Enrollment
169
Middle
DISTRICT 216 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9·NCES 360008603780
IS 339
1600 WEBSTER AVE, BRONX, NY 10457 · (718) 583-6767 · Bronx County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL169 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
6.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.1:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
160 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 | 48 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 59 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 62 | 37% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
28.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
51.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +13.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
40.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 →
Where IS 339 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #600 of 766 | #34 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #484 of 768 | #18 of 74 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #706 of 768 | #69 of 74 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 169 | #724 of 796 | #62 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -66.5% | #2 of 524 | #2 of 59 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
169
-336 (-67%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
6.5:1
was 10.3:1
% White
0%
was 1%
% Hispanic
78%
was 69%
% Black
21%
was 29%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 169 | 26 | 6.5:1 | 95% (160) |
| 2023-24 | 175 | 27 | 6.5:1 | 95% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 165 | 25.4 | 6.5:1 | 96% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 505 | 49 | 10.3:1 | 92% (465) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IS 339.
About IS 339
IS 339 is a very small middle-grades school in BRONX, New York, under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9. The school counted 169 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. That is 68% below the average of about 531 students for middle schools in New York.
The district, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9, operates 70 schools serving 23,786 students.
The student body at IS 339 is 78% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 21% Black. Among all residents of Bronx County, the Hispanic share is about 55%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 34%.
Its ratio of 6.5:1 is based on 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in New York is 10.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for IS 339 is +0.5 points: 40.6% actual, 40.2% predicted.
The county, Bronx County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $48,676 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. Bronx County has 472 public schools with about 202,028 students, including IS 339.
IS 313 SCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT is less than a tenth of a mile from IS 339, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, IS 339 ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns IS 339 the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data put enrollment at 505 in 2017-18 and 169 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. By 2024-25, 78% of students were Hispanic, compared with 69% in 2017-18. Students per teacher dropped from 10.3 in 2017-18 to 6.5 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at IS 339. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Bronx County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,404,779
Census ACS
Median income
$48,676
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
472
202,028 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About IS 339How many students attend IS 339?
IS 339 enrolls approximately 169 students in grades 06-08.
Is IS 339 an elementary, middle, or high school?
IS 339 is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at IS 339?
Approximately 6.5:1 students per teacher at IS 339.
How diverse is IS 339?
IS 339 reports a student body of 78% Hispanic, 21% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees IS 339?
IS 339 is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9 in Bronx County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.