Enrollment
237
Middle
DISTRICT 270 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18·NCES 360009602283
IS 68 ISAAC BILDERSEE
956 E 82ND ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11236 · (718) 241-4800 · Kings County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL237 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% 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.
- C+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
9.7:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
211 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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 | 59 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 70 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 108 | 46% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
35.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
42.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -33.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 33 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 75.0% |
% 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
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 68 ISAAC BILDERSEE
IS 68 ISAAC BILDERSEE's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS 68 ISAAC BILDERSEE this school | 237 | 89.0% | 36.8% |
| CLARY MIDDLE SCHOOL SYRACUSE | 270 | 88.1% | 16.6% |
| PARKSIDE PREPARATORY ACADEMY BROOKLYN | 248 | 93.5% | 43.6% |
| NEW HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 226 | 88.1% | 38.0% |
| COLLABORATIVE ARTS MIDDLE SCHOOL SPRINGFIELD GARDENS | 286 | 88.5% | 43.9% |
| IS 211 JOHN WILSON BROOKLYN | 188 | 84.0% | 55.3% |
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 68 ISAAC BILDERSEE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #648 of 766 | #74 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #614 of 768 ▼ 384 | #65 of 91 ▼ 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #612 of 768 ▼ 9 | #80 of 91 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 237 | #652 of 796 | #59 of 102 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #244 of 683 | #21 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #282 of 688 | #37 of 68 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.0% | #151 of 773 | #41 of 92 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.7% | #72 of 524 | #19 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
237
+10 (+4%) vs 2020
-74% since 2010-11, when it was 918
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 237 | 24.4 | 9.7:1 | 89% (211) |
| 2023-24 | 225 | 25.7 | 8.8:1 | 87% (196) |
| 2022-23 | 214 | 24 | 8.9:1 | 88% (189) |
| 2020-21 | 227 | 23 | 9.9:1 | 88% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 347 | 28 | 12.4:1 | 82% (284) |
| 2015-16 | 472 | 37 | 12.8:1 | 69% (324) |
| 2010-11 | 918 | 61 | 15.1:1 | 71% (655) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IS 68 ISAAC BILDERSEE.
About IS 68 ISAAC BILDERSEE
IS 68 ISAAC BILDERSEE is a small middle school in BROOKLYN, New York, administered by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 237 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 531 students for middle schools in New York.
Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18, IS 68 ISAAC BILDERSEE is one of 34 schools. The district enrolls 11,062 students.
Of every 100 students at IS 68 ISAAC BILDERSEE, about 65 are Black. It is also 14% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 3% Native American. Kings County's residents are about 28% Black, 37 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
On staff are 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.7:1. The 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York is close to this figure. IS 68 ISAAC BILDERSEE has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 89%. That rate is above the 79% average among public schools in Kings County.
Among New York public middle schools, IS 68 ISAAC BILDERSEE outscored 21%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, IS 68 ISAAC BILDERSEE would score about 42.3%. It scores 36.8%, 5.5 points below that figure.
In Kings County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $80,263, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. There are 583 public schools in the county, enrolling about 291,697, IS 68 ISAAC BILDERSEE among them.
PS 276 LOUIS MARSHALL sits about 0.2 miles from IS 68 ISAAC BILDERSEE. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. IS 68 ISAAC BILDERSEE comes in 8th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal data place IS 68 ISAAC BILDERSEE in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 237, compared with 227 in 2020-21.
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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 #18
- PS 115 DANIEL MUCATEL SCHOOLElementary · 854 students
- PS 235 JANICE MARIE KNIGHT SCHOOLElementary · 666 students
- PS 276 LOUIS MARSHALLElementary · 560 students
- PS 66Elementary · 527 students
- IS 285 MEYER LEVINMiddle · 512 students
- ACADEMY FOR CONSERVATION AND THE ENVIRONMENTHigh · 432 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 276 LOUIS MARSHALL0.2 mi · 560
- BROOKLYN BRIDGE ACADEMY0.4 mi · 143
- BROOKLYN THEATRE ARTS HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 238
- ACADEMY FOR CONSERVATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT0.4 mi · 432
- BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY0.4 mi · 253
- VICTORY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 290
Frequently asked questions
About IS 68 ISAAC BILDERSEEWhat is the total enrollment at IS 68 ISAAC BILDERSEE?
IS 68 ISAAC BILDERSEE enrolls approximately 237 students in grades 06-08.
Is IS 68 ISAAC BILDERSEE an elementary, middle, or high school?
IS 68 ISAAC BILDERSEE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does IS 68 ISAAC BILDERSEE have?
IS 68 ISAAC BILDERSEE employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at IS 68 ISAAC BILDERSEE?
At IS 68 ISAAC BILDERSEE, the student body is approximately 14% White, 13% Hispanic, 65% Black, 5% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is IS 68 ISAAC BILDERSEE in?
IS 68 ISAAC BILDERSEE is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18.
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