JHS 291 Roland Hayes Middle School
231 Palmetto St Brooklyn NY, 11221, Kings County Phone: 718-574-0361 Ranking:  (3,360 out of 3,424, bottom 2%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 37 | 42 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 58 | 62 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 518 | 594 | 641 | 653 | 659 | 686 | 833 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 126 | 24.3% | 175 | 29.5% | 202 | 31.5% | 206 | 31.5% | 164 | 24.9% | 185 | 27.0% | 208 | 25.0% |
| Grade 7: | 181 | 34.9% | 213 | 35.9% | 216 | 33.7% | 212 | 32.5% | 198 | 30.0% | 200 | 29.2% | 225 | 27.0% |
| Grade 8: | 210 | 40.5% | 203 | 34.2% | 222 | 34.6% | 233 | 35.7% | 224 | 34.0% | 214 | 31.2% | 322 | 38.7% |
| Ungraded: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 72 | 10.9% | 87 | 12.7% | 78 | 9.4% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 268 | 51.7% | 318 | 53.5% | 343 | 53.5% | 339 | 51.9% | 331 | 50.2% | 345 | 50.3% | 418 | 50.2% |
| Female: | 250 | 48.3% | 276 | 46.5% | 298 | 46.5% | 314 | 48.1% | 320 | 48.6% | 333 | 48.5% | 411 | 49.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 8 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 401 | 77.4% | 460 | 77.4% | 499 | 77.8% | 484 | 74.1% | 474 | 71.9% | 464 | 67.6% | 537 | 64.5% |
| Black: | 97 | 18.7% | 115 | 19.4% | 133 | 20.7% | 156 | 23.9% | 170 | 25.8% | 205 | 29.9% | 274 | 32.9% |
| White: | 10 | 1.9% | 9 | 1.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.0% | 12 | 1.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 439 | 84.7% | 505 | 85.0% | 602 | 93.9% | 620 | 94.9% | NA | NA | 643 | 93.7% | 784 | 94.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 8 | 1.5% | 20 | 3.4% | 16 | 2.5% | 16 | 2.5% | NA | NA | 21 | 3.1% | 30 | 3.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.99 | 14.14 | 13.64 | 13.84 | 14.17 | 11.80 | 13.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 20% | 42% | 61% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 12% | 39% | 63% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 27% | 48% | 67% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 70% | 81% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 17% | 34% | 54% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 13% | 33% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 18% | 36% | 55% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 3.1% | 16.1% | 29.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 25% | 44% | 60% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 38% | 59% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 70% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 75% | 83% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 34% | 47% | 61% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 31% | 47% | 63% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | 52% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 9.4% | 13.6% | 30.6% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 13% | 33% | 57% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 21% | 41% | 58% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 26% | 51% | 71% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 43% | 64% | 80% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 15% | 33% | 50% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 16% | 28% | 48% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 11% | 31% | 53% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 6.6% | 17.7% | 31.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 12% | 32% | 56% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 20% | 44% | 66% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 35% | 63% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 76% | 88% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 18% | 47% | 62% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 27% | 47% | 64% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 12% | 44% | 65% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 2.4% | 12.3% | 27.7% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 14% | 31% | 49% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 13% | 29% | 58% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 21% | 39% | 56% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 29% | 52% | 69% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 14% | 29% | 51% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 13% | 26% | 47% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 15% | 30% | 50% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 4.8% | 17.1% | 33.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 11% | 31% | 54% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 8% | 35% | 59% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | 52% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 38% | 68% | 80% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 14% | 37% | 55% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 24% | 40% | 60% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | 42% | 62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 3.1% | 15.2% | 27.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 10% | 36% | 63% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 7% | 32% | 65% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 37% | 46% | 71% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 21% | 44% | 69% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 37% | 49% | 71% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 46% | 69% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 47% | 70% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 5% | 26% | 54% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 6% | 25% | 57% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 19% | 36% | 63% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 13% | 34% | 63% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 46% | 69% |
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* JHS 291 Roland Hayes Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.