Enrollment
310
Middle
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15·NCES 360009206567
MS 839
713 CATON AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11218 · (718) 686-2730 · Kings County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL310 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% 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
9.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
141 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 120 | 39% |
| Grade 7 | 94 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 96 | 31% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
70.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
59.5%
NY avg 57.4% . -3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 59.5% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 62.9% |
% 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
65.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 MS 839
MS 839's state test result (65.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS 839 this school | 310 | 45.5% | 65.2% |
| MS 442 CARROLL GARDENS SCHOOL FOR INNOVATION BROOKLYN | 338 | 42.9% | 80.4% |
| EXPLORATORY SCHOOL (THE) BROOKLYN | 518 | 44.0% | 76.0% |
| HIGHLAND FALLS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL HIGHLAND FALLS | 334 | 51.8% | 52.6% |
| MS 245 COMPUTER SCHOOL (THE) NEW YORK | 371 | 35.8% | 81.4% |
| SILAS WOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER HUNTINGTON STATION | 418 | 45.9% | 41.5% |
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 MS 839 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #196 of 766 | #27 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #378 of 768 ▼ 52 | #39 of 91 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #102 of 768 ▲ 48 | #17 of 91 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 310 | #545 of 796 | #41 of 102 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #214 of 683 | #16 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.2% | #73 of 688 | #15 of 68 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.5% | #469 of 773 | #88 of 92 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.9% | #427 of 524 | #46 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
310
-52 (-14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 310 | 32.4 | 9.6:1 | 45% (141) |
| 2023-24 | 305 | 29.3 | 10.4:1 | 44% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 321 | 30.8 | 10.4:1 | 44% (141) |
| 2020-21 | 362 | 32 | 11.3:1 | 46% (168) |
| 2017-18 | 326 | 27 | 12.1:1 | 43% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 105 | 8 | 13.1:1 | 47% (49) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MS 839.
About MS 839
MS 839 is a middle school in BROOKLYN, New York, and it is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15. It teaches 310 students in grades 6 through 8. It has 42% fewer students than the average for middle schools in New York (about 531).
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15 includes 51 schools. Together they enroll 25,925 students.
White students make up 43% of enrollment at MS 839, the largest share of any group. The rest of enrollment is 32% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 7% Black, and 6% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
Based on 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, MS 839 has a ratio of 9.6:1. The average for middle schools in New York, 10.3:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 45% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Kings County is 79%.
On the allk12 Grade, MS 839 lands at A-, ahead of 77% of New York public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for MS 839 is 58.3%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 65.2%.
For the population of Kings County, the median household earns about $80,263 a year, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Across Kings County, 583 public schools serve about 291,697 students.
BROOKLYN COLLEGE ACADEMY sits about 0.1 miles from MS 839. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. MS 839 places 5th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 310, down from 362 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 9.6 students per teacher, compared with 11.3 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 #15
- SUNSET PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,348 students
- PS 321 WILLIAM PENNElementary · 1,305 students
- MS 51 WILLIAM ALEXANDERMiddle · 1,038 students
- PS 230 DORIS L COHENElementary · 925 students
- PS 130 PARKSIDE (THE)Elementary · 891 students
- BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL OF THE ARTSHigh · 890 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
- BROOKLYN COLLEGE ACADEMY0.1 mi · 634
- PS 130 PARKSIDE (THE)0.2 mi · 891
- PS 8890.2 mi · 423
- MS 8900.2 mi · 336
- BROOKLYN PROSPECT CHARTER SCHOOL - CSD 15.20.3 mi · 1,259
- PS 249 CATON (THE)0.4 mi · 663
Frequently asked questions
About MS 839How large is MS 839?
MS 839 enrolls approximately 310 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does MS 839 serve?
MS 839 serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MS 839?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MS 839 is approximately 9.6:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MS 839?
At MS 839, the student body is approximately 43% White, 32% Hispanic, 7% Black, 12% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is MS 839 in?
MS 839 is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15.
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