Is 285 Meyer Levin

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Is 285 Meyer Levin is a public middle school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 552 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #18, which is ranked 621 out of 866 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Is 285 Meyer Levin has a significantly higher percentage of African American students (around 90%) compared to the surrounding schools, which have more diverse student populations. The school's academic performance, as measured by state assessments, is generally lower than the district and state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 34.19% to 56.78% in English Language Arts. However, the school's students perform better on Regents exams, with an 87.72% proficiency rate on the Algebra I Regents exam in 2022-2023. The school also serves a high-poverty student population, with over 80% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Many of the schools in the immediate vicinity of Is 285 Meyer Levin, such as Middle School For Art And Philosphy, Middle School Of Media Law And Fine Arts (The), and IS 68 Isaac Bildersee, also have low academic performance and low SchoolDigger ratings, suggesting that the challenges facing Is 285 Meyer Levin may be reflective of broader systemic issues in the local education system. Addressing these challenges will likely require a multifaceted approach, including targeted interventions, resource allocation, and collaboration with the broader community.


Detail:

Public, Magnet 6-8

 5909 Beverly Rd
       Brooklyn, NY  11203-5499


(718) 451-2200

District: New York City Geographic District #18

SchoolDigger Rank:
879th of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $23,136 Help


Feeder schools for Is 285 Meyer Levin:

Elementary:    Ps 208 Elsa Ebeling
    Ps 233 Langston Hughes

Student/teacher ratio:  13.4 Help
Number of students:  552

Racial breakdown:

African American:
89.9%
Hispanic:
4.5%
Two or more races:
2.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  83.3% Help


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Compare Details Is 285 Meyer Levin ranks worse than 58.6% of middle schools in New York. It also ranks 3rd among 7 ranked middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #18. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.69. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Is 285 Meyer Levin has the largest middle school student body size in the New York City Geographic District #18. Racial makeup is: African American (89.9%), Hispanic (4.5%), two or more races (2.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 83.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Is 285 Meyer Levin is 13.4. 6 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #18 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Is 285 Meyer Levin is $23,136. 6 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #18 spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Is 285 Meyer Levin:

SchoolDigger ranks Is 285 Meyer Levin 879th of 1500 New York public middle schools. (See Is 285 Meyer Levin in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #18:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #18 621st of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Is 285 Meyer Levin

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Rank History for all students at Is 285 Meyer Levin

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 20.31 896th 1095 18.2%
2007 20.26 912th 1123 18.8%
2008 28.60 914th 1185 22.9%
2009 25.45 976th 1224 20.3%
2010 21.74 985th 1243 20.8%
2011 32.20 927th 1295 28.4%
2012 34.78 946th 1337 29.2%
2013 34.24 909th 1373 33.8%
2014 27.74 1032nd 1401 26.3%
2015 30.03 1011th 1407 28.1%
2016 26.09 1093rd 1429 23.5%
2017 31.42 1020th 1455 29.9%
2018 32.59 994th 1438 30.9%
2019 38.77 854th 1439 40.7%
2021 31.56 883rd 1242 28.9%
2022 37.70 929th 1479 37.2%
2023 42.69 879th 1500 41.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Is 285 Meyer Levin

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.80 346th 503 31.2%
2019 69.37 57th 473 87.9%
2022 44.95 253rd 581 56.5%
2023 54.30 164th 591 72.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Is 285 Meyer Levin

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.67 870th 1170 25.6%
2019 45.91 485th 1139 57.4%
2022 45.16 575th 1283 55.2%
2023 46.57 584th 1307 55.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Is 285 Meyer Levin

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.10 771st 1245 38.1%
2019 43.66 612th 1241 50.7%
2021 41.64 510th 935 45.5%
2022 46.43 609th 1306 53.4%
2023 50.25 575th 1288 55.4%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Is 285 Meyer Levin

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.82 164th 457 64.1%
2019 52.90 146th 392 62.8%
2022 34.51 343rd 487 29.6%
2023 39.49 344th 543 36.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Is 285 Meyer Levin

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.69 1007th 1353 25.6%
2019 39.13 838th 1370 38.8%
2021 34.32 747th 1066 29.9%
2022 40.00 871st 1454 40.1%
2023 49.17 734th 1463 49.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Is 285 Meyer Levin

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.71 918th 1352 32.1%
2019 35.55 860th 1366 37.0%
2021 30.72 775th 1071 27.6%
2022 34.40 965th 1455 33.7%
2023 36.49 954th 1464 34.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Is 285 Meyer Levin

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.34 305th 663 54.0%
2019 55.72 223rd 653 65.8%
2022 51.90 284th 706 59.8%
2023 57.01 263rd 696 62.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Is 285 Meyer Levin

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 21.24 709th 826 14.2%
2022 59.36 306th 914 66.5%
2023 51.57 416th 943 55.9%
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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Is 285 Meyer Levin

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 2 1229 10 33 1 n/a n/a 0 1275
1990 4 1395 3 39 0 n/a n/a 0 1441
1991 21 1390 7 41 1 n/a n/a 0 1460
1992 6 1372 6 43 0 n/a n/a 0 1427
1993 9 1296 5 37 1 n/a n/a 0 1348
1994 10 1333 4 39 2 n/a n/a 0 1388
1995 6 1359 7 34 3 n/a n/a 0 1409
1996 6 1359 7 34 3 n/a n/a 0 1409
1997 5 1260 10 31 5 n/a n/a 0 1311
1998 5 1331 10 30 12 n/a n/a 0 1388
1999 5 1248 7 27 2 n/a n/a 0 1289
2000 6 1130 3 40 3 n/a n/a 0 1182
2001 6 1154 2 43 4 n/a n/a 0 1209
2002 4 1163 6 45 3 n/a n/a 0 1221
2003 4 1163 6 45 3 n/a n/a 0 1221
2004 8 1126 8 41 4 n/a n/a 0 1187
2005 9 1052 6 34 4 n/a n/a 0 1105
2006 11 978 6 38 5 n/a n/a 0 1038
2007 5 954 3 38 3 n/a n/a 0 1003
2008 6 984 3 39 4 n/a n/a 0 1036
2009 4 1007 3 39 4 n/a n/a 0 1057
2010 4 935 3 36 5 n/a n/a 0 983
2011 0 915 1 24 1 0 0 0 941
2012 9 890 0 31 2 1 0 0 933
2013 14 903 2 34 3 0 0 0 956
2014 13 860 3 37 1 0 0 0 914
2015 8 757 4 38 4 0 0 0 811
2016 5 664 2 32 2 0 0 0 705
2017 4 623 2 21 1 2 2 0 655
2018 7 623 3 23 2 1 4 0 663
2019 5 695 5 29 7 2 6 0 749
2020 8 664 5 40 7 1 4 0 729
2021 7 687 3 48 8 2 7 0 762
2022 5 534 5 33 4 2 5 0 588
2023 6 496 5 25 3 2 15 0 552

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Is 285 Meyer Levin

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1275 68.7 18.5 n/a
1990 1441 71.9 20.0 n/a
1991 1460 77.5 18.8 n/a
1992 1427 76.7 18.6 n/a
1993 1348 73.7 18.3 n/a
1994 1388 74.7 18.6 n/a
1995 1409 73.9 19.1 n/a
1996 1409 73.9 19.1 n/a
1997 1311 72.1 18.2 71.4
1998 1388 75.8 18.3 69.3
1999 1289 76.7 16.8 72.8
2000 1182 73.8 16.0 88.9
2001 1209 68.8 17.6 84.8
2002 1221 n/a n/a n/a
2003 1221 n/a n/a n/a
2004 1187 n/a n/a n/a
2005 1105 62.0 17.8 0
2006 1038 62.0 16.7 81.4
2007 1003 59.5 16.9 87.7
2008 1036 49.6 20.9 79.8
2009 1057 57.2 18.5 75.7
2010 983 53.9 18.2 n/a
2011 941 51.5 18.2 71
2012 933 52.9 17.6 73.8
2013 956 59.9 15.9 79.4
2014 914 57.9 15.7 81.8
2015 811 51.0 15.9 88.3
2016 705 49.0 14.3 84
2017 655 41.7 15.6 82.7
2018 663 42.9 15.4 78.1
2019 749 48.9 15.2 76.2
2020 729 47.0 15.5 75.3
2021 762 47.0 16.2 80.8
2022 588 48.4 12.1 83.7
2023 552 41.0 13.4 83.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Is 285 Meyer Levin

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1275 68.7 18.5 n/a
1990 1441 71.9 20.0 n/a
1991 1460 77.5 18.8 n/a
1992 1427 76.7 18.6 n/a
1993 1348 73.7 18.3 n/a
1994 1388 74.7 18.6 n/a
1995 1409 73.9 19.1 n/a
1996 1409 73.9 19.1 n/a
1997 1311 72.1 18.2 71.4
1998 1388 75.8 18.3 69.3
1999 1289 76.7 16.8 72.8
2000 1182 73.8 16.0 88.9
2001 1209 68.8 17.6 84.8
2002 1221 n/a n/a n/a
2003 1221 n/a n/a n/a
2004 1187 n/a n/a n/a
2005 1105 62.0 17.8 0
2006 1038 62.0 16.7 81.4
2007 1003 59.5 16.9 87.7
2008 1036 49.6 20.9 79.8
2009 1057 57.2 18.5 75.7
2010 983 53.9 18.2 n/a
2011 941 51.5 18.2 71
2012 933 52.9 17.6 73.8
2013 956 59.9 15.9 79.4
2014 914 57.9 15.7 81.8
2015 811 51.0 15.9 88.3
2016 705 49.0 14.3 84
2017 655 41.7 15.6 82.7
2018 663 42.9 15.4 78.1
2019 749 48.9 15.2 76.2
2020 729 47.0 15.5 75.3
2021 762 47.0 16.2 80.8
2022 588 48.4 12.1 83.7
2023 552 41.0 13.4 83.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates

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YearCompletely Immunized
201598.9%

Data source: New York State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Is 285 Meyer Levin

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,155 (7.5%) $14,349 (92.6%) $15,503
2020 $1,149 (7.1%) $15,127 (92.9%) $16,276
2021 $1,384 (8.6%) $14,730 (91.4%) $16,113
2022 $4,649 (20.0%) $18,646 (80.0%) $23,295
2023 $3,597 (15.5%) $19,539 (84.5%) $23,136

Data source: New York Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Is 285 Meyer Levin

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 854th of 1439 Middle schoolsRanks 879th of 1500 Middle schools
 0.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Is 285 Meyer Levin)4134.2
 6.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #18)4039
 1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4745.8
 1.2%
6th Grade Math (Is 285 Meyer Levin)2130.2
 9.2%
   6th Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #18)2731.8
 4.8%
   6th Grade Math (New York)4748.1
 1.1%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Is 285 Meyer Levin)2845.5
 17.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #18)3146.7
 15.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4048
 8%
7th Grade Math (Is 285 Meyer Levin)2638.2
 12.2%
   7th Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #18)2742.9
 15.9%
   7th Grade Math (New York)4451.9
 7.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Is 285 Meyer Levin)5256.8
 4.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #18)4554
 9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4855.2
 7.2%
8th Grade Math (Is 285 Meyer Levin)4045.3
 5.3%
   8th Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #18)2637.5
 11.5%
   8th Grade Math (New York)3340.7
 7.7%
End of Course Algebra I (Is 285 Meyer Levin)59.487.7
 28.3%
   End of Course Algebra I (New York City Geographic District #18)47.342.8
 4.5%
   End of Course Algebra I (New York)71.164.6
 6.5%
End of Course Living Environment (Is 285 Meyer Levin)40.729.8
 10.9%
   End of Course Living Environment (New York City Geographic District #18)4941.1
 8%
   End of Course Living Environment (New York)73.265.7
 7.5%
End of Course U.S. History and Government (Is 285 Meyer Levin)34.646.4
 11.8%
   End of Course U.S. History and Government (New York City Geographic District #18)41.446.1
 4.7%
   End of Course U.S. History and Government (New York)76.979.7
 2.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students749552
 26.3%
African American695496
 28.6%
American Indian73
 57.1%
Asian55
Hispanic2925
 13.8%
Pacific Islander22
White56
 20%
Two or More Races615
 150%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients76.2%83.3%
 7.1%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 552 students attended Is 285 Meyer Levin.

Is 285 Meyer Levin ranks 879th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Is 285 Meyer Levin are 90% African American, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% White.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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