MS 839

As an intimate 6-8 campus in BROOKLYN, New York, MS 839 enrolls 310 students from grades 6 through 8, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 42% smaller than typical.

MS 839 is one of 51 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15, a district that instructs 25,925 students overall.

Looking at the student body, MS 839 reports that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 32% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 7% Black, 6% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, MS 839 logs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.3:1, putting MS 839 tighter than the state norm the norm. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Kings County's rate of about 79%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MS 839 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.2%.

In the broader community, Kings County reports that median household earnings sit near $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which MS 839 is one.

BROOKLYN COLLEGE ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MS 839 ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 65.0%.

MS 839 operates from a high-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MS 839 has declined 5%, going from 326 students in 2018 to 310 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 15% to 7% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.