Elementary · New York
Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls
CharterFree meals for allBrighter Choice Charter School for Girls, a public elementary school in Albany, New York: grades k–5, 316 students, 11.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 316
- Teachers (FTE)
- 27.9
- Students per teacher
- 11.3
- Grades
- K–5
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 55% of elementary schools in New York
Median 11.6 · 2,508 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 84% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 73% of elementary schools in New York
Median 415 · 2,566 schools compared
Smaller than 70% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on New York's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
New York: 53%71%proficient
+15.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 79% of elementary schools in New York
Median 54% · 2,349 elementary schools compared
145 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
New York: 55%58%proficient
+6.9 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 51% of elementary schools in New York
Median 57% · 2,349 elementary schools compared
147 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades K–5
- Type
- Charter school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Midsize city
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls.
Location
- Address
- 250 Central Ave, Albany, NY 12206
- Phone
- (518)694-4100
- City or town
- Albany
- County
- Albany County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brighter Choice Charter School for BoysCharterFree meals for all | K–5 | 240 | 11.0 | 59% | 63% |
Sheridan Preparatory AcademyFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 284 | 15.9 | 35% | 39% |
Roots Academy at West HillFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 283 | 16.0 | 20% | 11% |
Dual Language Program at Albany International AcademyFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 213 | 5.2 | 41% | 48% |
KIPP Tech Valley Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all | K–8 | 840 | 19.1 | 46% | 39% |
Pine Hills Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 363 | 14.3 | 44% | 29% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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