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Mark Twain I.S. 239 for the Gifted & Talented

21K239

06,07,08 - Brooklyn, District 21

2401 NEPTUNE AVENUE (get directions)

$292.79/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

1,319 students (SY2025-26)

FY@budget.Year budget $12,001,414 ($9,099/student)

Attendance: 94.2%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 99.8%

Math Course Pass Rate: 99.7%

Overview

Mark Twain I.S. 239 for the Gifted & Talented is a junior high-intermediate-middle school (grades 06,07,08) in Brooklyn, Community School District 21.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	1,312
2014-15	1,299
2015-16	1,340
2016-17	1,270
2017-18	1,322
2018-19	1,336
2019-20	1,345
2020-21	1,334
2021-22	1,241
2022-23	1,200
2023-24	1,210
2024-25	1,290
2025-26	1,319

% female: 55.2% (2025-26)

% poverty: 40.3% (2025-26)

% students with disabilities: 10.7% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 1.1% (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: 39.2% (2025-26)

Black: 5.2% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 9% (2025-26)

White: 40% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 6% (2025-26)

Native American: 0.3% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.42 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 94.2%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 99.8%

Math Course Pass Rate: 99.7%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	94.2%
2024	ELA course pass rate	99.8%
2024	Math course pass rate	99.7%
2023	Attendance	94.1%
2023	ELA course pass rate	99.6%
2023	Math course pass rate	99.6%
2022	Attendance	93.7%
2022	ELA course pass rate	99.7%
2022	Math course pass rate	99.2%
2021	Attendance	94.5%
2021	ELA course pass rate	99.3%
2021	Math course pass rate	99.3%
2020	Attendance	96.1%
2020	ELA course pass rate	100%
2020	Math course pass rate	100%
2019	Attendance	96.3%
2019	ELA course pass rate	99.8%
2019	Math course pass rate	99.8%
2018	Attendance	96%
2018	ELA course pass rate	99.6%
2018	Math course pass rate	99.5%
2017	ELA course pass rate	100%
2017	Math course pass rate	99.9%
2016	ELA course pass rate	100%
2016	Math course pass rate	100%
2015	ELA course pass rate	99.7%
2015	Math course pass rate	99.8%

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	467	86.5%	436
2026	6	Math	482	89.6%	432
2026	7	ELA	476	93.9%	428
2026	7	Math	495	97.2%	427
2026	8	ELA	477	92.1%	365
2026	8	Math	488	91.6%	299
2025	6	ELA	474	92.3%	452
2025	6	Math	489	92.8%	447
2025	7	ELA	478	95.2%	413
2025	7	Math	495	96.6%	410
2025	8	ELA	473	90.8%	325
2025	8	Math	481	88.5%	253
2024	6	ELA	470	89.6%	395
2024	6	Math	491	94.1%	393
2024	7	ELA	465	85.2%	357
2024	7	Math	488	89.8%	354
2024	8	ELA	468	87.2%	298
2024	8	Math	478	81.9%	237
2023	6	ELA	468	84.9%	384
2023	6	Math	475	81.7%	378
2023	7	ELA	469	84.7%	334
2023	7	Math	477	81.2%	330
2023	8	ELA	479	96.2%	287
2023	8	Math	483	91.6%	179
2022	6	ELA	617	84.6%	358
2022	6	Math	613	69.3%	352
2022	7	ELA	628	94%	348
2022	7	Math	623	88.6%	343
2022	8	ELA	624	96.1%	336
2022	8	Math	629	86.9%	84
2019	6	ELA	623	91.5%	422
2019	6	Math	621	87.8%	419
2019	7	ELA	625	89.2%	398
2019	7	Math	624	87.7%	397
2019	8	ELA	623	94.1%	356
2019	8	Math	628	90.9%	352
2018	6	ELA	622	93.4%	423
2018	6	Math	623	89%	420
2018	7	ELA	627	92.9%	368
2018	7	Math	624	89.7%	369
2018	8	ELA	623	94.3%	366
2018	8	Math	628	89.9%	357

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	387	303	92	23.8%
2024	365	263	70	19.2%
2023	391	295	142	36.3%
2022	419	317	151	36%

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	$12,001,414	$10,250,541	$9,099
FY 2026	$1,725,743	not reported	$1,308

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
TL Fair Student Funding	$10,250,541
C4E Class Size Reduction Planning	$446,587
Class Size Reduction Planning	$437,048
TL 09 C4E ICT	$234,568
IDEA RS IEP Para	$109,695
OASAS Sub Abuse	$92,408
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$83,796
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$78,425
TL C4E FSF	$67,406
TL CB School Staff	$40,684
TL NYSTL Textbooks	$33,088
Title I STH for Non Title I Schools	$29,045
TL NYSTL Software	$19,838
TL ELA/Math Student Support	$18,753
TL Computer Maintenance	$18,056
TL NYSTL Hardware	$16,118
TL CB School Staff SAPIS	$10,032
TL NYSTL Library Books	$8,283
Title III Translation Services	$5,796
High Need Support for Title I STH	$747
OASAS Sub Abuse OTPS	$500

PTA funding (LL171)

$292.79/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	$69,037	$377,695	$277,130	$100,565

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.