Enrollment
240
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS·NCES 360003204307
BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS
116 N LAKE AVE, ALBANY, NY 12206 · (518) 694-8200 · Albany County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL240 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of New York public elementary schools
- B-Test 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
22 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
218 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
63%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
59.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
63.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +15.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
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 →
Schools most like BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS
BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS's state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS this school | 240 | 90.8% | 51.9% |
| PS 92 ADRIAN HEGEMAN BROOKLYN | 251 | 91.6% | 41.1% |
| PS 213 NEW LOTS BROOKLYN | 199 | 93.5% | 29.9% |
| SCHOOL 4-GEORGE MATHER FORBES ROCHESTER | 265 | 87.2% | 8.9% |
| ARBOR HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALBANY | 301 | 86.0% | 23.2% |
| SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 2 NEW YORK | 240 | 88.3% | 94.8% |
Matched among New York elementary 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 BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Albany County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #1,085 of 2,335 | #28 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #949 of 2,342 ▲ 413 | #25 of 46 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #959 of 2,343 ▼ 63 | #24 of 46 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 240 | #2,255 of 2,585 | #44 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #810 of 2,338 | #12 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.9% | #566 of 2,388 | #19 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.8% | #373 of 2,534 | #1 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.8% | #437 of 1,757 | #5 of 31 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
240
-18 (-7%) vs 2020
-6% since 2010-11, when it was 255
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 240 | 21.9 | 10.9:1 | 91% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 247 | 21.9 | 11.3:1 | 89% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 246 | N/A | N/A | 93% (228) |
| 2020-21 | 258 | 20 | 12.9:1 | 88% (226) |
| 2017-18 | 319 | 25 | 12.8:1 | 93% (298) |
| 2015-16 | 289 | 21 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 255 | 16 | 15.9:1 | 88% (225) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS.
About BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS
BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS is one of the public schools in ALBANY, New York. It is a small elementary school. Enrolled students number 240 students, in kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 46% lower than the average for elementary schools in New York, which is about 443.
Federal records list BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS as its own district.
Black students are the majority at BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS, with 56% of enrollment. Other groups make up 20% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 10% White, and 5% Asian. Albany County as a whole is about 12% Black, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 63% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS employs 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 10.9:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 91%. For comparison, public schools in Albany County average 45%.
allk12 grades BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS a B. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS lands between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.9%; the prediction is 41.6%.
Census estimates describe Albany County this way: the median household income is $85,333, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. In all, Albany County has 75 public schools and roughly 39,946 students.
The closest public school, BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, is less than a tenth of a mile from BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS is 2nd among 8 schools close by.
For locale, NCES codes BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS as City: Mid-size. BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS is one of the charter schools in New York.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 18 fewer students in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 12.9:1 to 10.9:1.
Community posts for BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Albany County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
317,018
Census ACS
Median income
$85,333
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
39,946 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS0.1 mi · 316
- SHERIDAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY0.2 mi · 284
- ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL0.5 mi · 283
- ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 2,937
- DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM AT ALBANY INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY0.7 mi · 213
- KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL0.8 mi · 840
Frequently asked questions
About BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYSWhat is the total enrollment at BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS?
BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS enrolls approximately 240 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS serve?
BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS have?
BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
What is the student diversity at BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS?
Student demographics at BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS are roughly 10% White, 20% Hispanic, 56% Black, 5% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS in?
BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS is part of BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS.
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