Is 364 Gateway

Is 364 Gateway is a public middle school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 162 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #19, which is ranked 745 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Is 364 Gateway consistently performs below the district and state averages in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math on the New York State Assessments. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's 6th grade ELA proficiency rate was 8%, compared to the district's 26.22% and the state's 43.64%. Similarly, the school's 6th grade Math proficiency rate was 4.17%, compared to the district's 25.53% and the state's 50.56%. The school has a low statewide ranking, consistently placing in the bottom 20% of New York middle schools, and its performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students. Despite a relatively high per-student spending of $30,814 in the 2022-2023 school year and a low student-teacher ratio of 7.7 students per teacher, the school has not been able to improve its academic outcomes.

The nearby schools, such as East New York Middle School Of Excellence, School of the Future Brooklyn, and Frederick Douglass Academy VIII Middle School, also perform below the district and state averages in academic proficiency, but they generally outperform Is 364 Gateway, suggesting that the challenges faced by Is 364 Gateway may be more significant. Additionally, the school's performance has declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 962 out of 1407 middle schools in the 2013-2014 school year to 1221 out of 1504 middle schools in the 2023-2024 school year.