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ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL
ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL operates as a middle-of-the-pack multi-level school in BROOKLYN, New York, operated by ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL. Current enrollment sits at 651 students spanning grades K through 12.
ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL sits inside ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.
In terms of who attends, ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL logs that Black students make up the majority at 77%. The remainder comes out to 20% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 28% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.
On the resource side, On paper, ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 8.7:1 average. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Kings County (around 79%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.7%.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Kings County put median household earnings sit near $80,263, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL is one.
The closest other public school is BROOKLYN COLLEGIATE: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 47.7%.
The school occupies a downtown site. As a public charter, ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.
Five-year trend. ACHIEVEMENT FIRST BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 37% since 2018, when it stood at 1,038 (now 651). Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 86% to 77%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.
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