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What's one thing ACHIEVEMENT FIRST EAST NEW YORK CHARTER SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,072
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ACHIEVEMENT FIRST EAST NEW YORK CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360014905824
ACHIEVEMENT FIRST EAST NEW YORK CHARTER SCHOOL
557 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11207 · (718) 485-4924 · Kings County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,072 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% 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
14.3:1
75 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
938 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 | 66 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 61 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 5% |
| Grade 9 | 125 | 12% |
| Grade 10 | 129 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 109 | 10% |
| Grade 12 | 100 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 18% larger than its 8th grade class (56).
Student demographics
54%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
59.9%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.8pp since 2023
Math
48.1%
NY avg 57.4% . -6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.9% | 48.1% |
| 2023-24 | 54.1% | 54.1% |
% 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
52.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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
1,072
-143 (-12%) vs 2020
+79% since 2010-11, when it was 599
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 30.4:1
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 | 1,072 | 75 | 14.3:1 | 88% (938) |
| 2023-24 | 1,138 | 35 | 32.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,144 | 90.5 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,215 | 40 | 30.4:1 | 76% (926) |
| 2017-18 | 859 | 93 | 9.2:1 | 84% (719) |
| 2015-16 | 849 | 84 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 599 | 48 | 12.5:1 | 80% (480) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ACHIEVEMENT FIRST EAST NEW YORK CHARTER SCHOOL.
About ACHIEVEMENT FIRST EAST NEW YORK CHARTER SCHOOL
Families in BROOKLYN, New York, are served by ACHIEVEMENT FIRST EAST NEW YORK CHARTER SCHOOL, a large combined-grade school. The latest federal count shows 1,072 students in kindergarten through 12. Against the 544-student average for combined schools in New York, enrollment here is 97% higher.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
A majority of students at ACHIEVEMENT FIRST EAST NEW YORK CHARTER SCHOOL, 51%, are Black. The rest of enrollment is 45% Hispanic. Among all residents of Kings County, the Black share is about 28%. The chance that two students picked at random at ACHIEVEMENT FIRST EAST NEW YORK CHARTER SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 54%.
The school has about 14.3 students per teacher and 75 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 8.7:1 average for combined schools in New York. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 88%. For comparison, public schools in Kings County average 79%.
Measured against New York public K-12 schools, ACHIEVEMENT FIRST EAST NEW YORK 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.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 52.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 42.8%.
In Kings County (population about 2,631,580), median household income is about $80,263, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. A total of 583 public schools operate in Kings County, serving about 291,697 students.
The next-closest public school is PS 13 ROBERTO CLEMENTE, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 41.3% on proficiency, and ACHIEVEMENT FIRST EAST NEW YORK CHARTER SCHOOL is above that at 52.4%.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
The number of students dropped from 1,215 to 1,072 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 14.3 students per teacher, compared with 30.4 in 2020-21.
The ACHIEVEMENT FIRST EAST NEW YORK CHARTER SCHOOL community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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- PS 190 SHEFFIELD0.1 mi · 104
- LEGACY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS0.1 mi · 160
- PERFORMING ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 406
- WORLD ACADEMY FOR TOTAL COMMUNITY HEALTH HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 199
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS0.2 mi · 203
Frequently asked questions
About ACHIEVEMENT FIRST EAST NEW YORK CHARTER SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at ACHIEVEMENT FIRST EAST NEW YORK CHARTER SCHOOL?
ACHIEVEMENT FIRST EAST NEW YORK CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,072 students in grades KG-12.
Is ACHIEVEMENT FIRST EAST NEW YORK CHARTER SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
ACHIEVEMENT FIRST EAST NEW YORK CHARTER SCHOOL is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
How many teachers does ACHIEVEMENT FIRST EAST NEW YORK CHARTER SCHOOL have?
ACHIEVEMENT FIRST EAST NEW YORK CHARTER SCHOOL employs 75 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at ACHIEVEMENT FIRST EAST NEW YORK CHARTER SCHOOL?
Student demographics at ACHIEVEMENT FIRST EAST NEW YORK CHARTER SCHOOL are roughly 1% White, 45% Hispanic, 51% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is ACHIEVEMENT FIRST EAST NEW YORK CHARTER SCHOOL public or private?
ACHIEVEMENT FIRST EAST NEW YORK CHARTER SCHOOL is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by ACHIEVEMENT FIRST EAST NEW YORK CHARTER SCHOOL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.