Enrollment
201
Elementary
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17·NCES 360009504883
MS 394
188 ROCHESTER AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11213 · (718) 756-3164 · Kings County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL201 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
186 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary 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
46.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +24.0pp since 2023
Math
40.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +15.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 24 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 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
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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
201
-268 (-57%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.0:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
25%
was 18%
% Black
70%
was 72%
% Asian
2%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MS 394
Located at 188 ROCHESTER AVE, in BROOKLYN, New York, MS 394 is a tight-knit elementary-level community that teaches 201 students (grades pre-K through 8), operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17. That puts it 55% smaller than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.
MS 394 is one of 49 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17, a district that caters to 16,990 students overall.
Looking at the student body, MS 394 records that Black students make up the majority at 70%. The remainder comes out to 25% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 28% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 93% of students at MS 394 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Kings County (around 79%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MS 394 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.0%.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Kings County indicate the typical household earns roughly $80,263 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), MS 394 is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: EXPLORE EMPOWER CHARTER SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MS 394. On composite proficiency, MS 394 comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 47.0%.
Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MS 394 has decreased 57%, going from 469 students in 2018 to 201 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 18% to 25% across the same window.
On allk12, members of the MS 394 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
- EXPLORE EMPOWER CHARTER SCHOOL0.0 mi · 500
- BROOKLYN GREEN SCHOOL (THE)0.1 mi · 214
- PS 335 GRANVILLE T WOODS0.1 mi · 170
- PS 191 PAUL ROBESON0.2 mi · 163
- NEW BRIDGES ELEMENTARY0.4 mi · 431
- PS 243 WEEKSVILLE SCHOOL (THE)0.4 mi · 199
Frequently asked questions
About MS 394What is the total enrollment at MS 394?
MS 394 enrolls approximately 201 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does MS 394 serve?
MS 394 serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does MS 394 have?
MS 394 employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the student diversity at MS 394?
Student demographics at MS 394 are roughly 1% White, 25% Hispanic, 70% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees MS 394?
MS 394 is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17 in Kings County.
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