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Junior High School 234 Arthur W Cunningham

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Junior High School 234 Arthur W Cunningham ranks 344 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

344^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 77% of New York middle schools

Summary

Junior High School 234 Arthur W Cunningham is a public magnet middle school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,403 students. This exceptional institution consistently ranks among the top middle schools in the state, delivering outstanding academic outcomes for its diverse student population.

Junior High School 234 Arthur W Cunningham has maintained a consistently high level of academic performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math significantly exceeding the district and state averages across all grade levels. The school also excels in Regents exams, with exceptional proficiency rates in subjects like U.S. History and Government, Algebra I, and Life Science Biology. This consistent high performance suggests the school has effective teaching practices, strong leadership, and a supportive learning environment.

When compared to nearby schools in New York City Geographic District #22 and other nearby districts, Junior High School 234 Arthur W Cunningham stands out as a top-performing institution. The school's strong performance, equitable practices, and efficient resource allocation, including a low student-teacher ratio and increased per-student spending, make it a standout in the region.

1,447

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,180

Per pupil spending ?

82.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1875 E 17th St
Brooklyn, NY 11229-6709

(718) 645-1334

District: New York City Geographic District #22

Feeder schools for Junior High School 234 Arthur W Cunningham:

Elementary:	Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (The)
	Ps 255 Barbara Reing School
	Ps 315
	School Of Science &technology

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.8%

Asian:

26.4%

Hispanic:

15.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (68% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of New York middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg57%

New York avg56%

344^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #22

412^th of 874New York City Geographic District #22 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	73.1	344 of 1500	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	307 of 1504	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	254 of 1500	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	220 of 1479	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	85.0	137 of 1242	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.8	205 of 1439	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	166 of 1438	88.5%	★★★★☆
2017	87.8	138 of 1455	90.5%	★★★★★
2016	89.1	108 of 1429	92.4%	★★★★★
2015	91.9	74 of 1407	94.7%	★★★★★
2014	92.1	71 of 1401	94.9%	★★★★★
2013	90.9	94 of 1373	93.2%	★★★★★
2012	85.4	146 of 1337	89.1%	★★★★☆
2011	82.2	201 of 1295	84.5%	★★★★☆
2010	78.7	252 of 1243	79.7%	★★★★☆
2009	73.5	337 of 1224	72.5%	★★★★☆
2008	74.0	332 of 1185	72.0%	★★★★☆
2007	69.7	387 of 1123	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.2	374 of 1095	65.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	132 of 676	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	94 of 705	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	166 of 696	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	137 of 706	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	63.2	181 of 653	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	99 of 663	85.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	210 of 406	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.9	216 of 396	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.1	187 of 388	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	170 of 381	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.5	95 of 236	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	131 of 369	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.3	120 of 374	67.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	92 of 646	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	65 of 615	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	55 of 591	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	75.4	51 of 581	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	71.6	50 of 473	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	53 of 503	89.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	339 of 1457	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	331 of 1465	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	261 of 1463	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	230 of 1454	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	76.5	176 of 1066	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	194 of 1370	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	169 of 1353	87.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	291 of 965	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	267 of 953	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	238 of 943	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	52.8	372 of 914	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.2	224 of 826	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	170 of 810	79.0%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	261 of 603	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.8	123 of 594	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	111 of 543	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	76 of 487	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	85.9	21 of 392	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	81.3	46 of 457	89.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	211 of 1283	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	211 of 1296	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	173 of 1288	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	129 of 1306	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	83.1	99 of 935	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	137 of 1241	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	87.2	102 of 1245	91.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	338 of 1455	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	289 of 1464	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	252 of 1464	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	212 of 1455	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	88.3	90 of 1071	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	79.7	227 of 1366	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	168 of 1352	87.6%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	16 of 20	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	93 of 235	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	170 of 1298	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	182 of 1303	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	65.0	300 of 1307	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	248 of 1283	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	172 of 1139	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	188 of 1170	83.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	334 of 775	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	314 of 778	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	250 of 772	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.3	192 of 748	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	75.3	126 of 614	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	126 of 716	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	126 of 763	83.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)87th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)86th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)80th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)77th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)60th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile-20 vs school

Homeless (2025)57th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)48th percentile-29 vs school

Military Connected (2025)20th percentile-57 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Life Science Biology99%+41 vs state

U.S. History and Government99%+24 vs state

Math68%+16 vs state

English Language Arts59%+8 vs state

Science58%+15 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Sunday, May 2, 2021

This is a stressful school! Close Quote

by a citizen
Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Full disclosure: I am not a parent. I am a family friend, taxpayer, and wife of a 25-year veteran DOE educator/administrator, and I am concerned about the deteriorating quality of our schools. This school employs and supports incompetent, inappropriate teachers who are clearly disillusioned with their profession; not all, but enough of them to discourage a student assessed (previously and currently) as gifted, perceptive, respectful, helpful, diligent, and eager to learn. Student has been repeatedly castigated, academically and personally, for asking basic classroom questions - circumstances confirmed by the teachers themselves. Parental involvement to achieve resolution is actively discouraged by administrators, as well as teachers. Shameful. Close Quote

by a student
Tuesday, May 4, 2010

i go to cunningham and it is a really good school. the teachers really challenge you and dont take no for an answer. theyll work with you until you get it right. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (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 U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences 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
Junior High School 234 Arthur W Cunningham	Public, Magnet	6-8	1875 E 17th St	Brooklyn	11229	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 645-1334	1,447	110	13.1	82.9%	677 (46.8%)	101 (7.0%)	224 (15.5%)	382 (26.4%)	17 (1.2%)	5 (0.3%)	41 (2.8%)	73.1	344^th of 1500 public middle schools	77.1%		74.3	307^th of 1504 public middle schools	79.6%	37		99.1	100.0	99.3			60.3	52.8	65.7	60.4	69.4	76.4	58.4	$28,180	$2,519	$25,661
Junior High School 278 Marine Park	Public	6-8	1925 Stuart St	Brooklyn	11229	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 375-3523	841	80	10.5	79.9%	171 (20.3%)	256 (30.4%)	201 (23.9%)	166 (19.7%)	7 (0.8%)	7 (0.8%)	33 (3.9%)	47.4	775^th of 1500 public middle schools	48.3%		49.2	732^nd of 1504 public middle schools	51.3%	43		75.5	76.3	50.5			53.9	59.3	52.9	36.9	51.9	25.3		$36,087	$2,965	$33,122
Is 228 David A Boody	Public, Magnet	6-8	228 Ave S	Brooklyn	11223	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 375-7635	1,555	118	13.1	78.8%	690 (44.4%)	29 (1.9%)	363 (23.3%)	435 (28.0%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	27 (1.7%)	80.7	248^th of 1500 public middle schools	83.5%		77.6	264^th of 1504 public middle schools	82.4%	16			96.7	85.7	100.0	56.3	64.6	67.8	71.3	67.2	79.0	76.3	41.3	$28,526	$2,583	$25,943
Junior High School 14 Shell Bank	Public	6-8	2424 Batchelder St	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 743-0220	469	47	9.9	91.7%	160 (34.1%)	120 (25.6%)	105 (22.4%)	63 (13.4%)	6 (1.3%)	11 (2.3%)	4 (0.9%)	37.2	962^nd of 1500 public middle schools	35.9%		37.2	974^th of 1504 public middle schools	35.2%	12	82.6		100.0	35.7		61.1	38.7	38.1	38.9	48.3	56.3	43.0	28.9	$44,541	$3,343	$41,198
Andries Hudde	Public, Magnet	6-8	2500 Nostrand Ave	Brooklyn	11210	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 253-3700	389	39	10.0	92.5%	35 (9.0%)	193 (49.6%)	96 (24.7%)	51 (13.1%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	23.7	1249^th of 1500 public middle schools	16.7%		17.1	1344^th of 1504 public middle schools	10.6%	95			88.9	50.0			26.1	33.3	36.5	27.8	37.2	39.0	31.9	$36,002	$3,667	$32,335
Is 381	Public	6-8	2500 Nostrand Ave	Brooklyn	11210	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 338-1534	296	29	10.2	81.8%	13 (4.4%)	158 (53.4%)	92 (31.1%)	22 (7.4%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	44.3	824^th of 1500 public middle schools	45.1%		42.8	861^st of 1504 public middle schools	42.8%	37		33.3	41.7	37.5			45.5	59.5	57.0	31.0	42.4	45.1	39.0	$32,537	$2,487	$30,050
Is 98 Bay Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	1401 Emmons Ave	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	Yes	No	No	(718) 891-9005	1,435	72	20.0	62.9%	719 (50.1%)	34 (2.4%)	133 (9.3%)	511 (35.6%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.2%)	97.5	35^th of 1500 public middle schools	97.7%		97.8	28^th of 1504 public middle schools	98.1%	7			100.0	100.0			88.1	90.9	86.4	90.0	97.1	94.1	87.4	$24,527	$1,389	$23,137
Is 96 Seth Low	Public, Magnet	6-8	99 Ave P	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 236-1344	851	102	8.3	87.1%	290 (34.1%)	49 (5.8%)	289 (34.0%)	216 (25.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	53.3	673^rd of 1500 public middle schools	55.1%		51.4	690^th of 1504 public middle schools	54.1%	17		93.9	61.3	46.7		15.7	47.6	50.2	47.7	46.8	61.7	57.5		$38,239	$2,871	$35,368
Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg	Public, Magnet	6-8	501 West Ave	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 996-0100	416	36	11.4	93.0%	165 (39.7%)	57 (13.7%)	105 (25.2%)	75 (18.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	54.2	663^rd of 1500 public middle schools	55.8%		38.6	945^th of 1504 public middle schools	37.2%	282			84.9	40.3			45.8	42.8	54.7	60.3	54.9	60.2		$32,340	$2,830	$29,510
Is 281 Joseph B Cavallaro	Public, Magnet	6-8	8787 24th Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 996-6706	1,198	92	13.0	85.0%	293 (24.5%)	78 (6.5%)	331 (27.6%)	476 (39.7%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.0%)	69.6	385^th of 1500 public middle schools	74.3%		72.7	337^th of 1504 public middle schools	77.6%	48			100.0	73.8			56.4	58.9	53.8	56.2	71.5	71.5	55.0	$30,008	$2,479	$27,529

Frequently Asked Questions about Junior High School 234 Arthur W Cunningham

What is the racial makeup of Junior High School 234 Arthur W Cunningham?

Students at Junior High School 234 Arthur W Cunningham are 47% White, 26% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 7% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Junior High School 234 Arthur W Cunningham?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,447 students attended Junior High School 234 Arthur W Cunningham.

What district is Junior High School 234 Arthur W Cunningham in?

New York City Geographic District #22

Is Junior High School 234 Arthur W Cunningham a good school?

Junior High School 234 Arthur W Cunningham ranks 344^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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