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J.H.S. 234 Arthur W. Cunningham

22K234

06,07,08 - Brooklyn, District 22

1875 EAST 17 STREET (get directions)

$0.54/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

1,475 students (SY2025-26)

[email protected] budget $18,184,363 ($12,328/student)

Attendance: 91.2%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 99%

Math Course Pass Rate: 98.7%

Overview

J.H.S. 234 Arthur W. Cunningham is a junior high-intermediate-middle school (grades 06,07,08) in Brooklyn, Community School District 22.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	1,863
2014-15	1,924
2015-16	1,988
2016-17	1,982
2017-18	1,907
2018-19	1,768
2019-20	1,557
2020-21	1,406
2021-22	1,298
2022-23	1,337
2023-24	1,402
2024-25	1,446
2025-26	1,475

% female: 47.7% (2025-26)

% poverty: 78.1% (2025-26)

% students with disabilities: 15% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 17.6% (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: 28.3% (2025-26)

Black: 6.8% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 15% (2025-26)

White: 46.9% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 1.4% (2025-26)

Native American: 1.5% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.74 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 91.2%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 99%

Math Course Pass Rate: 98.7%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	91.2%
2024	ELA course pass rate	99%
2024	Math course pass rate	98.7%
2023	Attendance	91.9%
2023	ELA course pass rate	99.6%
2023	Math course pass rate	99.6%
2022	Attendance	91.8%
2022	ELA course pass rate	99.2%
2022	Math course pass rate	99.4%
2021	Attendance	91.3%
2021	ELA course pass rate	99.2%
2021	Math course pass rate	98%
2020	Attendance	90.7%
2020	ELA course pass rate	97.8%
2020	Math course pass rate	98.2%
2019	Attendance	93.8%
2019	ELA course pass rate	99.5%
2019	Math course pass rate	99.9%
2018	Attendance	93.5%
2018	ELA course pass rate	99.4%
2018	Math course pass rate	99.3%
2017	ELA course pass rate	98.1%
2017	Math course pass rate	96.9%
2016	ELA course pass rate	98.7%
2016	Math course pass rate	98.7%
2015	ELA course pass rate	99.3%
2015	Math course pass rate	97.2%

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	448	50.7%	460
2026	6	Math	458	61.2%	467
2026	7	ELA	453	57%	477
2026	7	Math	467	68.1%	479
2026	8	ELA	454	56.7%	439
2026	8	Math	467	69.3%	443
2026	8	Science	449	50.6%	263
2025	6	ELA	450	58.2%	466
2025	6	Math	457	58.8%	480
2025	7	ELA	451	52%	458
2025	7	Math	466	68.1%	457
2025	8	ELA	457	64.4%	432
2025	8	Math	472	75.1%	418
2025	8	Science	451	57.3%	262
2024	6	ELA	445	45.9%	414
2024	6	Math	459	61.4%	433
2024	7	ELA	457	62.7%	416
2024	7	Math	475	79%	434
2024	8	ELA	456	62.3%	416
2024	8	Math	468	67.4%	396
2024	8	Science	446	40.9%	269
2023	6	ELA	449	52%	396
2023	6	Math	460	59.5%	417
2023	7	ELA	454	61%	397
2023	7	Math	467	70%	420
2023	8	ELA	461	72.9%	380
2023	8	Math	467	70.1%	385
2022	6	ELA	607	65.5%	403
2022	6	Math	600	43.1%	413
2022	7	ELA	614	70.3%	387
2022	7	Math	608	58.5%	393
2022	8	ELA	607	62.4%	370
2022	8	Math	612	54.2%	369
2019	6	ELA	606	59.8%	507
2019	6	Math	607	61.6%	511
2019	7	ELA	609	57.3%	529
2019	7	Math	609	58.7%	538
2019	8	ELA	610	68.5%	603
2019	8	Math	614	60%	605
2018	6	ELA	608	64.3%	529
2018	6	Math	608	60.5%	532
2018	7	ELA	611	60.3%	612
2018	7	Math	610	59.2%	618
2018	8	ELA	612	72.3%	636
2018	8	Math	613	60.8%	633

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	469	255	35	7.5%
2024	468	233	26	5.6%
2023	435	207	27	6.2%
2022	431	206	35	8.1%

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	$18,184,363	$13,861,596	$12,328
FY 2026	$3,624,924	not reported	$2,458

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
TL Fair Student Funding	$13,861,596
Title I SWP	$1,419,220
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$586,384
TL C4E FSF	$471,122
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$335,391
TL CB School Staff	$330,719
IDEA RS IEP Para	$275,556
C4E Class Size Transition	$224,525
TL 09 C4E ICT	$191,920
Title I SWP STH	$146,543
Class Size Reduction C4E Phase In	$113,313
TL ELA/Math Student Support	$78,553
TL Computer Maintenance	$43,487
High Need Support for Title I	$36,503
Title III LEP	$27,855
Title I SWP Parent and Family Engagement	$14,192
TL Nutrition Committee	$8,000
Title III LEP Carryover	$5,720
TL NYC Solves Support	$5,585
Title I SWP Translation Services	$4,410
High Need Support for Title I STH	$3,769

PTA funding (LL171)

$0.54/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	$7,492	$780	$2,829	$5,443

Sources & methodology

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