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Brownsville Ascend Charter School

Serves grades KG - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
1501 Pitkin Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11212
Phone
(347) 294-2600
District
BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL
County
KINGS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
929
Classroom Teachers
54

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

6

(10 is best)

Better than 58.2% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Brownsville Ascend Charter School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
58%
47%
53%
47%
63%
48%
58%
47%
53%
47%
63%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
52%
42%
50%
42%
54%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
21%
37%
22%
38%
19%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
48%
54%
57%
30%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
51%
42%
61%
48%
41%
36%
51%
42%
61%
48%
41%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
17
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 80 8.6%
Grade 1 98 10.5%
Grade 2 106 11.4%
Grade 3 104 11.2%
Grade 4 117 12.6%
Grade 5 108 11.6%
Grade 6 110 11.8%
Grade 7 109 11.7%
Grade 8 97 10.4%
Total 929 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 0.7% 0.7% 42.7%
Black 84.7% 84.7% 16.7%
Hispanic 12.6% 12.6% 29.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.0% 1.0% 10.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.0% 1.0% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 78.6% 78.6% 51.9%
Free lunch eligible 78.3% 78.3% 49.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.3% 0.3% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 19,677,151
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 415
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 26.0%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 17.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 7,604,523
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 87.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 24.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 14.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 12.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 10.4%
$15,000 or less Unreported 9.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,804 $9,305,828 42.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $0 $0 0.0%
Staff $8,291 $8,763,587 40.4%
General Administration $0 $0 0.0%
School Administration $0 $0 0.0%
Operation $2,492 $2,634,044 12.1%
Transportation $0 $0 0.0%
Other $0 $0 0.0%
Total Support $10,783 $11,397,631 52.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $928 $980,896 4.5%
Total Expenditures $20,516 $21,685,412 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,076 $25,679,492,110 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $711 $1,811,195,610 3.9%
Staff $1,093 $2,785,174,478 6.0%
General Administration $369 $939,188,377 2.0%
School Administration $665 $1,695,918,538 3.6%
Operation $1,225 $3,122,121,555 6.7%
Transportation $822 $2,095,516,316 4.5%
Other $434 $1,104,814,866 2.4%
Total Support $5,318 $13,553,790,026 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,875 $7,327,505,512 15.7%
Total Expenditures $18,270 $46,560,743,229 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%