BROOKLYN LABORATORY CHARTER SCHOOL

BROOKLYN LABORATORY CHARTER SCHOOL operates as a middle-of-the-pack four-year high school in BROOKLYN, New York, operated by BROOKLYN LABORATORY CHARTER SCHOOL. Current enrollment sits at 628 students spanning grades 7 through 12.

BROOKLYN LABORATORY CHARTER SCHOOL sits inside BROOKLYN LABORATORY CHARTER SCHOOL, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, BROOKLYN LABORATORY CHARTER SCHOOL shows that 77% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder is composed of 19% Hispanic. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 79% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, BROOKLYN LABORATORY CHARTER SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.9%; this one delivers 27.2%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Kings County shows median household earnings sit near $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BROOKLYN LABORATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).

EDMUND W GORDON BROOKLYN LABORATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BROOKLYN LABORATORY CHARTER SCHOOL at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 50.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area. BROOKLYN LABORATORY CHARTER SCHOOL operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 637 students in 2018 compared to 628 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 in 2025.

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