Enrollment
203
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE)·NCES 360004504493
BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE)
545 WILLOUGHBY AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11206 · (718) 302-2085 · Kings County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL203 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of New York public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
,
Teacher data unavailable
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
182 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 | 40 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (34).
Student demographics
43%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
73.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +31.0pp since 2023
Math
67.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +18.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 31 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 49.0% |
% 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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% 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 CHARTER SCHOOL (THE)
BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE)'s state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) this school | 203 | 89.7% | 56.0% |
| MS 394 BROOKLYN | 201 | 92.5% | 34.0% |
| PS 308 CLARA CARDWELL BROOKLYN | 197 | 93.9% | 26.4% |
| FUTURE LEADERS INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOL NEW YORK | 252 | 90.5% | 43.4% |
| PS 243 WEEKSVILLE SCHOOL (THE) BROOKLYN | 199 | 94.5% | 23.3% |
| PS 191 PAUL ROBESON BROOKLYN | 163 | 92.0% | 35.3% |
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 BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #922 of 2,335 | #138 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #790 of 2,342 ▲ 515 | #132 of 290 ▲ 50 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #415 of 2,343 ▲ 741 | #79 of 290 ▲ 90 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 203 | #2,376 of 2,585 | #258 of 306 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.8% | #1,503 of 2,388 | #193 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.7% | #430 of 2,534 | #119 of 300 |
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
203
-8 (-4%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 224
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 | 203 | N/A | N/A | 90% (182) |
| 2023-24 | 199 | 7 | 28.4:1 | 86% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 166 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 211 | N/A | N/A | 83% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 194 | 19 | 10.2:1 | 80% (156) |
| 2015-16 | 245 | 35 | 7.0:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 224 | 28 | 8.0:1 | 75% (169) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE).
About BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE)
BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) is an elementary school located in BROOKLYN, New York, in Kings County. Enrollment is 203 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in New York is about 443 students, so this school is 54% smaller than average.
Federal records list BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) as its own district.
A majority of students at BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE), 71%, are Black. Other reported shares: 26% Hispanic. Kings County's residents are about 28% Black, 43 points below the school's share. BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) has a diversity index of 43%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE)'s free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 90%. The average for public schools in Kings County is 79%.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) 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.
Schools in New York with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 42.0%. BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) scores 56.0%.
In the county around the school, Kings County, median household income is about $80,263, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. A total of 583 public schools operate in Kings County, serving about 291,697 students.
Of nearby public schools, PS 23 CARTER G WOODSON is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) comes in 4th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) as City: Large. Federal records list BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) as a charter school.
Federal counts put enrollment at 211 in 2020-21 and 203 in 2024-25, a 4% decrease.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE). Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- PS 23 CARTER G WOODSON0.0 mi · 230
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BED STUY 10.2 mi · 919
- PS 3680.2 mi · 236
- PS 297 ABRAHAM STOCKTON0.2 mi · 196
- PS 256 BENJAMIN BANNEKER0.3 mi · 178
- PS 54 DETECTIVE RAFAEL RAMOS0.3 mi · 180
Frequently asked questions
About BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE)How many students attend BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE)?
BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) enrolls approximately 203 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) serve?
BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) serves grades KG-05.
What is the student diversity at BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE)?
Student demographics at BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) are roughly 1% White, 26% Hispanic, 71% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) in?
BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) is part of BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE).
Where is BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) located?
BROOKLYN CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) is located at 545 WILLOUGHBY AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11206.
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