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Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12
1180th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Alternative Schools
Better than 52% of New York alternative schools
Summary

Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School is a public charter school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 1,370 students from kindergarten through 12th grade. This high-performing school is part of the Achievement First network and consistently outperforms the state average on academic measures.

The school's 4-year graduation rates are exceptionally high, ranging from 84.3% to 94.0% over the past few years, significantly exceeding the New York state average. Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School also excels on standardized tests, with 70.13% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 85.71% proficient or better in Math, compared to the state averages of 54.15% and 59.7%, respectively. However, the school has relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, an area that may need improvement.

When compared to nearby charter schools, such as Uncommon Crown Heights Charter School Nyc and Ember Charter School, Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School generally performs better on academic measures like test scores and graduation rates, though it spends less per student. The school serves a high-need population, with 66.62% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating its effectiveness in supporting a disadvantaged community.

1,320
Students ?
14.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$22,010
Per pupil spending ?
89.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 790 E New York Ave
       Brooklyn, NY  11203

(347) 471-2580

District: Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:
87.0%
Hispanic:
9.7%
Two or more races:
1.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2022 → 13th in 2025
Strengths
Above the New York median (52nd percentile)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (45% vs 59% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2022
!Earth Science scores 65 pts below the New York average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school45%
New York avg59%
Elementary school
1,180th of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Top 48%▲ up 3 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
670th of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Top 45%▼ down 12 pts since 2015
From top 33% (2015) to top 45% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
1,074th of 1,234
New York public high schools ?
Bottom 13%▼ down 32 pts since 2015
From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202551.21180 of 244551.7%★★★☆☆
202453.41069 of 244556.3%★★★☆☆
202365.4783 of 243967.9%★★★☆☆
202256.81002 of 243458.8%★★★☆☆
201979.8427 of 241382.3%★★★★☆
201874.6527 of 239578.0%★★★★☆
201767.5733 of 238669.3%★★★☆☆
201667.2713 of 236669.9%★★★☆☆
201548.51198 of 235249.1%★★☆☆☆
201453.01089 of 234553.6%★★★☆☆
201357.7907 of 232561.0%★★★☆☆
201275.1549 of 232076.3%★★★★☆
201169.8699 of 228669.4%★★★☆☆
201054.91166 of 226348.5%★★☆☆☆
200958.51144 of 225749.3%★★☆☆☆
200853.91268 of 222743.1%★★☆☆☆
200730.51710 of 221922.9%★☆☆☆☆
200631.31699 of 220623.0%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202562.3306 of 92867.0%★★★☆☆
202475.6158 of 92783.0%★★★★☆
202376.3149 of 85782.6%★★★★☆
202279.5144 of 93684.6%★★★★☆
201990.954 of 89193.9%★★★★★
201891.252 of 94894.5%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202552.11135 of 240952.9%★★★☆☆
202454.01028 of 241357.4%★★★☆☆
202368.1696 of 240371.0%★★★★☆
202258.1959 of 240160.1%★★★☆☆
201978.0449 of 235781.0%★★★★☆
201874.1513 of 233878.1%★★★★☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202562.7207 of 79273.9%★★★★☆
202474.7107 of 76686.0%★★★★☆
202372.7112 of 63782.4%★★★★☆
202271.3113 of 62281.8%★★★★☆
201866.3168 of 73077.0%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202573.4414 of 209880.3%★★★★☆
202454.5784 of 207862.3%★★★☆☆
202373.9400 of 204180.4%★★★★☆
202267.3513 of 209975.6%★★★★☆
201987.7180 of 203291.1%★★★★★
201882.5217 of 204589.4%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202549.81191 of 240750.5%★★★☆☆
202450.81133 of 241153.0%★★★☆☆
202359.6910 of 240062.1%★★★☆☆
202253.91046 of 240056.4%★★★☆☆
201978.2440 of 235881.3%★★★★☆
201873.5542 of 234076.8%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202556.2694 of 213467.5%★★★☆☆
202451.0789 of 211062.6%★★★☆☆
202361.0529 of 201673.8%★★★★☆
202245.6925 of 203154.5%★★★☆☆
201984.9130 of 185993.0%★★★★★
201883.3154 of 194192.1%★★★★★
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202553.5670 of 150055.3%★★★☆☆
202465.2450 of 150470.1%★★★★☆
202373.5331 of 150077.9%★★★★☆
202256.2587 of 147960.3%★★★☆☆
201985.0184 of 143987.2%★★★★☆
201882.2208 of 143885.5%★★★★☆
201781.3202 of 145586.1%★★★★☆
201686.0136 of 142990.5%★★★★★
201561.9463 of 140767.1%★★★☆☆
201460.0476 of 140166.0%★★★☆☆
201366.2392 of 137371.4%★★★★☆
201273.0363 of 133772.8%★★★★☆
201171.0400 of 129569.1%★★★☆☆
201039.3840 of 124332.4%★★☆☆☆
200958.5683 of 122444.2%★★☆☆☆
200859.5612 of 118548.4%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202562.4199 of 67670.6%★★★★☆
202472.6139 of 70580.3%★★★★☆
202384.963 of 69690.9%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202549.7731 of 145749.8%★★☆☆☆
202463.7470 of 146567.9%★★★☆☆
202371.1367 of 146374.9%★★★★☆
202257.9555 of 145461.8%★★★☆☆
201978.7249 of 137081.8%★★★★☆
201877.8262 of 135380.6%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202359.0327 of 94365.3%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202566.4140 of 60376.8%★★★★☆
202484.949 of 59491.8%★★★★★
202272.085 of 48782.5%★★★★☆
201891.021 of 45795.4%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202559.0439 of 128365.8%★★★☆☆
202471.6274 of 129678.9%★★★★☆
202379.0184 of 128885.7%★★★★☆
202261.5364 of 130672.1%★★★★☆
201990.893 of 124192.5%★★★★★
201886.4106 of 124591.5%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202556.9569 of 145560.9%★★★☆☆
202464.7432 of 146470.5%★★★★☆
202373.6315 of 146478.5%★★★★☆
202254.9569 of 145560.9%★★★☆☆
201986.5149 of 136689.1%★★★★☆
201884.4166 of 135287.7%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202554.4425 of 129867.3%★★★☆☆
202460.8328 of 130374.8%★★★★☆
202368.1256 of 130780.4%★★★★☆
202258.1340 of 128373.5%★★★★☆
201989.655 of 113995.2%★★★★★
201891.039 of 117096.7%★★★★★
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202514.51074 of 123413.0%★☆☆☆☆
202417.91010 of 124218.7%★☆☆☆☆
202318.8963 of 122821.6%★☆☆☆☆
202230.5812 of 119031.8%★★☆☆☆
201937.8796 of 120734.1%★★☆☆☆
201840.3758 of 121037.4%★★☆☆☆
201741.1735 of 122139.8%★★☆☆☆
201627.2937 of 125525.3%★☆☆☆☆
201548.1694 of 125544.7%★★☆☆☆
201462.9422 of 123765.9%★★★☆☆
201359.9559 of 121754.1%★★★☆☆
201273.3233 of 119880.6%★★★★☆
201163.7399 of 116565.8%★★★☆☆
201059.2480 of 111757.0%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202530.0519 of 71327.2%★☆☆☆☆
202437.9414 of 69040.0%★★☆☆☆
202337.1399 of 67140.5%★★☆☆☆
202251.5242 of 59359.2%★★★☆☆
201957.8247 of 68664.0%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202524.1579 of 66913.5%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202513.71071 of 120611.2%★☆☆☆☆
202419.3992 of 121918.6%★☆☆☆☆
202317.8971 of 119718.9%★☆☆☆☆
202227.3832 of 115528.0%★☆☆☆☆
201940.0772 of 119335.3%★★☆☆☆
201845.0713 of 117639.4%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202521.9723 of 88518.3%★☆☆☆☆
202433.4560 of 86535.3%★★☆☆☆
202328.4594 of 85130.2%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202536.8409 of 60732.6%★★☆☆☆
202453.4202 of 56464.2%★★★☆☆
202344.3264 of 53150.3%★★★☆☆
202250.6142 of 38963.5%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202516.01022 of 117913.3%★☆☆☆☆
202420.5943 of 117019.4%★☆☆☆☆
202321.3910 of 115521.2%★☆☆☆☆
202233.2752 of 110131.7%★★☆☆☆
201944.2686 of 117941.8%★★☆☆☆
201845.5657 of 115443.1%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202513.01071 of 120110.8%★☆☆☆☆
202418.3988 of 121118.4%★☆☆☆☆
202322.0908 of 119123.8%★☆☆☆☆
202232.4771 of 115433.2%★★☆☆☆
201935.0800 of 119032.8%★★☆☆☆
201836.0774 of 117634.2%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202529.0859 of 114925.2%★☆☆☆☆
202427.1879 of 114423.2%★☆☆☆☆
202328.9830 of 113026.5%★☆☆☆☆
202226.6783 of 103824.6%★☆☆☆☆
201921.3950 of 113216.1%★☆☆☆☆
201824.3875 of 109520.1%★☆☆☆☆
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
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+29 vs school
Homeless (2025)74th percentile+22 vs school
Special Education (2025)67th percentile+16 vs school
African American (2025)67th percentile+15 vs school
Female (2025)53rd percentile~ school
Male (2025)51st percentile~ school
Middle school
Homeless (2025)77th percentile+21 vs school
African American (2025)71st percentile+15 vs school
Special Education (2025)67th percentile+12 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+10 vs school
Hispanic (2023)65th percentile-13 vs school
Male (2025)61st percentile+6 vs school
Female (2025)50th percentile-6 vs school
High school
Homeless (2025)33rd percentile+20 vs school
African American (2025)27th percentile+14 vs school
Special Education (2025)25th percentile+12 vs school
Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)13th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school
Female (2025)11th percentile~ school
Male (2025)11th percentile~ school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts63%+10 vs state
Global History and Geography56%-20 vs state
Science51%+6 vs state
Math45%-10 vs state
U.S. History and Government45%-30 vs state
Living Environment42%-15 vs state
Algebra I40%-16 vs state
Common Core English Language Arts37%-38 vs state
Geometry18%-42 vs state
Common Core Algebra II12%-62 vs state
Common Core Geometry11%-13 vs state
Earth Science0%-65 vs state

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Students at Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School are 87% African American, 10% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,320 students attended Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School.

Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School ranks 1180th of 2445 New York alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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