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M.S. 035 Stephen Decatur

16K035

06,07,08 - Brooklyn, District 16

272 MACDONOUGH STREET (get directions)

$11.43/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

198 students (SY2025-26)

[email protected] budget $1,185,602 ($5,988/student)

Attendance: 89.8%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 90.7%

Math Course Pass Rate: 89.5%

Overview

M.S. 035 Stephen Decatur is a junior high-intermediate-middle school (grades 06,07,08) in Brooklyn, Community School District 16.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	206
2014-15	185
2015-16	168
2016-17	181
2017-18	245
2018-19	225
2019-20	199
2020-21	187
2021-22	169
2022-23	187
2023-24	179
2024-25	177
2025-26	198

% female: 55.6% (2025-26)

% poverty: 88.9% (2025-26)

% students with disabilities: 38.4% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 2% (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: 0% (2025-26)

Black: 85.4% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 11.6% (2025-26)

White: 0% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 2.5% (2025-26)

Native American: 0.5% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.86 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 89.8%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 90.7%

Math Course Pass Rate: 89.5%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	89.8%
2024	ELA course pass rate	90.7%
2024	Math course pass rate	89.5%
2023	Attendance	89.9%
2023	ELA course pass rate	93%
2023	Math course pass rate	86.5%
2022	Attendance	90.2%
2022	ELA course pass rate	95.6%
2022	Math course pass rate	91.2%
2021	Attendance	87%
2021	ELA course pass rate	93.3%
2021	Math course pass rate	93.3%
2020	Attendance	90.5%
2020	ELA course pass rate	68.8%
2020	Math course pass rate	73.1%
2019	Attendance	89.7%
2019	ELA course pass rate	89.4%
2019	Math course pass rate	82%
2018	Attendance	90.9%
2018	ELA course pass rate	88%
2018	Math course pass rate	82.5%
2017	ELA course pass rate	83.6%
2017	Math course pass rate	79.7%
2016	ELA course pass rate	84.6%
2016	Math course pass rate	81.7%
2015	ELA course pass rate	86.3%
2015	Math course pass rate	77.5%

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	472	86.8%	68
2026	6	Math	456	69.2%	65
2026	7	ELA	469	70.1%	67
2026	7	Math	476	90.9%	66
2026	8	ELA	471	89.1%	46
2026	8	Math	449	52.2%	46
2026	8	Science	452	53.7%	41
2025	6	ELA	455	62.3%	69
2025	6	Math	450	50.8%	63
2025	7	ELA	456	62.2%	45
2025	7	Math	463	70.5%	44
2025	8	ELA	461	84.5%	58
2025	8	Math	452	58%	50
2025	8	Science	452	60.4%	48
2024	6	ELA	441	36.6%	41
2024	6	Math	442	36.6%	41
2024	7	ELA	462	77.8%	54
2024	7	Math	472	92.5%	53
2024	8	ELA	469	82.8%	58
2024	8	Math	459	67.3%	55
2024	8	Science	448	53.7%	41
2023	6	ELA	446	44.2%	52
2023	6	Math	449	45.1%	51
2023	7	ELA	458	68.5%	54
2023	7	Math	466	79.6%	54
2023	8	ELA	456	65%	60
2023	8	Math	455	57.9%	57
2022	6	ELA	605	52.9%	51
2022	6	Math	592	19.6%	51
2022	7	ELA	604	40.7%	59
2022	7	Math	607	59.3%	59
2022	8	ELA	602	54.3%	46
2022	8	Math	592	25.6%	43
2019	6	ELA	595	35.3%	51
2019	6	Math	593	26.4%	53
2019	7	ELA	599	33.8%	68
2019	7	Math	605	45.6%	68
2019	8	ELA	597	41.6%	89
2019	8	Math	600	15.6%	90
2018	6	ELA	594	30.2%	63
2018	6	Math	587	14.5%	62
2018	7	ELA	596	22.6%	93
2018	7	Math	591	16.1%	93
2018	8	ELA	593	29%	69
2018	8	Math	591	11.8%	68

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	59	25	0-5	not reported
2024	60	47	0-5	not reported
2023	69	21	0-5	not reported
2022	55	15	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 2026-10-23.

Fiscal year	Total budget	Fair Student Funding	Per student
FY 2027	$1,185,602	not reported	$5,988
FY 2026	$1,409,060	not reported	$7,116

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
Magnet School 02	$371,663
Title I SWP	$216,513
IDEA SBST Shared	$180,353
TL CB School Staff	$72,990
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$58,358
Title I SWP STH	$42,247
Magnet School 07 September Supplement	$41,296
IDEA RS IEP Para	$39,366
TL Arts Principal Fellows OTPS	$36,000
C4E Class Size Transition	$31,320
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$27,302
TL C4E FSF	$21,962
Class Size Reduction C4E Phase In	$15,807
Contract for Excellence FY 2025	$10,435
High Need Support for Title I	$5,568
TL Arts Principal Fellows PS	$4,000
TL Bilingual Revital OTPS	$3,000
TL Bilingual Revital PS	$2,400
Title I SWP Parent and Family Engagement	$2,165
Title I SWP Translation Services	$1,770
High Need Support for Title I STH	$1,087

PTA funding (LL171)

$11.43/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	$685	$2,024	$1,809	$215

Sources & methodology

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