LAUNCH EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING CHARTER SCHOOL

Located at 1580 DEAN ST-3RD FL, in BROOKLYN, New York, LAUNCH EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING CHARTER SCHOOL is a compact middle school that teaches 268 students (grades 6 through 8), run under LAUNCH EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING CHARTER SCHOOL. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 50% leaner than typical.

LAUNCH EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING CHARTER SCHOOL is the operating authority for LAUNCH EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING CHARTER SCHOOL, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On demographics, LAUNCH EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING CHARTER SCHOOL reports that Black students make up the majority at 74%. Beyond that, the school reports 22% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 28% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, LAUNCH EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING CHARTER SCHOOL has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.9:1. The state averages about 10.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 93% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Kings County's rate of about 79%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LAUNCH EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING CHARTER SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.2%.

In the area at large, census data for Kings County shows the typical household earns roughly $80,263 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LAUNCH EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING CHARTER SCHOOL is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).

PS 243 WEEKSVILLE SCHOOL (THE) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LAUNCH EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING CHARTER SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LAUNCH EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING CHARTER SCHOOL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 38.2%.

The school occupies an urban site. LAUNCH EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING CHARTER SCHOOL operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. LAUNCH EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING CHARTER SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 14% since 2018, when it stood at 310 (now 268). The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 14% to 22% over that span.

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