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Middle School 890

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Middle School 890 ranks 273 rd of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

273^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 82% of New York middle schools

Summary

Middle School 890 is a public middle school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 314 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #22, which is ranked 412 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Middle School 890 has consistently ranked in the top 50% of New York middle schools over the past 5 years, with a peak ranking of 273 out of 1500 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance on state assessments is notably higher than the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels, with significantly above-average proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. Middle School 890 also performs well on Regents exams, with high proficiency rates in Algebra I and Living Environment/Biology.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Junior High School 223 Montauk (The) and Middle School 246 Walt Whitman, Middle School 890 generally outperforms its peers in academic performance. The school also maintains a relatively high per-student spending of around $30,000 and a low student-teacher ratio of around 10 students per teacher, suggesting a focus on small class sizes and personalized attention. Middle School 890's consistent improvement and strong performance across diverse student subgroups make it a model of success that could provide valuable insights for other schools in the district and state.

336

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,622

Per pupil spending ?

79.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21 Hinckley Pl
Brooklyn, NY 11218

(929) 397-9200

District: New York City Geographic District #22

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.4%

African American:

28.9%

Asian:

17.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2019 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (69% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of New York middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg54%

New York avg53%

273^rd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 24 pts since 2019

From top 42% (2019) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	78.6	273 of 1500	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	390 of 1504	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	59.9	537 of 1500	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	659 of 1479	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.1	827 of 1242	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.5	602 of 1439	58.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	131 of 676	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	138 of 705	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.2	219 of 696	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	175 of 706	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	64.0	63 of 253	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	59.3	200 of 653	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	106 of 406	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	59.8	177 of 396	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.7	262 of 388	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	300 of 381	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	147 of 646	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	31.7	473 of 615	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.9	262 of 591	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.3	366 of 581	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	294 of 1457	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	391 of 1465	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	58.5	563 of 1463	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	612 of 1454	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.8	378 of 1066	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	671 of 1370	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	233 of 965	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	59.3	319 of 953	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	366 of 943	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	433 of 914	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.6	287 of 449	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.5	315 of 826	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	64 of 603	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	65.5	134 of 594	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	54.5	206 of 543	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.5	250 of 487	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.9	51 of 392	87.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	176 of 1283	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	221 of 1296	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	61.9	393 of 1288	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	511 of 1306	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.4	650 of 935	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.3	380 of 1241	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	258 of 1455	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.0	405 of 1464	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	60.1	502 of 1464	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	705 of 1455	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.5	880 of 1071	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.2	523 of 1366	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	423 of 1298	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	395 of 1303	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	277 of 1307	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	50.2	473 of 1283	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.5	603 of 1139	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	87 of 775	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	88.3	69 of 778	91.1%	★★★★★

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)

Homeless (2025)89th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)89th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)81st percentile~ school

Female (2025)80th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)77th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)74th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I92%+36 vs state

Life Science Biology78%+20 vs state

Math71%+19 vs state

English Language Arts63%+12 vs state

Science60%+17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (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 Living Environment 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 890	Public	6-8	21 Hinckley Pl	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 397-9200	336	32	10.4	79.8%	49 (14.6%)	97 (28.9%)	119 (35.4%)	58 (17.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	78.6	273^rd of 1500 public middle schools	81.8%		68.8	390^th of 1504 public middle schools	74.1%	117		92.3	78.0	56.6	66.3	67.7	69.7	77.9	66.7	60.2	$30,622	$2,463	$28,159
Middle School 839	Public	6-8	713 Caton Ave	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 686-2730	310	32	9.5	45.5%	132 (42.6%)	21 (6.8%)	99 (31.9%)	37 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	68.6	401^st of 1500 public middle schools	73.3%		68.8	388^th of 1504 public middle schools	74.2%	13		70.4	84.0	64.6	70.0	76.1	40.4	60.3			$31,958	$1,278	$30,680
Junior High School 62 Ditmas	Public	6-8	700 Cortelyou Rd	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 941-5450	857	60	14.1	91.8%	125 (14.6%)	110 (12.8%)	247 (28.8%)	358 (41.8%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (1.1%)	56.6	620^th of 1500 public middle schools	58.7%		58.4	565^th of 1504 public middle schools	62.4%	55		98.3	94.7	52.4	51.3	62.6	48.5	55.8	46.6	48.6	$30,124	$2,826	$27,298
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
Middle School 246 Walt Whitman	Public	6-8	72 Veronica Pl	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 282-5230	357	29	12.1	86.8%	12 (3.4%)	223 (62.5%)	109 (30.5%)	5 (1.4%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.7	1216^th of 1500 public middle schools	18.9%		20.5	1296^th of 1504 public middle schools	13.8%	80				36.8	41.5	40.8	28.8	43.0	30.6	25.0	$33,738	$3,833	$29,904
Middle School 442 Carroll Gardens School For Innovation	Public	6-8	500 19th St	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 369-4480	338	40	8.3	42.9%	146 (43.2%)	22 (6.5%)	103 (30.5%)	39 (11.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.7%)	92.3	101^st of 1500 public middle schools	93.3%		92.4	110^th of 1504 public middle schools	92.7%	9		82.4	81.4	70.3	86.7	79.7	78.4	93.0			$39,850	$1,559	$38,291
Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	500 19th St	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 280-9556	309	37	8.3	32.0%	158 (51.1%)	44 (14.2%)	63 (20.4%)	15 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.4%)	84.6	196^th of 1500 public middle schools	86.9%		89.4	140^th of 1504 public middle schools	90.7%	56	97.6	69.1		77.5	76.5	69.9	74.7	67.4	68.9		$25,269	$225	$25,044
Achievement First Voyager Charter School	Public, Charter	7-8	601 Parkside Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	Achievement First Voyager Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2640	96	9	10.6	93.8%	0 (0.0%)	83 (86.5%)	12 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.9	689^th of 1500 public middle schools	54.1%		71.3	353^rd of 1504 public middle schools	76.5%	336					52.5	63.5		36.8		44.2	$39,245	$2,632	$36,613
Parkside Preparatory Academy	Public	6-8	655 Parkside Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 462-6992	248	26	9.6	93.5%	11 (4.4%)	181 (73.0%)	45 (18.1%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	37.5	956^th of 1500 public middle schools	36.3%		32.5	1072^nd of 1504 public middle schools	28.7%	116		74.1		50.0	44.2	50.0	34.3	43.6	42.4	31.4	$42,495	$3,468	$39,027
New Voices School Of Academic And Creative Arts	Public	6-8	330 18th St	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	No	(718) 965-0390	546	38	14.5	40.5%	241 (44.1%)	32 (5.9%)	186 (34.1%)	51 (9.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.0%)	95	66^th of 1500 public middle schools	95.6%		94.6	80^th of 1504 public middle schools	94.7%	14		91.5	89.1	84.7	84.6	85.1	83.5	87.5			$27,525	$1,391	$26,134

Frequently Asked Questions about Middle School 890

What district is Middle School 890 in?

New York City Geographic District #22

Is Middle School 890 a good school?

Middle School 890 ranks 273^rd of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Middle School 890?

Students at Middle School 890 are 35% Hispanic, 29% African American, 17% Asian, 15% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Middle School 890?

In the 2024-25 school year, 336 students attended Middle School 890.

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