Junior High School 62 Ditmas serves 1,200 learners in grades 6-8.

Junior High School 62 Ditmas placed in the lower 50% of all schools in New York for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is lower 50%, and reading proficiency is lower 50%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 39% (which is lower than the New York state average of 52%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 50% (which is lower than the New York state average of 52%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 15:1 is higher than the New York state average of 13:1.

Minority enrollment is 87% of the learner body (majority Latino and Asian), which is higher than the New York state average of 57% (majority Latino and African-American).

School Overview: Junior High School 62 Ditmas’s learner population of 1,200 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 78 teachers has decreased by 8% over five school years.

School Comparison: Junior High School 62 Ditmas is ranked within the lower 50% of all 4,239 schools in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Junior High School 62 Ditmas is 0.75, which is more than the equity score at state average of 0.71. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Junior High School 62 Ditmas is Urban Assembly School For Criminal Justice (0.6 miles away)

The closest middle school is Brooklyn Dreams Charter School (0.5 miles away)

The closest elementary school is P.S. 179 Kensington (0.3 miles away)