EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL

EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL operates as an intimate unified-grade school in BROOKLYN, New York, one of the schools within EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL. Current enrollment sits at 373 students spanning grades K through 12. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 544 students each, so EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL sits 31% smaller than that benchmark.

Operationally, EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL answers to EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL shows that Black students make up the majority at 77%; the rest is composed of 19% Hispanic. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.8%; this one delivers 48.0%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Kings County put median household income runs about $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: PS 308 CLARA CARDWELL, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 36.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area. EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL has ticked down 19%, going from 463 students in 2018 to 373 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 10.1:1 in 2018 to 8.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.