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Enrollment
951
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360096606069
BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL
1501 PITKIN AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11212 · (718) 907-9150 · Kings County
GRADES 02–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL951 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.
- 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
62 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
851 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 110 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 102 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 112 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 87 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 55 | 6% |
| Grade 10 | 78 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 73 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 56 | 6% |
Student demographics
24%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 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
56.3%
NY avg 53.2%
Math
56.5%
NY avg 56.5%
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 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 53 and 56.
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
42.1%
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 BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL
BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (52.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 951 | 89.5% | 52.4% |
| UNCOMMON CROWN HEIGHTS CHARTER SCHOOL NYC BROOKLYN | 513 | 85.2% | 58.9% |
| UNCOMMON EXCELLENCE BOYS CHARTER SCHOOL NYC BROOKLYN | 415 | 86.3% | 59.8% |
| ROCHESTER ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 395 | 98.2% | 38.5% |
| HARLEM PREP CHARTER SCHOOL NEW YORK | 647 | 89.3% | 39.6% |
| CITIZENSHIP AND SCIENCE ACADEMY OF SYRACUSE CHARTER SCHOOL SYRACUSE | 764 | 82.1% | 22.0% |
Matched among New York K-12 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 BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #50 of 101 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #53 of 101 | #6 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #43 of 101 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 951 | #10 of 192 | #1 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #142 of 146 | #13 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.4% | #89 of 152 | #15 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.5% | #26 of 136 | #10 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.8% | #9 of 95 | #2 of 7 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
951
-703 (-43%) vs 2020
+122% since 2010-11, when it was 428
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 951 | 62 | 15.3:1 | 89% (851) |
| 2023-24 | 1,264 | 82.6 | 15.3:1 | 90% (1,141) |
| 2022-23 | 1,376 | 113 | 12.2:1 | 89% (1,225) |
| 2020-21 | 1,654 | 119 | 13.9:1 | 77% (1,271) |
| 2017-18 | 1,395 | 108 | 12.9:1 | 87% (1,207) |
| 2015-16 | 1,164 | 79 | 14.7:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 428 | 23 | 18.6:1 | 76% (324) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL.
About BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL
BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL is a school serving multiple grade levels in BROOKLYN, New York, reachable at (718) 907-9150. It enrolls 951 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 2 through 12. The school is 75% larger than the average for combined schools in New York.
BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL is its own local education agency in federal data.
Roughly 87% of students at BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL are Black. The remaining students are 8% Hispanic. Among people living in Kings County, the Black share is about 28%. The diversity index for BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL is 24%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL lists 62 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.3 students per teacher. Across combined schools in New York, the average ratio is 8.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 89% of the student body. The average for public schools in Kings County is 79%.
BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 59% of New York public K-12 schools.
BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 52.4% and a predicted 42.1%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Kings County show that the median household earns about $80,263 a year, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Kings County has 583 public schools with about 291,697 students, including BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL.
BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES assigns BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL as a charter school.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 1,654 students at BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL; in 2024-25, 951. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 13.9:1 to 15.3:1.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in BROOKLYN
- BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 5,848 students
- FORT HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,044 students
- JAMES MADISON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,983 students
- MIDWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,657 students
- EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,503 students
- FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,403 students
Nearby schools
- BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL0.0 mi · 591
- PS 156 WAVERLY0.2 mi · 421
- IS 3920.2 mi · 284
- RONALD EDMONDS LEARNING CENTER II0.3 mi · 99
- DR JACQUELINE PEEK-DAVIS SCHOOL0.3 mi · 218
- PS 327 DR ROSE B ENGLISH0.3 mi · 231
Frequently asked questions
About BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOLHow many students attend BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL?
BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 951 students in grades 02-12.
Is BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL is a combined-grade school covering grades 02-12.
How many students per teacher at BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL.
How diverse is BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL?
BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL reports a student body of 1% White, 8% Hispanic, 87% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL?
BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL is overseen by BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL in Kings County.
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