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New Heights Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

1179^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 21% of New York middle schools

Summary

New Heights Middle School is a public middle school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 223 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #17, which is ranked 565 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

New Heights Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of New York middle schools, with a ranking between 894 and 1302 out of around 1500 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments and Regents exams is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranged from 33.33% to 43.48%, compared to 51.59% to 53.75% for the district and 50.86% to 52.38% for the state. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with its African American students performing relatively well, but its Hispanic, English Language Learner, students with disabilities, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds performing much worse.

Interestingly, the nearby Middle School 61 Dr Gladstone H Atwell and School Of Integrated Learning (The) both outperform New Heights Middle School on state assessments and Regents exams, with higher proficiency rates across most subject areas and grade levels. These schools also have higher SchoolDigger rankings, suggesting that there may be opportunities for improvement at New Heights Middle School. However, the school's high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio do not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes, and the school's performance has remained relatively stagnant over the past several years.

226

Students ?

9.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,340

Per pupil spending ?

88.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

790 E New York Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11203

(718) 467-4501

District: New York City Geographic District #17

Feeder schools for New Heights Middle School:

Elementary:	Ps 189 Bilingual Center (The)
	Ps 221 Toussaint L'Ouverture
	Ps 398 Walter Weaver

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.1%

Hispanic:

23.0%

American Indian:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 40th percentile in 2023 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (38% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 40th-percentile peak (2023) to 21st (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg49%

New York avg55%

1,179^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #17

565^th of 874New York City Geographic District #17 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	27.4	1179 of 1500	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	984 of 1504	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	894 of 1500	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	987 of 1479	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.9	1237 of 1439	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	1254 of 1438	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.1	1299 of 1455	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.2	1302 of 1429	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.5	1311 of 1407	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.1	1333 of 1401	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	273 of 676	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	281 of 705	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	259 of 696	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	273 of 706	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.1	426 of 653	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	473 of 663	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	334 of 646	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	282 of 615	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.6	37 of 581	93.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	1144 of 1457	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	1070 of 1465	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	966 of 1463	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	958 of 1454	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.3	1040 of 1370	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	1131 of 1353	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	833 of 965	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	805 of 953	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	79.0	146 of 943	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	49.0	410 of 914	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.9	574 of 826	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	454 of 603	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.8	367 of 594	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	296 of 543	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	379 of 487	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.4	144 of 392	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	211 of 457	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	1012 of 1283	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.9	653 of 1296	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	767 of 1288	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	662 of 1306	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.2	1043 of 1241	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	1088 of 1245	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	1163 of 1455	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.3	821 of 1464	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	777 of 1464	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	1000 of 1455	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.7	1247 of 1366	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	1275 of 1352	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	1107 of 1298	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.0	741 of 1303	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	825 of 1307	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	512 of 1283	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.0	880 of 1139	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	894 of 1170	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)60th percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile+27 vs school

Homeless (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government70%-5 vs state

Algebra I38%-18 vs state

Science38%-6 vs state

English Language Arts37%-14 vs state

Math35%-17 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Friday, February 14, 2020

Good middle school option in the neighborhood. With tons of programs for students, I truly believe New Heights attempts to combat external issue with strong internal offerings. Close Quote

by a student
Tuesday, February 11, 2020

New Heights Middle School offers an academic and activity support to help give your child an advantage in early education. They have the Honors program which teaches regents class. They also have many leaders programs like Peer Mediation and Scholar Ambassador Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	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 Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography 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	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
New Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	790 E New York Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 467-4501	226	25	9.1	88.1%	4 (1.8%)	154 (68.1%)	52 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	27.4	1179^th of 1500 public middle schools	21.4%		36.6	984^th of 1504 public middle schools	34.6%	195				70.4	38.5		34.5	33.3	43.5	28.8	39.5	34.8	37.7	$38,340	$3,082	$35,258
Middle School Of Media Law And Fine Arts (The)	Public	6-8	905 Winthrop St	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 773-3059	173	17	10.3	88.4%	3 (1.7%)	133 (76.9%)	30 (17.3%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	49.4	729^th of 1500 public middle schools	51.4%		41.3	890^th of 1504 public middle schools	40.8%	161							47.2	45.1	49.1	40.0	66.7	71.9	17.4	$37,112	$3,068	$34,044
Middle School 61 Dr Gladstone H Atwell	Public	6-8	400 Empire Blvd	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 774-1002	286	30	9.6	89.2%	5 (1.7%)	226 (79.0%)	34 (11.9%)	3 (1.0%)	10 (3.5%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	36.4	980^th of 1500 public middle schools	34.7%		30	1104^th of 1504 public middle schools	26.6%	124	61.5			85.7	47.4		43.9	45.2	50.0	63.8	39.8	24.6	20.3	$40,581	$4,141	$36,440
School Of Integrated Learning (The)	Public	6-8	1224 Park Pl	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 774-0362	214	24	8.9	93.5%	2 (0.9%)	160 (74.8%)	38 (17.8%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (0.9%)	6 (2.8%)	81.2	241^st of 1500 public middle schools	83.9%		76	289^th of 1504 public middle schools	80.8%	48	88.2	100.0		83.3	84.6		73.7	68.4	81.4	75.4	65.8	75.6	26.7	$46,492	$3,266	$43,227
Lamad Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	1060 Clarkson Ave-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Lamad Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(833) 465-2623	165	16	10.4	80.0%	4 (2.4%)	122 (73.9%)	30 (18.2%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	47.5	769^th of 1500 public middle schools	48.7%		31.1	1091^st of 1504 public middle schools	27.5%	322			69.7		37.5		50.0	46.9	47.1	74.1	36.7	55.3	33.3	$26,583	$1,059	$25,525
Parkside Preparatory Academy	Public	6-8	655 Parkside Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 462-6992	248	26	9.6	93.5%	11 (4.4%)	181 (73.0%)	45 (18.1%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	37.5	956^th of 1500 public middle schools	36.3%		32.5	1072^nd of 1504 public middle schools	28.7%	116					74.1		50.0	44.2	50.0	34.3	43.6	42.4	31.4	$42,495	$3,468	$39,027
Middle School For Art And Philosphy	Public	6-8	1084 Lenox Rd	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 342-7563	156	15	10.4	89.7%	4 (2.6%)	125 (80.1%)	22 (14.1%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	45	810^th of 1500 public middle schools	46.0%		49.9	710^th of 1504 public middle schools	52.8%	100					21.1	15.0	29.4	54.4	33.3	40.0	69.6	51.2		$43,970	$3,170	$40,800
Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	1580 Dean St-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 604-6910	268	27	9.9	92.5%	5 (1.9%)	197 (73.5%)	60 (22.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	65.7	454^th of 1500 public middle schools	69.7%		62.8	492^nd of 1504 public middle schools	67.3%	38							52.5	51.4	57.5	62.3	68.6	64.3	50.8	$27,274	$704	$26,570
Brooklyn Green School (The)	Public, Magnet	6-8	130 Rochester Ave	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	Yes	No	Yes	(929) 397-3340	214	25	8.7	77.6%	14 (6.5%)	151 (70.6%)	37 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	3 (1.4%)	5 (2.3%)	51.8	693^rd of 1500 public middle schools	53.8%		47.4	760^th of 1504 public middle schools	49.5%	67					70.6	50.0	50.0	64.8	55.4	35.0	66.7	32.7		$36,335	$4,273	$32,062
Is 392	Public	6-8	104 Sutter Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 498-2491	284	22	12.9	85.9%	2 (0.7%)	218 (76.8%)	53 (18.7%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	69.9	381^st of 1500 public middle schools	74.6%		63.9	479^th of 1504 public middle schools	68.2%	98					44.3	32.4	64.4	70.6	63.3	48.9	62.8			$33,032	$3,449	$29,583

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