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J.H.S. 220 John J. Pershing

20K220

06,07,08 - Brooklyn, District 20

4812 9TH AVENUE (get directions)

$5.06/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

1,188 students (SY2025-26)

[email protected] budget $4,818,618 ($4,056/student)

Attendance: 95.7%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 97.5%

Math Course Pass Rate: 96%

Overview

J.H.S. 220 John J. Pershing is a junior high-intermediate-middle school (grades 06,07,08) in Brooklyn, Community School District 20.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	1,400
2014-15	1,375
2015-16	1,435
2016-17	1,489
2017-18	1,520
2018-19	1,521
2019-20	1,494
2020-21	1,419
2021-22	1,249
2022-23	1,231
2023-24	1,249
2024-25	1,263
2025-26	1,188

% female: 44.2% (2025-26)

% poverty: 89.9% (2025-26)

% students with disabilities: 17.6% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 33.8% (2025-26)

Data year

Mixed years. Each share is the newest year this school published it, shown next to the number.

Race / ethnicity

DOE reports race and ethnicity. It does not publish country of nationality.

Asian: 65.8% (2025-26)

Black: 0.8% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 28.9% (2025-26)

White: 4% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 0.2% (2025-26)

Native American: 0.3% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.89 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 95.7%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 97.5%

Math Course Pass Rate: 96%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	95.7%
2024	ELA course pass rate	97.5%
2024	Math course pass rate	96%
2023	Attendance	95.4%
2023	ELA course pass rate	98.3%
2023	Math course pass rate	95.3%
2022	Attendance	96.4%
2022	ELA course pass rate	99%
2022	Math course pass rate	97.9%
2021	Attendance	95%
2021	ELA course pass rate	98.1%
2021	Math course pass rate	97.4%
2020	Attendance	90.9%
2020	ELA course pass rate	96.5%
2020	Math course pass rate	95.4%
2019	Attendance	96.1%
2019	ELA course pass rate	99.8%
2019	Math course pass rate	99.7%
2018	Attendance	96.4%
2018	ELA course pass rate	97.8%
2018	Math course pass rate	97%
2017	ELA course pass rate	96.9%
2017	Math course pass rate	96.6%
2016	ELA course pass rate	97.1%
2016	Math course pass rate	96.2%
2015	ELA course pass rate	98.4%
2015	Math course pass rate	97%

See the full report on DOE's site for every metric this dataset publishes.

State tests

Mean scale score on the New York State test for the grades this school serves. The percent is students at level 3 or 4, not a percentile rank. Scores from 2023 on use the current standards and are not comparable to earlier years. High school SAT section scores stay in Academic / quality.

Year	Grade	Test	Mean scale score	Level 3+4	Tested
2026	6	ELA	442	42.9%	338
2026	6	Math	466	73.6%	360
2026	7	ELA	449	51.1%	366
2026	7	Math	479	82.1%	390
2026	8	ELA	449	51.1%	409
2026	8	Math	474	74.4%	426
2026	8	Science	465	70.5%	430
2025	6	ELA	450	55.4%	350
2025	6	Math	473	77%	383
2025	7	ELA	451	54.8%	396
2025	7	Math	478	78.7%	431
2025	8	ELA	454	57.7%	416
2025	8	Math	478	77.3%	431
2025	8	Science	464	70.9%	443
2024	6	ELA	449	53.2%	333
2024	6	Math	474	78.7%	371
2024	7	ELA	456	63.1%	358
2024	7	Math	482	81.1%	391
2024	8	ELA	454	61.3%	359
2024	8	Math	482	80.6%	315
2024	8	Science	457	60.3%	406
2023	6	ELA	451	57.1%	343
2023	6	Math	472	73.2%	366
2023	7	ELA	452	60.7%	341
2023	7	Math	474	76.1%	360
2023	8	ELA	455	62.7%	375
2023	8	Math	475	77.5%	404
2022	6	ELA	608	66.9%	335
2022	6	Math	607	58.6%	348
2022	7	ELA	609	64.1%	376
2022	7	Math	611	62.7%	391
2022	8	ELA	604	58.8%	376
2022	8	Math	616	62.7%	375
2019	6	ELA	596	43.3%	469
2019	6	Math	604	49.3%	483
2019	7	ELA	599	39.2%	446
2019	7	Math	610	62%	461
2019	8	ELA	601	52.5%	446
2019	8	Math	617	67%	464
2018	6	ELA	596	41.3%	460
2018	6	Math	602	49.4%	476
2018	7	ELA	600	42.9%	427
2018	7	Math	609	57.6%	446
2018	8	ELA	596	42.7%	468
2018	8	Math	615	60%	478

Specialized high school offers

Share of 8th graders in high-school admissions who received an offer to a testing specialized high school. A cell of 0-5 is DOE's suppression for a small count, so that year has no percent.

Year	In HS admissions	Took SHSAT	Offers	Offer rate
2025	453	210	45	9.9%
2024	456	194	39	8.6%
2023	444	194	21	4.7%
2022	435	187	22	5.1%

School budget (Galaxy)

Allocated school budget from DOE Galaxy. Fair Student Funding is the main flexible allocation. This is the budget, not dollars already spent. Per student uses the latest enrollment, which can be a different year than the fiscal year. Figures as of 2026-10-23.

Fiscal year	Total budget	Fair Student Funding	Per student
FY 2027	$4,818,618	not reported	$4,056
FY 2026	$2,254,853	not reported	$1,898

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
Title I SWP	$1,369,053
C4E Class Size Reduction Planning	$906,843
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$606,405
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$495,168
Contract for Excellence FY 2025	$321,665
C4E Class Size Transition	$232,191
Title I SWP STH	$215,193
IDEA SBST Shared	$180,353
Class Size Reduction C4E Phase In	$117,181
IDEA RS IEP Para	$86,659
Class Size Reduction Planning	$85,167
OASAS Sub Abuse	$78,471
Title III LEP	$41,915
High Need Support for Title I	$35,212
OASAS County Initiative Prevention	$13,937
Title I SWP Parent and Family Engagement	$13,691
Title III LEP Carryover	$8,680
High Need Support for Title I STH	$5,535
Title I SWP Translation Services	$3,900
Private Grnt 36-URBAN ADV MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTRY	$899
OASAS Sub Abuse OTPS	$500

PTA funding (LL171)

$5.06/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

PTA/PA fundraising per enrolled student - higher generally means a more active parent fundraising community, not a DOE quality signal.

School year	Beginning balance	Total income	Total expenses	Ending balance
2024-25	$614	$6,389	$4,836	$1,553

Sources & methodology

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