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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
651
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360096906014
ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL
2021 BERGEN ST-RM 149, BROOKLYN, NY 11233 · (347) 471-2600 · Kings County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL651 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of New York public K-12 schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
45 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
599 students
STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 42 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 70 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 10 | 2% |
| Grade 10 | 2 | 0% |
| Grade 11 | 3 | 0% |
| Grade 12 | 2 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 55% smaller than its 8th grade class (94).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
57.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +13.1pp since 2023
Math
59.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.9% | 52.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
651
-556 (-46%) vs 2020
+93% since 2010-11, when it was 338
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 46.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 651 | 45 | 14.5:1 | 92% (599) |
| 2023-24 | 844 | 59 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,057 | 79.5 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,207 | 26 | 46.4:1 | 88% (1,063) |
| 2017-18 | 1,038 | 93 | 11.2:1 | 82% (849) |
| 2015-16 | 817 | 78 | 10.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 338 | 27 | 12.5:1 | 76% (257) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL.
About ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL
ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL is a combined-grade school in BROOKLYN, New York, reachable at (347) 471-2600. The school enrolls 651 students, from kindergarten through 12.
Federal records list ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL as its own district.
At ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL, Black students make up 77% of the student body. The next largest groups are 20% Hispanic. The school's Black share is 49 points above the 28% share among Kings County residents. The school's diversity index is 37%, meaning two students picked at random have a 37% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1 at ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL, with 45 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, combined schools in New York have 8.7:1, compared with 14.5:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 92% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Kings County report 79%.
The allk12 Grade for ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL is B-. Compared with New York public K-12 schools, the school scored higher than 52% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 48.7%; the prediction is 41.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Kings County show that the median household income is $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL is one of 583 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL is BROOKLYN COLLEGIATE: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL ranks 4th on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL as City: Large. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Enrollment records show 1,207 in 2020-21 and 651 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 46.4:1 in 2020-21 to 14.5:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Kings County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,631,580
Census ACS
Median income
$80,263
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
291,697 students
Quick facts
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- EAGLE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG MEN II0.3 mi · 662
- PS/IS 155 NICHOLAS HERKIMER0.3 mi · 298
- RONALD EDMONDS LEARNING CENTER II0.4 mi · 99
Frequently asked questions
About ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOLHow many students attend ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL?
ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 651 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL serves grades KG-12.
How many teachers does ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL have?
ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL?
At ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 0% White, 20% Hispanic, 77% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL in?
ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL is part of ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL.
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