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Middle School 394

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Middle School 394 ranks 1809 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1809^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Middle School 394 is a public elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 230 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #17, which is ranked 565 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite having a relatively high per-student spending of $37,407 and a low student-teacher ratio of 10.1, Middle School 394 has consistently struggled with low academic performance. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math were significantly below the district and state levels across all grade levels. For example, in 3rd grade ELA, Middle School 394 had a 100% proficiency rate compared to 61.28% for the district and 54.15% for the state. The school has also faced challenges in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with rankings in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools for female, male, African American, low socioeconomic status, and homeless students.

When compared to nearby schools, both traditional public and charter, Middle School 394 is underperforming. For instance, Ps 189 Bilingual Center (The), which is 0.51 miles away, consistently outperforms Middle School 394 in both ELA and Math proficiency rates across all grade levels. Similarly, the two charter schools in the area, Brownsville Ascend Charter School and Explore Empower Charter School, also generally outperform Middle School 394 in academic achievement.

201

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$40,828

Per pupil spending ?

92.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

188 Rochester Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11213

(718) 756-3164

District: New York City Geographic District #17

Racial breakdown:

African American:

70.1%

Hispanic:

24.9%

Asian:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (44% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Math scores 15 pts below the New York average

!Near the bottom of New York City Geographic District #17's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg52%

New York avg53%

Elementary school

1,809^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

694^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 34 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 22Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #17

565^th of 874New York City Geographic District #17 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	1809 of 2445	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	2239 of 2445	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	2149 of 2439	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	2359 of 2434	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	2116 of 2201	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	2104 of 2413	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	2154 of 2395	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.8	2054 of 2386	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.3	1849 of 2366	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.1	1831 of 2352	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.4	1953 of 2345	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.1	1681 of 2325	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.8	1843 of 2320	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.6	1508 of 2286	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.4	1573 of 2263	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.8	1742 of 2257	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.6	1569 of 2227	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.2	1609 of 2219	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.7	1664 of 2206	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	32.5	631 of 927	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	595 of 857	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.0	778 of 936	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	545 of 891	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	601 of 948	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	1935 of 2409	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	2163 of 2413	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	2048 of 2403	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	2291 of 2401	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	2051 of 2357	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	2073 of 2338	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	32.7	435 of 637	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.2	547 of 622	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	340 of 570	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	552 of 730	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	1065 of 2098	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	1617 of 2041	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	1679 of 2032	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	1799 of 2045	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	1598 of 2407	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.6	2259 of 2411	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	2065 of 2400	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	2318 of 2400	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	2079 of 2358	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	2221 of 2340	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	694 of 1500	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	16.2	1360 of 1504	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	1345 of 1500	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	1409 of 1479	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	40.7	730 of 1242	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	993 of 1439	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	963 of 1438	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	17.3	1280 of 1455	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.7	1273 of 1429	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.1	1131 of 1407	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.3	1090 of 1401	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.1	1109 of 1373	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.4	1082 of 1337	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.4	1032 of 1295	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.7	1013 of 1243	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.5	889 of 1224	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.4	838 of 1185	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.4	896 of 1123	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.7	891 of 1095	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	194 of 676	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	34.9	477 of 705	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	519 of 696	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	548 of 706	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.4	308 of 653	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	302 of 663	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	651 of 1457	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	20.5	1272 of 1465	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	1149 of 1463	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	1379 of 1454	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	931 of 1370	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	923 of 1353	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	135 of 603	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	28.2	477 of 594	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.1	289 of 543	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.2	451 of 487	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	266 of 392	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	267 of 457	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	36.9	756 of 1241	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	724 of 1245	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	750 of 1455	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.5	1337 of 1464	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1375 of 1464	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	1336 of 1455	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	1009 of 1366	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	980 of 1352	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	74.6	140 of 1139	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	58.3	314 of 1170	73.2%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2024)32nd percentile+24 vs school

Homeless (2023)32nd percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2019)88th percentile+57 vs school

Homeless (2025)78th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2025)71st percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile~ school

Male (2025)48th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)39th percentile+8 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Science51%+7 vs state

English Language Arts46%-7 vs state

Math40%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Middle School 394	Public	PK, KG-8	188 Rochester Ave	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 756-3164	201	16	12.8	92.5%	1 (0.5%)	141 (70.1%)	50 (24.9%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	28.9	1809^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.0%		14.1	2239^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.4%	430					100.0	36.4	29.4	62.5	39.3	48.2	100.0	18.2	11.8	37.5	67.9	28.6	18.8	72.0	$40,828	$3,216	$37,612
Explore Empower Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	188 Rochester Ave	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	Explore Empower Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 771-2090	500	37	13.5	89.4%	4 (0.8%)	400 (80.0%)	65 (13.0%)	7 (1.4%)	20 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	62.9	873^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	64.3%		63	822^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	66.4%	51		94.4	29.2		61.4	68.0	71.4	47.1	55.4	67.5	65.2	89.4	61.4	60.4	52.7	61.3	31.0		$21,477	$21,477	$00
Ps 335 Granville T Woods	Public	PK, KG-5	130 Rochester Ave	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 493-7736	170	16	10.9	97.1%	1 (0.6%)	133 (78.2%)	33 (19.4%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	67.5	754^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.2%		48.8	1203^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	50.8%	449					82.4	57.1	72.0				87.5	66.7	66.7				34.8		$45,484	$2,773	$42,711
Ps 191 Paul Robeson	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Park Pl	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 756-1206	163	22	7.4	92.0%	4 (2.5%)	119 (73.0%)	35 (21.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	37	1549^th of 2445 public elementary schools	36.6%		16.2	2180^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.8%	631					41.2	80.0	58.3				36.8	42.9	41.7				30.0		$45,160	$2,900	$42,260
New Bridges Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1025 Eastern Pkwy	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 363-8200	431	38	11.2	81.2%	11 (2.6%)	309 (71.7%)	91 (21.1%)	7 (1.6%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	62.7	876^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.2%		53.9	1054^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.9%	178					66.7	62.9	76.5				61.5	48.7	60.8				48.8		$33,426	$3,364	$30,062
Ps 243 Weeksville School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	1580 Dean St	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 604-6909	199	21	9.4	94.5%	1 (0.5%)	128 (64.3%)	57 (28.6%)	5 (2.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	4 (2.0%)	19.7	2086^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.7%		6.4	2394^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.1%	308					42.1	26.3	41.7				57.1	14.3	24.0				29.2		$41,836	$4,492	$37,343
Dr Jacqueline Peek-Davis School	Public	PK, KG-5	430 Howard Ave	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 953-4569	218	14	15.5	96.8%	12 (5.5%)	149 (68.3%)	49 (22.5%)	6 (2.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	27.5	1847^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.5%		39.8	1459^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.3%	388					39.1	41.7	64.3				27.3	36.0	53.9						$37,966	$3,705	$34,260
KIPP Always Mentally Prepared Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1224 Park Pl-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	KIPP Always Mentally Prepared Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 943-3710	891	43	20.7	89.1%	14 (1.6%)	726 (81.5%)	88 (9.9%)	7 (0.8%)	32 (3.6%)	6 (0.7%)	18 (2.0%)	77.8	487^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.1%		61.1	875^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.2%	388		79.4			67.4	73.9	73.3	70.3	78.7	80.8	75.6	83.3	67.0	74.0	93.0		47.5	75.0	$19,613	$19,613	$00
Ps 189 Bilingual Center (The)	Public	K-8	1100 E New York Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 756-0210	887	69	12.8	97.2%	34 (3.8%)	583 (65.7%)	240 (27.1%)	12 (1.4%)	7 (0.8%)	6 (0.7%)	5 (0.6%)	41	1445^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.9%		47.1	1231^st of 2445 public elementary schools	49.7%	214	90.0	100.0	100.0	72.2	63.1	44.3	42.5	53.4	58.7	53.9	64.6	64.4	28.9	44.2	59.4	53.1	28.1	45.3	$31,855	$3,576	$28,279
Ps 21 Crispus Attucks	Public	PK, KG-5	180 Chauncey St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 493-9681	430	33	13.1	79.8%	4 (0.9%)	359 (83.5%)	62 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	83.4	344^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.9%		62.7	830^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.1%	486					75.0	83.3	81.1				81.0	78.3	71.7				56.5		$33,873	$3,212	$30,661

Frequently Asked Questions about Middle School 394

How many students attend Middle School 394?

In the 2024-25 school year, 201 students attended Middle School 394.

What is the racial makeup of Middle School 394?

Students at Middle School 394 are 70% African American, 25% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Is Middle School 394 a good school?

Middle School 394 ranks 1809^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Middle School 394 in?

New York City Geographic District #17

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