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J.H.S. 227 Edward B. Shallow

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06,07,08 - Brooklyn, District 20

6500 16 AVENUE (get directions)

$7.69/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

1,223 students (SY2025-26)

FY@budget.Year budget $15,859,382 ($12,968/student)

Attendance: 93.2%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 98.8%

Math Course Pass Rate: 98.3%

Overview

J.H.S. 227 Edward B. Shallow 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	1,314
2014-15	1,271
2015-16	1,276
2016-17	1,379
2017-18	1,506
2018-19	1,614
2019-20	1,637
2020-21	1,536
2021-22	1,484
2022-23	1,378
2023-24	1,362
2024-25	1,325
2025-26	1,223

% female: 46% (2025-26)

% poverty: 85.9% (2025-26)

% students with disabilities: 14.9% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 30.9% (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: 44.2% (2025-26)

Black: 1.1% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 40% (2025-26)

White: 13.1% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 0.7% (2025-26)

Native American: 0.9% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.83 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 93.2%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 98.8%

Math Course Pass Rate: 98.3%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	93.2%
2024	ELA course pass rate	98.8%
2024	Math course pass rate	98.3%
2023	Attendance	93.4%
2023	ELA course pass rate	99.2%
2023	Math course pass rate	98.8%
2022	Attendance	93.2%
2022	ELA course pass rate	98.7%
2022	Math course pass rate	98.3%
2021	Attendance	91.9%
2021	ELA course pass rate	97%
2021	Math course pass rate	96%
2020	Attendance	92.1%
2020	ELA course pass rate	99.6%
2020	Math course pass rate	96.8%
2019	Attendance	95.6%
2019	ELA course pass rate	97.2%
2019	Math course pass rate	89.9%
2018	Attendance	96.1%
2018	ELA course pass rate	97.6%
2018	Math course pass rate	96.4%
2017	ELA course pass rate	97.7%
2017	Math course pass rate	95%
2016	ELA course pass rate	97.9%
2016	Math course pass rate	95.2%
2015	ELA course pass rate	96.7%
2015	Math course pass rate	94.5%

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	441	42.4%	314
2026	6	Math	448	47.1%	314
2026	7	ELA	448	51.1%	354
2026	7	Math	460	60.7%	356
2026	8	ELA	449	50.6%	395
2026	8	Math	462	64.5%	380
2026	8	Science	458	67.2%	274
2025	6	ELA	447	50.7%	347
2025	6	Math	451	47.6%	380
2025	7	ELA	451	55.1%	370
2025	7	Math	462	61.8%	403
2025	8	ELA	454	58.6%	401
2025	8	Math	452	54%	272
2025	8	Science	449	50%	224
2024	6	ELA	445	44.8%	391
2024	6	Math	451	51.5%	412
2024	7	ELA	451	61.2%	392
2024	7	Math	461	60.8%	416
2024	8	ELA	456	60.9%	409
2024	8	Math	464	73.3%	195
2024	8	Science	454	61.3%	403
2023	6	ELA	447	49.7%	394
2023	6	Math	452	51.2%	424
2023	7	ELA	450	56.4%	401
2023	7	Math	457	58.3%	444
2023	8	ELA	457	66.3%	457
2023	8	Math	452	53.9%	321
2022	6	ELA	606	66.3%	400
2022	6	Math	597	39%	408
2022	7	ELA	610	63%	465
2022	7	Math	603	48.2%	463
2022	8	ELA	603	58.7%	392
2022	8	Math	596	29.3%	246
2019	6	ELA	596	43.2%	495
2019	6	Math	599	44%	514
2019	7	ELA	599	41.7%	559
2019	7	Math	600	42.9%	587
2019	8	ELA	600	50.2%	478
2019	8	Math	608	51.8%	494
2018	6	ELA	598	45.4%	527
2018	6	Math	597	39.4%	559
2018	7	ELA	597	37.6%	479
2018	7	Math	601	43.9%	503
2018	8	ELA	599	49%	437
2018	8	Math	608	47.9%	453

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	473	189	34	7.2%
2024	489	209	36	7.4%
2023	511	201	25	4.9%
2022	588	218	23	3.9%

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 2026-10-10.

Fiscal year	Total budget	Fair Student Funding	Per student
FY 2027	$15,859,382	$11,516,995	$12,968
FY 2026	$3,639,134	not reported	$2,976

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
TL Fair Student Funding	$11,516,995
Title I SWP	$1,324,166
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$619,474
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$513,121
TL C4E FSF	$497,707
TL CB School Staff	$428,091
C4E Class Size Transition	$237,195
IDEA SBST Shared	$180,353
Class Size Reduction C4E Phase In	$119,707
Title I SWP STH	$95,055
IDEA RS IEP Para	$91,855
TL ELA/Math Student Support	$74,432
Title III LEP	$40,015
TL 09 C4E ICT	$35,541
High Need Support for Title I	$34,057
TL Computer Maintenance	$16,665
Title I SWP Parent and Family Engagement	$13,242
Title III LEP Carryover	$8,280
Title IV Safe Healthy Counseling Summer Rising	$7,027
Title I SWP Translation Services	$3,959
High Need Support for Title I STH	$2,445

PTA funding (LL171)

$7.69/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	$10,193	$10,193	$0	$10,193

Sources & methodology

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