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Enrollment
728
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROOKLYN SCHOLARS CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360098906097
BROOKLYN SCHOLARS CHARTER SCHOOL
2635 LINDEN BLVD, BROOKLYN, NY 11208 · (718) 348-9360 · Kings County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL728 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of New York public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
16.2:1
45 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
649 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 | 77 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 81 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 79 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 85 | 12% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 9% smaller than its 8th grade class (85).
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
59.9%
NY avg 58.3% . +12.5pp since 2023
Math
52.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -43.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 43 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.9% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.4% | 95.0% |
% 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
58.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% 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 SCHOLARS CHARTER SCHOOL
BROOKLYN SCHOLARS CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (58.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKLYN SCHOLARS CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 728 | 89.1% | 58.8% |
| KIPP ALBANY COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL ALBANY | 688 | 88.1% | 23.6% |
| ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 3 ROCHESTER | 826 | 90.4% | 40.8% |
| PS 109 BROOKLYN | 585 | 88.2% | 46.8% |
| SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 5 NEW YORK | 733 | 81.9% | 88.4% |
| ACHIEVEMENT FIRST LINDEN CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 630 | 92.7% | 45.7% |
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 SCHOLARS CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #801 of 2,335 | #124 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,349 of 2,342 ▼ 1,270 | #197 of 290 ▼ 185 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #957 of 2,343 ▲ 17 | #170 of 290 ▼ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 728 | #236 of 2,585 | #54 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #2,183 of 2,338 | #224 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.9% | #1,287 of 2,388 | #165 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.1% | #448 of 2,534 | #128 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.0% | #430 of 606 | #42 of 49 |
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
728
+32 (+5%) vs 2020
+202% since 2010-11, when it was 241
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 728 | 45 | 16.2:1 | 89% (649) |
| 2023-24 | 727 | 44 | 16.5:1 | 80% (580) |
| 2022-23 | 717 | 31 | 23.1:1 | 77% (552) |
| 2020-21 | 696 | 43 | 16.2:1 | 88% (610) |
| 2017-18 | 700 | 40 | 17.5:1 | 92% (642) |
| 2015-16 | 679 | 36 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 241 | 14 | 17.2:1 | 91% (220) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BROOKLYN SCHOLARS CHARTER SCHOOL.
About BROOKLYN SCHOLARS CHARTER SCHOOL
BROOKLYN SCHOLARS CHARTER SCHOOL is a large elementary school. Its address is in BROOKLYN, New York. The school had 728 students in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New York is about 443, so this school runs 64% larger than that.
In federal data, the district for BROOKLYN SCHOLARS CHARTER SCHOOL is the school itself.
At BROOKLYN SCHOLARS CHARTER SCHOOL, Black students make up 66% of the student body. The school is also 26% Hispanic and 5% Asian. That is higher than the 28% Black share among all Kings County residents. The school's diversity index is 49%, meaning two students picked at random have a 49% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1 at BROOKLYN SCHOLARS CHARTER SCHOOL, with 45 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 3.3 above the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 89%. The average for public schools in Kings County is 79%.
The allk12 Grade for BROOKLYN SCHOLARS CHARTER SCHOOL is A-. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 76% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with BROOKLYN SCHOLARS CHARTER SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in New York is predicted to score 42.2%. BROOKLYN SCHOLARS CHARTER SCHOOL scores 58.8%, 16.6 points above that line.
In the county around the school, Kings County, the median household income is $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 583 public schools in Kings County, enrolling about 291,697 students in all.
The next-closest public school is PS 224 HALE A WOODRUFF, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, BROOKLYN SCHOLARS CHARTER SCHOOL ranks 1st on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around BROOKLYN SCHOLARS CHARTER SCHOOL as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists BROOKLYN SCHOLARS CHARTER SCHOOL as a charter school.
Federal data show a 5% enrollment gain, from 696 in 2020-21 to 728 in 2024-25.
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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
- PS 224 HALE A WOODRUFF0.3 mi · 269
- SCHOOL FOR CLASSICS HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 358
- JHS 218 JAMES P SINNOTT0.4 mi · 307
- PS 159 ISAAC PITKIN0.5 mi · 661
- PS 202 ERNEST S JENKYNS0.5 mi · 249
- ACHIEVEMENT FIRST ASPIRE CHARTER SCHOOL0.5 mi · 935
Frequently asked questions
About BROOKLYN SCHOLARS CHARTER SCHOOLHow many students attend BROOKLYN SCHOLARS CHARTER SCHOOL?
BROOKLYN SCHOLARS CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 728 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does BROOKLYN SCHOLARS CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
BROOKLYN SCHOLARS CHARTER SCHOOL serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at BROOKLYN SCHOLARS CHARTER SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at BROOKLYN SCHOLARS CHARTER SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at BROOKLYN SCHOLARS CHARTER SCHOOL?
At BROOKLYN SCHOLARS CHARTER SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 26% Hispanic, 66% Black, 5% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is BROOKLYN SCHOLARS CHARTER SCHOOL in?
BROOKLYN SCHOLARS CHARTER SCHOOL is part of BROOKLYN SCHOLARS CHARTER SCHOOL.
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