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M.S. 839

15K839

06,07,08 - Brooklyn, District 15

713 CATON AVENUE (get directions)

$314.62/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

317 students (SY2025-26)

FY@budget.Year budget $5,347,483 ($16,869/student)

Attendance: 93.8%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 100%

Math Course Pass Rate: 100%

Overview

M.S. 839 is a junior high-intermediate-middle school (grades 06,07,08) in Brooklyn, Community School District 15.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2015-16	106
2016-17	209
2017-18	326
2018-19	345
2019-20	364
2020-21	370
2021-22	359
2022-23	322
2023-24	306
2024-25	314
2025-26	317

% female: 49.5% (2025-26)

% poverty: 47.3% (2025-26)

% students with disabilities: 29.3% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 7.3% (2025-26)

Data year

Mixed years. Each share is the newest year this school published it, shown next to the number.

Race / ethnicity

DOE reports race and ethnicity. It does not publish country of nationality.

Asian: 12.9% (2025-26)

Black: 5% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 34.7% (2025-26)

White: 40.7% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 5% (2025-26)

Native American: 0.6% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.49 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 93.8%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 100%

Math Course Pass Rate: 100%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	93.8%
2024	ELA course pass rate	100%
2024	Math course pass rate	100%
2023	Attendance	93.2%
2023	ELA course pass rate	100%
2023	Math course pass rate	100%
2022	Attendance	92.2%
2022	ELA course pass rate	99.4%
2022	Math course pass rate	99.4%
2021	Attendance	90.4%
2021	ELA course pass rate	99.7%
2021	Math course pass rate	99.4%
2020	Attendance	94.9%
2020	ELA course pass rate	97.3%
2020	Math course pass rate	97.3%
2019	Attendance	95.2%
2019	Math course pass rate	100%
2018	Attendance	95.1%
2018	ELA course pass rate	98.5%
2018	Math course pass rate	99.1%
2017	ELA course pass rate	98.1%
2017	Math course pass rate	99.4%
2016	ELA course pass rate	98.5%
2016	Math course pass rate	99.5%
2015	ELA course pass rate	99%
2015	Math course pass rate	97.1%

See the full report on DOE's site for every metric this dataset publishes.

State tests

Mean scale score on the New York State test for the grades this school serves. The percent is students at level 3 or 4, not a percentile rank. Scores from 2023 on use the current standards and are not comparable to earlier years. High school SAT section scores stay in Academic / quality.

Year	Grade	Test	Mean scale score	Level 3+4	Tested
2026	6	ELA	446	48%	100
2026	6	Math	447	50%	96
2026	7	ELA	457	64.7%	102
2026	7	Math	452	51.5%	99
2026	8	ELA	454	58.4%	77
2025	6	ELA	453	61.8%	110
2025	6	Math	445	37.6%	109
2025	7	ELA	458	66.7%	87
2025	7	Math	455	56.8%	81
2025	8	ELA	458	70.7%	82
2024	6	ELA	447	51.3%	76
2024	6	Math	448	44.4%	72
2024	7	ELA	457	70.3%	74
2024	7	Math	464	72.6%	73
2024	8	ELA	449	57.1%	63
2023	6	ELA	454	61%	77
2023	6	Math	452	51.9%	77
2023	7	ELA	453	53%	66
2023	7	Math	451	58.6%	58
2023	8	ELA	458	66.7%	57
2022	6	ELA	604	61.1%	72
2022	6	Math	595	30%	60
2022	7	ELA	611	61.2%	67
2022	7	Math	602	49%	51
2022	8	ELA	600	57.5%	40
2019	6	ELA	603	55.8%	77
2019	6	Math	602	51.4%	74
2019	7	ELA	607	55.4%	56
2019	7	Math	602	41.2%	51
2019	8	ELA	602	56.3%	32
2018	6	ELA	607	61.8%	55
2018	6	Math	603	55.4%	56
2018	7	ELA	611	59.3%	81
2018	7	Math	605	54.7%	75
2018	8	ELA	601	47.6%	21

Specialized high school offers

Share of 8th graders in high-school admissions who received an offer to a testing specialized high school. A cell of 0-5 is DOE's suppression for a small count, so that year has no percent.

Year	In HS admissions	Took SHSAT	Offers	Offer rate
2025	98	35	8	8.2%
2024	115	41	8	7%
2023	113	35	6	5.3%
2022	117	40	10	8.5%

School budget (Galaxy)

Allocated school budget from DOE Galaxy. Fair Student Funding is the main flexible allocation. This is the budget, not dollars already spent. Per student uses the latest enrollment, which can be a different year than the fiscal year. Figures as of 2026-10-10.

Fiscal year	Total budget	Fair Student Funding	Per student
FY 2027	$5,347,483	$3,756,201	$16,869
FY 2026	$4,261,260	$3,475,972	$13,442

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
TL Fair Student Funding	$3,756,201
Class Size Reduction Planning	$401,992
TL RS IEP Para	$264,925
TL SBST Shared	$173,311
C4E Class Size Reduction Planning	$164,871
TL RS Mandated Speech Shared	$121,001
TL RS Mandated Counseling Shared	$119,757
TL RS Occupational Therapist PS Shared	$94,003
IDEA RS IEP Para	$65,609
TL Parent Coordinator	$51,095
Title I STH for Non Title I Schools	$35,646
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$33,240
TL C4E FSF	$26,738
TL ELA/Math Student Support	$15,952
TL CB School Staff	$8,513
TL Computer Maintenance	$6,792
Title III Translation Services	$3,274
TL NYSTL Library Books	$1,991
TL NYSTL Software	$1,155
High Need Support for Title I STH	$917
TL Parent Coordinator OTPS	$500

PTA funding (LL171)

$314.62/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

PTA/PA fundraising per enrolled student - higher generally means a more active parent fundraising community, not a DOE quality signal.

School year	Beginning balance	Total income	Total expenses	Ending balance
2024-25	$69,356	$98,790	$66,268	$30,522

Sources & methodology

A free, DOE / NYC Open Data-only tool. No paid ranking data (GreatSchools, Niche, or similar) anywhere on this site.

Data from NYC Department of Education and NYC Open Data. Free and public - no accounts, no paid ranking data.