IS 285 MEYER LEVIN

IS 285 MEYER LEVIN, a middle-of-the-pack middle school in BROOKLYN, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18, hosts 512 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18 comprises 34 schools with combined enrollment of 11,062 students; IS 285 MEYER LEVIN is among them.

Looking at the student body, IS 285 MEYER LEVIN reports that 88% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Other groups include 7% Hispanic. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, IS 285 MEYER LEVIN records 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), IS 285 MEYER LEVIN sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.5%; this one delivers 47.1%.

In the area at large, Kings County reports that the typical household earns roughly $80,263 per year, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. IS 285 MEYER LEVIN is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).

The closest other public school is KURT HAHN EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around IS 285 MEYER LEVIN. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts IS 285 MEYER LEVIN at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 52.8%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 23%: 663 students in 2018 compared to 512 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment fell from 94% to 88% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for IS 285 MEYER LEVIN typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.