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Brooklyn Scholars Charter School

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Brooklyn Scholars Charter School ranks 1266 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1266^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Brooklyn Scholars Charter School is an elementary school serving 727 students in grades K-8 in Brooklyn, New York. The school is part of the Brooklyn Scholars Charter School District, which is ranked 427 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brooklyn Scholars Charter School consistently outperforms the state average on English Language Arts (ELA) and Math assessments across all grade levels. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates range from 44.59% to 70% in ELA and 28.77% to 68.66% in Math, compared to the state averages of 50.86% to 56.61% in ELA and 46.74% to 59.7% in Math. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd and 8th grade ELA, as well as 3rd and 8th grade Math, where it exceeds the state average by a significant margin. Additionally, the school performs well on Regents exams, with 100% proficiency in Common Core ELA and Algebra I, and 92.86% proficiency in Living Environment.

Compared to nearby schools in the same New York City Geographic District #19, Brooklyn Scholars Charter School stands out as a top-performing institution. For example, PS 202 Ernest S Jenkyns, located just 0.52 miles away, has proficiency rates ranging from 19.35% to 28.57% in ELA and 19.35% to 27.59% in Math, significantly lower than Brooklyn Scholars Charter School. The school's higher per-student spending of $18,799 in 2023-2024 and lower student-teacher ratio of 16.5 in 2023-2024 suggest a commitment to providing a well-resourced and personalized learning environment for its students.

728

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,191

Per pupil spending ?

89.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2635 Linden Blvd
Brooklyn, NY 11208-4907

(718) 348-9360

District: Brooklyn Scholars Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.5%

Hispanic:

25.7%

Asian:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

New York avg55%

Elementary school

1,266^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

555^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 36 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

427^th of 874Brooklyn Scholars Charter School 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	1266 of 2445	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	1622 of 2445	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.4	1228 of 2439	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	1354 of 2434	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	1349 of 2201	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.3	969 of 2413	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	1175 of 2395	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.0	1178 of 2386	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.7	962 of 2366	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	41.1	1420 of 2352	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	29.6	1719 of 2345	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.4	1674 of 2325	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	49.3	1338 of 2320	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.8	1152 of 2286	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	345 of 928	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	431 of 927	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	255 of 857	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	249 of 936	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	63.6	110 of 427	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	173 of 891	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	184 of 948	80.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	219 of 1117	80.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	1360 of 2409	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	1683 of 2413	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	1341 of 2403	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	1482 of 2401	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	1271 of 1955	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.1	994 of 2357	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.2	1083 of 2338	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	817 of 1569	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	839 of 1531	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.1	498 of 1429	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.6	905 of 1503	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	419 of 818	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.5	488 of 1315	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	629 of 1392	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	205 of 792	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	49.1	323 of 766	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	86.9	58 of 730	92.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	596 of 2098	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	46.0	1017 of 2078	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	809 of 2041	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	801 of 2099	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.2	446 of 1678	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	68.9	466 of 2032	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	66.2	517 of 2045	74.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	1172 of 2407	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.7	1503 of 2411	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	1119 of 2400	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	1247 of 2400	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.8	1173 of 1961	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.9	931 of 2358	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	1265 of 2340	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	626 of 2134	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	46.2	939 of 2110	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	793 of 2016	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.3	1064 of 2031	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	676 of 1044	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.5	275 of 1859	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	62.2	462 of 1941	76.2%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	555 of 1500	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	543 of 1504	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.3	430 of 1500	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	52.4	639 of 1479	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.9	629 of 1242	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.0	409 of 1439	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	56.7	562 of 1438	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.8	750 of 1455	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.1	849 of 1429	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.2	1030 of 1407	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.8	879 of 1401	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	26.9	1027 of 1373	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	176 of 676	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	169 of 705	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	85 of 696	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	163 of 706	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	63.8	64 of 253	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	117 of 653	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	137 of 663	79.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	64.3	150 of 374	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	619 of 1457	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	605 of 1465	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	529 of 1463	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	751 of 1454	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.8	638 of 1066	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.4	515 of 1370	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	570 of 1353	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	123 of 965	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	75 of 914	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	78.3	65 of 449	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.6	92 of 826	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	64.3	239 of 810	70.5%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	160 of 603	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	51.7	240 of 594	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	90.2	24 of 457	94.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	344 of 1283	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	350 of 1296	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	290 of 1288	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	60.4	377 of 1306	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	66.7	220 of 935	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	153 of 1241	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	270 of 1245	78.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	473 of 1455	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	498 of 1464	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.8	346 of 1464	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	54.2	585 of 1455	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.9	494 of 1071	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.8	334 of 1366	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	54.1	571 of 1352	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	480 of 1298	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	443 of 1303	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	331 of 1307	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	267 of 1283	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	60.1	126 of 522	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	86.0	76 of 1139	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	66.9	203 of 1170	82.6%	★★★★☆

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

English Language Learner (2025)80th percentile+32 vs school

Homeless (2025)74th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile+22 vs school

African American (2025)63rd percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile~ school

Female (2025)44th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2025)74th percentile+11 vs school

Homeless (2025)73rd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Asian (2018)60th percentile~ school

Female (2025)58th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts100%+25 vs state

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Living Environment93%+36 vs state

English Language Arts58%+4 vs state

Math50%-5 vs state

Science48%+4 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, October 18, 2012

I love this school iam a parent if i could get all my friends kids n this school i would tell them go for it they teach the kids to aim hight my little girl come home talking about going to collage i love that
Ms.Delmas is a wonderful teacher keep up the good work Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (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 (2025)	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 Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences 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	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brooklyn Scholars Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2635 Linden Blvd	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	Brooklyn Scholars Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 348-9360	728	45	16.1	89.1%	5 (0.7%)	484 (66.5%)	187 (25.7%)	35 (4.8%)	14 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	47.2	1266^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.2%		34	1622^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	33.7%	356	100.0	92.9	100.0		69.4	44.6	62.2	50.7	49.3	70.0	68.1	28.8	43.1	44.9	50.8	68.7	45.1	52.5	$22,191	$1,578	$20,613
Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff	Public	PK, KG-5	757 Wortman Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 235-3600	269	25	10.7	95.2%	8 (3.0%)	153 (56.9%)	95 (35.3%)	8 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	18.6	2117^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.4%		21.7	2017^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.5%	100					30.2	35.9	45.5				45.5	43.6	28.9				11.6		$45,064	$3,801	$41,263
Ps 159 Isaac Pitkin	Public	PK, KG-5	2781 Pitkin Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 277-4828	661	47	14.2	92.6%	2 (0.3%)	109 (16.5%)	155 (23.4%)	378 (57.2%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	40.5	1455^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.5%		41.7	1396^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.9%	59					52.0	46.9	56.6				57.7	48.9	46.7				34.8		$29,799	$2,901	$26,898
Ps 202 Ernest S Jenkyns	Public	PK, KG-5	982 Hegeman Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 649-7880	249	17	14.6	92.8%	1 (0.4%)	129 (51.8%)	109 (43.8%)	7 (2.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8	2340^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.3%		30.6	1728^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.3%	612					19.4	28.6	24.1				19.4	27.6	23.5				24.1		$37,918	$5,053	$32,865
Ps 214 Michael Friedsam	Public	PK, KG-5	2944 Pitkin Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 647-1740	728	53	13.8	88.9%	17 (2.3%)	61 (8.4%)	157 (21.6%)	461 (63.3%)	29 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	39.6	1486^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.2%		33.5	1635^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.1%	149					50.0	45.7	59.6				56.6	54.0	46.4				28.1		$33,383	$3,048	$30,334
East New York Elementary School Of Excellence	Public	PK, KG-5	605 Shepherd Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 272-6075	349	30	11.7	93.7%	3 (0.9%)	127 (36.4%)	176 (50.4%)	25 (7.2%)	6 (1.7%)	4 (1.1%)	8 (2.3%)	17.9	2135^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.7%		13.6	2254^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.8%	119					48.2	29.4	25.5				51.8	26.4	32.7				9.6		$36,056	$3,390	$32,666
Our World Neighborhood Charter School 2	Public, Charter	K-5	135-25 79th St	Howard Beach	11414	Queens County	Our World Neighborhood Charter School 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 392-3405	437	32	13.6	81.0%	6 (1.4%)	202 (46.2%)	188 (43.0%)	16 (3.7%)	11 (2.5%)	4 (0.9%)	10 (2.3%)	56.2	1029^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.9%		42.5	1370^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.0%	341					71.0	58.5	49.1				74.6	75.0	46.3				30.9		$18,008	$00	$18,008
Cypress Hills Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	396 Grant Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Cypress Hills Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 644-1714	485	30	16.1	88.2%	4 (0.8%)	75 (15.5%)	362 (74.6%)	28 (5.8%)	10 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	74.6	565^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.9%		67.9	711^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.9%	146					68.3	70.0	58.6	62.8	58.6		73.8	73.6	70.1	72.1	77.6		60.5		$19,539	$2,324	$17,215
Ps 345 Patrolman Robert Bolden	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Berriman St	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 647-8387	489	40	12.2	96.3%	7 (1.4%)	161 (32.9%)	253 (51.7%)	50 (10.2%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	45.7	1308^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.5%		31	1716^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.8%	408					58.3	52.7	50.0				72.0	71.2	46.6				19.8		$33,234	$3,105	$30,129
Ps 232 Lindenwood	Public	PK, KG-8	153-23 83rd St	Howard Beach	11414	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	No	(718) 848-9247	831	58	14.4	67.6%	186 (22.4%)	62 (7.5%)	451 (54.3%)	97 (11.7%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.9%)	48.4	1231^st of 2445 public elementary schools	49.7%		38.9	1487^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.2%	256			40.2	31.5	62.0	46.4	54.8	54.6	57.5	61.7	46.8	50.7	41.9	68.1	73.8		40.5		$29,578	$2,022	$27,556

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