I.S. 303 Herbert S. Eisenberg

Math is the headline story: proficiency has climbed from about 33% in 2016 to 55.6% in 2025 — a near-mirror jump that puts the school within striking distance of the district average of 63%. ELA has been steadier, hovering in the mid-40s to low 50s, and currently sits at 47.6% — meaningfully below the district's 60%, meaning students here are catching up rather than leading. The overall 2.06/4 rating is below the district average of 2.46, so families shouldn't expect a top-tier academic profile, but the trajectory is clearly upward, especially in math.

Teacher trust numbers are unusually high — 97% on instruction quality, 93% on principal trust, 88% on collegial trust — and parent responses echo that, with 93% parent-teacher trust and 94% parent-principal trust. The discipline trend is the most striking climate signal: suspensions fell from 17 in 2021-22 to 10 to just 3 last year. Attendance at 90.8% is right at the district average, but chronic absenteeism at 65.6% is high and worth noting — though this is increasingly typical of citywide middle school data and not unique to 303.

The student body is one of the more genuinely mixed in southern Brooklyn: 25% Asian, 34% Hispanic, 29% White, and 12% Black, with a 77% diversity index. That mix doesn't fully mirror Coney Island-Sea Gate's demographics, which lean more working-class and lower-income, suggesting the school draws applicants from a broader geography than just its immediate blocks. The economic need index of 85% indicates most students come from low-to-moderate income households, and 18% of students have IEPs, meaning a meaningful share of families navigate special education services here.

Coney Island-Sea Gate is a mixed-income coastal neighborhood where median household income sits around $43,800 and about 28% of residents live below the poverty line — well above the city average. Only about 10% of households here have kids at home, which is low and partly reflects the area's significant senior and adult-only population. Home values are high relative to incomes (median home around $886,000 but homeownership is under 29%), and a third of adults hold a bachelor's degree. It's a working-class, immigrant-rich stretch of Brooklyn with a strong Russian, Chinese, and Latino presence.

Subway access is solid: Neptune Av on the F is about a 4-minute walk, Ocean Pkwy on the Q is around 10 minutes, and Avenue X on the F is about 11 minutes.