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Junior High School 88 Peter Rouget

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Junior High School 88 Peter Rouget ranks 458 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

458^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 69% of New York middle schools

Summary

Junior High School 88 Peter Rouget is a public middle school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 918 students in grades 6-8 and part of the New York City Geographic District #15. The school has consistently ranked in the top 30-35% of New York middle schools over the past 5-6 years, with a current ranking of 458 out of 1500 schools.

Junior High School 88 Peter Rouget's academic performance is generally above the district and state averages, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) where proficiency rates are around 60-70% across grades. In math, the school's performance is more mixed, with 6th grade proficiency rates around 50% but 7th grade rates around 60%. The school also performs well on Regents exams, with proficiency rates of 60-70% in U.S. History, Algebra I, and Living Environment. Compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Middle School 51 William Alexander and Middle School 442 Carroll Gardens School For Innovation, Junior High School 88 Peter Rouget performs at a similar or slightly lower level.

The school's student population includes a relatively high percentage (around 65%) of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high proportion of students from low-income families. The school's spending per student has increased over the past few years, reaching $33,856 in the 2023-2024 school year. While the school's performance is particularly strong for certain student subgroups, such as White and African American students, its performance is more average for other subgroups, such as Asian students and English Language Learners.

843

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,662

Per pupil spending ?

63.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

544 7th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215

(718) 788-4482

District: New York City Geographic District #15

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.3%

White:

22.5%

African American:

17.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 83rd percentile in 2022 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New York median (69th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 83rd-percentile peak (2022) to 69th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg60%

New York avg57%

458^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 9Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #15

401^st of 874New York City Geographic District #15 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	65.6	458 of 1500	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	420 of 1504	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	319 of 1500	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	253 of 1479	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	67.1	327 of 1242	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	50.8	630 of 1439	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	518 of 1438	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.2	498 of 1455	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.1	625 of 1429	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.3	730 of 1407	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.3	837 of 1401	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.1	865 of 1373	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.7	960 of 1337	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.7	861 of 1295	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	24.3	968 of 1243	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.1	893 of 1224	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.6	888 of 1185	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.2	883 of 1123	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.7	899 of 1095	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	195 of 676	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	132 of 705	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	137 of 696	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	124 of 706	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	128 of 653	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	68.6	143 of 663	78.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	332 of 406	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.1	288 of 396	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	64.3	150 of 388	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	172 of 381	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.7	195 of 236	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	275 of 369	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.5	259 of 374	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	411 of 646	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	344 of 615	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	213 of 591	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	121 of 581	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	43.2	202 of 473	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	224 of 503	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	506 of 1457	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	461 of 1465	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.1	289 of 1463	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	253 of 1454	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	65.1	295 of 1066	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	48.3	669 of 1370	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	618 of 1353	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	455 of 965	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	438 of 953	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	329 of 943	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	286 of 914	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.1	161 of 449	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	398 of 826	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.6	295 of 810	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	436 of 603	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.1	372 of 594	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	235 of 543	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.2	108 of 487	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	57.1	119 of 392	69.6%	★★★★☆
2018	60.1	128 of 457	72.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	657 of 1283	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	611 of 1296	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	392 of 1288	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	316 of 1306	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	48.3	409 of 935	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	420 of 1241	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.1	317 of 1245	74.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	406 of 1455	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	364 of 1464	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	297 of 1464	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	242 of 1455	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	64.2	294 of 1071	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	53.8	562 of 1366	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	414 of 1352	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	61.7	6 of 14	57.1%	★★★★☆
2022	31.9	5 of 7	28.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	186 of 1298	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	233 of 1303	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	221 of 1307	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	195 of 1283	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	42.3	262 of 522	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	435 of 1139	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	347 of 1170	70.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	61 of 775	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	46 of 778	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	25 of 772	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	34 of 748	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	80.8	93 of 614	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	58.5	308 of 716	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	246 of 763	67.8%	★★★☆☆

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)92nd percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)71st percentile~ school

Female (2025)65th percentile-4 vs school

Military Connected (2023)57th percentile-22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile-33 vs school

Homeless (2025)28th percentile-42 vs school

Asian (2025)18th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government72%-3 vs state

Life Science Biology65%+6 vs state

English Language Arts63%+11 vs state

Algebra I62%+6 vs state

Math54%~ state avg

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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)	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	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Junior High School 88 Peter Rouget	Public	6-8	544 7th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 788-4482	843	80	10.5	63.9%	190 (22.5%)	146 (17.3%)	390 (46.3%)	80 (9.5%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	29 (3.4%)	65.6	458^th of 1500 public middle schools	69.5%		67.1	420^th of 1504 public middle schools	72.1%	38		71.8	62.0	64.7		63.2	61.7	63.0		48.8	59.0			$34,662	$2,938	$31,725
New Voices School Of Academic And Creative Arts	Public	6-8	330 18th St	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 965-0390	546	38	14.5	40.5%	241 (44.1%)	32 (5.9%)	186 (34.1%)	51 (9.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.0%)	95	66^th of 1500 public middle schools	95.6%		94.6	80^th of 1504 public middle schools	94.7%	14			91.5	89.1		84.7	84.6	85.1		83.5	87.5			$27,525	$1,391	$26,134
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
Middle School 51 William Alexander	Public	6-8	350 5th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 369-7603	1,038	73	14.1	60.2%	269 (25.9%)	73 (7.0%)	333 (32.1%)	285 (27.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (7.1%)	81.6	235^th of 1500 public middle schools	84.3%		74.9	299^th of 1504 public middle schools	80.1%	64		73.5	77.8	83.3		72.2	71.1	70.1		62.9	71.9			$26,814	$2,445	$24,368
Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-Central School District 15	Public, Charter	5	341 39th St	Brooklyn	11232	Kings County	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-Central School District 15	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(716) 643-1086	20	6	3.3	60.0%	0 (0.0%)	6 (30.0%)	12 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.0%)								(n/a)					70.6				88.9				66.7	$29,963	$8,960	$21,004
Is 136 Charles O Dewey	Public	6-8	4004 4th Ave	Brooklyn	11232	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 840-1950	474	44	10.6	91.8%	19 (4.0%)	6 (1.3%)	420 (88.6%)	23 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	20	1309^th of 1500 public middle schools	12.7%		18.6	1325^th of 1504 public middle schools	11.9%	16			26.7	33.6		32.2	37.7	39.5		22.1	31.4			$34,198	$3,212	$30,986
Sunset Park Prep	Public	6-8	4004 4th Ave	Brooklyn	11232	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 840-1951	390	46	8.4	90.5%	18 (4.6%)	2 (0.5%)	335 (85.9%)	31 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	26.7	1198^th of 1500 public middle schools	20.1%		31	1092^nd of 1504 public middle schools	27.4%	106	37.1		97.6			38.6	39.7	39.6		39.3	40.4	8.8		$36,643	$3,181	$33,462
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
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 88 Peter Rouget

What district is Junior High School 88 Peter Rouget in?

New York City Geographic District #15

What is the racial makeup of Junior High School 88 Peter Rouget?

Students at Junior High School 88 Peter Rouget are 46% Hispanic, 23% White, 17% African American, 9% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Junior High School 88 Peter Rouget?

In the 2024-25 school year, 843 students attended Junior High School 88 Peter Rouget.

Is Junior High School 88 Peter Rouget a good school?

Junior High School 88 Peter Rouget ranks 458^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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