Enrollment
416
Middle
DISTRICT 1,125 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21·NCES 360015202807
IS 303 HERBERT S EISENBERG
501 WEST AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11224 · (718) 996-0100 · Kings County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL416 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of New York public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
387 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 132 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 151 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 133 | 32% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
47.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
62.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +10.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 51.9% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like IS 303 HERBERT S EISENBERG
IS 303 HERBERT S EISENBERG's state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS 303 HERBERT S EISENBERG this school | 416 | 93.0% | 49.0% |
| JHS 14 SHELL BANK BROOKLYN | 469 | 91.7% | 49.7% |
| ALBERT SHANKER SCHOOL FOR VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS LONG ISLAND CITY | 382 | 84.8% | 60.6% |
| LACKAWANNA MIDDLE SCHOOL LACKAWANNA | 444 | 86.5% | 23.0% |
| JOHN F KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL UTICA | 687 | 78.5% | 52.6% |
| IS 96 SETH LOW BROOKLYN | 851 | 87.1% | 51.6% |
Matched among New York middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where IS 303 HERBERT S EISENBERG ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #446 of 766 | #48 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #350 of 768 ▲ 84 | #35 of 91 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #387 of 768 ▼ 4 | #57 of 91 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 416 | #422 of 796 | #29 of 102 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #494 of 683 | #40 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.7% | #30 of 688 | #7 of 68 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.0% | #100 of 773 | #21 of 92 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.4% | #122 of 524 | #30 of 56 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
416
-111 (-21%) vs 2020
-43% since 2010-11, when it was 727
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 416 | 36.5 | 11.4:1 | 93% (387) |
| 2023-24 | 386 | 33.9 | 11.4:1 | 90% (349) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 31.2 | 12.3:1 | 86% (328) |
| 2020-21 | 527 | 39 | 13.5:1 | 84% (443) |
| 2017-18 | 536 | 31 | 17.3:1 | 78% (416) |
| 2015-16 | 496 | 35 | 14.2:1 | 59% (294) |
| 2010-11 | 727 | 47 | 15.5:1 | 79% (571) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IS 303 HERBERT S EISENBERG.
About IS 303 HERBERT S EISENBERG
IS 303 HERBERT S EISENBERG is one of the public schools in BROOKLYN, New York. It is a small middle school. It enrolled 416 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, middle schools in New York average about 531 students each.
IS 303 HERBERT S EISENBERG is one of the 40 schools that make up NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21 (33,610 students in total).
Enrollment at IS 303 HERBERT S EISENBERG is mixed, with White students the largest group at 40%. The school is also 25% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 14% Black, and 2% multiracial. For comparison, Kings County is about 38% White. The chance that two students picked at random at IS 303 HERBERT S EISENBERG belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 73%.
The teaching staff at IS 303 HERBERT S EISENBERG is 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 11.4:1. For comparison, middle schools in New York average 10.3:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 93%. It compares with 79% for public schools in Kings County.
Measured against New York public middle schools, IS 303 HERBERT S EISENBERG receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, IS 303 HERBERT S EISENBERG would be expected to post about 40.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 49.0%.
Kings County census figures show that median household income is about $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. IS 303 HERBERT S EISENBERG is among the 583 public schools in Kings County.
The next-closest public school is CONEY ISLAND PREPARATORY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of IS 303 HERBERT S EISENBERG. Among its closest neighbors with test data, IS 303 HERBERT S EISENBERG is 7th of 8 on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, IS 303 HERBERT S EISENBERG is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
IS 303 HERBERT S EISENBERG saw enrollment fall 21% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 13.5:1 to 11.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The IS 303 HERBERT S EISENBERG community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Kings County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,631,580
Census ACS
Median income
$80,263
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
291,697 students
Quick facts
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- MIDWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,657 students
- EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,503 students
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Nearby schools
- CONEY ISLAND PREPARATORY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL0.0 mi · 1,336
- RACHEL CARSON HIGH SCHOOL FOR COASTAL STUDIES0.0 mi · 619
- ABRAHAM LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 2,210
- PS 100 CONEY ISLAND SCHOOL (THE)0.3 mi · 577
- PS 3700.4 mi · 230
- WILLIAM E GRADY CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 646
Frequently asked questions
About IS 303 HERBERT S EISENBERGWhat is the total enrollment at IS 303 HERBERT S EISENBERG?
IS 303 HERBERT S EISENBERG enrolls approximately 416 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does IS 303 HERBERT S EISENBERG serve?
IS 303 HERBERT S EISENBERG serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at IS 303 HERBERT S EISENBERG?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at IS 303 HERBERT S EISENBERG.
What is the student diversity at IS 303 HERBERT S EISENBERG?
Student demographics at IS 303 HERBERT S EISENBERG are roughly 40% White, 25% Hispanic, 14% Black, 18% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees IS 303 HERBERT S EISENBERG?
IS 303 HERBERT S EISENBERG is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21 in Kings County.
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