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Is 285 Meyer Levin

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Is 285 Meyer Levin ranks 735 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

735^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 51% of New York middle schools

Summary

Is 285 Meyer Levin is a public middle school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 479 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #18, which is ranked 551 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Is 285 Meyer Levin has shown consistent improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from the bottom quarter of New York middle schools to the middle third in recent years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally above the average for its district and the state, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA). For example, in 2024-2025, 59.06% of 6th graders, 48.8% of 7th graders, and 55.17% of 8th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 48.45% and 50.86% for the district and state, respectively. However, the school's math performance is more mixed, with 6th and 7th graders scoring below the district and state averages, but 8th graders performing better.

Is 285 Meyer Levin performs particularly well for its African American and English Language Learner (ELL) student subgroups, ranking in the top 25-30% of New York middle schools for these groups in recent years. However, the school's performance for its male students has been lagging, with the male student subgroup ranking in the bottom 30-40% of New York middle schools. The school's high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds, with 82-84% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, highlights the socioeconomic challenges it faces, which may contribute to its overall academic performance. Despite these challenges, Is 285 Meyer Levin appears to be a relatively strong-performing school within its district, particularly in ELA, and is making progress in improving its academic outcomes and statewide ranking.

512

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,996

Per pupil spending ?

82.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5909 Beverly Rd
Brooklyn, NY 11203-5499

(718) 451-2200

District: New York City Geographic District #18

Feeder schools for Is 285 Meyer Levin:

Elementary:	Ps 208 Elsa Ebeling
	Ps 233 Langston Hughes

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.1%

Hispanic:

7.4%

Asian:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2015 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New York median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (46% vs 56% meeting standards)

!U.S. History and Government scores 44 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg48%

New York avg56%

735^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #18

551^st of 874New York City Geographic District #18 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	735 of 1500	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.0	897 of 1504	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	879 of 1500	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	929 of 1479	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	883 of 1242	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	854 of 1439	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	994 of 1438	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.4	1020 of 1455	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.1	1093 of 1429	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.0	1011 of 1407	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.7	1032 of 1401	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.2	909 of 1373	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.8	946 of 1337	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.2	927 of 1295	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.7	985 of 1243	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.5	976 of 1224	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.6	914 of 1185	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.3	912 of 1123	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.3	896 of 1095	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	183 of 676	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	59.5	229 of 705	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.0	263 of 696	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	284 of 706	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.7	223 of 653	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.3	305 of 663	54.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	59.9	131 of 615	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	54.3	164 of 591	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	44.9	253 of 581	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.4	57 of 473	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	34.8	346 of 503	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	725 of 1457	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	736 of 1465	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.2	734 of 1463	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	871 of 1454	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	747 of 1066	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	838 of 1370	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	1007 of 1353	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	482 of 965	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	498 of 953	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	416 of 943	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	306 of 914	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.2	709 of 826	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	178 of 603	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	115 of 594	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	39.5	344 of 543	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	343 of 487	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.9	146 of 392	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	164 of 457	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	445 of 1283	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	597 of 1296	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	575 of 1288	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.4	609 of 1306	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.6	510 of 935	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	612 of 1241	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.1	771 of 1245	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	737 of 1455	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	1030 of 1464	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	954 of 1464	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	965 of 1455	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	775 of 1071	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	860 of 1366	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	918 of 1352	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	449 of 1298	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.9	653 of 1303	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	584 of 1307	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.2	575 of 1283	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	485 of 1139	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.7	870 of 1170	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)79th percentile+38 vs school

African American (2025)73rd percentile+22 vs school

Homeless (2025)70th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile~ school

Male (2025)49th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I63%+7 vs state

English Language Arts55%+3 vs state

Math42%-10 vs state

U.S. History and Government31%-44 vs state

Life Science Biology29%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (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 Living Environment End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	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 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Is 285 Meyer Levin	Public, Magnet	6-8	5909 Beverly Rd	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 451-2200	512	35	14.4	82.8%	5 (1.0%)	451 (88.1%)	38 (7.4%)	10 (2.0%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	49	735^th of 1500 public middle schools	51.0%		41	897^th of 1504 public middle schools	40.4%	162			31.0	63.1	28.7	59.1	48.8	55.2	39.9	43.2	57.1		$33,996	$3,733	$30,263
Brooklyn Science And Engineering Academy	Public	6-8	5404 Tilden Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 240-3790	399	38	10.5	80.2%	2 (0.5%)	340 (85.2%)	34 (8.5%)	14 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	74	330^th of 1500 public middle schools	78.0%		74.1	311^th of 1504 public middle schools	79.3%	19				100.0	89.5	54.4	71.9	65.6	62.0	61.7	62.1	62.5	$33,548	$2,410	$31,138
Middle School For Art And Philosphy	Public	6-8	1084 Lenox Rd	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 342-7563	156	15	10.4	89.7%	4 (2.6%)	125 (80.1%)	22 (14.1%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	45	810^th of 1500 public middle schools	46.0%		49.9	710^th of 1504 public middle schools	52.8%	100				21.1	15.0	29.4	54.4	33.3	40.0	69.6	51.2		$43,970	$3,170	$40,800
Lamad Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	1060 Clarkson Ave-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Lamad Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(833) 465-2623	165	16	10.4	80.0%	4 (2.4%)	122 (73.9%)	30 (18.2%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	47.5	769^th of 1500 public middle schools	48.7%		31.1	1091^st of 1504 public middle schools	27.5%	322		69.7		37.5		50.0	46.9	47.1	74.1	36.7	55.3	33.3	$26,583	$1,059	$25,525
Middle School Of Media Law And Fine Arts (The)	Public	6-8	905 Winthrop St	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 773-3059	173	17	10.3	88.4%	3 (1.7%)	133 (76.9%)	30 (17.3%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	49.4	729^th of 1500 public middle schools	51.4%		41.3	890^th of 1504 public middle schools	40.8%	161						47.2	45.1	49.1	40.0	66.7	71.9	17.4	$37,112	$3,068	$34,044
Kappa V (Knowledge And Power Prep Academy)	Public	6-8	985 Rockaway Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 922-4690	97	10	9.4	90.7%	4 (4.1%)	70 (72.2%)	22 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.5	977^th of 1500 public middle schools	34.9%		39	936^th of 1504 public middle schools	37.8%	41				36.0		61.5	57.1	48.6	33.3	41.9	0.0	20.0	$47,284	$2,998	$44,286
Riverdale Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	76 Riverdale Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 346-0764	98	15	6.7	96.9%	5 (5.1%)	63 (64.3%)	28 (28.6%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.8	1213^th of 1500 public middle schools	19.1%		10.5	1430^th of 1504 public middle schools	4.9%	217				18.0	18.0	35.3	29.6	38.9	66.7	14.8			$57,700	$4,600	$53,100
Is 68 Isaac Bildersee	Public	6-8	956 E 82nd St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 241-4800	237	24	9.7	89.0%	32 (13.5%)	154 (65.0%)	30 (12.7%)	12 (5.1%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	29.9	1121^st of 1500 public middle schools	25.3%		21.6	1274^th of 1504 public middle schools	15.3%	153						39.3	37.8	31.2	57.7	23.9	48.4	28.6	$41,030	$4,200	$36,830
Mott Hall IV	Public	6-8	411 Thatford Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 305-4400	108	16	6.9	97.2%	2 (1.9%)	66 (61.1%)	34 (31.5%)	2 (1.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	35.1	1013^th of 1500 public middle schools	32.5%		13.9	1398^th of 1504 public middle schools	7.0%	385				71.4	17.4	28.0	50.0	42.9	26.9	52.9	40.7		$57,611	$3,854	$53,757
Lenox Academy	Public	6-8	100001 Flatlands Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(718) 927-5228	264	22	12.0	76.5%	4 (1.5%)	231 (87.5%)	17 (6.4%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	85.1	188^th of 1500 public middle schools	87.5%		89.2	144^th of 1504 public middle schools	90.4%	44	65.7			47.0	73.1	65.6	87.7	83.9	60.0	82.7			$29,463	$2,147	$27,317

Frequently Asked Questions about Is 285 Meyer Levin

Is Is 285 Meyer Levin a good school?

Is 285 Meyer Levin ranks 735^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Is 285 Meyer Levin?

Students at Is 285 Meyer Levin are 88% African American, 7% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

What district is Is 285 Meyer Levin in?

New York City Geographic District #18

How many students attend Is 285 Meyer Levin?

In the 2024-25 school year, 512 students attended Is 285 Meyer Levin.

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