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Enrollment
851
Middle
DISTRICT 1,125 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21·NCES 360015202367
IS 96 SETH LOW
99 AVE P, BROOKLYN, NY 11204 · (718) 236-1344 · Kings County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL851 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of New York public middle schools
- B-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
8.3:1
102 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
741 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 235 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 304 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 310 | 36% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
Student demographics
70%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
49.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
56.7%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 56.7% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 56.3% |
% 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
51.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 96 SETH LOW
IS 96 SETH LOW's state test result (51.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS 96 SETH LOW this school | 851 | 87.1% | 51.6% |
| IS 2 GEORGE L EGBERT STATEN ISLAND | 980 | 77.9% | 57.1% |
| JHS 234 ARTHUR W CUNNINGHAM BROOKLYN | 1,447 | 82.9% | 68.1% |
| SENATOR JAMES H DONOVAN MIDDLE SCHOOL UTICA | 749 | 83.4% | 48.3% |
| IS 228 DAVID A BOODY BROOKLYN | 1,555 | 78.8% | 68.8% |
| IS 281 JOSEPH B CAVALLARO BROOKLYN | 1,198 | 85.0% | 66.9% |
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 96 SETH LOW ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #402 of 766 | #44 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #418 of 768 ▼ 24 | #41 of 91 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #356 of 768 ▼ 4 | #52 of 91 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 851 | #129 of 796 | #14 of 102 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.3:1 | #51 of 683 | #3 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #60 of 688 | #11 of 68 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.1% | #171 of 773 | #49 of 92 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.1% | #62 of 168 | #9 of 14 |
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
851
+39 (+5%) vs 2020
0% since 2010-11, when it was 855
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
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 | 851 | 102.3 | 8.3:1 | 87% (741) |
| 2023-24 | 867 | 95.4 | 9.1:1 | 88% (765) |
| 2022-23 | 839 | 83.8 | 10.0:1 | 84% (702) |
| 2020-21 | 812 | 82 | 9.9:1 | 79% (643) |
| 2017-18 | 773 | 64 | 12.1:1 | 79% (613) |
| 2015-16 | 637 | 50 | 12.7:1 | 65% (414) |
| 2010-11 | 855 | 62 | 13.8:1 | 83% (713) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IS 96 SETH LOW.
About IS 96 SETH LOW
IS 96 SETH LOW is classified as a middle-grades school. It is located in BROOKLYN, New York. A total of 851 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in New York is about 531 students, so this school is 60% bigger than average.
Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21, IS 96 SETH LOW is one of 40 schools. The district enrolls 33,610 students.
White students are the largest group at IS 96 SETH LOW, with 34% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 34% Hispanic, 25% Asian, and 6% Black. County-wide, about 38% of residents are White. By the diversity index, IS 96 SETH LOW comes in at 70%.
With 102.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at IS 96 SETH LOW was 8.3:1. The 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 87%.
allk12 grades IS 96 SETH LOW a B. The grade compares the school only with New York public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
IS 96 SETH LOW posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 51.6%, compared with a predicted 43.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in Kings County, median household income is about $80,263, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The public schools of Kings County number 583 and enroll about 291,697.
Nearest public school: SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BENSONHURST, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around IS 96 SETH LOW holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts IS 96 SETH LOW at 9th of 9.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, IS 96 SETH LOW went from 812 students to 851. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 9.9:1 in 2020-21 to 8.3:1 in 2024-25.
The IS 96 SETH LOW community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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 #21
- EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,503 students
- ABRAHAM LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,210 students
- JOHN DEWEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,209 students
- IS 228 DAVID A BOODYMiddle · 1,555 students
- IS 98 BAY ACADEMYMiddle · 1,435 students
- MARK TWAIN IS 239 FOR THE GIFTED AND TALENTEDMiddle · 1,295 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
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BENSONHURST0.0 mi · 721
- ACADEMY OF TALENTED SCHOLARS (THE)0.1 mi · 383
- BROOKLYN SCHOOL OF INQUIRY0.1 mi · 501
- PS 2470.3 mi · 744
- PS 97 HIGHLAWN (THE)0.5 mi · 882
- PS 205 CLARION0.5 mi · 1,093
Frequently asked questions
About IS 96 SETH LOWHow large is IS 96 SETH LOW?
IS 96 SETH LOW enrolls approximately 851 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does IS 96 SETH LOW serve?
IS 96 SETH LOW serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at IS 96 SETH LOW?
The student-to-teacher ratio at IS 96 SETH LOW is approximately 8.3:1 (102 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at IS 96 SETH LOW?
At IS 96 SETH LOW, the student body is approximately 34% White, 34% Hispanic, 6% Black, 25% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is IS 96 SETH LOW in?
IS 96 SETH LOW is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.