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Enrollment
530
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROOKLYN EXCELSIOR CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360011605708
BROOKLYN EXCELSIOR CHARTER SCHOOL
856 QUINCY ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11221 · (718) 246-5681 · Kings County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL530 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of New York public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
13.3:1
40 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
468 students
STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 24 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 77 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 69% smaller than its 8th grade class (77).
Student demographics
49%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 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
52.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
40.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 46.4% |
% 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
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 EXCELSIOR CHARTER SCHOOL
BROOKLYN EXCELSIOR CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (45.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKLYN EXCELSIOR CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 530 | 88.3% | 45.2% |
| SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-BRONX 1 BRONX | 513 | 85.8% | 85.5% |
| NORMA ADAMS CLEMONS ACADEMY BROOKLYN | 588 | 91.8% | 33.1% |
| PS 109 BROOKLYN | 585 | 88.2% | 46.8% |
| HARRIET TUBMAN CHARTER SCHOOL BRONX | 494 | 89.5% | 62.0% |
| RENAISSANCE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS ROCHESTER | 500 | 90.6% | 38.6% |
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 EXCELSIOR CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #1,378 of 2,335 | #196 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #1,851 of 2,342 ▼ 401 | #241 of 290 ▼ 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,247 of 2,343 ▼ 335 | #201 of 290 ▼ 65 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 530 | #697 of 2,585 | #112 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #1,694 of 2,338 | #159 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.5% | #1,262 of 2,388 | #158 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.3% | #482 of 2,534 | #134 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #721 of 1,757 | #143 of 225 |
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
530
-179 (-25%) vs 2020
-27% since 2010-11, when it was 722
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 530 | 40 | 13.3:1 | 88% (468) |
| 2023-24 | 557 | 43 | 13.0:1 | 83% (460) |
| 2022-23 | 610 | 27 | 22.6:1 | 81% (497) |
| 2020-21 | 709 | 43 | 16.5:1 | 85% (603) |
| 2017-18 | 644 | 32 | 20.1:1 | 88% (564) |
| 2015-16 | 679 | 34 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 722 | 38 | 19.0:1 | 94% (679) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BROOKLYN EXCELSIOR CHARTER SCHOOL.
About BROOKLYN EXCELSIOR CHARTER SCHOOL
A mid-sized elementary school in BROOKLYN, New York, BROOKLYN EXCELSIOR CHARTER SCHOOL is part of BROOKLYN EXCELSIOR CHARTER SCHOOL. The school enrolls 530 students in kindergarten through 8.
BROOKLYN EXCELSIOR CHARTER SCHOOL is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
More than half of the students at BROOKLYN EXCELSIOR CHARTER SCHOOL are Black (63%). Next come 32% Hispanic. That compares with about 28% Black among all Kings County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 49%.
BROOKLYN EXCELSIOR CHARTER SCHOOL reported 40 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 13.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New York is similar, at 12.8:1. There are 468 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 88% of enrollment. Public schools in Kings County average 79%.
BROOKLYN EXCELSIOR 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 50% of New York public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, BROOKLYN EXCELSIOR CHARTER SCHOOL would be expected to post about 42.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 45.2%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Kings County show that median household income comes to about $80,263, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Kings County counts 583 public schools with about 291,697 students.
BROOKLYN EXCELSIOR CHARTER SCHOOL is about 0.1 miles from UNCOMMON EXCELLENCE GIRLS CHARTER SCHOOL NYC, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 45.2% is above the 44.5% average for nearby schools.
NCES assigns BROOKLYN EXCELSIOR CHARTER SCHOOL the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. BROOKLYN EXCELSIOR CHARTER SCHOOL is run as a public charter school.
Enrollment fell by 25% across 4 years, from 709 in 2020-21 to 530 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 13.3:1, from 16.5:1.
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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
- UNCOMMON EXCELLENCE GIRLS CHARTER SCHOOL NYC0.1 mi · 871
- PS 309 GEORGE E WIBECAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE)0.1 mi · 194
- BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND TECHNOLOGY0.2 mi · 469
- PS 5 DR RONALD MCNAIR0.3 mi · 218
- PS 75 MAYDA CORTIELLA0.3 mi · 185
- PS 274 KOSCIUSKO0.4 mi · 286
Frequently asked questions
About BROOKLYN EXCELSIOR CHARTER SCHOOLHow many students attend BROOKLYN EXCELSIOR CHARTER SCHOOL?
BROOKLYN EXCELSIOR CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 530 students in grades KG-08.
Is BROOKLYN EXCELSIOR CHARTER SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BROOKLYN EXCELSIOR CHARTER SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does BROOKLYN EXCELSIOR CHARTER SCHOOL have?
BROOKLYN EXCELSIOR CHARTER SCHOOL employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at BROOKLYN EXCELSIOR CHARTER SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BROOKLYN EXCELSIOR CHARTER SCHOOL are roughly 1% White, 32% Hispanic, 63% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is BROOKLYN EXCELSIOR CHARTER SCHOOL in?
BROOKLYN EXCELSIOR CHARTER SCHOOL is part of BROOKLYN EXCELSIOR CHARTER SCHOOL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.