Elementary · New York

Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School

CharterFree meals for all

Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School, a public elementary school in Brooklyn, New York: grades k–8, 530 students, 13.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School.

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: 530
Teachers (FTE): 40.0
Students per teacher: 13.3
Grades: K–8; Elementary

More students per teacher than 74% of elementary schools in New York

Median 11.6 · 2,508 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 64% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 73% of elementary schools in New York

Median 415 · 2,566 schools compared

Larger than 71% 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%

52%proficient

+2.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 54% of elementary schools in New York

Median 54% · 2,349 elementary schools compared

336 students tested, grades 3–8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

New York: 55%

37%proficient

−1.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 82% of elementary schools in New York

Median 57% · 2,349 elementary schools compared

345 students tested, grades 3–8 · 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–8
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large city
Run by: Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School

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Location

Address: 856 Quincy St, Brooklyn, NY 11221
Phone: (718)246-5681
City or town: New York
County: Kings County

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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
PS 309 George E Wibecan Preparatory Academy (the)Free meals for all	Pre-K–5	194	10.2	70%	50%	0.1 mi
PS 5 Dr Ronald McnairFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	218	11.0	76%	82%	0.3 mi
PS 75 Mayda CortiellaFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	185	10.4	33%	25%	0.3 mi
PS 274 KosciuskoFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	286	11.4	35%	32%	0.4 mi
PS 26 Jesse OwensFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	214	7.2	60%	48%	0.4 mi
La Cima Charter SchoolCharter	K–5	174	7.3	49%	71%	0.4 mi

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.

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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