Lyons Community School (14K586) is a public school in District 14, East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, serving grades 6–12. In 2026, 43% of tested students were proficient in reading and 31% were proficient in math (NYC DOE). Enrollment was 317 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE).
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2026 reading proficiency is 43%, about typical for NYC middle schools and higher than most of those with similar economic need; up 12 points from 2025.
Also worth knowing: Students here gain less than at most schools serving similar students (2024–25).
Students here gain less than at most schools serving similar students
Impact score: 0.36 · 14th 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
43%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
67 students tested
39 students tested
46 students tested
Mathematics
31%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
67 students tested
38 students tested
48 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 | 15% | 7% |
| 2019 | 31% | 6% |
| 2022 | — | 0% |
| 2024 | 25% | 42% |
| 2025 | 32% | 19% |
| 2026 | 43% | 31% |
Proficiency means scoring at Level 3 or above. Test scores are one measure of a school, not the whole experience.
Economic need index: 56%0.5 mi away
Economic need index: 88%0.3 mi away
Economic need index: 94%
Economic need index: 90%0.4 mi away
Economic need index: 56%0.5 mi away
Economic need index: 88%0.3 mi away
Economic need index: 94%
Economic need index: 90%0.4 mi away
| Measure | Lyons Community School | The Brooklyn Latin School |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment (2025–26) | 317 | 769 |
| Student–teacher ratio (2025–26) | 7.0 | 16.3 |
| Family satisfaction (2026) | 96% | 96% |
| Principal trust (2026) | 97% | 98% |
| Teacher trust (2026) | 95% | 96% |
| Leadership (2026) | 97% | 97% |
| 4-year graduation rate (2025) | 73% | 99% |
| Regents diploma rate (2025) | 73% | 99% |
| Distance between schools | <0.01 mi | |
Lyons Community School has lower 4-year graduation rate (2025) than The Brooklyn Latin School (73% vs 99%) and lower Regents diploma rate (2025) (73% vs 99%).
Enrollment
317 students
6–12 · down 44 over five years
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Students per teacher
7.0
students per teacher
NYC DOE · 2025–26
English learners
9%
was 14% in 2024–25
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Economic need
92% of students live in poverty (2025–26)
Economic need index: 94% — the measure we use to compare similar schools.
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Special education
35%
of students here are in special education
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Student body: 3% White, 54% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 36% Black, 1% multiracial, 45% female, 55% male.
Economic need index: 94% — 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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223 Graham Avenue
Source: NYC DOE / NYSED, 2026 · School information · View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality Snapshot
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