J.H.S. 014 Shell Bank (22K014) is a public school in District 22, Sheepshead Bay-Gerritsen Beach-Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, serving grades 6–8. In 2026, 36% of tested students were proficient in reading and 44% were proficient in math (NYC DOE). Enrollment was 483 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE).
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2026 reading proficiency is 36%, about typical for NYC middle schools, including those with similar economic need.
Also worth knowing: 2026 math proficiency is 44%, about typical for NYC middle schools with similar economic need and lower than most district middle schools.
Students here gain about as much as at other schools serving similar students
Impact score: 0.51 · 64th percentile
The DOE compares results with those of students with similar starting points and backgrounds.
View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality SnapshotReading
36%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
397 students tested
80 students tested
317 students tested
Mathematics
44%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
403 students tested
80 students tested
323 students tested
Excludes charter schools. Weighted by students tested.
New York changed its grades 3–8 tests in 2023. Compare years from 2023 onward with each other, not with earlier years.
Citywide reading scores fell sharply in 2026; NYC Public Schools is reviewing the results. Source: NYC Public Schools
| Year | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 30% | 27% |
| 2019 | 35% | 33% |
| 2022 | 38% | 20% |
| 2023 | 38% | 38% |
| 2024 | 35% | 44% |
| 2025 | 39% | 50% |
| 2026 | 36% | 44% |
Proficiency means scoring at Level 3 or above. Test scores are one measure of a school, not the whole experience.
Economic need index: 62%2.3 mi away
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Economic need index: 89%
Economic need index: 87%2.2 mi away
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Economic need index: 83%3.0 mi away
Economic need index: 89%
Economic need index: 74%0.9 mi away
Economic need index: 87%2.2 mi away
| Measure | J.H.S. 014 Shell Bank | P.S. 206 Joseph F Lamb |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 reading proficient | 36% (-3 points vs 2025) | 52% (-7 points vs 2025) |
| Enrollment (2025–26) | 483 | 1457 |
| Student–teacher ratio (2025–26) | 10.7 | 13.6 |
| Family satisfaction (2026) | 90% | 94% |
| Principal trust (2026) | 93% | 99% |
| Teacher trust (2026) | 92% | 97% |
| Leadership (2026) | 92% | 98% |
| Distance between schools | 0.6 mi | |
J.H.S. 014 Shell Bank has lower reading proficiency than P.S. 206 Joseph F Lamb (36% vs 52%); 2026 reading is about typical for NYC middle schools with similar economic need.
Enrollment
483 students
6–8 · down 42 over five years
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Students per teacher
10.7
students per teacher
NYC DOE · 2025–26
English learners
27%
was 34% in 2024–25
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Economic need
91% of students live in poverty (2025–26)
Economic need index: 89% — the measure we use to compare similar schools.
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Special education
28%
of students here are in special education
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Student body: 35% White, 22% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 25% Black, 0% multiracial, 44% female, 56% male.
Economic need index: 89% — the measure we use to compare similar schools. It combines measures of students’ economic circumstances; it is not a measure of school quality.
NYC DOE · 2026 survey
NYC DOE · 2024–25
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2424 Batchelder St, Brooklyn, NY 11235, USA
Source: NYC DOE / NYSED, 2026 · School information · View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality Snapshot
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