JHS 50 John D Wells
Public middle school, 6 to ungraded · Brooklyn, New York
JHS 50 John D Wells in Brooklyn, New York enrolled 388 students in 2024-25 with 45.5 full-time teachers, 8.5 students per teacher against the New York middle-school median of 10.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 45-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 54% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New York: 47% and 52%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 30%
355 students in 2022-23, 379 students in 2023-24, 388 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.0 to 45.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 355 | 35.0 | 10.1 |
| 2023-24 | 379 | 32.7 | 11.6 |
| 2024-25 | 388 | 45.5 | 8.5 |
8.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 84 of every 100 New York middle schools
Among the 768 New York middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection JHS 50 John D Wells reported.
- Advanced Placement coursesnot reported
- Gifted and talented programnot reported
- Counselors (FTE)not reported
- Out-of-school suspensionsnot reported
- Chronically absent41.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
62.4% of students were Hispanic, 21.6% Black, 10.6% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic62.4%
- Black21.6%
- White10.6%
- Asian2.6%
- Two or more races1.5%
- American Indian1.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at JHS 50 John D Wells scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 54% in math in 2022-23, against 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23 across New York. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New York, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | New York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 45‑49% | 47% | 47% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 54% | 33% (2021-22) | 52% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Brooklyn
99 public middle schools in Brooklyn report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| JHS 259 William Mckinley | 1,780 | 14.8 | 78.3% |
| Is 228 David a Boody | 1,555 | 13.2 | 75.8% |
| Madeleine Brennan School (the) | 1,518 | 15.1 | 71.3% |
| JHS 234 Arthur W Cunningham | 1,447 | 13.2 | 78.9% |
| Is 98 Bay Academy | 1,435 | 20.1 | 59.3% |
| JHS 227 Edward B Shallow | 1,327 | 12.1 | 85.3% |
| Mark Twain is 239 for the Gifted and Talented | 1,295 | 18.6 | 42.7% |
| JHS 220 John J Pershing | 1,257 | 12.3 | 88.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about JHS 50 John D Wells
- Williamsburg Collegiate Charter SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.4 miles away: 250 students, 9.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Conselyea Preparatory SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 0.8 miles away: 366 students, 11.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Compare JHS 50 John D Wells with Williamsburg Collegiate Charter SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much New York City Geographic District #14 spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
- The largest public schools in New YorkJHS 50 John D Wells is the number 448 by size of 777 New York middle schools open in 2024-25.#448 of 777
- New York schools by students per teacher8.5 students per teacher here against the New York median of 10.1 for middle schools.8.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about JHS 50 John D Wells
How many students attend JHS 50 John D Wells?
388 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 355 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Brooklyn, NY.What is the student-teacher ratio at JHS 50 John D Wells?
8.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for middle schools is 10.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is JHS 50 John D Wells a Title I school?
JHS 50 John D Wells ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at JHS 50 John D Wells do on state tests?
The students tested at JHS 50 John D Wells scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 54% in math in 2022-23, against 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23 across New York. New York's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is JHS 50 John D Wells in?
New York City Geographic District #14, NCES district ID 3600119. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 360011902221 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.