public middle schools	19.4%		41.8	880^th of 1504 public middle schools	41.5%	329	5.3			36.4				25.9	51.4	45.2		12.5	36.1				$60,896	$4,824	$56,071
Fort Green Preparatory Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	100 Clermont Ave	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 254-9401	228	20	11.1	64.5%	47 (20.6%)	96 (42.1%)	56 (24.6%)	7 (3.1%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.9%)	43.9	832^nd of 1500 public middle schools	44.5%		37.8	960^th of 1504 public middle schools	36.2%	128				30.8	59.2			49.2	57.8	44.6		30.8	51.4				$37,408	$3,327	$34,082
Tompkins Square Middle School	Public	6-8	600 E 6th St	New York	10009	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 995-1430	290	21	13.8	74.5%	47 (16.2%)	44 (15.2%)	168 (57.9%)	22 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	46.3	792^nd of 1500 public middle schools	47.2%		52.3	675^th of 1504 public middle schools	55.1%	117				100.0				39.4	50.6	65.2		32.1	45.7	50.9		43.1	$36,218	$2,493	$33,724
School For Global Leaders	Public	6-8	145 Stanton St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 260-5375	150	18	8.4	89.3%	13 (8.7%)	20 (13.3%)	96 (64.0%)	12 (8.0%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	63.3	498^th of 1500 public middle schools	66.8%		44.3	823^rd of 1504 public middle schools	45.3%	325				81.8				52.4	51.1	45.7		56.8	66.0	72.2		58.3	$43,392	$3,329	$40,063

Frequently Asked Questions about Junior High School 50 John D Wells

What is the racial makeup of Junior High School 50 John D Wells?

Students at Junior High School 50 John D Wells are 62% Hispanic, 22% African American, 11% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Is Junior High School 50 John D Wells a good school?

Junior High School 50 John D Wells ranks 215^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Junior High School 50 John D Wells in?

New York City Geographic District #14

How many students attend Junior High School 50 John D Wells?

In the 2024-25 school year, 388 students attended Junior High School 50 John D Wells.

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