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Brooklyn Ascend Charter School

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades 2-12
578th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Alternative Schools
Better than 76% of New York alternative schools
Summary

Brooklyn Ascend Charter School is an alternative public charter school serving 1,264 students in grades 2-12 in Brooklyn, New York. The school is part of the Brooklyn Ascend Charter School district and consistently outperforms the state average on New York State Assessments in both English Language Arts and Math across all grade levels. However, the school struggles more on Regents exams, with proficiency rates below the state average in subjects like Algebra II, Geometry, and Living Environment.

Brooklyn Ascend Charter School has a 4-year graduation rate around 84%, which is slightly below the state average, and a higher dropout rate ranging from 4.5% to 13.7% in recent years, compared to the state average. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 37.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. These challenges are not unique to Brooklyn Ascend Charter School, as nearby charter schools like Uncommon Excellence Girls Charter School, Uncommon Bed-Stuy West Charter School, and Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School show similar performance patterns.

Despite these challenges, Brooklyn Ascend Charter School and the nearby charter schools demonstrate strong performance in the elementary and middle school grades on state assessments, particularly in English Language Arts and Math. This suggests these schools are effective at providing a solid academic foundation for their students in the earlier grades. However, the lower proficiency rates on Regents exams indicate that these charter schools struggle to maintain the same level of academic achievement as students progress to the high school grades, and addressing these specific challenges could help improve their overall performance.

951
Students ?
15.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,639
Per pupil spending ?
89.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1501 Pitkin Ave
       Brooklyn, NY  11212

(718) 907-9150

District: Brooklyn Ascend Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:
86.5%
Hispanic:
8.3%
American Indian:
1.8%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2022 → 13th in 2025
Strengths
✓Ranks in the top 24% of New York alternative schools
Worth a look
!Graduation rate below the New York average (74% vs 83%)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Common Core Algebra II scores 49 pts below the New York average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school60%
New York avg58%
Elementary school
578th of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Top 24%▲ up 42 pts since 2015
From bottom 34% (2015) to top 24% (2025)
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★★★★★
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Middle school
269th of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Top 18%▲ up 36 pts since 2015
From bottom 46% (2015) to top 18% (2025)
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★★★★★
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High school
1,072nd of 1,234
New York public high schools ?
Bottom 13%▼ down 15 pts since 2019
From bottom 28% (2019) to bottom 13% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York High Schools →
★★★★★
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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
202574.3578 of 244576.4%★★★★☆
202460.4896 of 244563.4%★★★☆☆
202368.0726 of 243970.2%★★★★☆
202255.61031 of 243457.6%★★★☆☆
202119.01872 of 220114.9%★☆☆☆☆
201981.7392 of 241383.8%★★★★☆
201880.0392 of 239583.6%★★★★☆
201767.3736 of 238669.2%★★★☆☆
201655.81014 of 236657.1%★★★☆☆
201535.71552 of 235234.0%★★☆☆☆
201442.81365 of 234541.8%★★☆☆☆
201334.71565 of 232532.7%★★☆☆☆
201272.7631 of 232072.8%★★★★☆
201148.01335 of 228641.6%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202584.4102 of 92889.0%★★★★☆
202474.0176 of 92781.0%★★★★☆
202379.9128 of 85785.1%★★★★☆
202276.5171 of 93681.7%★★★★☆
201991.852 of 89194.2%★★★★★
201893.045 of 94895.3%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202575.6514 of 240978.7%★★★★☆
202455.1999 of 241358.6%★★★☆☆
202362.1834 of 240365.3%★★★☆☆
202251.61129 of 240153.0%★★★☆☆
202126.91522 of 195522.1%★☆☆☆☆
201979.6407 of 235782.7%★★★★☆
201884.4259 of 233888.9%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202464.3412 of 153173.1%★★★★☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202564.7192 of 79275.8%★★★★☆
202459.6217 of 76671.7%★★★★☆
202376.995 of 63785.1%★★★★☆
202269.1130 of 62279.1%★★★★☆
201885.265 of 73091.1%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202582.0257 of 209887.8%★★★★☆
202469.5472 of 207877.3%★★★★☆
202378.1326 of 204184.0%★★★★☆
202262.9611 of 209970.9%★★★★☆
201989.0164 of 203291.9%★★★★★
201887.7146 of 204592.9%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202569.8661 of 240772.5%★★★★☆
202464.2777 of 241167.8%★★★☆☆
202372.0591 of 240075.4%★★★★☆
202259.0916 of 240061.8%★★★☆☆
202111.11832 of 19616.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201981.0380 of 235883.9%★★★★☆
201873.1549 of 234076.5%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202556.5687 of 213467.8%★★★☆☆
202444.21007 of 211052.3%★★★☆☆
202349.0809 of 201659.9%★★★☆☆
202250.5769 of 203162.1%★★★☆☆
201977.2208 of 185988.8%★★★★☆
201865.5405 of 194179.1%★★★★☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202579.0269 of 150082.1%★★★★☆
202469.1383 of 150474.5%★★★★☆
202383.0208 of 150086.1%★★★★☆
202275.8274 of 147981.5%★★★★☆
202134.5843 of 124232.1%★★☆☆☆
201984.8186 of 143987.1%★★★★☆
201877.8265 of 143881.6%★★★★☆
201764.8437 of 145570.0%★★★★☆
201652.7617 of 142956.8%★★★☆☆
201544.8759 of 140746.1%★★☆☆☆
201432.5956 of 140131.8%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202587.262 of 67690.8%★★★★★
202480.995 of 70586.5%★★★★☆
202390.545 of 69693.5%★★★★★
202287.256 of 70692.1%★★★★★
202163.168 of 25373.1%★★★★☆
201992.647 of 65392.8%★★★★★
201888.454 of 66391.9%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202571.3362 of 145775.2%★★★★☆
202461.4519 of 146564.6%★★★☆☆
202376.6284 of 146380.6%★★★★☆
202272.3314 of 145478.4%★★★★☆
202138.1673 of 106636.9%★★☆☆☆
201984.3172 of 137087.4%★★★★☆
201880.8215 of 135384.1%★★★★☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202552.0258 of 60357.2%★★★☆☆
202476.971 of 59488.0%★★★★☆
202378.861 of 54388.8%★★★★☆
202280.158 of 48788.1%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202584.3144 of 128388.8%★★★★☆
202478.9195 of 129685.0%★★★★☆
202387.9105 of 128891.8%★★★★★
202284.7122 of 130690.7%★★★★★
201992.083 of 124193.3%★★★★★
201883.4141 of 124588.7%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202582.2215 of 145585.2%★★★★☆
202474.1288 of 146480.3%★★★★☆
202386.2152 of 146489.6%★★★★☆
202276.3254 of 145582.5%★★★★☆
202135.7701 of 107134.5%★★☆☆☆
201985.2166 of 136687.8%★★★★☆
201874.4282 of 135279.1%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202578.5163 of 129887.4%★★★★☆
202447.9550 of 130357.8%★★★☆☆
202357.4388 of 130770.3%★★★★☆
202248.2506 of 128360.6%★★★☆☆
201990.945 of 113996.0%★★★★★
201871.4157 of 117086.6%★★★★☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202514.51072 of 123413.1%★☆☆☆☆
202411.61116 of 124210.1%★☆☆☆☆
202320.7937 of 122823.7%★☆☆☆☆
202213.81013 of 119014.9%★☆☆☆☆
20214.4505 of 5192.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201928.7871 of 120727.8%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202529.3528 of 71325.9%★☆☆☆☆
202424.8541 of 69021.6%★☆☆☆☆
202336.0413 of 67138.5%★★☆☆☆
202227.7456 of 59323.1%★☆☆☆☆
201948.6331 of 68651.7%★★★☆☆
201860.3225 of 67966.9%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202246.8222 of 48153.8%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202512.91084 of 120610.1%★☆☆☆☆
202412.01110 of 12198.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.6976 of 119718.5%★☆☆☆☆
202215.4968 of 115516.2%★☆☆☆☆
20211.2287 of 2901.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201926.5883 of 119326.0%★☆☆☆☆
201824.6898 of 117623.6%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202432.6575 of 86533.5%★★☆☆☆
202324.8639 of 85124.9%★☆☆☆☆
201834.0522 of 79134.0%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202529.5479 of 60721.1%★☆☆☆☆
202424.5478 of 56415.2%★☆☆☆☆
202336.9346 of 53134.8%★★☆☆☆
202234.4259 of 38933.4%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202516.51012 of 117914.2%★☆☆☆☆
202413.51040 of 117011.1%★☆☆☆☆
202321.4908 of 115521.4%★☆☆☆☆
202213.8976 of 110111.4%★☆☆☆☆
201933.6823 of 117930.2%★★☆☆☆
201835.8774 of 115432.9%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202518.4998 of 120116.9%★☆☆☆☆
202413.11066 of 121112.0%★☆☆☆☆
202324.9875 of 119126.5%★☆☆☆☆
202212.51002 of 115413.2%★☆☆☆☆
20217.1340 of 3544.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201930.7837 of 119029.7%★☆☆☆☆
201837.9758 of 117635.5%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202530.9817 of 114928.9%★☆☆☆☆
202412.31106 of 11443.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202322.1945 of 113016.4%★☆☆☆☆
202223.0859 of 103817.2%★☆☆☆☆
202125.1104 of 13724.1%★☆☆☆☆
201934.9731 of 113235.4%★★☆☆☆
201819.0967 of 109511.7%★☆☆☆☆
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
African American (2025)89th percentile+13 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+11 vs school
Female (2025)79th percentile~ school
Homeless (2025)76th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2024)73rd percentile+10 vs school
Male (2025)73rd percentile-4 vs school
Special Education (2025)68th percentile-9 vs school
Middle school
African American (2025)91st percentile+9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+7 vs school
Special Education (2025)87th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2025)85th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)75th percentile-7 vs school
Homeless (2025)57th percentile-25 vs school
High school
English Language Learner (2022)54th percentile+39 vs school
Hispanic (2024)34th percentile+23 vs school
Special Education (2025)29th percentile+16 vs school
African American (2025)26th percentile+13 vs school
Homeless (2025)21st percentile+8 vs school
Male (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school
Female (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts72%+18 vs state
Math69%+14 vs state
Science64%+19 vs state
Global History and Geography63%-13 vs state
U.S. History and Government48%-27 vs state
Common Core English Language Arts40%-35 vs state
Algebra I35%-22 vs state
Living Environment34%-22 vs state
Common Core Algebra II26%-49 vs state
Geometry17%-43 vs state
Common Core Geometry9%-15 vs state

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by a teacher
Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Open Quote I have worked in this and other charter schools and I will say this, special needs children DO NOT get a fair education in these schools. They sit with a para in a general ed setting and are completely lost. They are given their own books or worksheets to work on while the rest of the class works on something else. They get very distracted by the other kids and the teachers all act like they're too busy to be bothered. Then with all the clapping and shouting they do during the day is ANNOYING AND UNECESSARY Close Quote





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In the 2024-25 school year, 951 students attended Brooklyn Ascend Charter School.

Students at Brooklyn Ascend Charter School are 87% African American, 8% Hispanic, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

Brooklyn Ascend Charter School ranks 578th of 2445 New York alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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