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How has EXPLORE EMPOWER CHARTER SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
500
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EXPLORE EMPOWER CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360099406151
EXPLORE EMPOWER CHARTER SCHOOL
188 ROCHESTER AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11213 · (718) 771-2090 · Kings County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL500 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of New York public elementary schools
- B+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.
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
13.5:1
37 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
447 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 | 35 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 81 | 16% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 57% smaller than its 8th grade class (81).
Student demographics
34%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
62.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
65.4%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 65.4% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 61.2% |
% 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
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 →
Schools most like EXPLORE EMPOWER CHARTER SCHOOL
EXPLORE EMPOWER CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPLORE EMPOWER CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 500 | 89.4% | 59.0% |
| ACHIEVEMENT FIRST ENDEAVOR CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 579 | 86.7% | 55.5% |
| PS 181 BROOKLYN | 568 | 85.6% | 39.5% |
| FLATBUSH ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 404 | 87.6% | 61.7% |
| BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 591 | 93.9% | 51.2% |
| DR DAVID AND RUTH ANDERSON ACADEMY- SCHOOL 16 ROCHESTER | 430 | 85.8% | 21.8% |
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 EXPLORE EMPOWER CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #788 of 2,335 | #119 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #871 of 2,342 ▲ 1 | #141 of 290 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #848 of 2,343 ▼ 205 | #153 of 290 ▼ 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 500 | #816 of 2,585 | #123 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #1,760 of 2,338 | #167 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.1% | #1,780 of 2,388 | #219 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.4% | #439 of 2,534 | #125 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.2% | #1,522 of 1,757 | #216 of 225 |
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
500
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
+124% since 2010-11, when it was 223
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 500 | 37 | 13.5:1 | 89% (447) |
| 2023-24 | 441 | 31 | 14.2:1 | 86% (381) |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 43.5 | 9.9:1 | 85% (364) |
| 2020-21 | 494 | 42 | 11.8:1 | 76% (374) |
| 2017-18 | 522 | 50 | 10.4:1 | 88% (459) |
| 2015-16 | 509 | 43 | 11.8:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 223 | 21 | 10.6:1 | 75% (168) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EXPLORE EMPOWER CHARTER SCHOOL.
About EXPLORE EMPOWER CHARTER SCHOOL
EXPLORE EMPOWER CHARTER SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of BROOKLYN, New York. The student body numbers 500 students, from kindergarten through 8.
Federal records list EXPLORE EMPOWER CHARTER SCHOOL as its own district.
The student body at EXPLORE EMPOWER CHARTER SCHOOL is 80% Black. The rest of enrollment is 13% Hispanic and 4% Native American. Among all residents of Kings County, the Black share is about 28%. EXPLORE EMPOWER CHARTER SCHOOL's diversity index is 34%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at EXPLORE EMPOWER CHARTER SCHOOL total 37 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.5:1. That is close to the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 89%. Among public schools in Kings County, the average eligibility rate is 79%.
EXPLORE EMPOWER CHARTER SCHOOL is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 76% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 42.1% at EXPLORE EMPOWER CHARTER SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 59.0%.
Census Bureau estimates for Kings County show that the median household income is $80,263, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. EXPLORE EMPOWER CHARTER SCHOOL is one of 583 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from EXPLORE EMPOWER CHARTER SCHOOL to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to MS 394. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, EXPLORE EMPOWER CHARTER SCHOOL ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large). EXPLORE EMPOWER CHARTER SCHOOL operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
The school's size has been steady, with 494 students in 2020-21 and 500 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.5:1) than in 2020-21 (11.8:1).
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- MS 3940.0 mi · 201
- BROOKLYN GREEN SCHOOL (THE)0.1 mi · 214
- PS 335 GRANVILLE T WOODS0.1 mi · 170
- PS 191 PAUL ROBESON0.2 mi · 163
- NEW BRIDGES ELEMENTARY0.4 mi · 431
- PS 243 WEEKSVILLE SCHOOL (THE)0.4 mi · 199
Frequently asked questions
About EXPLORE EMPOWER CHARTER SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at EXPLORE EMPOWER CHARTER SCHOOL?
EXPLORE EMPOWER CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 500 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does EXPLORE EMPOWER CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
EXPLORE EMPOWER CHARTER SCHOOL serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at EXPLORE EMPOWER CHARTER SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at EXPLORE EMPOWER CHARTER SCHOOL is approximately 13.5:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at EXPLORE EMPOWER CHARTER SCHOOL?
At EXPLORE EMPOWER CHARTER SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 13% Hispanic, 80% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees EXPLORE EMPOWER CHARTER SCHOOL?
EXPLORE EMPOWER CHARTER SCHOOL is overseen by EXPLORE EMPOWER CHARTER SCHOOL in Kings County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.