Edmund W Gordon Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School

Summary:

Edmund W Gordon Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School is the sole middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Edmund W Gordon Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School district in Brooklyn, New York. This standout school has demonstrated strong academic performance, with proficiency rates on New York State Assessments generally higher than the statewide averages, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math for 6th and 8th grades.

The school's 4-year graduation rate of 84.3% is relatively high, and its dropout rate of 4.5% is relatively low, indicating a high level of student success. However, the school's performance on Regents exams, such as Life Science Biology and Algebra I, is significantly lower than the state averages, suggesting that the school may be better at preparing students for the state assessments than for the more advanced Regents exams. Despite these challenges, the school's low student-teacher ratio of 11:1 is a positive indicator of its ability to provide personalized attention to students.

While Edmund W Gordon Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 85.11% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school's overall performance suggests that it is a standout institution in the area, offering a quality education to its diverse student population.

District Detail

77 Sands St
Brooklyn, NY 11201

(347) 429-8439

SchoolDigger Rank:
395^th of 874 New York districts

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Grades served: 6-8
Students: 196

Primary Schools: 0
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (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 Life Science Biology End of Course	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 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Edmund W Gordon Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	77 Sands St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	Edmund W Gordon Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 429-8439	196	21	9.3	81.1%	3 (1.5%)	142 (72.4%)	46 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	56.1	628^th of 1500 public middle schools	58.1%		42.7	862^nd of 1504 public middle schools	42.7%	234	13.4	59.6	42.1	61.8	57.5	42.9	55.9	$26,062	$1,010	$25,052

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School	0.01 mi	1	865^th
New York City Geographic District #13	0.25 mi	42	617^th
Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-Central School District 13	0.59 mi	1	81^st
Community Roots Charter School	0.62 mi	1	97^th
New York City Geographic District #15	0.73 mi	51	401^st

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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.

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