J.H.S. 234 Arthur W. Cunningham

1875 EAST 17 STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11229 · Brooklyn · Junior High-Intermediate-Middle

DBN: 22K234

Junior High-Intermediate-Middle

Zoned: Middle

SchoolDigger: 344 (of 1500)

Niche: 236 (of 1516)

Fed by these elementary schools

P.S. 222 Katherine R. Snyder P.S. 197 - The Kings Highway Academy P.S. 255 Barbara Reing School P.S. 206 Joseph F Lamb P.S. 209 Margaret Mead P.S. 199 Frederick Wachtel P.S. 153 Homecrest P.S. 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School P.S. 238 Anne Sullivan

Academic quality

ELA = English Language Arts (reading and writing). Math and Science are self-explanatory.
NY State tests ELA and Math every year in grades 3-8, and Science once, in grade 8 -- a school's numbers below only reflect whichever of those grades it actually serves (no social studies/history state test exists at this level).
"Avg. rating" is DOE's average student score on a 1.0-4.5 scale (higher is better) -- shown here as "value / 4.5" alongside the citywide average for the same metric as a benchmark for what's typical.

Attendance: 91.2%

67.5% attend 90%+ of days

Subject

Student group

Overall proficiency

ELA % proficient

57.9%(citywide avg: 61.2%)

ELA avg. rating

3.11 / 4.5(citywide avg: 3.17 / 4.5)

Math % proficient

67.1%(citywide avg: 63.9%)

Math avg. rating

3.31 / 4.5(citywide avg: 3.24 / 4.5)

Science % proficient (Grade 8 only)

56.1%

Science avg. rating (Grade 8 only)

2.99 / 4.5

By grade

Grade 6 ELA

58.1%

Grade 6 Math

58.6%

Grade 7 ELA

51.8%

Grade 7 Math

68%

Grade 8 ELA

64.2%

Grade 8 Math

75.7%

By student group

English Language Learners -- ELA

33%(citywide avg: 37.8%)

English Language Learners -- Math

53.5%(citywide avg: 53%)

Students with disabilities -- ELA

25.4%

Students with disabilities -- Math

34.8%

Asian students -- ELA

69.2%(citywide avg: 68.9%)

Asian students -- Math

76.8%(citywide avg: 74.4%)

Black students -- ELA

52.6%(citywide avg: 56.5%)

Black students -- Math

58.9%(citywide avg: 53.9%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- ELA

44.7%(citywide avg: 48.9%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- Math

48%(citywide avg: 44.7%)

White students -- ELA

56%(citywide avg: 57.8%)

White students -- Math

68.9%(citywide avg: 63.9%)

Multiracial students -- ELA

69.6%(citywide avg: 69.9%)

Multiracial students -- Math

72.7%(citywide avg: 68.9%)

"% proficient" is the share of students scoring Level 3 or 4 on the state test. Citywide comparisons are the average across schools of the same type. Grades and groups with very few tested students are flagged since a handful of kids can swing the percentage a lot; groups too small to report are omitted by DOE for student privacy -- that's also why Science, tested only once, shows up far less often than ELA/Math.Source: NYC Open Data: School Quality Reports Data (2023-24 school year)

See full grade-by-grade test results (ELA, Math, Science) →

Demographics

1298 students enrolled

Economic Need Index: 68.2%

Race & ethnicity

Asian

29.4%

Black

10.2%

Hispanic or Latino

14.7%

White

43.7%

Multiracial

0.8%

Native American

1.1%

Other groups

Students with disabilities

15.3%

English Language Learners

15.9%

Living in poverty

75.5%

Female

49.1%

Male

50.9%

Economic Need Index is DOE's estimate of the share of students facing economic hardship, based on eligibility for public assistance, temporary housing status, and household income relative to the poverty line. Some very high values are reported by DOE only as "Above 95%" for student privacy and are shown here as 95%.Source: NYC Open Data: Demographic Snapshot (2021-22 school year)

Middle School admissions priority breakdown

Admissions cycle

Zone Priority

323 seats

2 applicants per seat

Priority groups, in the order NYC DOE offers seats. Tap a group for NYC DOE's exact wording.

1. Priority to applicants whose sibling(s) will be enrolled in this school next year

~100% admitted

There were about 40 applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~12% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

2. Then to residents of the middle school zone

~100% admitted

There were about 270 applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~84% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

3. Then to District 22 students and residents

~4% admitted

There were about 220 applicants in this group and less than 10 received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~3% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

4. Then to New York City residents

~0% admitted

There were about 20 applicants in this group and none received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~0% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

Estimates derived from NYC DOE's own wording, which rounds and fuzzes small numbers for privacy. Each group's applicant count is independent of the others -- schools are usually oversubscribed, so applicant counts across groups often add up to more than the total seats. That's expected, not an error.Source: NYC DOE MySchools Admissions Data (2025-26 admissions cycle)