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Middle School 935

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Middle School 935 ranks 1107 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1107^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 26% of New York middle schools

Summary

Middle School 935 is a public middle school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 266 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #19, which is ranked 726 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Middle School 935 consistently outperforms the New York City Geographic District #19 and the overall New York state in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math across grades 6-8. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 48.6% of 6th graders at Middle School 935 were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 37.28% in the district and 50.86% statewide. The school's performance is particularly strong in ELA, where it ranks higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels. Additionally, Middle School 935 has a strong performance among its African American and Homeless student subgroups, ranking 191 out of 705 and 140 out of 543 New York middle schools, respectively, in the 2023-2024 school year.

Despite having a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 85.34% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, Middle School 935 has shown a steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 663 out of 1500 New York middle schools in 2022-2023 to 1107 out of 1500 in 2024-2025. When compared to nearby schools in the same district, Middle School 935 generally outperforms them in academic proficiency rates, particularly in ELA and Math.

303

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,244

Per pupil spending ?

89.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

76 Dinsmore Pl
Brooklyn, NY 11208

(718) 240-2700

District: New York City Geographic District #19

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.9%

African American:

14.2%

Asian:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2023 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (38% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2023

!Math scores 16 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg37%

New York avg51%

1,107^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 30 pts since 2023

From top 44% (2023) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 12Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #19

726^th of 874New York City Geographic District #19 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	30.7	1107 of 1500	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.2	911 of 1504	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	663 of 1500	55.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	64.8	191 of 705	72.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	567 of 646	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.9	316 of 615	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	441 of 591	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	1040 of 1457	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	960 of 1465	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.4	631 of 1463	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	627 of 965	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	500 of 953	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.2	325 of 943	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	336 of 603	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	265 of 594	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	140 of 543	74.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	754 of 1283	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	649 of 1296	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	411 of 1288	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	1129 of 1455	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.6	800 of 1464	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	681 of 1464	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	675 of 1298	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	567 of 1303	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	389 of 1307	70.2%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2024)73rd percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile+22 vs school

Homeless (2025)44th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%-8 vs state

Math36%-16 vs state

Science28%-16 vs state

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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)	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	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
Middle School 935	Public	6-8	76 Dinsmore Pl	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 240-2700	303	26	11.7	89.1%	1 (0.3%)	43 (14.2%)	239 (78.9%)	16 (5.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30.7	1107^th of 1500 public middle schools	26.2%		40.2	911^th of 1504 public middle schools	39.4%	196					48.6	45.1	34.5	37.8	42.6	26.7	27.8	$30,244	$2,679	$27,565
Is 171 Abraham Lincoln	Public	6-8	528 Ridgewood Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 647-0111	276	27	10.2	91.7%	4 (1.4%)	17 (6.2%)	225 (81.5%)	23 (8.3%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.7	1019^th of 1500 public middle schools	32.1%		25.8	1192^nd of 1504 public middle schools	20.7%	173		57.7	25.0		44.6	47.0	37.8	27.1	46.6		42.1	$39,642	$4,747	$34,894
Vista Academy	Public	6-8	350 Linwood St	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 647-0913	434	34	12.8	99.3%	7 (1.6%)	92 (21.2%)	292 (67.3%)	20 (4.6%)	19 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	57.7	597^th of 1500 public middle schools	60.2%		54.8	633^rd of 1504 public middle schools	57.9%	36			100.0		44.6	47.8	43.6	52.3	61.0	73.2	55.9	$33,693	$3,321	$30,372
Liberty Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Linwood St	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 647-1301	450	47	9.6	96.9%	8 (1.8%)	106 (23.6%)	299 (66.4%)	24 (5.3%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	33.7	1035^th of 1500 public middle schools	31.0%		35	1020^th of 1504 public middle schools	32.2%	15			100.0		41.9	39.1	35.6	29.4	44.8	59.3	32.1	$32,788	$2,958	$29,830
Highland Park Community School	Public	6-8	528 Ridgewood Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 235-1785	218	20	11.0	94.0%	4 (1.8%)	17 (7.8%)	183 (83.9%)	8 (3.7%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	48.3	748^th of 1500 public middle schools	50.1%		42.3	870^th of 1504 public middle schools	42.2%	122	50.0	33.3	23.1		37.5	57.8	50.0	22.2	64.3	57.9	32.5	$31,738	$2,858	$28,880
Junior High School 218 James P Sinnott	Public, Magnet	6-8	370 Fountain Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 647-9050	307	33	9.3	94.5%	5 (1.6%)	118 (38.4%)	105 (34.2%)	72 (23.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	18	1341^st of 1500 public middle schools	10.6%		21.6	1271^st of 1504 public middle schools	15.5%	70			71.1		26.0	36.5	30.1	23.6	25.9	42.1	13.0	$37,588	$4,674	$32,914
East New York Middle School Of Excellence	Public	6-8	605 Shepherd Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 257-4061	235	18	13.4	97.4%	3 (1.3%)	103 (43.8%)	112 (47.7%)	10 (4.3%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12.5	1401^st of 1500 public middle schools	6.6%		17.2	1342^nd of 1504 public middle schools	10.8%	59					31.3	27.5	29.7	14.9	21.1	18.4	25.3	$35,883	$3,286	$32,598
Junior High School 292 Margaret S Douglas	Public	6-8	301 Vermont St	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 498-6562	267	28	9.5	92.1%	5 (1.9%)	83 (31.1%)	103 (38.6%)	67 (25.1%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	29.3	1135^th of 1500 public middle schools	24.3%		37.2	973^rd of 1504 public middle schools	35.3%	162		53.5	74.4	66.7	38.1	35.7	46.8	23.3	36.0	39.6	35.3	$41,460	$4,001	$37,459
Junior High School 210 Elizabeth Blackwell	Public	6-8	93-11 101st Ave	Ozone Park	11416	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 845-5942	1,459	118	12.3	88.5%	36 (2.5%)	59 (4.0%)	949 (65.0%)	351 (24.1%)	36 (2.5%)	13 (0.9%)	15 (1.0%)	42.6	860^th of 1500 public middle schools	42.7%		47.2	768^th of 1504 public middle schools	48.9%	92	95.6	85.2	47.6	82.0	47.2	47.7	48.7	45.0	54.8		28.8	$29,657	$2,154	$27,503
Van Siclen Community Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Van Siclen Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 927-4701	161	22	7.3	95.0%	3 (1.9%)	107 (66.5%)	43 (26.7%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.5%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	28.7	1152^nd of 1500 public middle schools	23.2%		8.5	1453^rd of 1504 public middle schools	3.4%	301					38.6	32.1	40.4	25.0	35.7	48.3	34.5	$41,761	$6,122	$35,639

Frequently Asked Questions about Middle School 935

What district is Middle School 935 in?

New York City Geographic District #19

How many students attend Middle School 935?

In the 2024-25 school year, 303 students attended Middle School 935.

What is the racial makeup of Middle School 935?

Students at Middle School 935 are 79% Hispanic, 14% African American, 5% Asian.

Is Middle School 935 a good school?

Middle School 935 ranks 1107^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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