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Uncommon Brownsville South Charter School Nyc

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Uncommon Brownsville South Charter School Nyc ranks 746 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

746^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Uncommon Brownsville South Charter School Nyc is an elementary school serving 655 students in grades K-8 in Brooklyn, New York. This high-performing charter school consistently outperforms the state and district averages on academic assessments, even as it serves a high-poverty population.

The school's academic performance is exceptional, with 78.75% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA and 86.67% proficient or better in math, compared to state averages of 54.15% and 59.7%, respectively. Uncommon Brownsville South Charter School Nyc also excels for traditionally underperforming subgroups, ranking 160th out of 928 New York elementary schools for African American students in ELA and 10th out of 1,066 schools for English Language Learners in ELA. Despite serving a high-poverty population, with 93.74% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school achieves these strong results while spending significantly less per student than the nearby Fresh Creek School (The).

Uncommon Brownsville South Charter School Nyc has shown consistent academic growth over the years, improving its statewide ranking from 1,783 out of 2,201 schools in 2020-2021 to 746 out of 2,445 schools in 2024-2025. While the school's performance for male students lags behind that of female students, the overall success of the school, particularly for traditionally underserved populations, provides valuable insights for other schools serving similar communities within the Uncommon Brownsville South Charter School Nyc district and the New York City Geographic District #19.

748

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,825

Per pupil spending ?

93.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

985 Rockaway Ave-3rd Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11212

(718) 669-7461

District: Uncommon Brownsville South Charter School Nyc

Racial breakdown:

African American:

77.0%

Hispanic:

17.9%

American Indian:

1.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 69th percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (65% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Above the New York median (69th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Science scores 24 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

New York avg54%

Elementary school

746^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

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Middle school

452^nd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 24% (2016) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

273^rd of 874Uncommon Brownsville South Charter School Nyc 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	67.8	746 of 2445	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	964 of 2445	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.4	719 of 2439	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	59.8	929 of 2434	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.8	1783 of 2201	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	75.5	536 of 2413	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	669 of 2395	72.1%	★★★★☆
2017	67.8	727 of 2386	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	73.1	580 of 2366	75.5%	★★★★☆
2015	66.9	718 of 2352	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.8	1125 of 2345	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	42.3	1344 of 2325	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	160 of 928	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	168 of 927	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	137 of 857	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	178 of 936	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	86.3	91 of 891	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	102 of 948	89.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	97.7	10 of 1066	99.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	669 of 2409	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	60.5	855 of 2413	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.6	750 of 2403	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.0	766 of 2401	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.5	1363 of 1955	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.4	367 of 2357	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	558 of 2338	76.1%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	103 of 792	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	117 of 766	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	127 of 637	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	61.1	172 of 622	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	92 of 730	87.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	80.3	265 of 2078	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	288 of 2041	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	484 of 2099	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	82.8	248 of 2032	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	287 of 2045	86.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	911 of 2407	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	1112 of 2411	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.6	683 of 2400	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	53.7	1052 of 2400	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.2	1218 of 1961	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.5	817 of 2358	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	810 of 2340	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	681 of 2134	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.9	792 of 2110	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	499 of 2016	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.8	539 of 2031	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	357 of 1859	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	52.2	704 of 1941	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	452 of 1500	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	507 of 1504	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.6	349 of 1500	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	298 of 1479	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	40.5	735 of 1242	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	79.7	246 of 1439	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	289 of 1438	79.9%	★★★★☆
2017	79.1	241 of 1455	83.4%	★★★★☆
2016	70.0	349 of 1429	75.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	112 of 676	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	112 of 705	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	79 of 696	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	66 of 706	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.0	58 of 653	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.3	68 of 663	89.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	565 of 1457	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	551 of 1465	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.4	344 of 1463	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	366 of 1454	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	39.7	643 of 1066	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.6	213 of 1370	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	199 of 1353	85.3%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	107 of 603	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.1	150 of 594	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	60 of 543	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	91.0	22 of 487	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	78.1	52 of 457	88.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	219 of 1283	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	141 of 1288	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	165 of 1306	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	122 of 1241	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	84.7	127 of 1245	89.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	367 of 1455	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	451 of 1464	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.8	345 of 1464	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	262 of 1455	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	60.6	343 of 1071	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.2	296 of 1366	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.2	393 of 1352	70.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	332 of 1298	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	57.6	381 of 1303	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	53.8	442 of 1307	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.9	122 of 1283	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	69.9	167 of 1139	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	52.3	404 of 1170	65.5%	★★★☆☆

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 (2024)99th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)87th percentile+27 vs school

Homeless (2025)87th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)83rd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)68th percentile~ school

Male (2025)62nd percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)83rd percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+13 vs school

Homeless (2025)82nd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I85%+29 vs state

Math70%+15 vs state

English Language Arts64%+10 vs state

Living Environment61%+4 vs state

Science21%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	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 Living Environment End of Course	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	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Uncommon Brownsville South Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter	K-8	985 Rockaway Ave-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Uncommon Brownsville South Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 669-7461	748	68	11.0	93.3%	7 (0.9%)	576 (77.0%)	134 (17.9%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.7%)	4 (0.5%)	13 (1.7%)	67.8	746^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.5%		57.5	964^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.6%	218	61.1	85.2		78.8	67.6	54.0	52.1	53.2	73.3	86.7	77.6	66.7	63.9	60.8	42.9	20.6		$18,825	$790	$18,035
Cultural Arts Academy Charter School At Spring Creek	Public, Charter	K-6	1400 Linden Blvd	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Cultural Arts Academy Charter School At Spring Creek	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 683-3300	221	21	10.5	78.7%	3 (1.4%)	177 (80.1%)	36 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	29	1801^st of 2445 public elementary schools	26.3%		39.5	1476^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.6%	325				60.0	42.9	45.2				26.9	47.8	43.8				25.0		$23,596	$519	$23,076
Ps 165 Ida Posner	Public	PK, KG-5	76 Lott Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7759	213	17	12.4	92.0%	9 (4.2%)	173 (81.2%)	25 (11.7%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	78.2	476^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.5%		57.9	947^th of 2445 public elementary schools	61.3%	471				86.7	57.9	62.5				93.8	77.8	87.5				50.0		$44,809	$3,015	$41,794
Ps 41 Francis White	Public	PK, KG-5	411 Thatford Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7732	158	20	8.1	96.2%	0 (0.0%)	103 (65.2%)	46 (29.1%)	4 (2.5%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	60.2	932^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	61.9%		42	1383^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	43.4%	451				65.2	77.8	54.6				69.6	75.9	40.9				34.8		$52,019	$3,460	$48,559
Ps 184 Newport	Public	PK, KG-8	273 Newport St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7776	395	40	9.9	97.2%	3 (0.8%)	263 (66.6%)	120 (30.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	15.3	2187^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.6%		6	2410^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.4%	223				43.3	15.6	12.5	21.2	26.7	30.0	58.3	41.2	21.9	20.6	19.6	7.9	6.3	19.5	$43,227	$3,729	$39,499
Riverdale Avenue Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	76 Riverdale Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 485-1679	301	23	12.8	93.4%	6 (2.0%)	202 (67.1%)	72 (23.9%)	14 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	56	1037^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.6%		57.8	951^st of 2445 public elementary schools	61.1%	86				87.1	55.3	60.0				84.4	56.4	51.4				25.7		$34,346	$3,013	$31,333
Ps 233 Langston Hughes	Public	PK, KG-5	9301 Ave B	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 346-8103	335	30	11.1	85.4%	8 (2.4%)	276 (82.4%)	36 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	72.5	627^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.4%		46.7	1240^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.3%	613				68.4	58.3	73.3				77.5	77.8	83.3				40.0		$39,454	$3,328	$36,126
New American Academy Charter School (The)	Public, Charter	K-5	9301 Ave B	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New American Academy Charter School (The)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 385-1709	247	17	14.5	77.3%	4 (1.6%)	208 (84.2%)	26 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.8%)	66.9	770^th of 2445 public elementary schools	68.5%		60.3	899^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.2%	129				86.7	75.7	65.9				84.4	52.8	73.8				30.2		$21,946	$809	$21,136
Ps 66	Public	PK, KG-8	845 E 96th St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 922-3505	527	47	11.2	80.5%	17 (3.2%)	405 (76.9%)	76 (14.4%)	10 (1.9%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	55.9	1041^st of 2445 public elementary schools	57.4%		40.8	1419^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.0%	378			28.1	63.2	51.2	54.8	41.7	58.7	68.2	66.7	67.4	66.7	60.0	69.7	50.0	34.8		$34,212	$2,678	$31,534
Fresh Creek School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	875 Williams Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 272-1843	190	18	10.3	96.8%	2 (1.1%)	111 (58.4%)	70 (36.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	73.8	592^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	75.8%		73.1	575^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.5%	17				79.2	92.0	86.4				66.7	85.2	54.6				30.0		$35,614	$2,472	$33,141

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