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Junior High School 62 Ditmas

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Junior High School 62 Ditmas ranks 620 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

620^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 59% of New York middle schools

Summary

Junior High School 62 Ditmas is a public middle school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 858 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #20, which is ranked 249 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Junior High School 62 Ditmas has consistently ranked in the middle range of New York middle schools, with a statewide ranking between 411-620 over the past 5 school years. The school's performance on state assessments is mixed, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math generally below the district and state averages, but with some stronger performance in specific grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 8th-grade ELA proficiency rate was 62.55%, which was higher than the district (66.93%) and state (52.38%) averages, but its 8th-grade Math proficiency rate was 46.58%, which was lower than the district (69.46%) and state (46.74%) averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Junior High School 220 John J Pershing consistently outperforms Junior High School 62 Ditmas on state assessments, while Middle School 442 Carroll Gardens School For Innovation, a high-performing school in the neighboring New York City Geographic District #15, has significantly higher proficiency rates than Junior High School 62 Ditmas, particularly in Math. These comparisons suggest that there may be opportunities for Junior High School 62 Ditmas to learn from the practices and strategies of its higher-performing peers.

857

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,124

Per pupil spending ?

91.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 Cortelyou Rd
Brooklyn, NY 11218-4500

(718) 941-5450

District: New York City Geographic District #20

Feeder schools for Junior High School 62 Ditmas:

Elementary:

Ps 179 Kensington

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

41.8%

Hispanic:

28.8%

White:

14.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New York median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of New York City Geographic District #20's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg67%

New York avg53%

620^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #20

249^th of 874New York City Geographic District #20 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	56.6	620 of 1500	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.4	565 of 1504	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	478 of 1500	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	576 of 1479	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.0	411 of 1242	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	573 of 1439	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.6	530 of 1438	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.0	661 of 1455	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.0	626 of 1429	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	42.3	808 of 1407	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.8	846 of 1401	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.6	936 of 1373	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.1	1009 of 1337	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.0	1025 of 1295	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.2	974 of 1243	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.7	991 of 1224	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.8	928 of 1185	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.1	927 of 1123	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.7	939 of 1095	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	78.9	103 of 705	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	104 of 696	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	57.7	206 of 653	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.1	123 of 663	81.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	316 of 406	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	315 of 396	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	304 of 388	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	312 of 381	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	198 of 236	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	311 of 369	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	295 of 374	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	195 of 646	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	45.7	262 of 615	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	165 of 591	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	46.0	247 of 581	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.2	224 of 473	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	127 of 503	74.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	654 of 1457	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.6	579 of 1465	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	497 of 1463	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	641 of 1454	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.7	441 of 1066	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	571 of 1370	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	576 of 1353	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	344 of 965	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	304 of 953	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	261 of 943	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	56.1	331 of 914	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.9	223 of 449	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.1	248 of 826	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	62.9	251 of 810	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	231 of 603	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	221 of 594	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	125 of 543	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	58.9	139 of 487	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	29.7	310 of 392	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.2	231 of 457	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	342 of 1283	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.0	331 of 1296	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	256 of 1288	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	309 of 1306	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.4	351 of 1241	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	297 of 1245	76.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	561 of 1455	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	531 of 1464	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	456 of 1464	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	495 of 1455	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.6	308 of 1071	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	54.4	548 of 1366	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	483 of 1352	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	115 of 1298	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	67.7	254 of 1303	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	53.1	459 of 1307	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	614 of 1283	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	400 of 1139	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	411 of 1170	64.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	532 of 775	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	554 of 778	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	627 of 772	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.3	436 of 748	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)91st percentile+32 vs school

African American (2024)85th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)70th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+6 vs school

Homeless (2025)62nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2025)22nd percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I98%+42 vs state

Life Science Biology95%+36 vs state

English Language Arts56%+4 vs state

Math51%~ state avg

Science49%+5 vs state

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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)	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 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	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 62 Ditmas	Public	6-8	700 Cortelyou Rd	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 941-5450	857	60	14.1	91.8%	125 (14.6%)	110 (12.8%)	247 (28.8%)	358 (41.8%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (1.1%)	56.6	620^th of 1500 public middle schools	58.7%		58.4	565^th of 1504 public middle schools	62.4%	55			98.3	94.7		52.4	51.3	62.6	48.5	55.8	46.6	48.6	$30,124	$2,826	$27,298
Middle School 890	Public	6-8	21 Hinckley Pl	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 397-9200	336	32	10.4	79.8%	49 (14.6%)	97 (28.9%)	119 (35.4%)	58 (17.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	78.6	273^rd of 1500 public middle schools	81.8%		68.8	390^th of 1504 public middle schools	74.1%	117			92.3	78.0		56.6	66.3	67.7	69.7	77.9	66.7	60.2	$30,622	$2,463	$28,159
Junior High School 223 Montauk (The)	Public, Magnet	6-8	4200 16th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 438-0155	625	53	11.7	94.9%	91 (14.6%)	15 (2.4%)	189 (30.2%)	324 (51.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	57.4	604^th of 1500 public middle schools	59.7%		69.8	374^th of 1504 public middle schools	75.1%	230			97.1	94.0		48.6	59.4	53.8	64.3	65.0	39.9	36.8	$32,629	$3,582	$29,047
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
Middle School 246 Walt Whitman	Public	6-8	72 Veronica Pl	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 282-5230	357	29	12.1	86.8%	12 (3.4%)	223 (62.5%)	109 (30.5%)	5 (1.4%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.7	1216^th of 1500 public middle schools	18.9%		20.5	1296^th of 1504 public middle schools	13.8%	80						36.8	41.5	40.8	28.8	43.0	30.6	25.0	$33,738	$3,833	$29,904
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
Achievement First Voyager Charter School	Public, Charter	7-8	601 Parkside Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	Achievement First Voyager Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2640	96	9	10.6	93.8%	0 (0.0%)	83 (86.5%)	12 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.9	689^th of 1500 public middle schools	54.1%		71.3	353^rd of 1504 public middle schools	76.5%	336							52.5	63.5		36.8		44.2	$39,245	$2,632	$36,613
Junior High School 220 John J Pershing	Public	6-8	4812 9th Ave	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 633-8200	1,257	102	12.3	89.8%	54 (4.3%)	6 (0.5%)	368 (29.3%)	821 (65.3%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	81.4	238^th of 1500 public middle schools	84.1%		84.1	191^st of 1504 public middle schools	87.3%	47		100.0	100.0	92.3	92.9	60.3	57.1	59.7	80.5	80.3	79.7	73.1	$30,400	$2,741	$27,659
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Junior High School 62 Ditmas

What district is Junior High School 62 Ditmas in?

New York City Geographic District #20

Is Junior High School 62 Ditmas a good school?

Junior High School 62 Ditmas ranks 620^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Junior High School 62 Ditmas?

Students at Junior High School 62 Ditmas are 42% Asian, 29% Hispanic, 15% White, 13% African American, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Junior High School 62 Ditmas?

In the 2024-25 school year, 857 students attended Junior High School 62 Ditmas.

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