MS 35 Stephen Decatur Middle School
272 Mcdonough St
Brooklyn NY, 11233, Kings County
Phone: 718-574-2345
Ranking: (2,947 out of 3,424, bottom 14%)*
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: | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | |||||||
Total Students: | 209 | 209 | 230 | 229 | 231 | 227 | 242 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 61 | 29.2% | 66 | 31.6% | 72 | 31.3% | 74 | 32.3% | 78 | 33.8% | 56 | 24.7% | 61 | 25.2% |
Grade 7: | 67 | 32.1% | 71 | 34.0% | 72 | 31.3% | 78 | 34.1% | 55 | 23.8% | 63 | 27.8% | 80 | 33.1% |
Grade 8: | 76 | 36.4% | 70 | 33.5% | 85 | 37.0% | 76 | 33.2% | 63 | 27.3% | 79 | 34.8% | 67 | 27.7% |
Ungraded: | 5 | 2.4% | 2 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 35 | 15.2% | 29 | 12.8% | 33 | 13.6% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 114 | 54.5% | 112 | 53.6% | 110 | 47.8% | 109 | 47.6% | 113 | 48.9% | 113 | 49.8% | 132 | 54.5% |
Female: | 95 | 45.5% | 97 | 46.4% | 120 | 52.2% | 120 | 52.4% | 110 | 47.6% | 106 | 46.7% | 106 | 43.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.2% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 20 | 9.6% | 17 | 8.1% | 15 | 6.5% | 21 | 9.2% | 26 | 11.3% | 29 | 12.8% | 31 | 12.8% |
Black: | 186 | 89.0% | 187 | 89.5% | 210 | 91.3% | 202 | 88.2% | 202 | 87.4% | 193 | 85.0% | 207 | 85.5% |
White: | 1 | 0.5% | 3 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 165 | 78.9% | 166 | 79.4% | 159 | 69.1% | 181 | 79.0% | NA | NA | 174 | 76.7% | 191 | 78.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 4.8% | 17 | 8.1% | 18 | 7.8% | 13 | 5.7% | NA | NA | 16 | 7.0% | 17 | 7.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.72 | 13.94 | 17.71 | 15.28 | 13.59 | 13.00 | 12.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 9% | 30% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 22% | 29% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 38% | 34% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 57% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 23% | 18% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 24% | 26% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 37% | 28% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 4.8% | 8.7% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 16% | 33% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 27% | 42% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 38% | 52% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 63% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 16% | 31% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 30% | 39% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 37% | 40% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 11.1% | 7.5% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 20% | 35% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 30% | 29% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 45% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 59% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 11% | 21% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 19% | 18% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 45% | 28% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 10.9% | 10.5% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 21% | 30% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 16% | 35% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 56% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 69% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 34% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 51% | 35% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 43% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 4.7% | 4.1% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 15% | 25% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 21% | 27% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 29% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 49% | 43% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 49% | 20% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 23% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | 23% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 7.9% | 9.5% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 9% | 24% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 29% | 31% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 21% | 41% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 61% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 27% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 38% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 41% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 4.8% | 5.7% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 19% | 26% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 20% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | 31% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 29% | 34% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 41% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 31% | 34% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 26% | 40% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 14% | 15% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 11% | 14% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 18% | 16% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | 19% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 29% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 27% | 72% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 32% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 22% | 40% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 32% | 42% | 72% |
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* MS 35 Stephen Decatur Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.