Enrollment
152
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL (EBACS)·NCES 360121006682
EAST BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL (EBACS)
260 SHEPHERD AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11208 · (347) 442-7990 · Kings County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL152 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of New York public elementary schools
- A-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
19.0:1
8 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
142 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 31 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 6% smaller than its 4th grade class (33).
Student demographics
53%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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
77.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +23.0pp since 2023
Math
85.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +20.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 23 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 85.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 65.0% |
% 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
69.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+28.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 41% 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 29 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 EAST BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL (EBACS)
EAST BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL (EBACS)'s state test result (69.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAST BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL (EBACS) this school | 152 | 93.4% | 69.5% |
| WAVERLY ACADEMY OF EMPOWERED LEARNERS (THE) STATEN ISLAND | 165 | 95.8% | N/A |
| PS 242 YOUNG DIPLOMATS MAGNET ACADEMY (THE) NEW YORK | 145 | 94.5% | 32.3% |
| PS 92 MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE NEW YORK | 165 | 95.2% | 47.1% |
| LA CIMA CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 174 | 87.9% | 48.3% |
| PS 81 THADDEUS STEVENS BROOKLYN | 182 | 94.5% | 18.1% |
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 EAST BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL (EBACS) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #420 of 2,335 | #63 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #233 of 2,342 ▲ 493 | #38 of 290 ▲ 65 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #324 of 2,343 ▲ 384 | #62 of 290 ▲ 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 152 | #2,491 of 2,585 | #291 of 306 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.4% | #277 of 2,534 | #65 of 300 |
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
152
+103 (+210%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 152 | 8 | 19.0:1 | 93% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 130 | 7 | 18.6:1 | 93% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 113 | 7 | 16.1:1 | 96% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 49 | 5 | 9.8:1 | 67% (33) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EAST BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL (EBACS).
About EAST BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL (EBACS)
BROOKLYN, New York, is home to EAST BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL (EBACS), a small elementary school. Enrolled students number 152 students, in kindergarten through 4. Enrollment is 66% lower than the average for elementary schools in New York, which is about 443.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
EAST BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL (EBACS) is 56% Hispanic by enrollment. Other students are 39% Black. By comparison, Kings County residents are about 19% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 53% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
EAST BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL (EBACS)'s 8 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 19.0:1. That is higher than the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 93%. Compared with the 79% average for public schools in Kings County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for EAST BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL (EBACS) is A. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 88% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, EAST BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL (EBACS) ranks in the top 10% in New York. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 69.5%, against a prediction of 40.6%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Kings County, the median household income is $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. EAST BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL (EBACS) is one of 583 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to EAST BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL (EBACS) is ACHIEVEMENT FIRST APOLLO CHARTER SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, EAST BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL (EBACS) ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists EAST BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL (EBACS) as a charter school.
Reported enrollment: 49 (2020-21) and 152 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 19.0:1, from 9.8:1.
Community posts for EAST BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL (EBACS) can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
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- LIBERTY AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 450
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- PS 345 PATROLMAN ROBERT BOLDEN0.2 mi · 489
- PS 108 SAL ABBRACCIAMENTO0.2 mi · 649
- PS 89 CYPRESS HILLS0.2 mi · 447
Frequently asked questions
About EAST BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL (EBACS)How many students attend EAST BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL (EBACS)?
EAST BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL (EBACS) enrolls approximately 152 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does EAST BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL (EBACS) serve?
EAST BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL (EBACS) serves grades KG-04.
How many teachers does EAST BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL (EBACS) have?
EAST BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL (EBACS) employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
What is the student diversity at EAST BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL (EBACS)?
Student demographics at EAST BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL (EBACS) are roughly 56% Hispanic, 39% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is EAST BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL (EBACS) public or private?
EAST BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL (EBACS) is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by EAST BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL (EBACS).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.