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Christopher Avenue Community School

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Christopher Avenue Community School ranks 485 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

485^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Christopher Avenue Community School is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 280 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #23, which is ranked 672 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Christopher Avenue Community School has shown significant improvement in its academic performance over the years, with its statewide ranking improving from 2,300 out of 2,345 New York elementary schools in 2013-2014 to 485 out of 2,445 in 2024-2025, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math are consistently higher than the New York City Geographic District #23 and the state of New York averages, particularly in recent years. The school's performance is especially strong for certain student subgroups, such as female students, African American students, Hispanic students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, who all rank in the top quartile of New York elementary schools in their respective categories.

When compared to the nearby schools in the same district, Christopher Avenue Community School consistently outperforms the other schools, with higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math across all grade levels. The school also has a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending levels than the nearby schools, which may contribute to its academic success. Additionally, Christopher Avenue Community School's exceptional performance for specific student subgroups, such as homeless students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, is not consistently matched by the nearby schools, suggesting that the school may have implemented targeted strategies and interventions to support the learning and development of these traditionally underserved populations.

297

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,551

Per pupil spending ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

51 Christopher Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11212

(718) 495-5761

District: New York City Geographic District #23

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.9%

African American:

39.7%

White:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2014 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (76% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 78 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Science scores 21 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg45%

New York avg55%

485^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 75 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 15Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #23

672^nd of 874New York City Geographic District #23 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	77.9	485 of 2445	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	57.6	957 of 2445	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.3	740 of 2439	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	14.4	2208 of 2434	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	1951 of 2413	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	1855 of 2395	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.6	2100 of 2386	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.7	2130 of 2366	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.4	2231 of 2352	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.6	2300 of 2345	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	172 of 928	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.5	246 of 927	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	214 of 857	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	24.3	750 of 936	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	450 of 891	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.5	375 of 948	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	389 of 2409	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	600 of 2413	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	60.6	877 of 2403	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	13.9	2214 of 2401	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	1776 of 2357	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	1933 of 2338	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	129 of 1569	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	70.0	343 of 1531	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	172 of 1429	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	32.7	1075 of 1503	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	58 of 792	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	60 of 766	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	81.6	67 of 637	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	39.9	363 of 622	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	428 of 570	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.1	314 of 730	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	228 of 2098	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	514 of 2078	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	239 of 2041	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	18.4	1908 of 2099	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	502 of 2407	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	42.0	1377 of 2411	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.3	582 of 2400	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	17.6	2112 of 2400	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	2001 of 2358	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	1597 of 2340	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	32.7	1238 of 1859	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)93rd percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)81st percentile~ school

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)33rd percentile+14 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math84%+27 vs state

English Language Arts81%+26 vs state

Science24%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (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 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 Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Christopher Avenue Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	51 Christopher Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-5761	297	24	12.5	99.7%	14 (4.7%)	118 (39.7%)	154 (51.9%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	77.9	485^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.2%		57.6	957^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.9%	472			85.2	90.0	64.7				96.2	85.0	64.7			23.5		$36,551	$3,276	$33,275
Ps 298 Dr Betty Shabazz	Public	PK, KG-5	85 Watkins St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7793	339	28	12.3	97.9%	2 (0.6%)	209 (61.7%)	125 (36.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13.1	2241^st of 2445 public elementary schools	8.3%		20	2060^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.7%	181			38.5	22.2	45.7				30.0	28.1	21.9			15.2		$37,667	$3,818	$33,849
Ps 150 Christopher	Public	PK, KG-5	364 Sackman St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7746	97	10	10.0	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	57 (58.8%)	38 (39.2%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	14.9	2198^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.1%		16.2	2177^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.0%	21			35.7	38.5	41.2				35.7	35.7	23.5			11.8		$53,384	$3,058	$50,326
Gregory Jocko Jackson-Sports-Arts	Public	PK, KG-5	213 Osborn St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7791	203	18	11.2	98.5%	6 (3.0%)	122 (60.1%)	72 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	50.1	1201^st of 2445 public elementary schools	50.9%		30.1	1743^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	28.7%	542			58.3	65.0	48.0				70.8	80.0	38.5			30.8		$44,588	$3,247	$41,341
Ps/Is 155 Nicholas Herkimer	Public	PK, KG-8	1355 Herkimer St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 240-4340	298	24	12.4	90.9%	2 (0.7%)	96 (32.2%)	186 (62.4%)	3 (1.0%)	8 (2.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	26.2	1888^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.8%		49.6	1182^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	51.7%	706		47.6	75.0	20.0	22.2	23.1	25.0	52.9	76.2	5.6	13.6	38.9	45.8	18.8	25.0	$45,345	$4,492	$40,853
Ps 327 Dr Rose B English	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Bristol St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7801	231	25	9.2	98.3%	6 (2.6%)	145 (62.8%)	62 (26.8%)	3 (1.3%)	12 (5.2%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	9.2	2314^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.4%		14.5	2230^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.8%	84			25.0	26.5	37.9				33.3	27.3	18.2			10.3		$45,636	$4,645	$40,990
Sid Miller Academy	Public	K-8	110 Chester St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 385-6200	595	108	5.4	91.1%	38 (6.4%)	354 (59.5%)	123 (20.7%)	35 (5.9%)	37 (6.2%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)								(n/a)																$107,279	$3,510	$103,769
Imagine Me Leadership Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	39 Truxton St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	Imagine Me Leadership Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 985-2140	280			82.9%	1 (0.4%)	203 (72.5%)	66 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	72.9	618^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.7%		62	858^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.9%	240	85.7	96.0	90.5	100.0	76.3	74.1	68.6	67.9	71.4	90.9	80.6	53.9	52.9	32.6		$13,817	$13,817	$00
Ps/Is 323	Public	PK, KG-5	210 Chester St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7781	293	27	10.7	97.3%	1 (0.3%)	205 (70.0%)	80 (27.3%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	53.1	1122^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	54.1%		48.9	1202^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	50.8%	80			86.2	63.3	47.4				82.8	67.9	41.0			20.7		$47,435	$3,380	$44,056
Ps 328 Phyllis Wheatley	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Alabama Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 345-9393	264	21	12.5	97.3%	12 (4.5%)	114 (43.2%)	132 (50.0%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65	822^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	66.4%		41.6	1398^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.8%	576			66.7	52.2	77.8				74.2	62.5	81.5			29.6		$39,217	$4,382	$34,835

Frequently Asked Questions about Christopher Avenue Community School

What district is Christopher Avenue Community School in?

New York City Geographic District #23

How many students attend Christopher Avenue Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 297 students attended Christopher Avenue Community School.

What is the racial makeup of Christopher Avenue Community School?

Students at Christopher Avenue Community School are 52% Hispanic, 40% African American, 5% White, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

Is Christopher Avenue Community School a good school?

Christopher Avenue Community School ranks 485^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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