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What's the biggest difference between LEADERSHIP PREPARATORY BROWNSVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
748
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE SOUTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC·NCES 360101606201
UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE SOUTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC
985 ROCKAWAY AVE-3RD FL, BROOKLYN, NY 11212 · (718) 669-7461 · Kings County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL748 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
11.0:1
68 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
698 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 | 56 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 82 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 87 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 36% smaller than its 8th grade class (87).
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
64.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +16.0pp since 2023
Math
73.4%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 73.4% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 70.7% |
% 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
40.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE SOUTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC
UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE SOUTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC's state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE SOUTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC this school | 748 | 93.3% | 59.0% |
| REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL BUFFALO | 805 | 95.0% | 24.9% |
| ACHIEVEMENT FIRST LINDEN CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 630 | 92.7% | 45.7% |
| CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 753 | 89.8% | 72.2% |
| ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 3 ROCHESTER | 826 | 90.4% | 40.8% |
| BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 591 | 93.9% | 51.2% |
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 UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE SOUTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #791 of 2,335 | #121 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.4% | #575 of 2,342 ▼ 27 | #101 of 290 ▼ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #756 of 2,343 ▲ 191 | #140 of 290 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 748 | #210 of 2,585 | #49 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #828 of 2,338 | #74 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.4% | #1,683 of 2,388 | #213 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.3% | #282 of 2,534 | #67 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #1,459 of 1,757 | #210 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
748
+37 (+5%) vs 2020
+268% since 2010-11, when it was 203
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 748 | 68 | 11.0:1 | 93% (698) |
| 2023-24 | 655 | 71 | 9.2:1 | 94% (614) |
| 2022-23 | 651 | 62 | 10.5:1 | 92% (601) |
| 2020-21 | 711 | 35 | 20.3:1 | 92% (653) |
| 2017-18 | 789 | 64 | 12.3:1 | 89% (706) |
| 2015-16 | 669 | 58 | 11.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 203 | 16 | 12.7:1 | 85% (172) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE SOUTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC.
About UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE SOUTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC
UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE SOUTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC runs as a high-enrollment elementary school in BROOKLYN, New York. The school offers kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 748 students. That puts enrollment 69% bigger than the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York.
UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE SOUTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
Black students are 77% of those enrolled at UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE SOUTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC. Next come 18% Hispanic. That compares with about 28% Black among all Kings County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 37%.
UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE SOUTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC has 68 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. The school's 11.0:1 compares with an average of 12.8:1 for elementary schools in New York. The school has 93% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 79% average for public schools in Kings County is 14 points lower.
Among New York public elementary schools, UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE SOUTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC outscored 77%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
In New York, UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE SOUTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 59.0% actual against a predicted 40.7%.
For the population of Kings County, median household income comes to about $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Kings County counts 583 public schools with about 291,697 students.
Measured in a straight line, KAPPA V (KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREP ACADEMY) is less than a tenth of a mile from UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE SOUTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC. The five-mile area around UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE SOUTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC holds at least 8 other public schools. UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE SOUTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC comes in 2nd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE SOUTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC as City: Large. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 748, from 711 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 20.3:1 in 2020-21, and 11.0:1 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE SOUTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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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- MIDWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,657 students
- EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,503 students
- FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,403 students
Nearby schools
- KAPPA V (KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREP ACADEMY)0.0 mi · 97
- METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 153
- BROOKLYN DEMOCRACY ACADEMY0.0 mi · 166
- CULTURAL ARTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL AT SPRING CREEK0.1 mi · 221
- PS 165 IDA POSNER0.2 mi · 213
- MOTT HALL IV0.3 mi · 108
Frequently asked questions
About UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE SOUTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYCHow large is UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE SOUTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC?
UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE SOUTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC enrolls approximately 748 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE SOUTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC serve?
UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE SOUTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE SOUTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE SOUTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC.
How diverse is UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE SOUTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC?
UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE SOUTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC reports a student body of 1% White, 18% Hispanic, 77% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE SOUTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC?
UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE SOUTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC is overseen by UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE SOUTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC in Kings County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.