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Junior High School 292 Margaret S Douglas

Public Grades 6-8

1135^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 24% of New York middle schools

Summary

Junior High School 292 Margaret S Douglas is a public middle school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 302 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #19, which is ranked 726 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively low student-to-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending compared to nearby schools, Junior High School 292 Margaret S Douglas has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York middle schools, with proficiency rates on state assessments generally below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 23.29% to 46.81% in ELA and 23.29% to 39.6% in Math, compared to district averages of 37.28% to 43.94% in ELA and 29.13% to 43.94% in Math.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Vista Academy, Liberty Avenue Middle School, and School of the Future Brooklyn, generally perform better than Junior High School 292 Margaret S Douglas on state assessments, with higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Math, and higher rankings from SchoolDigger. However, these nearby schools also have high percentages of economically disadvantaged students, similar to Junior High School 292 Margaret S Douglas.

267

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,460

Per pupil spending ?

92.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 Vermont St
Brooklyn, NY 11207

(718) 498-6562

District: New York City Geographic District #19

Feeder schools for Junior High School 292 Margaret S Douglas:

Elementary:	Brooklyn Gardens Elementary School
	Ps 13 Roberto Clemente
	Ps 149 Danny Kaye
	Ps 158 Warwick
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	Ps 328 Phyllis Wheatley

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.6%

African American:

31.1%

Asian:

25.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 26th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (42% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg35%

New York avg56%

1,135^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	29.3	1135 of 1500	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	973 of 1504	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	1060 of 1500	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	1001 of 1479	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.7	493 of 1242	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.8	890 of 1439	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	924 of 1438	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.3	905 of 1455	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.0	908 of 1429	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.8	1036 of 1407	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.1	999 of 1401	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.5	857 of 1373	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	26.9	1025 of 1337	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.8	974 of 1295	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.8	1011 of 1243	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.9	1030 of 1224	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.6	1012 of 1185	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.4	934 of 1123	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.4	951 of 1095	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	486 of 676	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	524 of 705	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	523 of 696	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	465 of 706	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.7	96 of 253	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.6	329 of 653	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	357 of 663	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	246 of 406	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	73.1	104 of 388	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	48.7	148 of 236	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	235 of 369	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	285 of 374	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	559 of 646	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.1	227 of 615	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	95 of 591	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	50.2	210 of 581	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.0	167 of 473	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.7	238 of 503	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	1176 of 1457	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.6	879 of 1465	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	1032 of 1463	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	964 of 1454	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.6	482 of 1066	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.0	766 of 1370	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	800 of 1353	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	917 of 965	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	627 of 953	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	747 of 943	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	690 of 914	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	60.1	125 of 449	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	36.3	512 of 826	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	527 of 810	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	476 of 603	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	412 of 594	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	398 of 543	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.5	302 of 487	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.0	14 of 49	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	55.0	129 of 392	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.2	291 of 457	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	830 of 1283	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	692 of 1296	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	852 of 1288	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	725 of 1306	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	557 of 1241	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	676 of 1245	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	995 of 1455	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	1021 of 1464	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	1054 of 1464	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	1007 of 1455	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.0	436 of 1071	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.7	915 of 1366	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	962 of 1352	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	1078 of 1298	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.4	777 of 1303	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	994 of 1307	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	905 of 1283	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	745 of 1139	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	948 of 1170	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2025)39th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile+4 vs school

Homeless (2025)21st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)13th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I74%+18 vs state

Life Science Biology67%+8 vs state

U.S. History and Government53%-22 vs state

English Language Arts41%-11 vs state

Science35%-8 vs state

Math34%-18 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 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
School Of The Future Brooklyn	Public	6-8	574 Dumont Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 345-5190	119	13	9.4	94.1%	4 (3.4%)	66 (55.5%)	47 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23.4	1257^th of 1500 public middle schools	16.2%		26.2	1184^th of 1504 public middle schools	21.3%	73				50.0	39.4	18.5	45.5	20.6	20.0	30.6	37.9	$42,740	$2,891	$39,849
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
Legacy School Of The Arts	Public	6-8	590 Sheffield Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 397-2967	160	20	8.0	96.3%	5 (3.1%)	105 (65.6%)	40 (25.0%)	5 (3.1%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	18.9	1326^th of 1500 public middle schools	11.6%		22.5	1257^th of 1504 public middle schools	16.4%	69		9.4	5.6		34.6	30.2	38.5	44.4	19.4	25.9	25.0	$40,915	$2,992	$37,923
Brownsville Collaborative Middle School	Public	6-8	85 Watkins St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-1202	271	22	12.3	95.2%	2 (0.7%)	154 (56.8%)	113 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	62.6	508^th of 1500 public middle schools	66.1%		66.5	430^th of 1504 public middle schools	71.4%	78	70.8	36.8	76.7	46.2	53.6	64.7	42.5	100.0	100.0		8.7	$32,887	$3,386	$29,501
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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
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
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

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