2023-24 School Quality Snapshot
Middle School
J.H.S. 278 Marine Park (22K278)
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School Description
Overall School Ratings
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Overview
School website: www.marineparkis278.org
Principal: Kerri Moser
Grades served: 06,07,08,SE
Enrollment: 937
Admissions methods: ASD/ACES Program, Zone Priority
State accountability status: Local Support and Improvement
Location
About This School
Marine Park Junior High School 278 is located in the westernmost point of Jamaica Bay, in Brooklyn, NY. MP JHS 278 provides an enriched, nurturing environment to foster students' creativity, talents and interests through rigorous academic, accelerated and enrichment programs. Students engage in exceptional educational and social emotional opportunities focusing on college and career readiness through innovative project-based learning, and various academic programs, including STEAM, Instrumental Music, Chorus, Theatre, Dance, Visual/Digital Art and Computer Sciences. Our children spend their Middle School years with nurturing teachers in a caring community that prepare them academically, physically, and social-emotionally for the demands of the 21st-century world. Students, staff and parents work collaboratively for students to achieve academic excellence in an atmosphere that embraces all learning styles, diverse needs and abilities. We understand the value of a true school/home partnership.
Student Body
Student Demographics
Asian: 20%
Black: 33%
Hispanic or Latinx: 18%
Native American: <1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: <1%
White: 23%
English language learners: 11%
Students with IEPs: 21%
Economic Need Index: 70%
Female: 50%
Male: 50%
Neither female nor male: 0%
Surrounding Demographics
Programs
Selected Questions from the NYC School Survey
What percentage of students say that this school offers a wide enough variety of programs, classes, and activities to keep them interested in school?
Extracurricular Activities
Art, Band, Book Club, Chess, Choir, Chorus, Coding, Comic Book Club, Creative Writing, Dance, Debate, Drama, Engineering, Fashion, Fitness, Gardening, Green Team, Leadership, Lego Robotics, Math Team, Music, Musical Theater, National Junior Honor Society, Peer Mediation, Restorative Circles, Robotics, Saturday Academy, School Newspaper, Science Club, Service Learning, Spelling Bee, STEM, Step Team, Student Council, Talent Show, Technology, Theater, Urban Arts, Video Game Club, Visual Arts, Yearbook, Yoga
CHAMPS Sports
Boys: N/A
Girls: N/A
Co-Ed: N/A
NYCPS Programs
Dual Language or TBE; DYCD: COMPASS/SONYC
Staff/Faculty
Teacher Demographics
Asian: 10%
Black: N/A (fewer than 5 teachers)
Hispanic or Latinx: N/A (fewer than 5 teachers)
Native American: 0%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0%
White: 81%
Staff Experience
Years of experience as principal at this school: 5.1
Teachers with three or more years of experience: 71%
Building/Space
Shared space: No
Selected Questions from the NYC School Survey
What percentage of students say that the school is kept clean?
What percentage of teachers say that the school is kept in good physical condition?
What percentage of teachers say that physical repairs to this school building are completed in a timely manner?
About the NYC School Survey
The NYC School Survey is administered every year to students in grades 6-12 and to families and teachers of children in grades K-12. The survey is designed to collect information about each school's ability to support student success.
Survey Response Rates
Response rates show what percentage of the school community actually completed the survey. Higher response rates tell us that the results of the survey reflect the views of a larger portion of the group surveyed.
Families: 42% (383 surveys submitted)
Teachers: 43% (39 surveys submitted)
Students: 94% (864 surveys submitted)
J.H.S. 278 Marine Park (22K278)
Instruction and Performance
Instruction and Performance
Core Course Pass Rates
45%
of eighth grade students earned high school credit
Comparison Group*: 42%
District 22: 35%
City: 45%
99%
pass rate by this school's students in their math, English, social studies, and science classes
Comparison Group*: 99%
District 22: 97%
City: 95%
Students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)
Movement of students with special needs to less restrictive environments
What percentage of students with IEPs received their recommended special education programs?
- 97% received in full (City: 92%)
- N/A received in part (City: 6%)
- N/A did not receive (City: 1%)
What percentage of students with IEPs received their recommended related services (such as counseling or speech, occupational or physical therapy)?
- 96% received in full (City: 95%)
- 0% received in part (City: <1%)
- 4% did not receive (City: 5%)
English Language Learners (ELLs)
How well does this school help English language learners demonstrate movement toward English language proficiency?
Instruction/Learning Environment
Results from the NYC School Survey
65%
responded positively to survey questions about instruction/learning environment
District 22: 76%
City: 77%
Selected Questions from the NYC School Survey
What percentage of students say that their teachers have high expectations for them?
What percentage of students say that they learn a lot from feedback on their work?
What percentage of students say that their teachers treat students of different races, cultures, or backgrounds equally?
What percentage of teachers say that students in their class show that they respect each other's ideas?
English
Performance on State Tests
55%
of students at this school met State standards on the State English test; the average score was 3.0 out of 4.5
Comparison Group*: 60%
District 22: 49%
City: 51%
Performance on State Tests by Subgroups
What percentage of different groups of students met State standards (scored a 3 or 4) on the State English test?
(Total number of test takers in the subgroup is in parentheses)
Growth on State Tests
How well did this school help students improve on their State English tests?
Over the past two years, how did each eighth grade students' State test scores compare to their own scores from when they were in fifth grade?
| Fifth-grade test scores | Eighth-grade test score |
|---|---|
| Level 3 or 4 | N/A scored 3 or 4 (Comp Group*: N/A) |
| Level 2 | N/A scored 3 or 4 (Comp Group*: N/A) |
| Level 1 | N/A scored 2, 3, or 4 (Comp Group*: N/A) |
Math
Performance on State Tests
47%
of students at this school met State standards on the State math test; the average score was 2.8 out of 4.5
Comparison Group*: 60%
District 22: 50%
City: 51%
Performance on State Tests by Subgroups
What percentage of different groups of students met State standards (scored a 3 or 4) on the State math test?
(Total number of test takers in the subgroup is in parentheses)
Growth on State Tests
How well did this school help students improve on their State math tests?
Over the past two years, how did each eighth grade students' State test scores compare to their own scores from when they were in fifth grade?
| Fifth-grade test scores | Eighth-grade test scores |
|---|---|
| Level 3 or 4 | N/A scored 3 or 4 (Comp Group*: N/A) |
| Level 2 | N/A scored 3 or 4 (Comp Group*: N/A) |
| Level 1 | N/A scored 2, 3, or 4 (Comp Group*: N/A) |
J.H.S. 278 Marine Park (22K278)
Safety and School Climate
Safety and School Climate
Safety
Results from the NYC School Survey
47%
responded positively to survey questions about safety
District 22: 56%
City: 63%
Selected Questions from the NYC School Survey
What percentage of students feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms, locker rooms, and cafeteria?
School Leadership
Results from the NYC School Survey
53%
responded positively to survey questions about school leadership
District 22: 83%
City: 84%
Selected Questions from the NYC School Survey
What percentage of teachers say that the principal/school leader at this school sets high standards for student learning?
What percentage of teachers say that the principal/school leader encourages feedback through regular meetings with families and teacher leaders?
Advising and Planning
Results from the NYC School Survey
85%
responded positively to survey questions about advising and planning
District 22: 89%
City: 89%
Selected Questions from the NYC School Survey
What percentage of students say that this school provides them with guidance on the high school application process?
Attendance
Student attendance: 90% (Comp group*: 100%)
Students with >90% attendance: 64% (Comp group*: 91%)
Teacher attendance: 96%
Student Support
Results from the NYC School Survey
59%
responded positively to survey questions about student support
District 22: 66%
City: 71%
Selected Questions from the NYC School Survey
What percentage of students say that their teachers support them when they are upset?
What percentage of students say that their teachers treats them with respect?
What percentage of students say that they feel like they belong at this school?
J.H.S. 278 Marine Park (22K278)
Relationships with Families
Relationships with Families
Communication
Results from the NYC School Survey
87%
responded positively to survey questions about communication
District 22: 93%
City: 94%
Selected Questions from the NYC School Survey
What percentage of families say that the school staff regularly communicates with them about how they can help their child learn?
Family Involvement
Results from the NYC School Survey
82%
responded positively to survey questions about family involvement
District 22: 88%
City: 87%
Selected Questions from the NYC School Survey
What percentage of families say that they have communicated with their child's teacher about their child's performance?
Family-School Trust
Results from the NYC School Survey
89%
responded positively to survey questions about family-school trust
District 22: 93%
City: 94%
Selected Questions from the NYC School Survey
What percentage of families say that the school staff work hard to build trusting relationships with families like them?
