NEW HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL vs PS 249 CATON (THE)

How do these schools compare?

Metric NEW HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL PS 249 CATON (THE)
Location BROOKLYN, NY BROOKLYN, NY
School Type regular regular
Grade Level middle other
Enrollment 226 663
Student:Teacher Ratio 11.3:1 13.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 87.9% 78.0%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group NEW HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL PS 249 CATON (THE)
White 1.8% 7.1%
African American 68.1% 38.7%
Hispanic or Latino 23.0% 45.3%
Asian 0.0% 5.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 5.3% 0.9%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.5%
Multiracial 1.8% 1.7%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric NEW HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL PS 249 CATON (THE)
AP Courses Offered
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio
Chronic Absenteeism 31.4% 32.3%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.