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Community Roots Charter School

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Community Roots Charter School ranks 273 rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

273^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Community Roots Charter School is an elementary school serving 464 students in grades K-8 in Brooklyn, New York. The school consistently outperforms the state average on academic measures and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking 273 out of 2,445 New York elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year.

Community Roots Charter School's academic performance is particularly strong, with 86.27% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 80% proficient or better in math, compared to the state averages of 54.15% and 59.7%, respectively. The school also performs exceptionally well for certain student subgroups, ranking 26th out of 1,402 New York elementary schools for white students and 34th out of 287 schools for multi-racial students, both with 4 or 5 stars. However, the school's performance for African American students is not as strong, ranking 479th out of 928 New York elementary schools with a 2-star rating.

While Community Roots Charter School outperforms the state average, it is not the highest-performing school in the immediate area. Brooklyn Prospect Charter School, located just 0.45 miles away, has a higher statewide ranking and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Additionally, Community Roots Charter School has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 31.68%, suggesting it may serve a more affluent student population compared to its neighbors.

473

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,118

Per pupil spending ?

31.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

51 St Edwards St-3rd Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11205

(718) 858-1629

District: Community Roots Charter School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.0%

African American:

21.1%

Hispanic:

16.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 76th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (78% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

New York avg53%

Elementary school

273^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

156^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New York Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

97^th of 874Community Roots Charter School among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	273 of 2445	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	88.4	242 of 2445	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	71.9	632 of 2439	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	789 of 2434	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.2	671 of 2201	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.7	502 of 2413	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	648 of 2395	72.9%	★★★★☆
2017	71.1	637 of 2386	73.3%	★★★★☆
2016	67.0	723 of 2366	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	73.3	572 of 2352	75.7%	★★★★☆
2014	77.1	464 of 2345	80.2%	★★★★☆
2013	73.3	521 of 2325	77.6%	★★★★☆
2012	71.5	666 of 2320	71.3%	★★★★☆
2011	69.5	709 of 2286	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.5	1040 of 2263	54.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	479 of 928	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	481 of 927	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	663 of 857	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	696 of 936	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.0	233 of 891	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	54.3	365 of 948	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	382 of 2409	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	286 of 2413	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	560 of 2403	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	63.4	813 of 2401	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.1	713 of 1955	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.6	550 of 2357	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	737 of 2338	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	417 of 1569	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	55.5	564 of 1531	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	830 of 1429	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	998 of 1503	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.6	393 of 818	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.3	153 of 1315	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	330 of 1392	76.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	865 of 2098	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	859 of 2078	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.1	1611 of 2041	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	1861 of 2099	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.3	826 of 1678	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.4	842 of 2032	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.9	1392 of 2045	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	264 of 2407	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	87.8	224 of 2411	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	68.9	679 of 2400	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.8	771 of 2400	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.6	675 of 1961	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.8	450 of 2358	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	575 of 2340	75.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	34 of 287	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	86.7	42 of 279	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	46 of 223	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	60.7	103 of 289	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	94 of 2134	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.1	136 of 2110	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	79.4	233 of 2016	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	62.9	472 of 2031	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	244 of 1859	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	348 of 1941	82.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	26 of 1402	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	27 of 1392	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	141 of 1337	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	278 of 1399	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	70.7	339 of 1224	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	85.3	147 of 1338	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	199 of 1408	85.9%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	156 of 1500	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	170 of 1504	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	348 of 1500	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	231 of 1479	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	248 of 1242	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	335 of 1439	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	335 of 1438	76.7%	★★★★☆
2017	69.5	366 of 1455	74.8%	★★★★☆
2016	55.9	562 of 1429	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.0	460 of 1407	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.7	416 of 1401	70.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	233 of 676	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	328 of 705	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.9	477 of 696	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.0	312 of 706	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.9	154 of 653	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	45.5	332 of 663	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	134 of 1457	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	75.8	296 of 1465	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	351 of 1463	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	182 of 1454	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	55.0	427 of 1066	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.8	295 of 1370	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	328 of 1353	75.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	524 of 965	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	571 of 953	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.5	300 of 943	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.5	115 of 914	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	55.3	326 of 810	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	426 of 1283	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	702 of 1296	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	1048 of 1288	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.2	594 of 1306	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.2	825 of 1241	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	609 of 1245	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	186 of 1455	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	90.7	114 of 1464	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	70.7	349 of 1464	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	270 of 1455	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.9	171 of 1071	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.6	366 of 1366	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.8	409 of 1352	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	1 of 235	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	16 of 220	92.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	67 of 1298	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	58 of 1303	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	82.0	117 of 1307	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	69.5	211 of 1283	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	98 of 1139	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	72.5	148 of 1170	87.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	11 of 775	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	14 of 778	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	89.6	67 of 772	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	35 of 748	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.4	55 of 716	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	41 of 763	94.6%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

White (2025)98th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)84th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile-30 vs school

African American (2025)48th percentile-40 vs school

Middle school

Multi-racial (2025)100th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)99th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile-23 vs school

African American (2025)66th percentile-24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

English Language Arts81%+28 vs state

Math75%+20 vs state

Science71%+27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Community Roots Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	51 St Edwards St-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	Community Roots Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 858-1629	473	43	11.0	31.5%	213 (45.0%)	100 (21.1%)	79 (16.7%)	28 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.8%)	86.3	273^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	88.8%		88.4	242^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	90.1%	31			100.0	86.3	86.0	80.8	71.2	78.4	83.7	80.0	78.0	78.9	61.7	81.6	69.0	69.2	73.9	$26,118	$480	$25,638
Ps 67 Charles A Dorsey	Public	PK, KG-5	51 St Edwards St	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 834-6756	163	16	10.2	96.3%	2 (1.2%)	79 (48.5%)	65 (39.9%)	6 (3.7%)	4 (2.5%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.7%)	17.1	2149^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.1%		15.5	2205^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.8%	56				27.3	35.0	57.1				19.1	30.4	35.7				28.6		$47,854	$4,352	$43,502
Ps 287 Bailey K Ashford	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Navy St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 834-4745	112	20	5.6	96.4%	4 (3.6%)	71 (63.4%)	33 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	10.4	2294^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.2%		15.3	2211^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.6%	83				40.0	29.4	35.7				0.0	5.9	20.0				26.7		$48,798	$4,211	$44,587
Ps 46 Edward C Blum	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	100 Clermont Ave	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 834-7694	283	22	13.1	79.9%	31 (11.0%)	105 (37.1%)	137 (48.4%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	18.9	2110^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.7%		6.3	2399^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.9%	289				33.3	36.4	28.0				37.5	66.7	20.0				16.0		$39,850	$3,701	$36,150
Albee Square Montessori Public School	Public	PK-K	424 Albee Square West	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(718) 636-3284	63	5	12.6	27.0%	20 (31.7%)	14 (22.2%)	12 (19.0%)	8 (12.7%)	2 (3.2%)	2 (3.2%)	4 (6.3%)								(n/a)																		$38,178	$1,821	$36,357
Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-Central School District 13	Public, Charter	K-8	80 Willoughby St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-Central School District 13	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 889-7041	797	67	11.9	37.1%	276 (34.6%)	253 (31.7%)	120 (15.1%)	47 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (12.4%)	90.6	185^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.4%		93.7	128^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.8%	57	88.0	55.6		87.3	86.4	82.7	81.4	81.8	75.5	92.3	84.8	80.8	68.1	80.0	85.9	75.5		$26,522	$347	$26,176
Ps 20 Clinton Hill	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Adelphi St	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	No	(718) 834-6744	689	38	18.1	38.5%	271 (39.3%)	185 (26.9%)	133 (19.3%)	31 (4.5%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (8.6%)	75.6	532^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	78.2%		79.1	447^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.7%	85				81.8	80.3	68.3				79.4	74.7	45.9				51.8		$25,123	$1,704	$23,419
Ps 307 Daniel Hale Williams	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	209 York St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 834-4748	270	29	9.3	84.1%	26 (9.6%)	123 (45.6%)	96 (35.6%)	8 (3.0%)	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.3%)	14.7	2203^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	9.9%		9.7	2336^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.5%	133				36.7	12.5	32.1				54.8	4.2	17.2				24.1		$52,349	$4,058	$48,291
Brooklyn Rise Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	9 Hanover Pl	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	Brooklyn Rise Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 470-9833	336	28	12.0	89.6%	10 (3.0%)	60 (17.9%)	241 (71.7%)	23 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	36.2	1575^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.6%		49.1	1194^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.2%	381				45.7	56.0	49.2	40.0			46.0	53.9	43.3	53.3			31.6		$24,585	$942	$23,643
Compass Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	300 Adelphi-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	Compass Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(718) 310-3588	296	27	10.9	35.1%	136 (45.9%)	66 (22.3%)	48 (16.2%)	22 (7.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	19 (6.4%)	84.4	320^th of 2445 public elementary schools	86.9%		83.8	345^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.9%	25				78.6	78.6	80.0				76.2	68.2	79.3				70.9		$33,201	$675	$32,526

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Community Roots Charter School ranks 273^rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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Students at Community Roots Charter School are 45% White, 21% African American, 17% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 473 students attended Community Roots Charter School.

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