CHRISTOPHER AVENUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL

CHRISTOPHER AVENUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL operates as a tight-knit elementary campus in BROOKLYN, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23. Current enrollment sits at 297 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 33% smaller than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

Across the 28 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23 (7,257 students total), CHRISTOPHER AVENUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, CHRISTOPHER AVENUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 40% Black, 5% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

In terms of school funding signals, CHRISTOPHER AVENUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL logs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 100% of students at CHRISTOPHER AVENUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Kings County (around 79%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, CHRISTOPHER AVENUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 38.3%; actual is 61.3%, +22.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Kings County indicate median household earnings sit near $80,263, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CHRISTOPHER AVENUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).

The closest other public school is UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE NORTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CHRISTOPHER AVENUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 43.9%.

CHRISTOPHER AVENUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. CHRISTOPHER AVENUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 299 (now 297). Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 66% to 40%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

On allk12, members of the CHRISTOPHER AVENUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.