📍 183 S 3rd St, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11211
Jhs 50 John D Wells is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 355 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #14 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jhs 50 John D Wells enrolls 355 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Black or African American and 9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 222 | 63% |
| Black or African American | 78 | 22% |
| White | 32 | 9% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 8 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
306 of the school's 355 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 290 qualify for free lunch and 16 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 50 John D Wells 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 50 John D Wells is one of 38 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14, based in BROOKLYN, New York. The district serves 15,368 students district-wide and employs 1,424 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 355 students, Jhs 50 John D Wells is close to the district average of about 404 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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