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Is 96 Seth Low

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Is 96 Seth Low ranks 673 rd of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

673^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 55% of New York middle schools

Summary

Is 96 Seth Low is a public magnet middle school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 867 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #21, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Is 96 Seth Low spends significantly more per student ($36,124) compared to the district and state averages, the school's academic performance on state assessments is generally lower than the district and state. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math were below the district and state averages across all grade levels. However, Is 96 Seth Low students perform better on Regents exams, particularly in U.S. History and Government, where the school had a 93.85% proficiency rate compared to 73.02% for the district and 75.03% for the state.

Interestingly, nearby schools within the same district, such as Junior High School 234 Arthur W Cunningham and Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg, have similar demographic and socioeconomic profiles to Is 96 Seth Low but generally outperform the school on state assessments and Regents exams. Additionally, schools in the neighboring New York City Geographic District #20, such as Madeleine Brennan School (The) and Christa McAuliffe School (The) /Is 187, have significantly higher academic performance and rankings compared to Is 96 Seth Low, despite serving similar student populations.

851

Students ?

8.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,239

Per pupil spending ?

87.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

99 Ave P
Brooklyn, NY 11204-6119

(718) 236-1344

District: New York City Geographic District #21

Feeder schools for Is 96 Seth Low:

Elementary:

Ps 288 Shirley Tanyhill (The)

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.1%

Hispanic:

34.0%

Asian:

25.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 51st percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New York median (55th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Earth and Space Sciences scores 40 pts below the New York average

!Near the bottom of New York City Geographic District #21's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg62%

New York avg56%

673^rd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District #21

472^nd of 874New York City Geographic District #21 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	53.3	673 of 1500	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	690 of 1504	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	798 of 1500	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	852 of 1479	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	631 of 1242	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.8	597 of 1439	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	664 of 1438	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.8	737 of 1455	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.2	735 of 1429	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.6	686 of 1407	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	48.0	691 of 1401	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	37.4	862 of 1373	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.1	984 of 1337	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.4	923 of 1295	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.5	917 of 1243	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.9	894 of 1224	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.7	887 of 1185	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.2	854 of 1123	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.3	836 of 1095	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	415 of 676	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	242 of 406	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	245 of 396	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	276 of 388	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	314 of 381	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	201 of 236	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	276 of 369	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	263 of 374	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	68 of 646	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	79 of 615	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	87 of 591	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	61.1	119 of 581	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	47.7	47 of 118	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.6	30 of 473	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	79.0	36 of 503	92.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	617 of 1457	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	671 of 1465	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	858 of 1463	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	848 of 1454	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.0	633 of 1066	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	583 of 1370	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	707 of 1353	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	517 of 965	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	552 of 953	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	642 of 943	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	638 of 914	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	291 of 449	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	499 of 826	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	473 of 810	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	333 of 603	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.2	163 of 594	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	52.2	218 of 543	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.2	332 of 487	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.7	59 of 392	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	59.5	132 of 457	71.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	380 of 1283	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	62.3	392 of 1296	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	511 of 1288	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	542 of 1306	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.3	305 of 935	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.8	348 of 1241	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	61.0	368 of 1245	70.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	697 of 1455	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	659 of 1464	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	695 of 1464	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	791 of 1455	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.4	468 of 1071	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	613 of 1366	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	606 of 1352	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	330 of 1298	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.8	301 of 1303	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	46.8	577 of 1307	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	521 of 1283	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.6	208 of 522	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.2	515 of 1139	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	438 of 1170	62.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	497 of 775	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	523 of 778	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	520 of 772	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	497 of 748	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.0	320 of 614	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	449 of 716	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	570 of 763	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)89th percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile-9 vs school

Homeless (2025)45th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)40th percentile-15 vs school

African American (2025)39th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government94%+19 vs state

Algebra I61%+5 vs state

Math56%+4 vs state

English Language Arts49%-3 vs state

Life Science Biology47%-12 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences16%-40 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, January 1, 2022

This school is the best school my childs ever went to! No bullying at all Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, June 13, 2014

The teachers at Seth Low are great at communicating with the parents. The school has a new principal, and she is always willing to listen to the parents and is bringing new ideas into the school. 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
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 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
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
Junior High School 227 Edward B Shallow	Public	6-8	6500 16th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 256-8218	1,327	110	12.0	88.8%	157 (11.8%)	11 (0.8%)	515 (38.8%)	621 (46.8%)	10 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (0.8%)	59	576^th of 1500 public middle schools	61.6%		68.7	391^st of 1504 public middle schools	74.0%	185	99.0	99.0	100.0	96.2			50.6	55.1	58.7	47.5	62.3	54.1	49.8	$28,760	$2,840	$25,920
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
Madeleine Brennan School (The)	Public	6-8	8010 12th Ave	Brooklyn	11228	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 833-9363	1,518	101	15.0	77.7%	275 (18.1%)	8 (0.5%)	283 (18.6%)	935 (61.6%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.5%)	93.4	89^th of 1500 public middle schools	94.1%		93.3	93^rd of 1504 public middle schools	93.8%	4			100.0	99.4			73.8	83.8	81.3	80.6	86.5	86.8	75.3	$26,286	$2,509	$23,778
Christa McAuliffe School (The) /Is 187	Public	6-8	1171 65th St	Brooklyn	11219	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	No	(718) 236-3394	949	64	14.8	76.1%	99 (10.4%)	8 (0.8%)	81 (8.5%)	745 (78.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.3%)	97.8	31^st of 1500 public middle schools	97.9%		97.2	39^th of 1504 public middle schools	97.4%	8			98.6	87.5			94.6	96.7	88.5	96.8	97.4	71.9		$27,761	$2,093	$25,668
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
Junior High School 223 Montauk (The)	Public, Magnet	6-8	4200 16th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 438-0155	625	53	11.7	94.9%	91 (14.6%)	15 (2.4%)	189 (30.2%)	324 (51.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	57.4	604^th of 1500 public middle schools	59.7%		69.8	374^th of 1504 public middle schools	75.1%	230			97.1	94.0			48.6	59.4	53.8	64.3	65.0	39.9	36.8	$32,629	$3,582	$29,047
Junior High School 259 William McKinley	Public	6-8	7305 Ft Hamilton Pkwy	Brooklyn	11228	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 833-1000	1,780	121	14.7	82.4%	379 (21.3%)	17 (1.0%)	359 (20.2%)	986 (55.4%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	33 (1.9%)	88.8	147^th of 1500 public middle schools	90.2%		90.2	132^nd of 1504 public middle schools	91.2%	15		67.3	99.5	95.0			73.6	74.4	67.2	79.1	85.8	81.3	66.7	$26,397	$2,445	$23,952

Frequently Asked Questions about Is 96 Seth Low

Is Is 96 Seth Low a good school?

Is 96 Seth Low ranks 673^rd of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Is 96 Seth Low?

In the 2024-25 school year, 851 students attended Is 96 Seth Low.

What district is Is 96 Seth Low in?

New York City Geographic District #21

What is the racial makeup of Is 96 Seth Low?

Students at Is 96 Seth Low are 34% White, 34% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 6% African American.

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