📍 6500 16th Ave, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11204
Jhs 227 Edward B Shallow is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 1,367 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #20 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 97 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jhs 227 Edward B Shallow enrolls 1,367 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 97 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Asian, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 702 | 51% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 479 | 35% |
| White | 146 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 11 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,204 of the school's 1,367 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,145 qualify for free lunch and 59 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 227 Edward B Shallow 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 22, state house district 49.
Jhs 227 Edward B Shallow is one of 45 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20, based in BROOKLYN, New York. The district serves 46,246 students district-wide and employs 3,298 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,367 students, Jhs 227 Edward B Shallow is larger than the district average of about 1,028 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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