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Is 228 David A Boody

Q: Is Is 228 David A Boody a good school?

Is 228 David A Boody ranks 248 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

248^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 83% of New York middle schools

Summary

Is 228 David A Boody is a public magnet middle school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 1,549 students. This high-performing school consistently delivers exceptional academic results, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math, outperforming the district and state averages.

Is 228 David A Boody's proficiency rates on state assessments are impressive, with 64.57% in 6th grade ELA, 67.8% in 7th grade ELA, and 71.33% in 8th grade ELA. In Math, the proficiency rates are 67.19% in 6th grade, 78.99% in 7th grade, and 76.26% in 8th grade. The school also excels on Regents exams, with high proficiency rates in Algebra I (96.69%), Living Environment Biology (85.71%), and Geometry (100%). Interestingly, when compared to nearby schools in the same New York City Geographic District #21, Is 228 David A Boody stands out as a high-performing institution, with Is 98 Bay Academy and Mark Twain Is 239 For The Gifted And Talented achieving even higher academic performance and rankings.

Despite having a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, ranging from 75.88% to 80.83% receiving free or reduced-price lunch, Is 228 David A Boody is able to maintain exceptional academic results, suggesting the school effectively supports its diverse student population. The school's consistent 4-star ratings from SchoolDigger and rankings in the top 250-300 middle schools in New York are a testament to its sustained excellence in serving its community.

1,555

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,526

Per pupil spending ?

78.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

228 Ave S
Brooklyn, NY 11223-2700

(718) 375-7635

District: New York City Geographic District #21

Feeder schools for Is 228 David A Boody:

Elementary:	Ps 215 Morris H Weiss
	Ps 95 Gravesend (The)

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.4%

Asian:

28.0%

Hispanic:

23.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (72% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of New York middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg60%

New York avg53%

248^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #21

472^nd of 874New York City Geographic District #21 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	80.7	248 of 1500	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	264 of 1504	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	229 of 1500	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	224 of 1479	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.9	245 of 1242	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	283 of 1439	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	255 of 1438	82.3%	★★★★☆
2017	75.1	297 of 1455	79.6%	★★★★☆
2016	59.9	501 of 1429	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.2	488 of 1407	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.9	438 of 1401	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.0	644 of 1373	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	44.8	812 of 1337	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.5	804 of 1295	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.9	797 of 1243	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.3	844 of 1224	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.5	710 of 1185	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.0	747 of 1123	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.5	613 of 1095	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	161 of 676	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	131 of 705	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	59.9	236 of 696	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	215 of 706	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.9	130 of 663	80.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	134 of 406	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	154 of 396	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.4	129 of 388	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	173 of 381	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.5	165 of 236	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.1	183 of 369	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	193 of 374	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	25 of 646	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	70.7	72 of 615	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	62 of 591	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	38 of 581	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	56.5	32 of 118	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	29 of 473	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	72.9	55 of 503	89.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	231 of 1457	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	264 of 1465	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	260 of 1463	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	217 of 1454	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	264 of 1066	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	290 of 1370	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	288 of 1353	78.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	330 of 965	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	407 of 953	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	373 of 943	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	371 of 914	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	280 of 826	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.4	238 of 810	70.6%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	122 of 603	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	60.8	158 of 594	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.1	154 of 543	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.3	115 of 487	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.2	79 of 392	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	67.7	91 of 457	80.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	161 of 1283	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	177 of 1296	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	150 of 1288	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	133 of 1306	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	79.1	133 of 935	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	174 of 1241	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	151 of 1245	87.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	250 of 1455	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	262 of 1464	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	213 of 1464	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	224 of 1455	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	74.2	210 of 1071	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	265 of 1366	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	221 of 1352	83.7%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	6 of 20	70.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	22 of 235	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	83.0	41 of 220	81.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	211 of 1298	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	262 of 1303	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	52.2	477 of 1307	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	307 of 1283	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	49.4	420 of 1139	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.3	160 of 1170	86.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	193 of 775	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	195 of 778	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	200 of 772	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	183 of 748	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	66.0	184 of 614	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.8	230 of 716	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.4	174 of 763	77.2%	★★★★☆

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)96th percentile+13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)91st percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)80th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)76th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile-8 vs school

Military Connected (2025)70th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)67th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+40 vs state

Algebra I97%+41 vs state

Life Science Biology86%+27 vs state

Math74%+22 vs state

English Language Arts68%+16 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences56%~ state avg

Science41%~ state avg

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by a parent
Sunday, October 1, 2017

Mr Dominick D'Angelo is one of the better principles in NYC and runs a tight ship, He has very competent teachers and staff members and finally a real school nurse that is very good and actually knows what their doing !! I feel very comfortable sending my child here, Thanks Mr D'Angelo Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, March 9, 2017

I have to say, this is the last middle school I'd want my kids to go to. Seeing some of the Boody kids leaving the neighborhood, cursing, screaming, and hanging out to smoke weed at McDonald Park every day when the weather is good irks me no end. Too many kids in this school act like pint-sized gang members and behave like beginner criminals. The music program at this school is supposed to be good, but I've talked to the parents at this school who have their kids their, and every one of them wanted their kids to go elsewhere. Close Quote

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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 Geometry (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 Geometry 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
Is 228 David A Boody	Public, Magnet	6-8	228 Ave S	Brooklyn	11223	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 375-7635	1,555	118	13.1	78.8%	690 (44.4%)	29 (1.9%)	363 (23.3%)	435 (28.0%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	27 (1.7%)	80.7	248^th of 1500 public middle schools	83.5%		77.6	264^th of 1504 public middle schools	82.4%	16			96.7	85.7	100.0	56.3	64.6	67.8	71.3	67.2	79.0	76.3	41.3	$28,526	$2,583	$25,943
Is 96 Seth Low	Public, Magnet	6-8	99 Ave P	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 236-1344	851	102	8.3	87.1%	290 (34.1%)	49 (5.8%)	289 (34.0%)	216 (25.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	53.3	673^rd of 1500 public middle schools	55.1%		51.4	690^th of 1504 public middle schools	54.1%	17		93.9	61.3	46.7		15.7	47.6	50.2	47.7	46.8	61.7	57.5		$38,239	$2,871	$35,368
Is 281 Joseph B Cavallaro	Public, Magnet	6-8	8787 24th Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 996-6706	1,198	92	13.0	85.0%	293 (24.5%)	78 (6.5%)	331 (27.6%)	476 (39.7%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.0%)	69.6	385^th of 1500 public middle schools	74.3%		72.7	337^th of 1504 public middle schools	77.6%	48			100.0	73.8			56.4	58.9	53.8	56.2	71.5	71.5	55.0	$30,008	$2,479	$27,529
Junior High School 234 Arthur W Cunningham	Public, Magnet	6-8	1875 E 17th St	Brooklyn	11229	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 645-1334	1,447	110	13.1	82.9%	677 (46.8%)	101 (7.0%)	224 (15.5%)	382 (26.4%)	17 (1.2%)	5 (0.3%)	41 (2.8%)	73.1	344^th of 1500 public middle schools	77.1%		74.3	307^th of 1504 public middle schools	79.6%	37		99.1	100.0	99.3			60.3	52.8	65.7	60.4	69.4	76.4	58.4	$28,180	$2,519	$25,661
Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg	Public, Magnet	6-8	501 West Ave	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 996-0100	416	36	11.4	93.0%	165 (39.7%)	57 (13.7%)	105 (25.2%)	75 (18.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	54.2	663^rd of 1500 public middle schools	55.8%		38.6	945^th of 1504 public middle schools	37.2%	282			84.9	40.3			45.8	42.8	54.7	60.3	54.9	60.2		$32,340	$2,830	$29,510
Is 98 Bay Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	1401 Emmons Ave	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	Yes	No	No	(718) 891-9005	1,435	72	20.0	62.9%	719 (50.1%)	34 (2.4%)	133 (9.3%)	511 (35.6%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.2%)	97.5	35^th of 1500 public middle schools	97.7%		97.8	28^th of 1504 public middle schools	98.1%	7			100.0	100.0			88.1	90.9	86.4	90.0	97.1	94.1	87.4	$24,527	$1,389	$23,137
Junior High School 227 Edward B Shallow	Public	6-8	6500 16th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 256-8218	1,327	110	12.0	88.8%	157 (11.8%)	11 (0.8%)	515 (38.8%)	621 (46.8%)	10 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (0.8%)	59	576^th of 1500 public middle schools	61.6%		68.7	391^st of 1504 public middle schools	74.0%	185	99.0	99.0	100.0	96.2			50.6	55.1	58.7	47.5	62.3	54.1	49.8	$28,760	$2,840	$25,920
Mark Twain Is 239 For The Gifted And Talented	Public, Magnet	6-8	2401 Neptune Ave	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	Yes	No	No	(718) 266-0814	1,295	70	18.6	45.9%	500 (38.6%)	100 (7.7%)	123 (9.5%)	487 (37.6%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	77 (5.9%)	98.1	26^th of 1500 public middle schools	98.3%		97.1	42^nd of 1504 public middle schools	97.2%	16			98.1	86.6	100.0		92.7	96.1	91.2	94.1	98.2	90.1		$26,087	$1,509	$24,579
Junior High School 278 Marine Park	Public	6-8	1925 Stuart St	Brooklyn	11229	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 375-3523	841	80	10.5	79.9%	171 (20.3%)	256 (30.4%)	201 (23.9%)	166 (19.7%)	7 (0.8%)	7 (0.8%)	33 (3.9%)	47.4	775^th of 1500 public middle schools	48.3%		49.2	732^nd of 1504 public middle schools	51.3%	43		75.5	76.3	50.5			53.9	59.3	52.9	36.9	51.9	25.3		$36,087	$2,965	$33,122
Junior High School 14 Shell Bank	Public	6-8	2424 Batchelder St	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 743-0220	469	47	9.9	91.7%	160 (34.1%)	120 (25.6%)	105 (22.4%)	63 (13.4%)	6 (1.3%)	11 (2.3%)	4 (0.9%)	37.2	962^nd of 1500 public middle schools	35.9%		37.2	974^th of 1504 public middle schools	35.2%	12	82.6		100.0	35.7		61.1	38.7	38.1	38.9	48.3	56.3	43.0	28.9	$44,541	$3,343	$41,198

Frequently Asked Questions about Is 228 David A Boody

Is Is 228 David A Boody a good school?

Is 228 David A Boody ranks 248^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Is 228 David A Boody?

Students at Is 228 David A Boody are 44% White, 28% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Is 228 David A Boody in?

New York City Geographic District #21

How many students attend Is 228 David A Boody?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,555 students attended Is 228 David A Boody.

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