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Achievement First-Bushwick Charter School

Q: Is Achievement First-Bushwick Charter School a good school?

Achievement First-Bushwick Charter School ranks 1023 rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1023^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Achievement First-Bushwick Charter School is an elementary school serving 920 students in grades K-8 in the New York City Geographic District #32, which is ranked 743 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school generally performs better than the surrounding district and state averages on state assessments, particularly in math. For example, in 2024-2025, 71.13% of 6th graders were proficient or better in math, compared to the state average of 51.2%. The school also excels in Algebra I, with 100% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 56.07%. The school performs well for several student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students ranking in the top half of New York elementary schools. However, the school's ranking for male students and students with disabilities lags behind other subgroups.

Achievement First-Bushwick consistently outperforms the nearby traditional public schools, such as PS 376, PS 86 Irvington, and PS 106 Edward Everett Hale, on state assessments. The school's performance has fluctuated over the years, and it is located very close (0.12 miles) to another high-performing charter school, Success Academy Charter School-Bushwick, which may present opportunities for collaboration and shared best practices.

899

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,415

Per pupil spending ?

91%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1300 Greene Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11237-4502

(347) 471-2560

District: Achievement First-Bushwick Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.0%

African American:

20.6%

White:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2014 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (60% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Above the New York median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

New York avg53%

Elementary school

1,023^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

302^nd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

279^th of 874Achievement First-Bushwick 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	56.5	1023 of 2445	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.2	701 of 2445	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.6	759 of 2439	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.8	874 of 2434	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	90.5	186 of 2413	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	225 of 2395	90.6%	★★★★★
2017	87.4	213 of 2386	91.1%	★★★★★
2016	88.0	182 of 2366	92.3%	★★★★★
2015	72.8	588 of 2352	75.0%	★★★★☆
2014	74.5	532 of 2345	77.3%	★★★★☆
2013	70.7	584 of 2325	74.9%	★★★★☆
2012	75.0	554 of 2320	76.1%	★★★★☆
2011	58.3	1061 of 2286	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	41.2	1606 of 2257	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	257 of 928	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	59.4	298 of 857	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.9	216 of 936	76.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	239 of 1117	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	185 of 1066	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	194 of 1001	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	173 of 1027	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	93.6	16 of 860	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	3 of 938	99.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	984 of 2409	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.0	647 of 2413	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	681 of 2403	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	65.6	744 of 2401	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	88.2	208 of 2357	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.4	155 of 2338	93.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	403 of 1569	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	232 of 1531	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	186 of 1429	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	228 of 1503	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	96.4	28 of 1315	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	40 of 1392	97.1%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	280 of 792	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.5	184 of 766	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	61.4	198 of 637	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	192 of 622	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	544 of 2098	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	328 of 2078	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	389 of 2041	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	419 of 2099	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	95.6	63 of 2032	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	85 of 2045	95.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	1044 of 2407	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	726 of 2411	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	847 of 2400	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	984 of 2400	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	89.6	189 of 2358	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	83.5	274 of 2340	88.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	773 of 2134	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	711 of 2110	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	583 of 2016	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	52.2	734 of 2031	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	90.3	89 of 1859	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	79.6	194 of 1941	90.0%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	302 of 1500	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	233 of 1504	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	368 of 1500	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	263 of 1479	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	95.6	61 of 1439	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	83 of 1438	94.2%	★★★★★
2017	96.2	48 of 1455	96.7%	★★★★★
2016	93.0	66 of 1429	95.4%	★★★★★
2015	80.5	196 of 1407	86.1%	★★★★☆
2014	72.6	293 of 1401	79.1%	★★★★☆
2013	69.5	342 of 1373	75.1%	★★★★☆
2012	74.7	331 of 1337	75.2%	★★★★☆
2011	66.4	476 of 1295	63.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	38 of 646	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	23 of 615	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	66.6	98 of 591	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	53 of 581	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	73.0	54 of 503	89.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	205 of 1457	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	218 of 1465	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	341 of 1463	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	221 of 1454	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	91.7	85 of 1370	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	75 of 1353	94.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	92 of 965	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	76 of 953	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	81.6	124 of 943	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	87.4	58 of 914	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.7	23 of 826	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	28 of 810	96.5%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	234 of 603	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	84.7	50 of 594	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	74.9	82 of 543	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	88.7	28 of 487	94.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	153 of 1283	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	86.2	111 of 1296	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	76.6	211 of 1288	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	119 of 1306	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.9	36 of 1241	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	51 of 1245	95.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	400 of 1455	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	236 of 1464	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	395 of 1464	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	297 of 1455	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	96.8	43 of 1366	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	89 of 1352	93.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	349 of 1298	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	222 of 1303	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	263 of 1307	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	135 of 1283	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	93.6	33 of 1139	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	35 of 1170	97.0%	★★★★★

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	74.1	223 of 1210	81.6%	★★★★☆
2017	58.8	490 of 1221	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.9	522 of 1255	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.8	253 of 1255	79.8%	★★★★☆
2014	65.4	370 of 1237	70.1%	★★★★☆
2013	59.1	572 of 1217	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.0	454 of 1198	62.1%	★★★☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2025)79th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)72nd percentile+14 vs school

Homeless (2025)65th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile~ school

Male (2025)57th percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)94th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)86th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)73rd percentile-7 vs school

Homeless (2025)61st percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Math63%+8 vs state

English Language Arts60%+7 vs state

Science44%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 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
Achievement First-Bushwick Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1300 Greene Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	Achievement First-Bushwick Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2560	899	52	17.2	91.0%	18 (2.0%)	185 (20.6%)	674 (75.0%)	9 (1.0%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	56.5	1023^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	58.2%		68.2	701^st of 2445 public elementary schools	71.3%	322	100.0	43.4	51.6	65.2	68.8	60.4	74.5	61.4	55.0	60.2	71.1	72.9	50.0	39.8	49.0	$22,415	$1,356	$21,059
Ps 376	Public	K-5	194 Harman St	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 573-0781	466	36	12.9	78.5%	35 (7.5%)	26 (5.6%)	383 (82.2%)	13 (2.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	83.4	343^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	86.0%		68.1	703^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	71.2%	360		94.6	76.3	73.1				93.2	79.1	65.3				60.4		$31,520	$2,862	$28,658
Success Academy Charter School-Bushwick	Public, Charter	K-4	139 Menahan St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Bushwick	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2173	558			77.8%	22 (3.9%)	94 (16.8%)	409 (73.3%)	16 (2.9%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	97.6	15^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.4%		98.2	14^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.4%	1		98.9	97.5					100.0	100.0							$16,278	$00	$16,278
Ps 116 Elizabeth L Farrell	Public	PK, KG-5	515 Knickerbocker Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 821-4623	296	24	12.3	91.2%	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.4%)	282 (95.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	12.5	2251^st of 2445 public elementary schools	7.9%		18.4	2109^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.7%	142		27.5	23.3	20.0				30.0	50.0	25.0				23.1		$37,853	$4,924	$32,928
Ps 86 Irvington (The)	Public	K-5	220 Irving Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-0252	347	35	9.9	98.3%	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	333 (96.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	34.2	1650^th of 2445 public elementary schools	32.5%		15.4	2207^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.7%	557		44.9	28.6	55.3				54.0	23.9	48.0				48.0		$37,696	$4,747	$32,949
Ps 75 Mayda Cortiella	Public	PK, KG-5	95 Grove St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-0244	185	18	10.3	96.8%	3 (1.6%)	34 (18.4%)	142 (76.8%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	11.7	2270^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.2%		13.5	2257^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.7%	13		42.9	33.3	26.7				42.9	25.0	13.3				13.3		$43,977	$3,158	$40,819
Ps 377 Alejandrina B De Gautier	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Woodbine St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-0325	209	17	12.2	88.0%	2 (1.0%)	17 (8.1%)	189 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.6	2371^st of 2445 public elementary schools	3.0%		28.1	1804^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.2%	567		8.3	39.1	38.9				7.4	8.0	5.0				5.0		$39,764	$3,613	$36,151
Achievement First North Brooklyn Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	200 Woodbine St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Achievement First North Brooklyn Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2690	843	52	16.3	90.3%	24 (2.8%)	74 (8.8%)	732 (86.8%)	5 (0.6%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63.1	865^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.6%		63.2	819^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.5%	46		50.6	52.9	57.3	62.6	66.0	76.3	95.4	91.7	68.2	40.2	67.0	57.3	46.7	63.4	$17,446	$1,174	$16,272
Ps 106 Edward Everett Hale	Public	PK, KG-5	1328 Putnam Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-0261	327	40	8.1	90.5%	5 (1.5%)	23 (7.0%)	294 (89.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11.4	2273^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	7.0%		11.8	2301^st of 2445 public elementary schools	5.9%	28		23.3	26.5	33.3				31.8	27.8	24.5				28.3		$42,363	$3,817	$38,546
Ps 123 Suydam	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	100 Irving Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 821-4810	446	45	9.9	95.1%	9 (2.0%)	23 (5.2%)	402 (90.1%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24	1962^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	19.8%		19.5	2076^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.1%	114		35.0	40.9	38.5				41.7	54.4	35.4				27.3		$37,861	$3,363	$34,497

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Achievement First-Bushwick Charter School ranks 1023^rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 899 students attended Achievement First-Bushwick Charter School.

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Students at Achievement First-Bushwick Charter School are 75% Hispanic, 21% African American, 2% White, 1% Asian.

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