Enrollment
317
Middle
STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC·NCES 360096506044
UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC
800 GATES AVE-4TH FL, BROOKLYN, NY 11221 · (718) 669-7460 · Kings County
GRADES 05–09MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of New York public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
28 FTE teachers
STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
270 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 89 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 88 | 28% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
55%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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
56.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
65.8%
NY avg 57.4% . -0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 65.8% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 66.1% |
% 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
54.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →
Schools most like UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC
UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC's state test result (54.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC this school | 317 | 85.2% | 54.9% |
| ONE WORLD MIDDLE SCHOOL AT EDENWALD BRONX | 309 | 80.3% | 46.8% |
| MS 246 WALT WHITMAN BROOKLYN | 357 | 86.8% | 31.3% |
| BAYCHESTER MIDDLE SCHOOL BRONX | 298 | 93.0% | 36.1% |
| IS 381 BROOKLYN | 296 | 81.8% | 48.1% |
| REDWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL JAMAICA | 270 | 85.2% | 52.9% |
Matched among New York middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #340 of 766 | #39 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #311 of 768 ▼ 11 | #30 of 91 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #251 of 768 ▲ 20 | #40 of 91 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #536 of 796 | #40 of 102 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #481 of 683 | #39 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #270 of 688 | #36 of 68 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.2% | #191 of 773 | #55 of 92 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #325 of 524 | #42 of 56 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
317
-42 (-12%) vs 2020
+58% since 2010-11, when it was 201
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 | 317 | 28 | 11.3:1 | 85% (270) |
| 2023-24 | 303 | 34 | 8.9:1 | 83% (251) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 33 | 10.4:1 | 83% (283) |
| 2020-21 | 359 | N/A | N/A | 69% (248) |
| 2017-18 | 352 | 33 | 10.7:1 | 84% (297) |
| 2015-16 | 477 | 28 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 201 | 16 | 12.6:1 | 82% (164) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC.
About UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC
UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC, located in BROOKLYN, New York, is a small middle school. It covers grades 5 through 9, with a total enrollment of 317 students. Enrollment is 40% lower than the average for middle schools in New York, which is about 531.
Federal records list UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC as its own district.
UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC is 56% Black by enrollment. Other students are 38% Hispanic and 3% White. By comparison, Kings County residents are about 28% Black. The school's diversity index is 55%, meaning two students picked at random have a 55% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 11.3:1. This ratio sits 1.0 above the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 85% in 2024-25.
Measured against New York public middle schools, UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC 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.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC would be expected to post about 43.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 54.9%.
Kings County has about 2,631,580 residents, and 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. Besides UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC, Kings County has 582 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is MS 267 MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, less than a tenth of a mile away. UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC ranks 2nd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 54.9% against a local average of 39.4%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large. UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC is a public charter school.
Enrollment has fallen by 42 students since 2020-21, to 317.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYCWhat is the total enrollment at UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC?
UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC enrolls approximately 317 students in grades 05-09.
What grades does UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC serve?
UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC serves grades 05-09.
What is the student-teacher ratio at UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC?
The student-to-teacher ratio at UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC is approximately 11.3:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC?
At UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC, the student body is approximately 3% White, 38% Hispanic, 56% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC?
UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC is overseen by UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC in Kings County.
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