LEEP DUAL LANGUAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL

LEEP DUAL LANGUAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL, an average-sized elementary campus in BROOKLYN, New York, run under LEEP DUAL LANGUAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL, educates 435 students, covering grades K through 5.

Operationally, LEEP DUAL LANGUAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL answers to LEEP DUAL LANGUAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On demographics, LEEP DUAL LANGUAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL reports that 88% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest consists of 6% White, 3% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting LEEP DUAL LANGUAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Kings County's rate of about 79%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LEEP DUAL LANGUAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.5%.

In the broader community, Kings County reports that median household earnings sit near $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%. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which LEEP DUAL LANGUAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is PS 94 HENRY LONGFELLOW (THE), roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LEEP DUAL LANGUAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area. As a public charter, LEEP DUAL LANGUAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.