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Junior High School 223 Montauk (The)

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Junior High School 223 Montauk (The) ranks 604 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

604^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 60% of New York middle schools

Summary

Junior High School 223 Montauk (The) is a public magnet middle school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 654 students. This high-performing school consistently ranks in the top 30% of New York middle schools and has earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance is particularly impressive, with proficiency rates on state assessments that often exceed the district and state averages, especially in math. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 6th-grade math proficiency rate was 64.33%, compared to the district average of 68.52%. The school also stands out for its exceptional performance on Regents exams, with proficiency rates of 97.06% in Algebra I and 94.03% in Living Science Biology. Additionally, Junior High School 223 Montauk (The) has particularly strong performance among English Language Learner (ELL) students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the top 10% and 15% of New York middle schools for these subgroups, respectively.

When compared to nearby schools, Junior High School 223 Montauk (The) stands out for its academic achievement, equity, and resource allocation. The school's per-student spending of $30,741 in 2023-2024 was higher than the nearby Junior High School 62 Ditmas ($29,608) and Junior High School 220 John J Pershing ($29,346), which may contribute to its strong performance. Overall, Junior High School 223 Montauk (The) is a high-performing middle school that effectively serves a diverse student population in the New York City Geographic District #20.

625

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,629

Per pupil spending ?

94.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4200 16th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11204-2294

(718) 438-0155

District: New York City Geographic District #20

Students who attend Junior High School 223 Montauk (The) usually attend:

High:

Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School

Feeder schools for Junior High School 223 Montauk (The):

Elementary:	Ps 164 Caesar Rodney
	Ps 192 Magnet School For Math And Science Inquiry (The)

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

51.8%

Hispanic:

30.2%

White:

14.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (58% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Above the New York median (60th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of New York City Geographic District #20's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg67%

New York avg53%

604^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #20

249^th of 874New York City Geographic District #20 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	57.4	604 of 1500	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	374 of 1504	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	418 of 1500	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	271 of 1479	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	70.0	284 of 1242	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	271 of 1439	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	336 of 1438	76.6%	★★★★☆
2017	62.7	473 of 1455	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.9	468 of 1429	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.5	515 of 1407	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	49.7	659 of 1401	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	41.5	788 of 1373	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.1	931 of 1337	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.6	947 of 1295	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.7	929 of 1243	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.7	1004 of 1224	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.7	931 of 1185	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.4	967 of 1123	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.8	914 of 1095	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	263 of 406	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.0	197 of 396	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	202 of 388	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.8	182 of 381	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.8	185 of 236	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.7	224 of 369	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	233 of 374	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	124 of 646	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	109 of 615	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	60 of 591	89.8%	★★★★★
2022	75.1	56 of 581	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	70.8	21 of 118	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	34 of 473	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	85.0	21 of 503	95.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	630 of 1457	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	435 of 1465	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	486 of 1463	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	389 of 1454	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	211 of 1066	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	73.6	316 of 1370	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	395 of 1353	70.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	759 of 965	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.3	494 of 953	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	478 of 943	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.0	422 of 914	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.7	242 of 826	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	56.5	314 of 810	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	287 of 603	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	175 of 594	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	57.3	180 of 543	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.3	106 of 487	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	46 of 392	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	51.4	177 of 457	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	314 of 1283	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	175 of 1296	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	193 of 1288	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	143 of 1306	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.2	127 of 1241	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	159 of 1245	87.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	550 of 1455	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.5	315 of 1464	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	354 of 1464	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	219 of 1455	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	64.1	295 of 1071	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	238 of 1366	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	275 of 1352	79.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	495 of 1298	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	555 of 1303	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	607 of 1307	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	544 of 1283	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	409 of 1139	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	305 of 1170	73.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	467 of 775	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.8	313 of 778	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.2	461 of 772	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.6	331 of 748	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.8	109 of 614	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	52.8	366 of 763	52.0%	★★★☆☆

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)81st percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)57th percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2025)52nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)35th percentile-25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I97%+41 vs state

Life Science Biology94%+36 vs state

Math58%+6 vs state

English Language Arts54%+3 vs state

Science37%-7 vs state

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Teachers there were pretty nice and they take GYM class was so fun. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (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 Common Core English Language Arts 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 Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	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 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th 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 223 Montauk (The)	Public, Magnet	6-8	4200 16th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 438-0155	625	53	11.7	94.9%	91 (14.6%)	15 (2.4%)	189 (30.2%)	324 (51.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	57.4	604^th of 1500 public middle schools	59.7%		69.8	374^th of 1504 public middle schools	75.1%	230				97.1	94.0		48.6	59.4	53.8	64.3	65.0	39.9	36.8	$32,629	$3,582	$29,047
Junior High School 62 Ditmas	Public	6-8	700 Cortelyou Rd	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 941-5450	857	60	14.1	91.8%	125 (14.6%)	110 (12.8%)	247 (28.8%)	358 (41.8%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (1.1%)	56.6	620^th of 1500 public middle schools	58.7%		58.4	565^th of 1504 public middle schools	62.4%	55				98.3	94.7		52.4	51.3	62.6	48.5	55.8	46.6	48.6	$30,124	$2,826	$27,298
Middle School 890	Public	6-8	21 Hinckley Pl	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 397-9200	336	32	10.4	79.8%	49 (14.6%)	97 (28.9%)	119 (35.4%)	58 (17.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	78.6	273^rd of 1500 public middle schools	81.8%		68.8	390^th of 1504 public middle schools	74.1%	117				92.3	78.0		56.6	66.3	67.7	69.7	77.9	66.7	60.2	$30,622	$2,463	$28,159
Middle School 839	Public	6-8	713 Caton Ave	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 686-2730	310	32	9.5	45.5%	132 (42.6%)	21 (6.8%)	99 (31.9%)	37 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	68.6	401^st of 1500 public middle schools	73.3%		68.8	388^th of 1504 public middle schools	74.2%	13				70.4	84.0		64.6	70.0	76.1	40.4	60.3			$31,958	$1,278	$30,680
Junior High School 220 John J Pershing	Public	6-8	4812 9th Ave	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 633-8200	1,257	102	12.3	89.8%	54 (4.3%)	6 (0.5%)	368 (29.3%)	821 (65.3%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	81.4	238^th of 1500 public middle schools	84.1%		84.1	191^st of 1504 public middle schools	87.3%	47			100.0	100.0	92.3	92.9	60.3	57.1	59.7	80.5	80.3	79.7	73.1	$30,400	$2,741	$27,659
Junior High School 227 Edward B Shallow	Public	6-8	6500 16th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 256-8218	1,327	110	12.0	88.8%	157 (11.8%)	11 (0.8%)	515 (38.8%)	621 (46.8%)	10 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (0.8%)	59	576^th of 1500 public middle schools	61.6%		68.7	391^st of 1504 public middle schools	74.0%	185	99.0		99.0	100.0	96.2		50.6	55.1	58.7	47.5	62.3	54.1	49.8	$28,760	$2,840	$25,920
Christa McAuliffe School (The) /Is 187	Public	6-8	1171 65th St	Brooklyn	11219	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	No	(718) 236-3394	949	64	14.8	76.1%	99 (10.4%)	8 (0.8%)	81 (8.5%)	745 (78.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.3%)	97.8	31^st of 1500 public middle schools	97.9%		97.2	39^th of 1504 public middle schools	97.4%	8				98.6	87.5		94.6	96.7	88.5	96.8	97.4	71.9		$27,761	$2,093	$25,668
Middle School 442 Carroll Gardens School For Innovation	Public	6-8	500 19th St	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 369-4480	338	40	8.3	42.9%	146 (43.2%)	22 (6.5%)	103 (30.5%)	39 (11.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.7%)	92.3	101^st of 1500 public middle schools	93.3%		92.4	110^th of 1504 public middle schools	92.7%	9				82.4	81.4		70.3	86.7	79.7	78.4	93.0			$39,850	$1,559	$38,291
Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	500 19th St	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 280-9556	309	37	8.3	32.0%	158 (51.1%)	44 (14.2%)	63 (20.4%)	15 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.4%)	84.6	196^th of 1500 public middle schools	86.9%		89.4	140^th of 1504 public middle schools	90.7%	56		97.6		69.1			77.5	76.5	69.9	74.7	67.4	68.9		$25,269	$225	$25,044
Global Innovators Academy	Public	6	4222 4th Ave	Brooklyn	11232	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(718) 369-8349	49	3	16.7	93.9%	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (73.5%)	11 (22.4%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							20.9			37.0				$41,232	$1,829	$39,403

Frequently Asked Questions about Junior High School 223 Montauk (The)

What is the racial makeup of Junior High School 223 Montauk (The)?

Students at Junior High School 223 Montauk (The) are 52% Asian, 30% Hispanic, 15% White, 2% African American.

How many students attend Junior High School 223 Montauk (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 625 students attended Junior High School 223 Montauk (The).

Is Junior High School 223 Montauk (The) a good school?

Junior High School 223 Montauk (The) ranks 604^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Junior High School 223 Montauk (The) attend?

Students who attend Junior High School 223 Montauk (The) usually go on to attend Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School

What district is Junior High School 223 Montauk (The) in?

New York City Geographic District #20

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