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Junior High School 218 James P Sinnott

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

1341^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 11% of New York middle schools

Summary

Junior High School 218 James P Sinnott is a public middle school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 294 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #19, which is ranked 726 out of 874 districts in the state.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending compared to nearby schools, Junior High School 218 James P Sinnott consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of New York middle schools, with proficiency rates on state assessments significantly below the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in ELA and Math were around 30% and 25%, respectively, compared to the district's 38-39% and the state's 50-52%. The school's performance on Regents exams is also relatively low, with proficiency rates ranging from 23% to 71% in recent years.

Nearby schools, such as Vista Academy, Liberty Avenue Middle School, and Highland Park Community School, generally perform better academically than Junior High School 218 James P Sinnott, with higher proficiency rates on state assessments and Regents exams. These nearby schools also have lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students, ranging from 85% to 99%, compared to over 90% at Junior High School 218 James P Sinnott.

307

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,588

Per pupil spending ?

94.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

370 Fountain Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11208-4399

(718) 647-9050

District: New York City Geographic District #19

Feeder schools for Junior High School 218 James P Sinnott:

Elementary:	Ps 159 Isaac Pitkin
	Ps 214 Michael Friedsam

Racial breakdown:

African American:

38.4%

Hispanic:

34.2%

Asian:

23.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (31% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Science scores 31 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg35%

New York avg52%

1,341^st of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 12Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #19

726^th of 874New York City Geographic District #19 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	18.0	1341 of 1500	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	1271 of 1504	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	1265 of 1500	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	1292 of 1479	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	1088 of 1242	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	1383 of 1439	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	1307 of 1438	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	23.1	1179 of 1455	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.1	1282 of 1429	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.8	1243 of 1407	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.0	1167 of 1401	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.0	1087 of 1373	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.0	1160 of 1337	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.9	1038 of 1295	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.7	1014 of 1243	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.3	1043 of 1224	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.5	1014 of 1185	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.5	919 of 1123	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.9	898 of 1095	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	513 of 676	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	512 of 705	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	464 of 696	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	544 of 706	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.9	165 of 253	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.7	583 of 653	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	549 of 663	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	375 of 406	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	351 of 396	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	369 of 388	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.7	378 of 381	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.5	368 of 369	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	367 of 374	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	174 of 646	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	50.4	202 of 615	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.0	338 of 591	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	375 of 581	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	312 of 473	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	286 of 503	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	1293 of 1457	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	1211 of 1465	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	1268 of 1463	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	1332 of 1454	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	817 of 1066	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	1313 of 1370	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	1276 of 1353	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	813 of 965	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	773 of 953	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	776 of 943	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	685 of 914	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	369 of 449	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	794 of 826	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	771 of 810	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	467 of 603	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.8	334 of 594	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	287 of 543	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	409 of 487	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	382 of 392	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	427 of 457	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	1098 of 1283	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	948 of 1296	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	1036 of 1288	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	1119 of 1306	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	764 of 935	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	1082 of 1245	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	1293 of 1455	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	1256 of 1464	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	1192 of 1464	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	1167 of 1455	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	984 of 1071	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	1336 of 1366	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	1199 of 1352	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	909 of 1298	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	889 of 1303	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	1067 of 1307	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	1053 of 1283	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	976 of 1139	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	1053 of 1170	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)73rd percentile+62 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)24th percentile+14 vs school

Homeless (2025)23rd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I71%+15 vs state

English Language Arts31%-20 vs state

Math31%-21 vs state

Science13%-31 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)	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	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 218 James P Sinnott	Public, Magnet	6-8	370 Fountain Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 647-9050	307	33	9.3	94.5%	5 (1.6%)	118 (38.4%)	105 (34.2%)	72 (23.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	18	1341^st of 1500 public middle schools	10.6%		21.6	1271^st of 1504 public middle schools	15.5%	70			71.1		26.0	36.5	30.1	23.6	25.9	42.1	13.0	$37,588	$4,674	$32,914
East New York Middle School Of Excellence	Public	6-8	605 Shepherd Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 257-4061	235	18	13.4	97.4%	3 (1.3%)	103 (43.8%)	112 (47.7%)	10 (4.3%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12.5	1401^st of 1500 public middle schools	6.6%		17.2	1342^nd of 1504 public middle schools	10.8%	59					31.3	27.5	29.7	14.9	21.1	18.4	25.3	$35,883	$3,286	$32,598
Vista Academy	Public	6-8	350 Linwood St	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 647-0913	434	34	12.8	99.3%	7 (1.6%)	92 (21.2%)	292 (67.3%)	20 (4.6%)	19 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	57.7	597^th of 1500 public middle schools	60.2%		54.8	633^rd of 1504 public middle schools	57.9%	36			100.0		44.6	47.8	43.6	52.3	61.0	73.2	55.9	$33,693	$3,321	$30,372
Liberty Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Linwood St	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 647-1301	450	47	9.6	96.9%	8 (1.8%)	106 (23.6%)	299 (66.4%)	24 (5.3%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	33.7	1035^th of 1500 public middle schools	31.0%		35	1020^th of 1504 public middle schools	32.2%	15			100.0		41.9	39.1	35.6	29.4	44.8	59.3	32.1	$32,788	$2,958	$29,830
Middle School 935	Public	6-8	76 Dinsmore Pl	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 240-2700	303	26	11.7	89.1%	1 (0.3%)	43 (14.2%)	239 (78.9%)	16 (5.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30.7	1107^th of 1500 public middle schools	26.2%		40.2	911^th of 1504 public middle schools	39.4%	196					48.6	45.1	34.5	37.8	42.6	26.7	27.8	$30,244	$2,679	$27,565
Van Siclen Community Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Van Siclen Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 927-4701	161	22	7.3	95.0%	3 (1.9%)	107 (66.5%)	43 (26.7%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.5%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	28.7	1152^nd of 1500 public middle schools	23.2%		8.5	1453^rd of 1504 public middle schools	3.4%	301					38.6	32.1	40.4	25.0	35.7	48.3	34.5	$41,761	$6,122	$35,639
Junior High School 292 Margaret S Douglas	Public	6-8	301 Vermont St	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 498-6562	267	28	9.5	92.1%	5 (1.9%)	83 (31.1%)	103 (38.6%)	67 (25.1%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	29.3	1135^th of 1500 public middle schools	24.3%		37.2	973^rd of 1504 public middle schools	35.3%	162		53.5	74.4	66.7	38.1	35.7	46.8	23.3	36.0	39.6	35.3	$41,460	$4,001	$37,459
Is 171 Abraham Lincoln	Public	6-8	528 Ridgewood Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 647-0111	276	27	10.2	91.7%	4 (1.4%)	17 (6.2%)	225 (81.5%)	23 (8.3%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.7	1019^th of 1500 public middle schools	32.1%		25.8	1192^nd of 1504 public middle schools	20.7%	173		57.7	25.0		44.6	47.0	37.8	27.1	46.6		42.1	$39,642	$4,747	$34,894
Highland Park Community School	Public	6-8	528 Ridgewood Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 235-1785	218	20	11.0	94.0%	4 (1.8%)	17 (7.8%)	183 (83.9%)	8 (3.7%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	48.3	748^th of 1500 public middle schools	50.1%		42.3	870^th of 1504 public middle schools	42.2%	122	50.0	33.3	23.1		37.5	57.8	50.0	22.2	64.3	57.9	32.5	$31,738	$2,858	$28,880
Collegiate Academy-Math-Personal Awa	Public, Charter	6-8	1962-84 Linden Blvd	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	Collegiate Academy-Math-Personal Awa	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 619-6800	85	8	11.8	91.8%	1 (1.2%)	56 (65.9%)	24 (28.2%)	1 (1.2%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	43.1	846^th of 1500 public middle schools	43.6%		94.9	75^th of 1504 public middle schools	95.0%	771					50.0	60.0	35.7	54.6	50.0	18.2	45.8	$23,538	$1,267	$22,270

Frequently Asked Questions about Junior High School 218 James P Sinnott

What district is Junior High School 218 James P Sinnott in?

New York City Geographic District #19

What is the racial makeup of Junior High School 218 James P Sinnott?

Students at Junior High School 218 James P Sinnott are 38% African American, 34% Hispanic, 23% Asian, 2% White.

Is Junior High School 218 James P Sinnott a good school?

Junior High School 218 James P Sinnott ranks in the bottom 10.6% of New York middle schools.

How many students attend Junior High School 218 James P Sinnott?

In the 2024-25 school year, 307 students attended Junior High School 218 James P Sinnott.

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