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Enrollment
1,320
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ACHIEVEMENT FIRST CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360014705821
ACHIEVEMENT FIRST CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL
790 E NEW YORK AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11203 · (347) 471-2580 · Kings County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,320 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of New York public K-12 schools
- B-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
14.0:1
94 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
1,183 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 | 33 | 3% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 4% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 4% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 94 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 83 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 87 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 190 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 172 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 170 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 150 | 11% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 62% smaller than its 8th grade class (87).
Student demographics
23%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
54.3%
NY avg 58.3% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
43.7%
NY avg 57.4% . -3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.3% | 43.7% |
| 2023-24 | 59.3% | 47.4% |
% 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
52.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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
1,320
+21 (+2%) vs 2020
+70% since 2010-11, when it was 777
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 27.6:1
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 | 1,320 | 94 | 14.0:1 | 90% (1,183) |
| 2023-24 | 1,370 | 89.5 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,339 | 100.5 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,299 | 47 | 27.6:1 | 77% (994) |
| 2017-18 | 1,052 | 112 | 9.4:1 | 71% (744) |
| 2015-16 | 1,011 | 101 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 777 | 73 | 10.6:1 | 71% (552) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ACHIEVEMENT FIRST CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL.
About ACHIEVEMENT FIRST CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL
ACHIEVEMENT FIRST CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL is a large combined-grade school. Its address is in BROOKLYN, New York. School enrollment was 1,320 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 12. For comparison, combined schools in New York average about 544 students.
Federal records list ACHIEVEMENT FIRST CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL as its own district.
Black students make up 87% of enrollment at ACHIEVEMENT FIRST CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL. The remaining shares are 10% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Kings County's population at about 28%. Pick two students at random and there is a 23% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 94 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 14.0:1. That is 5.3 students per teacher above the 8.7:1 average for combined schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 90%. Among public schools in Kings County, the average eligibility rate is 79%.
Measured against New York public K-12 schools, ACHIEVEMENT FIRST CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, ACHIEVEMENT FIRST CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL would score about 42.0%. It scores 52.0%, 9.9 points above that figure.
Kings County census figures show that the median household income is $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. There are 583 public schools in Kings County, enrolling about 291,697 students in all.
NEW HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL is located less than a tenth of a mile from ACHIEVEMENT FIRST CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, ACHIEVEMENT FIRST CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL is ahead of the 43.1% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 9.
NCES assigns ACHIEVEMENT FIRST CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. ACHIEVEMENT FIRST CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 1,299 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 1,320. The number of students per teacher fell from 27.6 to 14.0 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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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- SCHOOL FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (THE)0.4 mi · 139
- BROOKLYN INSTITUTE FOR LIBERAL ARTS0.4 mi · 479
Frequently asked questions
About ACHIEVEMENT FIRST CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at ACHIEVEMENT FIRST CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL?
ACHIEVEMENT FIRST CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,320 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does ACHIEVEMENT FIRST CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
ACHIEVEMENT FIRST CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL serves grades KG-12.
How many teachers does ACHIEVEMENT FIRST CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL have?
ACHIEVEMENT FIRST CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL employs 94 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
How diverse is ACHIEVEMENT FIRST CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL?
ACHIEVEMENT FIRST CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL reports a student body of 1% White, 10% Hispanic, 87% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees ACHIEVEMENT FIRST CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL?
ACHIEVEMENT FIRST CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL is overseen by ACHIEVEMENT FIRST CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL in Kings County.
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