Is 392, Brooklyn NY - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Is 392

IS 392 is a regular public middle school in Brooklyn serving grades six through eight. It sits on Sutter Avenue in the East Flatbush area and draws students almost entirely from neighborhoods within the broader district. The enrollment is small, with roughly equal cohorts across the three grades. The student body is predominantly Black, with a substantial Hispanic minority and very small counts of other groups. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, marking the school as serving a low-income community.

The school's academic profile shows strength in English language arts and a widening gap in math. In sixth-grade ELA, about two-thirds of students scored at proficiency. By seventh grade, ELA proficiency climbed to around seventy percent. Eighth-grade ELA returned to roughly the same level as sixth grade. Math tells a different story. Sixth-grade math proficiency was near one-half, and seventh-grade math improved to roughly sixty percent, both results lower than the corresponding ELA achievements. Notably, no eighth-grade math test results were reported, which may reflect a structural issue with how the school has organized its assessment or student assignment in that grade; a parent may want to ask the school directly why eighth-grade math testing data are absent.

ELA performance appears to be a relative strength for IS 392. When compared to other schools in Kings County's universe of districts, the school's overall proficiency index across tested subjects and grades places it in the top quartile, meaning its performance ranks among the stronger results in the county. This is a concrete indicator that the school is delivering results that hold up well against its peers in the broader region.

Science testing data are not available in a usable form; only a very small handful of eighth graders were tested, so results were suppressed for privacy. Given that the school is not a specialized science or STEM-focused program, limited science assessment participation may be typical for a regular middle school, but a parent interested in science instruction or college-prep coursework should ask whether the school offers dedicated science classes and how they are sequenced.

The school's demographics reflect the neighborhood and the broader East Flatbush area. The vast majority of students are Black, with smaller but meaningful Hispanic enrollment. The prevalence of students receiving free and reduced-price lunch indicates both the economic conditions families face and the resource level of the school itself. No data on special education enrollment or English learner populations are available, so a parent with a child who has an IEP or is learning English should contact the school to understand how it serves those populations.

Brooklyn itself is a densely populated, highly walkable urban borough with strong public transit. The immediate neighborhood around Sutter Avenue is residential, with local shops and restaurants within walking distance. Housing in the zip code is moderately valued, with rentals typical for Brooklyn. The borough continues to see significant new residential construction and is home to major employers in healthcare and education, though no single feature dominates the local economy.

The district, Geographic District 23, is undergoing curriculum changes that directly affect classrooms. Beginning in the 2023-24 school year, elementary schools adopted the Into Reading phonics-based curriculum as part of NYC Reads. Middle and high schools are phasing in standardized math curriculum through NYC Solves, with full adoption by fall 2027. The district also ended random middle school admissions and returned screening authority to local district leadership as of 2023-24, meaning seats at schools like IS 392 are no longer allocated through a citywide lottery. The district has experienced sustained enrollment decline over the past several years, a structural trend that shapes resource allocation and program stability across schools.

IS 392 is an accessible middle school with solid ELA results and a peer group of students from low-income families. Its strength in English language arts, particularly in seventh grade, is a genuine marker of educational quality. Parents should understand the math proficiency picture as mixed, with sixth-grade performance notably below ELA and a data gap in eighth grade that warrants direct inquiry. For families in the area seeking a regular public middle school without selective admissions, this school offers a concrete option with documented strengths and areas where families should probe deeper to match their child's needs.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

New York Regents Exams

2 courses reported · 2024-25

End-of-course exams required for a New York Regents diploma. Each row shows the cohort size and the share of students scoring at the proficient level or higher.

Course	Students tested	% proficient
Math	79	44.0%
Science	74	32.0%

Math

Grade 649%

School 49% · District 44% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 763%

School 63% · District 44% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 80%

School 0% · District 23% · ▼ 23 pts below district

▼ 37 pts below state median · ▼ 40 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 664%

School 64% · District 41% · ▲ 24 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 771%

School 71% · District 44% · ▲ 27 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 863%

School 63% · District 40% · ▲ 24 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 5100%

School 100% · district not reported

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 896%

School 96% · district not reported

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 54 pts above county median

This schoolNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income60%Higher-income100%40 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income67%Higher-income84%18 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income59%Higher-income91%32 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income46%Higher-income78%32 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income55%Higher-income90%34 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income43%Higher-income57%14 pp gap