Intermediate School 318
| Intermediate School 318 (IS 318) The Eugenio Maria de Hostos School |
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 Intermediate School 318 (IS 318)
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101 Walton Street Williamsburg, Brooklyn New York City, New York 11206 |
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| School type | public junior high school |
| School district | 14 |
| Principal | Leander Windley |
| Faculty | 134 |
| Grades | 6th–8th |
| Enrollment | 1,623 (2014) |
| Website | www.is318.com |
Coordinates: 40°42′12″N 73°56′54″W / 40.70344°N 73.94842°W
Intermediate School 318 (IS 318; also known as the Eugenio Maria de Hostos School) is a public inner-city junior high school at 101 Walton Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York City. Most of the school's 1,623 students, who are sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-graders, are from Williamsburg. The school has 134 teachers.
Over 70% of the students come from families whose income is below the poverty line. Over 90% of the students are of Latino, Black, or Asian/Pacific descent.
The school's chess program has been called the best middle-school program in the United States, and in 2012 the school's team became the first middle school team to win the United States Chess Federation national high school championship. The school's team was followed and featured in a 2012 documentary film entitled Brooklyn Castle.
The school is known for offering many extra curricular activities, such as an exceptional Band, Dance, Rock Band, and Art program. There are also many sports students are able to enroll in.
The Band is known for getting many students to Carnegie Hall each year. It is also very good at getting students into performing art schools such as Laguardia High School and Frank Sinatra High School. This goes for the Dance program as well.
The student poverty rate is over 70%. The school is in the Federal Title I Program, which gives money to schools who have many students from low-income families.
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