📍 713 Caton Ave, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11218
Ms 839 is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 321 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #15 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 75% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ms 839 enrolls 321 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 142 | 44% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 79 | 25% |
| Asian | 45 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 7.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
141 of the school's 321 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 138 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ms 839 is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 21, state house district 44.
Ms 839 is one of 49 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15, based in BROOKLYN, New York. The district serves 26,509 students district-wide and employs 2,506 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 321 students, Ms 839 is smaller than the district average of about 541 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large