JHS 259 William McKinley
Public · Grades 6–8 · 1,780 students
Christa McAuliffe School (The) /IS 187
1171 65th St, Brooklyn, NY 11219
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
949
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
New York City Geographic District #20
Kings County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 770 New York middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other New York middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Christa McAuliffe School (The) /IS 187
Christa McAuliffe School (The) /IS 187 is a public middle school in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 6–8. It is part of New York City Geographic District #20. The school is located in a large city in Kings County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 949 students were enrolled, with about 14.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical New York middle school (10.1 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 770 New York middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 949 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.9 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- New York City Geographic District #20
- County
- Kings County
- NCES school ID
- 360015101348
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.