BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE)

BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) is an elementary-level community of compact scale in BROOKLYN, New York, part of BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE), instructing 203 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 54% smaller than the state mean of about 443.

Operationally, BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) answers to BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE), which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) reports that 71% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest breaks down as 26% Hispanic. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Kings County's rate of about 79%.

After controlling for student poverty, BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.0%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Kings County indicate median household earnings sit near $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) is one.

PS 23 CARTER G WOODSON is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 52.8%.

The school occupies an urban site. BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) has increased 5%, going from 194 students in 2018 to 203 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 77% to 71% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.