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Enrollment
753
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360111406511
CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL
465 E 29TH ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11226 · (917) 246-4800 · Kings County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL753 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of New York public elementary schools
- ATest 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
16.8:1
45 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
676 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 | 88 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 80 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 87 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 88 | 12% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (88).
Student demographics
29%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
80.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
78.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 67.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+30.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 42% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 30 points, placing it in New York's top 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 CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL
CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (72.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 753 | 89.8% | 72.2% |
| KIPP ALWAYS MENTALLY PREPARED CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 891 | 89.1% | 66.2% |
| UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE SOUTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC BROOKLYN | 748 | 93.3% | 59.0% |
| REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL BUFFALO | 805 | 95.0% | 24.9% |
| ACHIEVEMENT FIRST ENDEAVOR CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 579 | 86.7% | 55.5% |
| KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL ALBANY | 840 | 85.8% | 34.4% |
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 CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #326 of 2,335 | #44 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #412 of 2,342 ▲ 238 | #72 of 290 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #249 of 2,343 ▲ 74 | #47 of 290 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 753 | #200 of 2,585 | #48 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #2,218 of 2,338 | #231 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.2% | #1,897 of 2,388 | #232 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.8% | #427 of 2,534 | #116 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +79.7% | #26 of 606 | #6 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
753
+15 (+2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
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 | 753 | 44.9 | 16.8:1 | 90% (676) |
| 2023-24 | 809 | 47 | 17.2:1 | 90% (729) |
| 2022-23 | 778 | 53 | 14.7:1 | 85% (663) |
| 2020-21 | 738 | 52 | 14.2:1 | 64% (476) |
| 2017-18 | 419 | 28 | 15.0:1 | 90% (376) |
| 2015-16 | 244 | 18 | 13.6:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL.
About CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL
CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL is an elementary school in BROOKLYN, New York, and it is part of CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL. It offers kindergarten through 8 and has 753 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in New York enroll about 443 students on average.
CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
Black students are 83% of those enrolled at CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL. Other reported shares: 11% Hispanic. That compares with about 28% Black among all Kings County residents. A diversity index of 29% means there is a 29% chance two randomly chosen students at CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL are from different groups.
CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1, with 44.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York, this school's ratio is higher. The school has 90% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Kings County is 79%.
On the allk12 Grade, CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL lands at A, ahead of 92% of New York public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% in New York. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 72.2%, against a prediction of 42.0%.
For Kings County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $80,263 a year, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. There are 583 public schools in the county, enrolling about 291,697, CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL among them.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL from the closest public school, PS 361 EAST FLATBUSH EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOL. The five-mile area around CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL ranks 1st of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 72.2% against a local average of 41.4%.
In the federal locale system, CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL as a charter school.
In 2020-21, CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL enrolled 738; in 2024-25, 753. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 14.2:1 to 16.8:1.
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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
- PS 361 EAST FLATBUSH EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOL0.1 mi · 374
- MIDWOOD HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 3,657
- SCHOOL OF SCIENCE &TECHNOLOGY0.5 mi · 522
- PS 3150.5 mi · 555
- PS 1980.6 mi · 327
- PS 399 STANLEY EUGENE CLARKE0.7 mi · 157
Frequently asked questions
About CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOLHow large is CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL?
CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 753 students in grades KG-08.
Is CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL is approximately 16.8:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL?
At CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 11% Hispanic, 83% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL?
CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL is overseen by CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL in Kings County.
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