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Junior High School 278 Marine Park

Q: Is Junior High School 278 Marine Park a good school?

Junior High School 278 Marine Park ranks 775 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

775^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 48% of New York middle schools

Summary

Junior High School 278 Marine Park is a public middle school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 935 students in grades 6-8 and part of the New York City Geographic District #22.

The school has generally strong academic performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math that often exceed the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 52.86% to 59.29% across grade levels, compared to the district's 54.96% to 55.36%. In Math, the school's proficiency rates were 25.31% to 51.92%, compared to the district's 52.33% to 57.48%. The school also performed well on Regents exams, with proficiency rates of 75.51% in U.S. History and Government, 76.29% in Algebra I, and 50.54% in Life Science Biology.

While the school's overall performance is strong, there are some variations in the performance of different student subgroups. Asian and African American students generally perform better than Hispanic and White students. The school also serves a high percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch, ranging from 69.11% to 76.26%, which may impact academic performance. Compared to nearby schools, Is 98 Bay Academy and Is 228 David A Boody in the neighboring New York City Geographic District #21 have significantly higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Math.

841

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,087

Per pupil spending ?

79.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1925 Stuart St
Brooklyn, NY 11229-2619

(718) 375-3523

District: New York City Geographic District #22

Students who attend Junior High School 278 Marine Park usually attend:

High:

James Madison High School

Feeder schools for Junior High School 278 Marine Park:

Elementary:	Ps 222 Katherine R Snyder
	Ps 277 Gerritsen Beach
	Ps 315
	School Of Science &technology

Racial breakdown:

African American:

30.4%

Hispanic:

23.9%

White:

20.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

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

!Math scores 12 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg58%

New York avg56%

775^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #22

412^th of 874New York City Geographic District #22 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	47.4	775 of 1500	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	732 of 1504	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	553 of 1500	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.5	459 of 1479	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.3	266 of 1242	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	381 of 1439	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	407 of 1438	71.7%	★★★★☆
2017	65.2	436 of 1455	70.0%	★★★★☆
2016	62.0	465 of 1429	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.3	419 of 1407	70.2%	★★★★☆
2014	48.9	671 of 1401	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.2	703 of 1373	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.8	730 of 1337	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.2	876 of 1295	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.7	930 of 1243	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.2	898 of 1224	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.2	884 of 1185	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.1	842 of 1123	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.8	830 of 1095	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	229 of 676	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	276 of 705	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	258 of 696	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	267 of 706	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.3	90 of 253	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.7	169 of 653	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	149 of 663	77.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	238 of 406	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.8	237 of 396	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	264 of 388	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.0	210 of 381	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.4	106 of 236	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.0	106 of 369	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	142 of 374	62.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	230 of 646	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.4	221 of 615	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	126 of 591	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.9	59 of 581	89.8%	★★★★★
2019	55.3	120 of 473	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	62.3	92 of 503	81.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	680 of 1457	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	756 of 1465	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.7	585 of 1463	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	526 of 1454	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.0	332 of 1066	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.6	375 of 1370	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	65.9	425 of 1353	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	626 of 965	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	551 of 953	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.7	394 of 943	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	231 of 914	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.3	197 of 826	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	162 of 810	80.0%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	413 of 603	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	425 of 594	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	63.4	137 of 543	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	60.5	135 of 487	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	53 of 392	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	73 of 457	84.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	512 of 1283	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	498 of 1296	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	407 of 1288	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	295 of 1306	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.1	134 of 935	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	70.5	266 of 1241	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	273 of 1245	78.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	808 of 1455	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.9	672 of 1464	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	538 of 1464	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	389 of 1455	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	184 of 1071	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.0	363 of 1366	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	68.1	355 of 1352	73.7%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	18 of 20	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	580 of 1298	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	475 of 1303	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	411 of 1307	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.2	217 of 1283	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	152 of 1139	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	145 of 1170	87.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	700 of 775	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	590 of 778	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.4	351 of 772	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	283 of 748	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.4	161 of 614	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	190 of 716	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	231 of 763	69.7%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)66th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)64th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)41st percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile-13 vs school

Homeless (2025)32nd percentile-17 vs school

Military Connected (2025)10th percentile-38 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I76%+20 vs state

U.S. History and Government76%~ state avg

English Language Arts55%+4 vs state

Life Science Biology51%-8 vs state

Math40%-12 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 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
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 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
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
Andries Hudde	Public, Magnet	6-8	2500 Nostrand Ave	Brooklyn	11210	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 253-3700	389	39	10.0	92.5%	35 (9.0%)	193 (49.6%)	96 (24.7%)	51 (13.1%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	23.7	1249^th of 1500 public middle schools	16.7%		17.1	1344^th of 1504 public middle schools	10.6%	95			88.9	50.0			26.1	33.3	36.5	27.8	37.2	39.0	31.9	$36,002	$3,667	$32,335
Is 381	Public	6-8	2500 Nostrand Ave	Brooklyn	11210	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 338-1534	296	29	10.2	81.8%	13 (4.4%)	158 (53.4%)	92 (31.1%)	22 (7.4%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	44.3	824^th of 1500 public middle schools	45.1%		42.8	861^st of 1504 public middle schools	42.8%	37		33.3	41.7	37.5			45.5	59.5	57.0	31.0	42.4	45.1	39.0	$32,537	$2,487	$30,050
Junior High School 78 Roy H Mann	Public	6-8	1420 E 68th St	Brooklyn	11234	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 763-4701	662	44	15.0	72.1%	126 (19.0%)	325 (49.1%)	120 (18.1%)	68 (10.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (2.9%)	55.8	632^nd of 1500 public middle schools	57.9%		48	748^th of 1504 public middle schools	50.3%	116		100.0	87.1	74.6			53.4	62.6	55.1	50.5	51.4	53.0	39.6	$31,081	$2,574	$28,507
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
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 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

Frequently Asked Questions about Junior High School 278 Marine Park

What district is Junior High School 278 Marine Park in?

New York City Geographic District #22

Is Junior High School 278 Marine Park a good school?

Junior High School 278 Marine Park ranks 775^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Junior High School 278 Marine Park attend?

Students who attend Junior High School 278 Marine Park usually go on to attend James Madison High School

How many students attend Junior High School 278 Marine Park?

In the 2024-25 school year, 841 students attended Junior High School 278 Marine Park.

What is the racial makeup of Junior High School 278 Marine Park?

Students at Junior High School 278 Marine Park are 30% African American, 24% Hispanic, 20% White, 20% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

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