CULTURAL ARTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL AT SPRING CREEK

Set in BROOKLYN, New York, CULTURAL ARTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL AT SPRING CREEK is a small elementary-level community, run under CULTURAL ARTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL AT SPRING CREEK. It instructs 221 students across grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 50% leaner than typical.

CULTURAL ARTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL AT SPRING CREEK is the operating authority for CULTURAL ARTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL AT SPRING CREEK, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On demographics, CULTURAL ARTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL AT SPRING CREEK records that 80% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Beyond that, the school records 16% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.5:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 79% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CULTURAL ARTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL AT SPRING CREEK sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.0%; this one delivers 40.5%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Kings County put median household earnings sit near $80,263, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which CULTURAL ARTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL AT SPRING CREEK is one.

The closest other public school is BROOKLYN DEMOCRACY ACADEMY, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CULTURAL ARTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL AT SPRING CREEK at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 49.4%.

The school occupies a high-density site. CULTURAL ARTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL AT SPRING CREEK 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. CULTURAL ARTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL AT SPRING CREEK's enrollment has edged down 26% since 2018, when it stood at 297 (now 221). The Black share of enrollment edged down from 89% to 80% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 24.8:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 in 2025.

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