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Junior High School 291 Roland Hayes

Public Grades 6-8

1416^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 6% of New York middle schools

Summary

Junior High School 291 Roland Hayes is a public middle school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 303 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #32, which is ranked 743 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio, Junior High School 291 Roland Hayes has consistently performed in the bottom 10-15% of New York middle schools over the past decade, indicating a long-standing challenge in improving academic outcomes for its students. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments and Regents exams are significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with some nearby schools like Evergreen Middle School and Junior High School 162 Willoughby demonstrating higher academic achievement.

The school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities suggests that it faces significant challenges in addressing the diverse needs of its student population. While the school's funding and resources are relatively higher than the district average, this has not translated into significantly better academic performance, raising questions about the effective allocation and utilization of resources to support student learning. The persistent low performance of Junior High School 291 Roland Hayes highlights the need for a comprehensive and targeted approach to address the root causes of its academic challenges.

294

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,375

Per pupil spending ?

88.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

231 Palmetto St
Brooklyn, NY 11221

(718) 574-0361

District: New York City Geographic District #32

Feeder schools for Junior High School 291 Roland Hayes:

Elementary:	Ps 106 Edward Everett Hale
	Ps 116 Elizabeth L Farrell
	Ps 299 Thomas Warren Field School
	Ps 377 Alejandrina B De Gautier
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	Ps 75 Mayda Cortiella

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.0%

African American:

9.2%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (24% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg39%

New York avg54%

1,416^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #32

743^rd of 874New York City Geographic District #32 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	11.2	1416 of 1500	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	1465 of 1504	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	1442 of 1500	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	1436 of 1479	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	1225 of 1242	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	1309 of 1439	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	1348 of 1438	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.2	1393 of 1455	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.7	1311 of 1429	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.7	1257 of 1407	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.1	1306 of 1401	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.4	1220 of 1373	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.9	1197 of 1337	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.5	1180 of 1295	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.8	1178 of 1243	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.0	1188 of 1224	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.1	1111 of 1185	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.5	1107 of 1123	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.6	1074 of 1095	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	396 of 646	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	554 of 615	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	521 of 591	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	489 of 581	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	383 of 473	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	300 of 503	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	1329 of 1457	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	1445 of 1465	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	1402 of 1463	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	1418 of 1454	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	1039 of 1066	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	1293 of 1370	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	1315 of 1353	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	882 of 965	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	909 of 953	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	872 of 943	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	857 of 914	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	724 of 826	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	726 of 810	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	538 of 603	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	550 of 594	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	473 of 543	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	457 of 487	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	301 of 392	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	381 of 457	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	1107 of 1283	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	1235 of 1296	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1245 of 1288	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	1262 of 1306	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	1046 of 1241	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	1129 of 1245	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	1384 of 1455	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	1395 of 1464	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	1403 of 1464	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	1400 of 1455	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	1168 of 1366	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	1200 of 1352	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	1014 of 1298	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	1078 of 1303	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.4	672 of 1307	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	904 of 1283	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	959 of 1139	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	904 of 1170	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)39th percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+8 vs school

Homeless (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I38%-18 vs state

English Language Arts27%-25 vs state

Math22%-32 vs state

Life Science Biology4%-54 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (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 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 291 Roland Hayes	Public	6-8	231 Palmetto St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-0361	294	33	9.0	88.4%	3 (1.0%)	27 (9.2%)	250 (85.0%)	5 (1.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	11.2	1416^th of 1500 public middle schools	5.6%		7.2	1465^th of 1504 public middle schools	2.6%	49			38.0	4.2		19.8	35.3	25.0	14.5	28.4			$38,375	$3,890	$34,485
Junior High School 383 Philippa Schuyler	Public, Magnet	6-8	1300 Greene Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 574-0390	651	57	11.4	87.4%	8 (1.2%)	155 (23.8%)	457 (70.2%)	14 (2.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (1.8%)	46.4	789^th of 1500 public middle schools	47.4%		50.2	706^th of 1504 public middle schools	53.1%	83	44.1	48.5	41.8	56.8		38.4	52.1	67.3	31.3	46.5	52.9		$31,788	$3,001	$28,787
Evergreen Middle School For Urban Exploration	Public	6-8	125 Covert St	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 455-0180	354	36	9.8	90.4%	6 (1.7%)	48 (13.6%)	297 (83.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	31.9	1078^th of 1500 public middle schools	28.1%		32.4	1073^rd of 1504 public middle schools	28.7%	5			45.7	23.9		35.2	36.9	42.6	33.6	56.3			$33,773	$2,795	$30,977
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
Joseph F Quinn Intermediate School 77	Public	6-8	976 Seneca Ave	Ridgewood	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 366-7120	569	66	8.6	85.9%	23 (4.0%)	10 (1.8%)	506 (88.9%)	25 (4.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23.8	1247^th of 1500 public middle schools	16.9%		23.4	1238^th of 1504 public middle schools	17.7%	9			96.3	80.0		27.8	33.7	38.2	32.2	37.9	40.9	26.9	$36,647	$2,443	$34,204
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
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
Madiba Prep Middle School	Public	6-8	1014 Lafayette Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2804	176	36	4.8	91.5%	4 (2.3%)	86 (48.9%)	79 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	39.1	929^th of 1500 public middle schools	38.1%		26	1186^th of 1504 public middle schools	21.1%	257			95.5	41.7		50.0	37.1	38.2	60.9	52.4	47.4	16.0	$53,639	$3,949	$49,689
Is 93 Ridgewood	Public	6-8	66-56 Forest Ave	Ridgewood	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 821-4882	954	85	11.2	92.1%	132 (13.8%)	18 (1.9%)	740 (77.6%)	47 (4.9%)	9 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	23.4	1259^th of 1500 public middle schools	16.1%		32.2	1077^th of 1504 public middle schools	28.4%	182			41.2	59.7	93.3	38.7	33.6	37.9	39.2	35.6		23.1	$32,390	$2,467	$29,923
Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business	Public	6-8	125 Stuyvesant Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2357	77	15	5.3	93.5%	5 (6.5%)	42 (54.5%)	25 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	2 (2.6%)	1 (1.3%)	17.9	1344^th of 1500 public middle schools	10.4%		19.3	1314^th of 1504 public middle schools	12.6%	30				5.6		25.9	31.8	19.1	26.9	36.4	38.1		$48,494	$4,215	$44,279

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Junior High School 291 Roland Hayes ranks in the bottom 5.6% of New York middle schools.

How many students attend Junior High School 291 Roland Hayes?

In the 2024-25 school year, 294 students attended Junior High School 291 Roland Hayes.

What district is Junior High School 291 Roland Hayes in?

New York City Geographic District #32

What is the racial makeup of Junior High School 291 Roland Hayes?

Students at Junior High School 291 Roland Hayes are 85% Hispanic, 9% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% White, 1% American Indian.

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