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What do students at EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
373
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360104806255
EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL
616 QUINCY ST-3RD FL, BROOKLYN, NY 11221 · (718) 285-3787 · Kings County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL373 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
45 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
316 students
STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 20 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 32 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 9 | 2% |
| Grade 10 | 19 | 5% |
| Grade 11 | 27 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 28 | 8% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
37%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
50.6%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.6pp since 2023
Math
41.7%
NY avg 57.4% . -19.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 20 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.6% | 41.7% |
| 2023-24 | 46.9% | 61.4% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
373
-90 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 10.1:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
19%
was 19%
% Black
77%
was 79%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 373 | 45 | 8.3:1 | 85% (316) |
| 2023-24 | 409 | 43.1 | 9.5:1 | 78% (318) |
| 2022-23 | 423 | 33.4 | 12.7:1 | 75% (316) |
| 2017-18 | 463 | 46 | 10.1:1 | 81% (376) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL.
About EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL
EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL is a small school serving multiple grade levels in BROOKLYN, New York, (ZIP code 11221). The school has 373 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 12. By comparison, combined schools in New York enroll about 544 students on average.
EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL is its own local education agency in federal data.
The largest group at EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL is Black students, at 77%. The remaining students are 19% Hispanic. Among people living in Kings County, the Black share is about 28%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL scores 37%.
Classroom staffing at EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL totals 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 8.3:1. The 8.7:1 average for combined schools in New York is close to this figure. Federal data show 85% of students (316) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL scores 48.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 43.8%.
American Community Survey estimates for Kings County show that median household income comes to about $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kings County counts 583 public schools with about 291,697 students.
PS 308 CLARA CARDWELL is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 36.8%; EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL's is 48.0%, ranking 4th of 9.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
Enrollment was 373 in 2024-25. In 2017-18, it was 463. The ratio of students to teachers went from 10.1:1 to 8.3:1 over the same years.
People who know EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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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- PS 308 CLARA CARDWELL0.0 mi · 197
- LA CIMA CHARTER SCHOOL0.2 mi · 174
- MS 267 MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY0.2 mi · 142
- UNCOMMON BED-STUY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC0.2 mi · 317
- BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF GLOBAL FINANCE (THE)0.2 mi · 222
- WHITELAW REID ACADEMY OF ARTS AND BUSINESS0.2 mi · 77
Frequently asked questions
About EMBER CHARTER SCHOOLHow many students attend EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL?
EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 373 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL?
Approximately 8.3:1 students per teacher at EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL?
Student demographics at EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL are roughly 1% White, 19% Hispanic, 77% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL public or private?
EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by EMBER CHARTER SCHOOL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.