Enrollment
136
Middle
DISTRICT 204 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17·NCES 360009504813
IS 340
227 STERLING PL, BROOKLYN, NY 11238 · (718) 857-5516 · Kings County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL136 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.0:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
116 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
41.9%
NY avg 58.3% . -13.6pp since 2023
Math
23.4%
NY avg 57.4% . -23.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 23 points.
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
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
136
-89 (-40%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 13.2:1
% White
0%
was 1%
% Hispanic
39%
was 17%
% Black
57%
was 78%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About IS 340
Set in BROOKLYN, New York, IS 340 is a tiny junior high, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17. It instructs 136 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 74% smaller than the state mean of about 531.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17 comprises 49 schools with combined enrollment of 16,990 students; IS 340 is among them.
In terms of who attends, IS 340 records that Black students make up the majority at 57%. The remainder reads as 39% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, IS 340 has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.0:1. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 85% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, IS 340 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.0%.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Kings County put median household income runs about $80,263, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. IS 340 is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).
PS 9 SARAH SMITH GARNET SCHOOL (THE) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), IS 340 ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 59.4%.
Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.
Trend over the last 7 years. IS 340's enrollment has shrank 40% since 2018, when it stood at 225 (now 136). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 17% to 39% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the IS 340 community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
- CLARA BARTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,325 students
- MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOLHigh · 1,267 students
- PS 189 BILINGUAL CENTER (THE)Elementary · 887 students
- PS 249 CATON (THE)Elementary · 663 students
- PS 316 ELIJAH STROUDElementary · 644 students
- NORMA ADAMS CLEMONS ACADEMYElementary · 588 students
Other schools in BROOKLYN
- BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 5,848 students
- FORT HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,044 students
- JAMES MADISON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,983 students
- MIDWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,657 students
- EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,503 students
- FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,403 students
Nearby schools
- PS 9 SARAH SMITH GARNET SCHOOL (THE)0.2 mi · 782
- MS 266 PARK PLACE COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 75
- PS 770.4 mi · 397
- PS 282 PARK SLOPE0.4 mi · 569
- BRIDGES: A SCHOOL FOR EXPLORATION AND EQUITY0.4 mi · 298
- DESIGN WORKS0.4 mi · 163
Frequently asked questions
About IS 340How many students attend IS 340?
IS 340 enrolls approximately 136 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does IS 340 serve?
IS 340 serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at IS 340?
Approximately 9.0:1 students per teacher at IS 340.
What is the racial breakdown of students at IS 340?
At IS 340, the student body is approximately 39% Hispanic, 57% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is IS 340 public or private?
IS 340 is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17.
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