Enrollment
284
Middle
DISTRICT 172 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23·NCES 360012105237
IS 392
104 SUTTER AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11212 · (718) 498-2491 · Kings County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL284 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of New York public middle schools
- BTest 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
12.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
244 students
DISTRICT 94% · 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 | 98 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 99 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 87 | 31% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
66.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
50.1%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 50.1% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 49.0% |
% 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
55.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 392
IS 392's state test result (55.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS 392 this school | 284 | 85.9% | 55.4% |
| COMMUNITY VOICES MIDDLE SCHOOL SPRINGFIELD GARDENS | 293 | 85.7% | 49.3% |
| COLLABORATIVE ARTS MIDDLE SCHOOL SPRINGFIELD GARDENS | 286 | 88.5% | 43.9% |
| MS 61 DR GLADSTONE H ATWELL BROOKLYN | 286 | 89.2% | 46.3% |
| LAUNCH EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 268 | 92.5% | 56.2% |
| NEW HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 226 | 88.1% | 38.0% |
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 392 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #337 of 766 | #37 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #501 of 768 ▼ 18 | #50 of 91 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #140 of 768 ▲ 12 | #21 of 91 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 284 | #584 of 796 | #50 of 102 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #609 of 683 | #52 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.5% | #481 of 688 | #53 of 68 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.9% | #181 of 773 | #52 of 92 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #476 of 524 | #51 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
284
-42 (-13%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 295
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 284 | 22 | 12.9:1 | 86% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 307 | 22.1 | 13.9:1 | 86% (265) |
| 2022-23 | 309 | 22.6 | 13.7:1 | 86% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 326 | 21 | 15.5:1 | 84% (275) |
| 2017-18 | 292 | 23 | 12.7:1 | 75% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 256 | 17 | 15.1:1 | 76% (194) |
| 2010-11 | 295 | 16 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IS 392.
About IS 392
IS 392 serves students in BROOKLYN, New York, as a small middle-grades school. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 284 students. By comparison, middle schools in New York enroll about 531 students on average.
IS 392 is run by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23, whose 28 schools enroll 7,257 students.
Black students are 77% of those enrolled at IS 392. The rest of enrollment is 19% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Kings County's population at about 28%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 38, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, IS 392 has a ratio of 12.9:1. The average for middle schools in New York, 10.3:1, is lower. Income data for the school show 86% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
IS 392 earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 71% of New York public middle schools.
IS 392's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (55.4%) and its predicted rate (43.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New York schools.
In Kings County, median household income comes to about $80,263, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Kings County counts 583 public schools with about 291,697 students.
IS 392 is less than a tenth of a mile from PS 156 WAVERLY, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, IS 392 is 1st of 8 on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
The school shrank from 326 students in 2020-21 to 284 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.9:1) than in 2020-21 (15.5:1).
On allk12, people connected to IS 392 can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 #23
- EAGLE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG MEN IIHigh · 662 students
- BROOKLYN COLLEGIATE: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOLHigh · 512 students
- PS 156 WAVERLYElementary · 421 students
- PS 184 NEWPORTElementary · 395 students
- BROOKLYN LANDMARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 378 students
- PS 298 DR BETTY SHABAZZElementary · 339 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 156 WAVERLY0.0 mi · 421
- BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL0.2 mi · 951
- BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL0.2 mi · 591
- BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL 60.3 mi · 141
- TEACHERS PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 185
- FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY VII HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 292
Frequently asked questions
About IS 392How many students attend IS 392?
IS 392 enrolls approximately 284 students in grades 06-08.
Is IS 392 an elementary, middle, or high school?
IS 392 is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does IS 392 have?
IS 392 employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at IS 392?
At IS 392, the student body is approximately 1% White, 19% Hispanic, 77% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is IS 392 public or private?
IS 392 is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.