UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC

UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC is a middle-grades school of close-knit scale in BROOKLYN, New York, one of the schools within UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC, instructing 317 students in grades 5 through 9. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 40% below typical.

UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC sits inside UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC shows that 56% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school shows 38% Hispanic, 3% White. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 85% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.7%; this one delivers 54.9%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Kings County put median household earnings sit near $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC is one.

Nearest neighbor: LA CIMA CHARTER SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 39.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area. UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 10%: 352 students in 2018 compared to 317 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 63% to 56% across the same window.

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