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ACHIEVEMENT FIRST ASPIRE CHARTER SCHOOL
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Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About ACHIEVEMENT FIRST ASPIRE CHARTER SCHOOL
ACHIEVEMENT FIRST ASPIRE CHARTER SCHOOL is one of the sprawling combined-grade schools in BROOKLYN, New York, one of the schools within ACHIEVEMENT FIRST ASPIRE CHARTER SCHOOL, with 935 students on its rolls from grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 544 students per school, that is 72% larger than typical.
Operationally, ACHIEVEMENT FIRST ASPIRE CHARTER SCHOOL answers to ACHIEVEMENT FIRST ASPIRE CHARTER SCHOOL, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.
In terms of who attends, ACHIEVEMENT FIRST ASPIRE CHARTER SCHOOL records that Black students make up the majority at 70%. Other groups include 24% Hispanic. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, ACHIEVEMENT FIRST ASPIRE CHARTER SCHOOL has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.3:1. The state averages around 8.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Kings County's rate of about 79%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ACHIEVEMENT FIRST ASPIRE CHARTER SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.1%; this one delivers 55.6%.
Around the school, Kings County reports that median household income runs about $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), ACHIEVEMENT FIRST ASPIRE CHARTER SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: PS 202 ERNEST S JENKYNS, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ACHIEVEMENT FIRST ASPIRE CHARTER SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ACHIEVEMENT FIRST ASPIRE CHARTER SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 31.4%.
Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area. ACHIEVEMENT FIRST ASPIRE CHARTER SCHOOL is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ACHIEVEMENT FIRST ASPIRE CHARTER SCHOOL has climbed 67%, going from 559 students in 2018 to 935 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 76% to 70%. Class-load math has loosened: from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for ACHIEVEMENT FIRST ASPIRE CHARTER SCHOOL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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