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Best Alternative Schools in Brooklyn, NY

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences 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
Design Works	Public, Alternative	9-10	29 6 Ave	Brooklyn	11217	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(929) 489-3880	163	15	10.8	63.2%	26 (16.0%)	73 (44.8%)	43 (26.4%)	8 (4.9%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.9%)								(n/a)	81.6	42.3	63.9			80.0	51.2			46.1	52.2	71.4																$31,105	$1,530	$29,575
West Brooklyn Community High School	Public, Alternative	10-11	1053 41st St	Brooklyn	11219	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 686-1444	140	18	7.8	92.9%	10 (7.1%)	10 (7.1%)	110 (78.6%)	8 (5.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)			67.3			76.2	74.2		78.4	25.0																		$40,653	$2,791	$37,862
Uncommon Excellence Boys Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	225 Patchen Ave	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	Uncommon Excellence Boys Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 638-1830	415	45	9.2	86.3%	7 (1.7%)	328 (79.0%)	48 (11.6%)	12 (2.9%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)								(n/a)							43.6			65.5				65.6	75.7	84.4	43.1	55.3	46.6	90.6	91.9	74.2	52.9	66.0		47.1		$31,525	$865	$30,660
Bard High School Early College Brooklyn	Public, Alternative	9-11	301 Vermont St	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(332) 233-6800	143	13	11.0	59.4%	13 (9.1%)	68 (47.6%)	30 (21.0%)	16 (11.2%)	5 (3.5%)	2 (1.4%)	9 (6.3%)								(n/a)	20.0					80.0			63.6	42.2																		$36,580	$2,263	$34,317
Ps 721 Brooklyn Occupational Training Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	64 Ave X	Brooklyn	11223	Kings County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 996-8199	415	77	5.4	93.3%	86 (20.7%)	149 (35.9%)	102 (24.6%)	55 (13.3%)	14 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)								(n/a)																												$108,512	$1,518	$106,994
Ps 368	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	70 Tompkins Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 388-9494	236	53	4.4	95.3%	19 (8.1%)	96 (40.7%)	102 (43.2%)	10 (4.2%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)								(n/a)																												$114,757	$1,407	$113,350
Ps 77	Public, Alternative	K-12	62 Park Pl	Brooklyn	11217	Kings County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 789-1191	397	91	4.3	92.9%	51 (12.8%)	158 (39.8%)	104 (26.2%)	74 (18.6%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)								(n/a)																												$109,245	$1,341	$107,904
Ps 369 Coy L Cox School	Public, Alternative	K-12	491 Dean St	Brooklyn	11217	Kings County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 852-1701	483	100	4.8	89.9%	47 (9.7%)	211 (43.7%)	168 (34.8%)	41 (8.5%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)								(n/a)																												$123,090	$1,483	$121,607
Ps 370	Public, Alternative	K-12	3000 W 1st St	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 372-3777	230	57	4.0	88.7%	65 (28.3%)	45 (19.6%)	56 (24.3%)	57 (24.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)								(n/a)																												$134,741	$1,702	$133,039
Ps 141	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	655 Parkside Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 941-0320	366	68	5.3	93.2%	66 (18.0%)	143 (39.1%)	127 (34.7%)	20 (5.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)								(n/a)																												$107,330	$1,341	$105,989
Ps 140	Public, Alternative	K-12	141 Macon St	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 783-4842	327	73	4.4	95.7%	9 (2.8%)	182 (55.7%)	114 (34.9%)	13 (4.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)								(n/a)																												$123,701	$1,789	$121,912
Ps 53	Public, Alternative	K-12	544 7th Ave	Brooklyn	11215	Kings County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 832-3563	406	73	5.5	95.3%	38 (9.4%)	116 (28.6%)	170 (41.9%)	63 (15.5%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.5%)								(n/a)																												$110,995	$2,368	$108,627
Ps 771	Public, Alternative	K-12	1075 Oceanview Ave	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 891-3600	539	94	5.7	87.0%	117 (21.7%)	171 (31.7%)	119 (22.1%)	113 (21.0%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.0%)								(n/a)																												$128,246	$1,403	$126,843
Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	790 E New York Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2580	1,320	94	14.0	89.6%	8 (0.6%)	1,148 (87.0%)	128 (9.7%)	7 (0.5%)	11 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.1%)								(n/a)		12.4	37.1	10.5	0.0	56.0	41.6		44.6	39.7		18.3		70.1	76.1	50.6	55.4	53.9	74.1	85.7	83.6	16.3	25.0	26.9	45.3	26.3	76.6	$22,010	$1,182	$20,829
Achievement First East New York Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	557 Pennsylvania Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	Achievement First East New York Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 485-4924	1,072	75	14.2	87.5%	10 (0.9%)	542 (50.6%)	483 (45.1%)	9 (0.8%)	10 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.4%)								(n/a)		33.0	57.1	8.9		58.8	41.0		59.5	33.7		22.0		66.7	74.3	53.7	55.0	66.1	47.3	75.7	74.7	38.9	43.3	56.5		33.3	38.2	$21,381	$1,274	$20,107
Uncommon Bed-Stuy West Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	141 Macon St-1st Fl	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	Uncommon Bed-Stuy West Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 636-0360	1,165	106	10.9	86.1%	13 (1.1%)	883 (75.8%)	197 (16.9%)	29 (2.5%)	24 (2.1%)	6 (0.5%)	13 (1.1%)								(n/a)		25.6	37.6	0.0		47.7	41.2		45.2	47.2		20.3		70.6	68.1	62.0	54.7	66.3	63.4	91.0	87.7	46.5	52.6	57.1	40.0	39.4		$19,229	$886	$18,344
Uncommon Kings Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	905 Winthrop St	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	Uncommon Kings Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 390-0460	1,262	98	12.8	86.5%	15 (1.2%)	1,042 (82.6%)	175 (13.9%)	7 (0.6%)	11 (0.9%)	5 (0.4%)	7 (0.6%)								(n/a)		4.4	37.8			47.2	45.7		43.0	41.7		10.0		80.0	75.7	60.7	63.7	68.9	77.7	93.0	88.0	60.7	62.6	74.4		41.6		$18,997	$821	$18,176
Brooklyn Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	2-12	1501 Pitkin Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Brooklyn Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 907-9150	951	62	15.3	89.5%	10 (1.1%)	823 (86.5%)	79 (8.3%)	5 (0.5%)	17 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.6%)								(n/a)		25.8	40.0	9.1		62.8	34.3		48.5	34.6		16.7		61.4	81.7	74.2	66.7	65.4	81.7	73.9	88.0	64.0	49.5	69.2	70.0	52.8	75.3	$21,639	$1,392	$20,247
Achievement First Brownsville Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2021 Bergen St-Rm 149	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	Achievement First Brownsville Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2600	651	45	14.4	92.0%	3 (0.5%)	501 (77.0%)	127 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	10 (1.5%)								(n/a)														57.6	52.9	44.8	56.9	56.4	67.1	69.7	64.3	52.5	50.7	53.8	61.4	32.8	57.5	$20,731	$1,479	$19,253
Uncommon Brownsville North Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	51 Christopher Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Uncommon Brownsville North Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 250-5767	1,313	102	12.8	85.9%	9 (0.7%)	1,049 (79.9%)	215 (16.4%)	7 (0.5%)	15 (1.1%)	6 (0.5%)	12 (0.9%)								(n/a)		11.3	36.7			49.5	41.1		54.3	33.7		12.1		70.9	65.3	54.1	51.9	71.4	69.7	94.9	86.7	35.5	55.0	81.5	68.8	44.2		$18,018	$826	$17,191
Uncommon Excellence Girls Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	794 Monroe St-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Uncommon Excellence Girls Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 638-1875	871	85	10.2	83.1%	13 (1.5%)	667 (76.6%)	139 (16.0%)	22 (2.5%)	20 (2.3%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.7%)								(n/a)		19.1	24.5	11.1		50.8	30.6		34.6	24.1		9.5		69.8	83.3	53.2	78.7	66.7	78.1	86.1	83.3	38.3	55.3	59.0	65.0	40.4		$24,809	$1,083	$23,725
Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	501 West Ave	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 513-6951	1,336	112	11.9	90.2%	192 (14.4%)	557 (41.7%)	470 (35.2%)	78 (5.8%)	13 (1.0%)	5 (0.4%)	21 (1.6%)								(n/a)	39.3	53.9	76.2	12.7	23.8	82.6	50.0		50.7	35.5	39.7	32.2	38.5	60.6	53.0	67.6	52.0	55.6	62.6	64.2	68.4	59.5	59.4	58.0	71.7	46.4	54.6	$26,794	$26,794	$00
Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	82 Lewis Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 453-1001	665	29	25.1	96.5%	3 (0.5%)	273 (41.1%)	387 (58.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)							51.1			59.2	89.1			96.2	89.7	88.5	81.7	81.8	73.9	97.5	92.4	89.9	93.8	88.3		93.9		$28,434	$3,471	$24,963
Uncommon Crown Heights Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	1137 Herkimer St-2nd Fl	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	Uncommon Crown Heights Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 250-5765	513	47	10.9	85.2%	6 (1.2%)	423 (82.5%)	67 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)								(n/a)							44.0			53.1				69.2	71.0	57.6	73.7	50.0	62.3	97.4	80.0	77.8	72.1	43.4	20.0	52.8		$23,912	$702	$23,210
Ember Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	616 Quincy St-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Ember Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 285-3787	373	45	8.2	84.7%	4 (1.1%)	288 (77.2%)	69 (18.5%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)								(n/a)			75.6		0.0	95.8	25.0		78.2	22.0				57.1	51.6	13.6	46.4		41.4	46.4	66.7	9.5	60.0	70.8		13.6		$29,665	$1,179	$28,486
Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	70 Tompkins Ave-2nd Fl	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 635-3294	919			68.8%	26 (2.8%)	557 (60.6%)	239 (26.0%)	50 (5.4%)	17 (1.8%)	7 (0.8%)	23 (2.5%)								(n/a)			83.0			96.6		25.3		98.0						97.7	95.6	99.0				100.0	98.6	100.0		85.2		$22,061	$00	$22,061
Beginning With Children Charter School II	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	215 Heyward St	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Beginning With Children Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 302-7700	800	72	11.1	91.4%	19 (2.4%)	225 (28.1%)	537 (67.1%)	7 (0.9%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)								(n/a)		18.2	44.7		58.8	71.0	49.5		40.0	33.7	23.4	7.4		87.2	81.4	71.4	50.0	64.7	53.9	97.8	97.7	97.8	71.4	62.3	53.9	76.5		$24,009	$763	$23,245
Achievement First Aspire Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	982 Hegeman Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	Achievement First Aspire Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 838-0205	935	54	17.3	89.3%	5 (0.5%)	658 (70.4%)	220 (23.5%)	14 (1.5%)	16 (1.7%)	6 (0.6%)	15 (1.6%)								(n/a)		35.0	52.5	10.5		50.0	83.3		43.5	59.2		26.1		72.7	75.0	38.9	44.9	52.1	59.1	82.5	79.6	16.9	43.2	54.2	54.6	26.8	50.8	$28,125	$1,746	$26,378
Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District 15.2	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3002 Fort Hamilton Pkwy	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Central School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 643-1086	1,259	97	12.9	45.9%	447 (35.5%)	267 (21.2%)	399 (31.7%)	43 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	99 (7.9%)								(n/a)			81.7			87.6	74.7		82.7	67.7			72.5	56.1	76.8		71.9	71.1	82.7	80.7	76.4		56.8	69.4	79.2			$30,236	$453	$29,782

Cities Near Brooklyn

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
New York	1.03 mi	357	435^th
Long Island City	3.44 mi	41	375^th
Glendale	4.16 mi	5	311^th
Maspeth	4.5 mi	4	307^th
Ridgewood	4.53 mi	9	656^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.