Is 285 Meyer Levin Middle School
5909 Beverly Rd
Brooklyn NY, 11203, Kings County
Phone: 718-451-2200
Ranking: (2,602 out of 3,424, bottom 24%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 58 | 60 | 53 | 52 | 54 | 57 | 50 | |||||||
Total Students: | 914 | 956 | 933 | 941 | 983 | 1,057 | 1,036 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 288 | 31.5% | 308 | 32.2% | 325 | 34.8% | 306 | 32.5% | 258 | 26.2% | 320 | 30.3% | 350 | 33.8% |
Grade 7: | 296 | 32.4% | 329 | 34.4% | 300 | 32.2% | 303 | 32.2% | 323 | 32.9% | 356 | 33.7% | 334 | 32.2% |
Grade 8: | 328 | 35.9% | 317 | 33.2% | 306 | 32.8% | 330 | 35.1% | 350 | 35.6% | 336 | 31.8% | 320 | 30.9% |
Ungraded: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 52 | 5.3% | 45 | 4.3% | 32 | 3.1% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 447 | 48.9% | 458 | 47.9% | 461 | 49.4% | 453 | 48.1% | 474 | 48.2% | 489 | 46.3% | 495 | 47.8% |
Female: | 467 | 51.1% | 498 | 52.1% | 472 | 50.6% | 488 | 51.9% | 501 | 51.0% | 560 | 53.0% | 537 | 51.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 37 | 4.0% | 34 | 3.6% | 31 | 3.3% | 24 | 2.6% | 36 | 3.7% | 39 | 3.7% | 39 | 3.8% |
Black: | 860 | 94.1% | 903 | 94.5% | 890 | 95.4% | 915 | 97.2% | 935 | 95.1% | 1,007 | 95.3% | 984 | 95.0% |
White: | 13 | 1.4% | 14 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 681 | 74.5% | 666 | 69.7% | 605 | 64.8% | 575 | 61.1% | NA | NA | 648 | 61.3% | 759 | 73.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 67 | 7.3% | 93 | 9.7% | 84 | 9.0% | 93 | 9.9% | NA | NA | 152 | 14.4% | 68 | 6.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.76 | 15.94 | 17.61 | 18.26 | 18.21 | 18.50 | 20.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 43% | 42% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 42% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 54% | 46% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 66% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 42% | 31% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | 39% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 40% | 41% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 12.6% | 15.7% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 49% | 42% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 50% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 63% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 67% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 53% | 45% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 47% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 49% | 50% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 17.1% | 18.8% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 40% | 34% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 43% | 37% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 55% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 67% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 29% | 30% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 39% | 31% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 41% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 21.2% | 19.2% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 38% | 32% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 46% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 63% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 81% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 34% | 40% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 53% | 48% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 51% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 14.8% | 14.8% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 37% | 31% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 42% | 34% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | 40% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 51% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 37% | 26% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 31% | 29% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 31% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 22.4% | 19.1% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 23% | 29% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 26% | 38% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 51% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 36% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 45% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 43% | 44% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 22.7% | 15.9% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | 33% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 27% | 40% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 42% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 40% | 39% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | 47% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 33% | 42% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 46% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 21% | 20% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 22% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 29% | 28% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 22% | 25% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 31% | 34% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 36% | 31% | 72% |
2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 70% | 37% | 74% |
2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 34% | 72% |
2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 88% | 31% | 70% |
2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 80% | 41% | 72% |
2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 56% | 39% | 72% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 52% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 55% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 70% | 51% | 72% |
2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 80% | 57% | 80% |
2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 89% | 60% | 78% |
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* Is 285 Meyer Levin Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.