Enrollment
247
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (THE)·NCES 360109206415
NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (THE)
9301 AVE B, BROOKLYN, NY 11236 · (718) 385-1709 · Kings County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL247 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% 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.
- A-Beats 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
14.5:1
17 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
191 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 40% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
28%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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
75.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +27.0pp since 2023
Math
70.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 27 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 63.0% |
% 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
46.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (THE)
NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (THE)'s state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) this school | 247 | 77.3% | 59.0% |
| IVY HILL PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 259 | 78.8% | 45.7% |
| SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-PROSPECT HEIGHTS BROOKLYN | 220 | 76.8% | 92.3% |
| CULTURAL ARTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL AT SPRING CREEK BROOKLYN | 221 | 78.7% | 40.5% |
| ACHIEVEMENT FIRST LEGACY CHARTER SCHOOL SAINT ALBANS | 256 | 82.8% | 65.5% |
| PS 15 JACKIE ROBINSON SPRINGFIELD GARDENS | 294 | 79.3% | 42.4% |
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 NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #789 of 2,335 | #120 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #700 of 2,342 ▲ 95 | #124 of 290 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #371 of 2,343 ▲ 576 | #73 of 290 ▲ 76 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 247 | #2,241 of 2,585 | #239 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #1,962 of 2,338 | #195 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.9% | #1,932 of 2,388 | #238 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.3% | #847 of 2,534 | #229 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.8% | #250 of 1,757 | #63 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
247
-40 (-14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 247 | 17 | 14.5:1 | 77% (191) |
| 2023-24 | 269 | 18 | 14.9:1 | 75% (202) |
| 2022-23 | 258 | 18 | 14.3:1 | 74% (191) |
| 2020-21 | 287 | 20 | 14.3:1 | 74% (212) |
| 2017-18 | 362 | 32 | 11.3:1 | 69% (250) |
| 2015-16 | 254 | 16 | 15.9:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (THE).
About NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (THE)
NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) is a small elementary school with its address in BROOKLYN, New York. The school serves 247 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average about 443 students.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
Black students are the large majority at NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (THE), with 84% of enrollment. Next come 11% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 28% Black among all Kings County residents. By the diversity index, NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) comes in at 28%.
The school has about 14.5 students per teacher and 17 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 77%. That is close to the 79% average for public schools in Kings County.
The allk12 Grade for NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) is B+. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 73% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) is 46.5%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 59.0%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Kings County show that median household income is about $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 583 public schools in Kings County, with a combined enrollment of about 291,697.
The nearest public school is PS 233 LANGSTON HUGHES, at less than a tenth of a mile. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) ranks 2nd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Federal data place NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) is one of the charter schools in New York.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) went from 287 students to 247.
Community posts for NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Related schools
Other schools in BROOKLYN
- BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 5,848 students
- FORT HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,044 students
- JAMES MADISON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,983 students
- MIDWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,657 students
- EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,503 students
- FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,403 students
Nearby schools
- PS 233 LANGSTON HUGHES0.0 mi · 335
- CULTURAL ARTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL AT SPRING CREEK0.4 mi · 221
- PS 660.4 mi · 527
- PS 165 IDA POSNER0.4 mi · 213
- IS 285 MEYER LEVIN0.4 mi · 512
- METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 153
Frequently asked questions
About NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (THE)How large is NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (THE)?
NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) enrolls approximately 247 students in grades KG-05.
Is NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) an elementary, middle, or high school?
NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) have?
NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
How diverse is NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (THE)?
NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) reports a student body of 2% White, 11% Hispanic, 84% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) public or private?
NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (THE).
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