UNCOMMON CANARSIE CHARTER SCHOOL NYC

UNCOMMON CANARSIE CHARTER SCHOOL NYC is one of the substantial elementary-level communitys in BROOKLYN, New York, one of the schools within UNCOMMON CANARSIE CHARTER SCHOOL NYC, with 808 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 82% larger than typical.

UNCOMMON CANARSIE CHARTER SCHOOL NYC is the operating authority for UNCOMMON CANARSIE CHARTER SCHOOL NYC, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On the student-mix side, UNCOMMON CANARSIE CHARTER SCHOOL NYC lists that nearly all students (90%) are Black. The remainder breaks down as 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 28% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, UNCOMMON CANARSIE CHARTER SCHOOL NYC performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.7%, the actual is 62.7%, a residual of +18.0 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Kings County put median household income runs about $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), UNCOMMON CANARSIE CHARTER SCHOOL NYC is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: PS 279 HERMAN SCHREIBER, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts UNCOMMON CANARSIE CHARTER SCHOOL NYC at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 52.9%.

The school occupies an inner-city site. UNCOMMON CANARSIE CHARTER SCHOOL NYC is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 5%: 767 students in 2018 compared to 808 in 2025.

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