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HELLENIC CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL PARK SLOPE
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 57% 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 27 points, placing it in New York's top 10%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About HELLENIC CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL PARK SLOPE
HELLENIC CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL PARK SLOPE is one of the reasonably sized elementary schools in BROOKLYN, New York, part of HELLENIC CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL PARK SLOPE, with 493 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8.
Operationally, HELLENIC CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL PARK SLOPE answers to HELLENIC CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL PARK SLOPE, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.
Looking at the student body, HELLENIC CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL PARK SLOPE shows that 44% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 40% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.0:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 50% of students at HELLENIC CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL PARK SLOPE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Kings County's rate of about 79%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HELLENIC CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL PARK SLOPE is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 56.6%; this one delivers 83.3%, a residual of +26.8 points.
Across the wider county, Kings County reports that median household income runs about $80,263, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), HELLENIC CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL PARK SLOPE is one campus in the mix.
PS 295 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HELLENIC CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL PARK SLOPE. On composite proficiency, HELLENIC CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL PARK SLOPE comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 69.3%.
Geographically, the school is in a high-density area. As a public charter, HELLENIC CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL PARK SLOPE runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.
Over the past 7-year window. HELLENIC CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL PARK SLOPE's enrollment has climbed 3% since 2018, when it stood at 478 (now 493). Over the same period, the White share rose from 30% to 44%.
In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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