Summary:
Junior High School 278 Marine Park is a public middle school in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 1,076 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #22, which is ranked 468 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Academically, Junior High School 278 Marine Park has consistently performed above the New York City Geographic District #22 and New York state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency rates across grades 6-8. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 51.32% to 59.87%, compared to the district's 42.57% to 50.75% and the state's 43.64% to 51.88%. In Math, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 25.59% to 49.15%, compared to the district's 44.07% to 56.59% and the state's 40.72% to 57.08%. The school also performed well in Regents exams, with high proficiency rates in Living Environment, U.S. History and Government, and Algebra I. However, the school's performance across different student subgroups is mixed, with some groups, such as English Language Learners and Special Education students, performing better than their counterparts in the district and state, while others, like female students, Asian students, Hispanic students, and white students, have lower rankings compared to their peers statewide.
Compared to nearby schools, Junior High School 278 Marine Park generally outperforms schools in the same district, such as Junior High School 78 Roy H Mann and Junior High School 14 Shell Bank, in academic proficiency rates. However, it lags behind the higher-performing magnet schools in the neighboring District #21, such as Is 98 Bay Academy and Is 228 David A Boody, which have significantly higher proficiency rates across ELA, Math, and Regents exams.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
New York City Geographic District #22
SchoolDigger Rank:
732nd of 1,504 New York Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,122
Students who attend Junior High School 278 Marine Park usually attend:
Feeder schools for Junior High School 278 Marine Park:
Student/teacher ratio: 10.6
Number of students: 935
Racial breakdown:
African American:
34.0%
White:
22.7%
Asian:
20.6%
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Hispanic:
17.2%
Two or more races:
3.7%
American Indian:
0.9%
Pacific Islander:
0.9%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 76.3%
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