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What's the most underrated thing about EXPLORE CHARTER SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
574
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EXPLORE CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360015705846
EXPLORE CHARTER SCHOOL
655 PARKSIDE AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11226 · (718) 703-4484 · Kings County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL574 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
40 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
471 students
STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 42 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 71 | 12% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
42%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
63.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
71.6%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 71.6% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 70.3% |
% 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
65.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% 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 21 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 →
Where EXPLORE CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #526 of 2,335 | #84 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.6% | #643 of 2,342 | #113 of 290 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #793 of 2,343 | #145 of 290 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 574 | #552 of 2,585 | #95 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #1,961 of 2,338 | #194 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.2% | #1,522 of 2,388 | #194 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.5% | #334 of 606 | #36 of 49 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
574
+40 (+7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 11.4:1
% White
2%
was 0%
% Hispanic
20%
was 14%
% Black
73%
was 83%
% 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 | 574 | 39.5 | 14.5:1 | 82% (471) |
| 2023-24 | 523 | 30 | 17.4:1 | 84% (441) |
| 2022-23 | 519 | 41.8 | 12.4:1 | 84% (436) |
| 2017-18 | 534 | 47 | 11.4:1 | 81% (435) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EXPLORE CHARTER SCHOOL.
About EXPLORE CHARTER SCHOOL
EXPLORE CHARTER SCHOOL runs as a medium-sized elementary school in BROOKLYN, New York. Enrolled students number 574 students, in kindergarten through 8. Statewide, elementary schools in New York average about 443 students each.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
Black students are the majority at EXPLORE CHARTER SCHOOL, with 73% of enrollment. Other groups make up 20% Hispanic. Kings County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 42%, meaning two students picked at random have a 42% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at EXPLORE CHARTER SCHOOL is 39.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.5:1. That is 1.7 students per teacher above the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Around 82% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Kings County average 79%.
EXPLORE CHARTER SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 65.9%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in New York are predicted to post 44.8%, so the school is 21.1 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
Kings County census figures show that 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. There are 583 public schools in Kings County, enrolling about 291,697 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, PS 141 is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. EXPLORE CHARTER SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 65.9% average proficiency ranks 1st among 8 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. As a charter school, EXPLORE CHARTER SCHOOL is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
EXPLORE CHARTER SCHOOL's enrollment grew from 534 in 2017-18 to 574 in 2024-25. The largest shift in the student mix was in the Black share, which fell from 83% to 73%. In 2017-18, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.5:1.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in BROOKLYN
- BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 5,848 students
- FORT HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,044 students
- JAMES MADISON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,983 students
- MIDWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,657 students
- EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,503 students
- FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,403 students
Nearby schools
- PS 1410.0 mi · 366
- PARKSIDE PREPARATORY ACADEMY0.0 mi · 248
- ACHIEVEMENT FIRST VOYAGER CHARTER SCHOOL0.1 mi · 96
- PS 92 ADRIAN HEGEMAN0.1 mi · 251
- FLATBUSH ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL0.3 mi · 404
- PS 397 FOSTER-LAURIE0.3 mi · 180
Frequently asked questions
About EXPLORE CHARTER SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at EXPLORE CHARTER SCHOOL?
EXPLORE CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 574 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does EXPLORE CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
EXPLORE CHARTER SCHOOL serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at EXPLORE CHARTER SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at EXPLORE CHARTER SCHOOL is approximately 14.5:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at EXPLORE CHARTER SCHOOL?
Student demographics at EXPLORE CHARTER SCHOOL are roughly 2% White, 20% Hispanic, 73% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees EXPLORE CHARTER SCHOOL?
EXPLORE CHARTER SCHOOL is overseen by EXPLORE CHARTER SCHOOL in Kings County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.