Elementary · New York

Explore Charter School

Charter

Explore Charter School, a public elementary school in Brooklyn, New York: grades k–8, 574 students, 14.5 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Explore 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: 574
Teachers (FTE): 39.5
Students per teacher: 14.5
Grades: K–8; Elementary

More students per teacher than 84% of elementary schools in New York

Median 11.6 · 2,508 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 50% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 78% of elementary schools in New York

Median 415 · 2,566 schools compared

Larger than 77% 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%

63%proficient

−0.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 66% of elementary schools in New York

Median 54% · 2,349 elementary schools compared

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

Math

New York: 55%

70%proficient

+0.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 70% of elementary schools in New York

Median 57% · 2,349 elementary schools compared

408 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
Area: Large city
Run by: Explore Charter School

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Location

Address: 655 Parkside Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11226
Phone: (718)703-4484
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 92 Adrian HegemanFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	251	9.3	60%	59%	0.1 mi
Flatbush Ascend Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all	K–6	404	16.8	68%	78%	0.3 mi
PS 397 Foster-LaurieFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	180	11.0	76%	71%	0.3 mi
PS 399 Stanley Eugene ClarkeFree meals for all	K–5	157	8.9	30%	29%	0.6 mi
PS 235 Janice Marie Knight SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	666	15.7	65%	64%	0.6 mi
Norma Adams Clemons AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	588	13.1	48%	38%	0.6 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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