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Brighter Choice Community School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1898^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Brighter Choice Community School is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 266 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #16, which is ranked 628 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brighter Choice Community School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with a ranking between 1,147 and 2,376 out of around 2,400 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the district and state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 26.32% to 52% in English Language Arts and 11.76% to 46.43% in mathematics. The school's performance on science assessments for 5th grade was also low, with only 22.22% of students proficient or better. Brighter Choice Community School's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and Special Education students, who rank in the bottom 10-20% of their respective subgroups statewide.

While the nearby schools, such as PS 25 Eubie Blake School and PS 81 Thaddeus Stevens, also have low academic performance, some nearby charter schools, like Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School and Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 2, have significantly higher academic performance, with proficiency rates well above the district and state averages. Despite the school's low academic performance, Brighter Choice Community School has seen a significant increase in per-student spending, from $16,181 in 2020-2021 to $33,483 in 2023-2024, and a relatively small student-teacher ratio, but these resources have not yet resulted in meaningful improvements in student outcomes.

200

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,638

Per pupil spending ?

68.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

280 Hart St
Brooklyn, NY 11206

(718) 574-2378

District: New York City Geographic District #16

Racial breakdown:

African American:

42.0%

Hispanic:

40.0%

White:

11.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2014 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (39% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg56%

New York avg55%

1,898^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 13Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #16

628^th of 874New York City Geographic District #16 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	1898 of 2445	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	2164 of 2445	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	2115 of 2439	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	1731 of 2434	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	1572 of 2413	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	1206 of 2395	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.3	1147 of 2386	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	26.1	1817 of 2366	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.8	1532 of 2352	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.3	1269 of 2345	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.2	870 of 2325	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.5	1135 of 2320	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.1	780 of 2286	65.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	34.5	610 of 927	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	586 of 857	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.0	399 of 891	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.6	165 of 948	82.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	16.9	1056 of 1066	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	1731 of 2409	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	2160 of 2413	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	2100 of 2403	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	1839 of 2401	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.1	1231 of 2357	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.5	990 of 2338	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	1324 of 1569	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	1422 of 1531	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	1060 of 1503	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.2	667 of 1315	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	585 of 792	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.0	397 of 766	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	423 of 637	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	265 of 622	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.6	362 of 570	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	73.4	118 of 730	83.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	1548 of 2098	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	1986 of 2078	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	1841 of 2041	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	1444 of 2099	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	2110 of 2407	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	2134 of 2411	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	1900 of 2400	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.0	1507 of 2400	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.6	1833 of 2358	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.3	1298 of 2340	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	2105 of 2134	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	1694 of 2110	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	1072 of 2016	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	1490 of 1859	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	1166 of 1941	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)34th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

Homeless (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%-11 vs state

Math38%-20 vs state

Science22%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (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	Regents Life Science Biology 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brighter Choice Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	280 Hart St	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2378	200	19	10.5	68.5%	23 (11.5%)	84 (42.0%)	80 (40.0%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	25.8	1898^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.4%		16.6	2164^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.5%	266			52.0	48.3	26.3				46.4	44.8	11.8				22.2	$41,638	$2,923	$38,715
Ps 25 Eubie Blake School	Public	K-5	787 Lafayette Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2336	49	9	5.4	98.0%	2 (4.1%)	21 (42.9%)	25 (51.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.7	2202^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	9.9%		57.8	954^th of 2445 public elementary schools	61.0%	1248			45.5	40.0	16.7				50.0	28.6	15.4				0.0	$58,354	$3,641	$54,713
Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School 2	Public, Charter	K-1	82 Lewis Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School 2	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(718) 666-5939	142	1	142.0	96.5%	1 (0.7%)	66 (46.5%)	74 (52.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																$27,335	$4,129	$23,206
Ps 59 The Dawn Best School	Public	PK, KG-5	211 Throop Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 443-3600	265	33	8.1	95.1%	1 (0.4%)	120 (45.3%)	132 (49.8%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.1%)	17.3	2147^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.2%		11	2317^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.2%	170			44.4	29.0	45.7				41.0	26.8	27.8				19.4	$38,523	$4,560	$33,962
Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 2	Public, Charter	K-4	211 Throop Ave-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 704-1439	271			80.4%	3 (1.1%)	175 (64.6%)	73 (26.9%)	4 (1.5%)	4 (1.5%)	3 (1.1%)	9 (3.3%)	97.7	13^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.5%		87.3	268^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.0%	255			100.0	98.2					100.0	100.0						$17,925	$00	$17,925
Ps 81 Thaddeus Stevens	Public	PK, KG-5	990 Dekalb Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2365	182	23	8.0	94.5%	4 (2.2%)	78 (42.9%)	90 (49.5%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	12.8	2245^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.2%		5.7	2417^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.1%	172			72.7	11.1	13.6				53.9	18.2	9.1				4.6	$49,777	$5,274	$44,503
Brooklyn Charter School (The)	Public, Charter	K-5	545 Willoughby Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Brooklyn Charter School (The)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 302-2085	203	7	28.4	89.7%	3 (1.5%)	144 (70.9%)	53 (26.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	75.5	534^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.2%		41.8	1394^th of 2445 public elementary schools	43.0%	860			76.0	65.4	77.4				88.5	42.3	70.8				75.0	$23,576	$482	$23,094
Ps 23 Carter G Woodson	Public	PK, KG-5	545 Willoughby Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 387-0375	230	26	8.8	93.0%	4 (1.7%)	110 (47.8%)	114 (49.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	28	1832^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	25.1%		37	1538^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.1%	294			50.0	47.4	36.0				68.4	38.9	38.5				11.5	$49,491	$2,959	$46,532
Ps 297 Abraham Stockton	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Park Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 388-4581	196	33	5.9	94.9%	6 (3.1%)	84 (42.9%)	104 (53.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74.7	564^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.9%		49.9	1172^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	52.1%	608			51.9	64.0	90.0				77.8	64.0	83.9				58.1	$64,917	$4,205	$60,712
Ps 308 Clara Cardwell	Public	PK, KG-8	616 Quincy St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 571-6960	197	24	8.3	93.9%	6 (3.0%)	147 (74.6%)	37 (18.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	2 (1.0%)	6.4	2376^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.8%		14.8	2223^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	9.1%	153	60.0	60.0	23.8	28.6	10.0	25.0	76.9	40.0	30.0	20.0	9.1	11.1	33.3	0.0	10.0	$49,856	$4,505	$45,351

Frequently Asked Questions about Brighter Choice Community School

What is the racial makeup of Brighter Choice Community School?

Students at Brighter Choice Community School are 42% African American, 40% Hispanic, 12% White, 4% Two or more races.

Is Brighter Choice Community School a good school?

Brighter Choice Community School ranks in the bottom 22.4% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Brighter Choice Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 200 students attended Brighter Choice Community School.

What district is Brighter Choice Community School in?

New York City Geographic District #16

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