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I.S. 285 Meyer Levin

18K285

06,07,08 - Brooklyn, District 18

5909 BEVERLY ROAD (get directions)

$0.77/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

528 students (SY2025-26)

FY@budget.Year budget $4,352,498 ($8,243/student)

Attendance: 90.5%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 92.2%

Math Course Pass Rate: 97.2%

Overview

I.S. 285 Meyer Levin is a junior high-intermediate-middle school (grades 06,07,08) in Brooklyn, Community School District 18.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	914
2014-15	807
2015-16	704
2016-17	663
2017-18	666
2018-19	752
2019-20	727
2020-21	762
2021-22	588
2022-23	556
2023-24	479
2024-25	521
2025-26	528

% female: 58.1% (2025-26)

% poverty: 80.3% (2025-26)

% students with disabilities: 23.7% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 5.1% (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: 2.8% (2025-26)

Black: 85.6% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 9.3% (2025-26)

White: 0.6% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 0.8% (2025-26)

Native American: 0.9% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.78 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 90.5%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 92.2%

Math Course Pass Rate: 97.2%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	90.5%
2024	ELA course pass rate	92.2%
2024	Math course pass rate	97.2%
2023	Attendance	91.6%
2023	ELA course pass rate	99.1%
2023	Math course pass rate	99.1%
2022	Attendance	90.1%
2022	ELA course pass rate	99.3%
2022	Math course pass rate	98.7%
2021	Attendance	88.8%
2021	ELA course pass rate	97%
2021	Math course pass rate	95.4%
2020	Attendance	87.4%
2020	ELA course pass rate	97.9%
2020	Math course pass rate	91.1%
2019	Attendance	93.3%
2019	ELA course pass rate	99.7%
2019	Math course pass rate	99.7%
2018	Attendance	89.3%
2018	ELA course pass rate	93.2%
2018	Math course pass rate	89.9%
2017	ELA course pass rate	91.8%
2017	Math course pass rate	90.4%
2016	ELA course pass rate	91.4%
2016	Math course pass rate	85.6%
2015	ELA course pass rate	95.9%
2015	Math course pass rate	93.7%

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	441	38.1%	176
2026	6	Math	436	28.7%	174
2026	7	ELA	446	47.2%	176
2026	7	Math	450	44.8%	165
2026	8	ELA	443	36.6%	134
2026	8	Math	430	9.2%	76
2025	6	ELA	449	54.3%	164
2025	6	Math	443	36.9%	157
2025	7	ELA	447	47.4%	135
2025	7	Math	448	40.8%	120
2025	8	ELA	451	52.2%	157
2025	8	Math	449	57.1%	7
2024	6	ELA	438	30.7%	127
2024	6	Math	445	44.4%	124
2024	7	ELA	446	42.1%	152
2024	7	Math	454	55%	151
2024	8	ELA	448	53.8%	143
2024	8	Math	436	27.6%	105
2023	6	ELA	441	34.2%	155
2023	6	Math	441	30.2%	149
2023	7	ELA	447	45.5%	132
2023	7	Math	448	38.2%	136
2023	8	ELA	452	56.5%	200
2023	8	Math	447	45%	171
2022	6	ELA	601	49.3%	136
2022	6	Math	588	19.3%	135
2022	7	ELA	601	35.6%	191
2022	7	Math	591	15.2%	171
2022	8	ELA	602	48.3%	176
2022	8	Math	599	27.4%	168
2019	6	ELA	597	40.9%	247
2019	6	Math	593	21.7%	253
2019	7	ELA	599	28.6%	203
2019	7	Math	595	26%	204
2019	8	ELA	601	51%	192
2019	8	Math	603	40%	190
2018	6	ELA	594	34.9%	218
2018	6	Math	589	17%	223
2018	7	ELA	599	34.6%	205
2018	7	Math	591	16.2%	204
2018	8	ELA	600	43.2%	169
2018	8	Math	599	29.7%	165

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	176	29	0-5	not reported
2024	162	37	0-5	not reported
2023	237	55	0-5	not reported
2022	197	63	0-5	not reported

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	$4,352,498	not reported	$8,243
FY 2026	$2,059,174	not reported	$3,900

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
C4E Class Size Reduction Planning	$2,097,599
Title I SWP	$529,402
Class Size Reduction Planning	$453,284
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$289,928
IDEA SBST Shared	$180,353
TL CB School Staff	$157,698
OASAS Sub Abuse	$92,408
TL 09 C4E ICT	$92,406
IDEA RS IEP Para	$91,853
C4E Class Size Transition	$84,338
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$73,520
Title I SWP STH	$64,690
TL C4E FSF	$59,140
Class Size Reduction C4E Phase In	$42,564
High Need Support for Title I	$13,616
TL CB School Staff SAPIS	$10,032
TL Computer Maintenance	$9,846
Title I SWP Parent and Family Engagement	$5,294
Title I SWP Translation Services	$2,363
High Need Support for Title I STH	$1,664
OASAS Sub Abuse OTPS	$500

PTA funding (LL171)

$0.77/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	$900	$400	$400	$900

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.