Is Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg a good school?

Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg ranks 945 th of 1504 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg?

In the 2022-23 school year, 383 students attended Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg.

What is the racial makeup of Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg?

Students at Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg are 34% White, 28% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 11% African American.

What high school do graduates of Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg attend?

Students who attend Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg usually go on to attend Abraham Lincoln High School

Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg

Summary:

Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg is a public magnet middle school in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 383. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #21, which is ranked 537 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite increased per-student spending, Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state in academic proficiency. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with English Language Learners and Special Education students performing relatively well, but Asian and White students struggling and ranking in the bottom quartile of New York middle schools. The school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds is likely a contributing factor to these academic challenges.

When compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Is 96 Seth Low and Is 98 Bay Academy, Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg generally underperforms. Additionally, schools with a focus on gifted and talented students, like Mark Twain IS 239, significantly outperform Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg across all academic measures, highlighting the potential impact of targeted programming and resources for high-achieving students.

Detail:

Public, Magnet 6-8

501 West Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11224-4220

(718) 996-0100

District: New York City Geographic District #21

SchoolDigger Rank:
945^th of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,737

Students who attend Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg usually attend:

High:

Abraham Lincoln High School

Feeder schools for Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg:

Elementary:	Ps 100 Coney Island School (The)
	Ps 216 Arturo Toscanini
	Ps 90 Edna Cohen School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.2

Number of students: 383

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.2%

Hispanic:

28.2%

Asian:

24.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 85.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg ranks worse than 62.8% of middle schools in New York. It also ranks last among 6 ranked middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #21. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.64. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg has the smallest middle school student body size in the New York City Geographic District #21. Student population at Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (34.2%), Hispanic (28.2%), Asian (24.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 85.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the New York City Geographic District #21. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg is 12.2, which is the 2^nd best among 6 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #21. (See more...)

Compare Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg employs 31.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg is $19,737, which is the 2^nd highest among 6 middle schools in the New York City Geographic District #21.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg:

SchoolDigger ranks Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg 945^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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New York City Geographic District #21:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #21 537^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg

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Rank History for all students at Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	54.80	585^th	1095	46.6%
2007	59.27	555^th	1123	50.6%
2008	59.77	606^th	1185	48.9%
2009	63.39	586^th	1224	52.1%
2010	56.71	646^th	1243	48.0%
2011	60.09	578^th	1295	55.4%
2012	56.24	647^th	1337	51.6%
2013	58.94	508^th	1373	63.0%
2014	50.94	635^th	1401	54.7%
2015	51.77	629^th	1407	55.3%
2016	49.48	679^th	1429	52.5%
2017	52.35	655^th	1455	55.0%
2018	44.50	782^nd	1438	45.6%
2019	43.44	762^nd	1439	47.0%
2021	47.34	623^rd	1242	49.8%
2022	52.32	640^th	1479	56.7%
2023	45.27	818^th	1500	45.5%
2024	38.64	945^th	1504	37.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	71.82	57^th	503	88.7%
2019	55.83	115^th	473	75.7%
2021	44.62	49^th	118	58.5%
2022	85.28	16^th	581	97.2%
2023	78.95	44^th	591	92.6%
2024	83.95	20^th	615	96.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	57.49	339^th	1170	71.0%
2019	48.80	431^st	1139	62.2%
2022	46.27	553^rd	1283	56.9%
2023	61.05	335^th	1307	74.4%
2024	56.34	413^th	1303	68.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	50.06	526^th	1245	57.8%
2019	47.27	547^th	1241	55.9%
2021	61.34	261^st	935	72.1%
2022	60.69	373^rd	1306	71.4%
2023	51.10	564^th	1288	56.2%
2024	47.14	632^nd	1296	51.2%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.98	171^st	457	62.6%
2019	48.30	168^th	392	57.1%
2022	79.35	61^st	487	87.5%
2023	63.93	135^th	543	75.1%
2024	38.97	364^th	594	38.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	44.77	772^nd	1353	42.9%
2019	42.42	783^rd	1370	42.8%
2021	43.62	586^th	1066	45.0%
2022	49.26	708^th	1454	51.3%
2023	39.64	904^th	1463	38.2%
2024	37.23	958^th	1465	34.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.40	754^th	1352	44.2%
2019	43.54	714^th	1366	47.7%
2021	45.96	548^th	1071	48.8%
2022	54.19	584^th	1455	59.9%
2023	50.72	675^th	1464	53.9%
2024	41.49	846^th	1464	42.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	24.33	313^th	374	16.3%
2019	20.03	322^nd	369	12.7%
2021	22.59	202^nd	236	14.4%
2022	35.34	277^th	381	27.3%
2023	23.93	333^rd	388	14.2%
2024	20.04	350^th	396	11.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	41.90	367^th	663	44.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	39.91	491^st	810	39.4%
2019	37.98	495^th	826	40.1%
2021	46.13	218^th	449	51.4%
2022	38.13	560^th	914	38.7%
2023	48.91	443^rd	943	53.0%
2024	35.53	631^st	953	33.8%

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Rank History for White students at Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.67	398^th	763	47.8%
2019	45.25	388^th	716	45.8%
2021	43.59	345^th	614	43.8%
2022	64.76	238^th	748	68.2%
2023	36.28	518^th	772	32.9%
2024	30.92	576^th	778	26.0%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Reviews:

by a teacher
Thursday, September 12, 2019

Worked here as a part time art teacher and I must say, by far the worst teaching experience I’ve ever had. I had no support as a new teacher still in grad school. Art supplies were not provided adequately and the supply lady was always rude and had a nasty attitude. They expected giving 3 boxes of 12 or less markers in each would work with over 400 students. Every week or so the supplies would go missing and the art room was used by other instructors who didn’t know how to teach the students to take care of the supplies ! Students disrespected the visual arts which was greatly reflected in the school. The room looked a mess and uncared for with expired paint and ruined art supplies. If this school ever plans to improve their art programming, they need to do way more than just hiring someone to take all responsibility for change and improvement. The real changes happen when the art teacher has full support from the principal. Honestly, this school is a joke and it’s sad that no one there really cares enough to make better changes to improve the arts. The reason why every art teacher/art sub have left is because of the way the school runs and how there wasn’t a supportive art environment. It’s not the children’s fault or problem, but the school’s fault. The school has failed to provide opportunities and changes to create meaningful art experiences for students. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, August 30, 2019

Extremely bad school. It doesn’t matter if your child is in the stigma program, special ed or regular classes at this school, they are all bad. Either the teachers are so new they don’t know what to or they have been there a while and don’t care. Grading is a disaster. The student body is a mess. Troubled kids are zoned in from gang neighborhoods. Do not send your child here. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, November 8, 2018

My daughter last year had graduagraduated from this school but all I can say that the teacher and ass principal and principal is worst people to deal wit they called child services on me and my wife stating that me and my wife were beating on my daughter and had false claim about us ...at the end I had found out that the person that called child services on us cause the social workers had realized that when she got to my house and noticed that all the stuff that they had claim was all a lie ...and the social workers noticed as soon she walk in my house ..she had told me that the counsel from her school had called them to tell em that my daughter was at hrs office claiming that we beat on her and that I had thrown a picture frame on my wife face ..which imagine the cut that my wife would have if that was true but it turn out we took a drug test just to prove them wrong ,which we did and from then on my daughter was being harassment by a teacher called Mr harvey,which I went to make a report about him to ass principal which she had help us after she notice that it was becoming a problem ,i was actually looking into getting a lawyer to handle this matter the correct way cause I wasn't getting no help at all ....please b careful with this school and please sit down with ur kids and make sure that they getting the right education...thanks for reading Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, April 4, 2011

It is a good, but not exceptional school. I.S.303 is the home of a large family, but with poor school infrastructure and building, lack of enough enrichment programs, as well as a few odd-ducks in the school administration, it isn't perfect. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	404	265	24	176	1	n/a	n/a	870
1990	448	279	28	178	1	n/a	n/a	934
1991	493	297	24	185	0	n/a	n/a	999
1992	478	287	32	246	0	n/a	n/a	1043
1993	413	327	35	253	1	n/a	n/a	1029
1994	381	293	41	220	3	n/a	n/a	938
1995	403	184	54	141	1	n/a	n/a	783
1996	403	184	54	141	1	n/a	n/a	783
1997	490	155	75	175	2	n/a	n/a	897
1998	550	171	90	208	2	n/a	n/a	1021
1999	513	159	97	216	0	n/a	n/a	985
2000	519	171	155	235	2	n/a	n/a	1082
2001	516	188	170	244	2	n/a	n/a	1120
2002	471	230	163	267	0	n/a	n/a	1131
2003	471	230	163	267	0	n/a	n/a	1131
2004	468	212	164	281	0	n/a	n/a	1125
2005	463	197	149	282	0	n/a	n/a	1091
2006	451	166	147	276	1	n/a	n/a	1041
2007	398	155	108	233	1	n/a	n/a	895
2008	321	142	125	193	1	n/a	n/a	782
2009	299	124	134	193	0	n/a	n/a	750
2010	260	123	153	210	0	n/a	n/a	746
2011	245	109	139	233	1	0	0	727
2012	211	88	130	208	3	0	0	640
2013	203	89	121	188	3	5	0	609
2014	185	87	111	184	0	0	1	568
2015	161	82	105	166	0	0	2	516
2016	163	61	104	167	0	0	1	496
2017	146	54	101	186	0	7	2	496
2018	157	55	103	206	1	11	3	536
2019	162	56	110	218	1	14	7	568
2020	152	74	116	208	2	14	3	569
2021	142	67	119	181	3	14	1	527
2022	121	47	102	143	2	8	2	425
2023	131	44	94	108	2	2	2	383

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 303 Herbert S Eisenberg

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	870	56.7	15.3	n/a
1990	934	58.9	15.8	n/a
1991	999	67.8	14.7	n/a
1992	1043	66.1	15.7	n/a
1993	1029	66.9	15.4	n/a
1994	938	63.5	14.8	n/a
1995	783	48.0	16.3	n/a
1996	783	48.0	16.3	n/a
1997	897	54.5	16.5	71.8
1998	1021	63.6	16.1	79.6
1999	985	63.4	15.5	72
2000	1082	69.8	15.5	77.2
2001	1120	71.7	15.6	81.8
2002	1131	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1131	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1125	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1091	67.0	16.3	0
2006	1041	74.0	14.1	79.5
2007	895	66.0	13.6	91.4
2008	782	52.3	15.0	78.5
2009	750	52.5	14.3	78.4
2010	746	51.0	14.6	n/a
2011	727	47.3	15.3	78.5
2012	640	50.0	12.8	78.8
2013	609	43.5	13.9	79.3
2014	568	37.1	15.2	97.4
2015	516	38.0	13.5	63.8
2016	496	36.0	13.7	59.3
2017	496	33.8	14.6	59.9
2018	536	30.9	17.2	77.6
2019	568	31.9	17.7	74.3
2020	569	37.9	14.9	78.7
2021	527	39.7	13.2	84.1
2022	425	36.0	11.8	83.8
2023	383	31.2	12.2	85.6

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 303 Herbert S Eisenberg

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	870	56.7	15.3	n/a
1990	934	58.9	15.8	n/a
1991	999	67.8	14.7	n/a
1992	1043	66.1	15.7	n/a
1993	1029	66.9	15.4	n/a
1994	938	63.5	14.8	n/a
1995	783	48.0	16.3	n/a
1996	783	48.0	16.3	n/a
1997	897	54.5	16.5	71.8
1998	1021	63.6	16.1	79.6
1999	985	63.4	15.5	72
2000	1082	69.8	15.5	77.2
2001	1120	71.7	15.6	81.8
2002	1131	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1131	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1125	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1091	67.0	16.3	0
2006	1041	74.0	14.1	79.5
2007	895	66.0	13.6	91.4
2008	782	52.3	15.0	78.5
2009	750	52.5	14.3	78.4
2010	746	51.0	14.6	n/a
2011	727	47.3	15.3	78.5
2012	640	50.0	12.8	78.8
2013	609	43.5	13.9	79.3
2014	568	37.1	15.2	97.4
2015	516	38.0	13.5	63.8
2016	496	36.0	13.7	59.3
2017	496	33.8	14.6	59.9
2018	536	30.9	17.2	77.6
2019	568	31.9	17.7	74.3
2020	569	37.9	14.9	78.7
2021	527	39.7	13.2	84.1
2022	425	36.0	11.8	83.8
2023	383	31.2	12.2	85.6

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.

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