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Enrollment
591
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360100206167
BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL
1501 PITKIN AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11212 · (347) 294-2600 · Kings County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL591 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% 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.
- 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
18.1:1
33 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
555 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 | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 82 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 38% smaller than its 8th grade class (82).
Student demographics
36%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
61.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +16.0pp since 2023
Math
56.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 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
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL
BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (51.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 591 | 93.9% | 51.2% |
| ACHIEVEMENT FIRST LINDEN CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 630 | 92.7% | 45.7% |
| EXPLORE EMPOWER CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 500 | 89.4% | 59.0% |
| UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE SOUTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC BROOKLYN | 748 | 93.3% | 59.0% |
| ACHIEVEMENT FIRST ENDEAVOR CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 579 | 86.7% | 55.5% |
| PS 181 BROOKLYN | 568 | 85.6% | 39.5% |
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 BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #1,110 of 2,335 | #167 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,223 of 2,342 ▲ 106 | #187 of 290 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #893 of 2,343 ▲ 174 | #161 of 290 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 591 | #501 of 2,585 | #87 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #2,258 of 2,338 | #241 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.0% | #1,727 of 2,388 | #215 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.9% | #259 of 2,534 | #60 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.9% | #86 of 1,757 | #29 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
591
-458 (-44%) vs 2020
+137% since 2010-11, when it was 249
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 591 | 32.7 | 18.1:1 | 94% (555) |
| 2023-24 | 699 | 39.8 | 17.6:1 | 94% (658) |
| 2022-23 | 871 | 60 | 14.5:1 | 93% (814) |
| 2020-21 | 1,049 | 74 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,035 | 75 | 13.8:1 | 86% (893) |
| 2015-16 | 902 | 63 | 14.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 249 | 12 | 20.8:1 | 80% (199) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL.
About BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL
BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL, located in BROOKLYN, New York. The grade span is kindergarten through 8, and enrollment is 591 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in New York) has about 443 students.
In federal data, the district for BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL is the school itself.
Black students account for 78% of enrollment at BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL. Smaller groups are 16% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Kings County is roughly 28% Black. BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL has a diversity index of 36%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 18.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 94%. Among public schools in Kings County, the average eligibility rate is 79%.
The allk12 Grade for BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL is B. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 64% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.5% for BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL. The school posts 51.2%, 10.7 points above the prediction.
In Kings County (population about 2,631,580), median household income is about $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 583 public schools operate in Kings County, serving about 291,697 students.
The school nearest to BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL is BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles of BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL is 4th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Under the NCES locale system, BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL is City: Large. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 1,049 to 591. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.2:1 in 2020-21 to 18.1:1 in 2024-25.
The BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
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- 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
- BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL0.0 mi · 951
- PS 156 WAVERLY0.2 mi · 421
- IS 3920.2 mi · 284
- RONALD EDMONDS LEARNING CENTER II0.3 mi · 99
- DR JACQUELINE PEEK-DAVIS SCHOOL0.3 mi · 218
- PS 327 DR ROSE B ENGLISH0.3 mi · 231
Frequently asked questions
About BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL?
BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 591 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL?
Approximately 18.1:1 students per teacher at BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL.
How diverse is BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL?
BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL reports a student body of 1% White, 16% Hispanic, 78% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL in?
BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL is part of BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.