📍 231 Palmetto St, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11221
Jhs 291 Roland Hayes is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 267 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #32 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jhs 291 Roland Hayes enrolls 267 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Hispanic or Latino, 5.6% Black or African American and 1.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 240 | 90% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.9% |
| White | 4 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
242 of the school's 267 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 239 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jhs 291 Roland Hayes is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY-70, state senate district 18, state house district 53.
Jhs 291 Roland Hayes is one of 27 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32, based in BROOKLYN, New York. The district serves 9,081 students district-wide and employs 854 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 267 students, Jhs 291 Roland Hayes is smaller than the district average of about 336 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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