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John Ericsson Middle School 126

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John Ericsson Middle School 126 ranks 674 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

674^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 55% of New York middle schools

Summary

John Ericsson Middle School 126 is a public magnet middle school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 158 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #14, which is ranked 541 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John Ericsson Middle School 126 has seen a fluctuating ranking over the years, ranging from 674 out of 1500 New York middle schools in 2024-2025 (3-star rating) to 1192 out of 1479 in 2021-2022 (1-star rating). Compared to nearby schools, the school generally ranks lower than Junior High School 50 John D Wells (215 out of 1500 in 2024-2025, 4-star rating) and Hunters Point Community Middle School (300 out of 1500 in 2024-2025, 4-star rating), but higher than some other nearby schools like Is 349 Math Science And Technology (1289 out of 1500 in 2024-2025, 1-star rating).

While John Ericsson Middle School 126's overall performance is below the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Math, the school's performance for specific subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, is relatively stronger. Additionally, the school has a high per-student spending of $51,925 in the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the spending at nearby schools, and a low student-teacher ratio of 6.9. These factors suggest that the school has access to significant resources, but the factors beyond funding, such as instructional practices and school leadership, may play a crucial role in student outcomes.

157

Students ?

6.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$53,089

Per pupil spending ?

87.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

424 Leonard St
Brooklyn, NY 11222-3908

(718) 782-2527

District: New York City Geographic District #14

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.6%

African American:

32.5%

White:

10.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 37 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New York median (55th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Algebra I scores 26 pts below the New York average

!Near the bottom of New York City Geographic District #14's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg51%

New York avg52%

674^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 37 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	53.2	674 of 1500	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	739 of 1504	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	896 of 1500	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.2	1192 of 1479	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	1187 of 1242	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	1068 of 1439	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	1102 of 1438	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.3	1026 of 1455	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.6	1151 of 1429	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.5	1151 of 1407	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.1	1149 of 1401	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.6	1173 of 1373	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	4.8	1293 of 1337	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.3	1265 of 1295	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.3	1188 of 1243	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.8	1190 of 1224	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.3	1128 of 1185	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.1	1024 of 1123	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.4	1016 of 1095	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	336 of 676	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.5	458 of 705	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	509 of 696	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	604 of 706	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	562 of 653	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	401 of 663	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	37 of 646	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	62.4	113 of 615	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	37.2	356 of 591	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	278 of 581	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.5	418 of 473	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	285 of 503	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	650 of 1457	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	717 of 1465	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	826 of 1463	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.6	1180 of 1454	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	975 of 1066	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	988 of 1370	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	1039 of 1353	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	261 of 965	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	264 of 953	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	61.0	304 of 943	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.0	562 of 914	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.4	395 of 449	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	480 of 826	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	536 of 810	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	203 of 603	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	159 of 594	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	46.8	266 of 543	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	249 of 487	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	230 of 392	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	280 of 457	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	385 of 1283	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	53.5	525 of 1296	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	673 of 1288	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	875 of 1306	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	897 of 1241	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	924 of 1245	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	678 of 1455	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	726 of 1464	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.1	913 of 1464	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	1156 of 1455	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	1041 of 1071	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	1055 of 1366	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1040 of 1352	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	947 of 1298	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.9	652 of 1303	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.7	770 of 1307	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	716 of 1283	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	937 of 1139	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	744 of 1170	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	35.3	481 of 716	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.2	619 of 763	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)94th percentile+39 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+15 vs school

Homeless (2025)66th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile~ school

Male (2025)53rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)50th percentile-5 vs school

White (2019)33rd percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Science55%+12 vs state

Math51%~ state avg

English Language Arts49%~ state avg

Algebra I30%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Is 349 Math Science And Technology	Public, Magnet	6-8	35 Starr St	Brooklyn	11211	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 418-6389	173	24	7.2	91.9%	1 (0.6%)	20 (11.6%)	146 (84.4%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.5	1289^th of 1500 public middle schools	14.1%		20.5	1295^th of 1504 public middle schools	13.9%	6			100.0				28.2	37.2	31.3		26.2	36.4	38.0		25.0	$47,170	$3,257	$43,913
Hunters Point Community Middle School	Public	6-8	1-50 51st Ave	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 609-3300	397	46	8.6	72.5%	70 (17.6%)	48 (12.1%)	210 (52.9%)	45 (11.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.3%)	76.3	300^th of 1500 public middle schools	80.0%		74.2	308^th of 1504 public middle schools	79.5%	8			55.4	68.4			63.3	66.3	70.7		58.3	70.3				$32,466	$2,073	$30,393
Is 347 School Of Humanities	Public, Magnet	6-8	35 Starr St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 821-4248	193	23	8.2	95.9%	5 (2.6%)	15 (7.8%)	169 (87.6%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18.5	1334^th of 1500 public middle schools	11.1%		15.8	1368^th of 1504 public middle schools	9.0%	34							23.1	32.7	27.0		26.5	24.1	40.3		27.3	$41,744	$5,012	$36,731
Junior High School 162 Willoughby (The)	Public	6-8	1390 Willoughby Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 821-4860	281	40	7.0	95.4%	4 (1.4%)	15 (5.3%)	248 (88.3%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	26.9	1190^th of 1500 public middle schools	20.7%		16.6	1352^nd of 1504 public middle schools	10.1%	162			43.3				32.4	31.3	39.6		25.0	37.0			47.4	$42,013	$3,512	$38,501

Frequently Asked Questions about John Ericsson Middle School 126

What district is John Ericsson Middle School 126 in?

New York City Geographic District #14

Is John Ericsson Middle School 126 a good school?

John Ericsson Middle School 126 ranks 674^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John Ericsson Middle School 126?

In the 2024-25 school year, 157 students attended John Ericsson Middle School 126.

What is the racial makeup of John Ericsson Middle School 126?

Students at John Ericsson Middle School 126 are 52% Hispanic, 32% African American, 10% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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