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Bushwick Ascend Charter School

Q: Is Bushwick Ascend Charter School a good school?

Bushwick Ascend Charter School ranks 625 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

625^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Bushwick Ascend Charter School is an elementary school serving grades K-8 in Brooklyn, New York, with 771 students. This high-performing school consistently outpaces the academic achievement of nearby traditional public schools, even while serving a student population with high needs.

Bushwick Ascend Charter School stands out for its exceptional academic performance. The school significantly outperforms the state and local district averages on New York State Assessments across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had proficiency rates ranging from 57.69% to 81.72% in English Language Arts and 58.44% to 86.42% in Math, far exceeding the state averages. The school also ranks in the top quartile of New York elementary schools for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Bushwick Ascend Charter School's strong performance is further highlighted by its significant improvement over time, moving from the bottom quartile in 2015-2016 to the top quartile in 2024-2025. This consistent high performance is likely due to the school's focus on academic excellence, strong resource allocation, and effective instructional practices. Notably, the school spends significantly more per student ($18,908 in 2023-2024) compared to the nearby traditional public schools, which range from $33,618 to $40,863 per student. This higher spending may contribute to the school's ability to provide more individualized attention and support for its students.

738

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,897

Per pupil spending ?

92.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

751 Knickerbocker Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11221

(718) 240-9162

District: Bushwick Ascend Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.1%

African American:

13.7%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (72% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 38 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New York median (74th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

New York avg53%

Elementary school

625^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 38 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

124^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 42 pts since 2017

From top 50% (2017) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

139^th of 874Bushwick Ascend 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	72.6	625 of 2445	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	55.8	1010 of 2445	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	901 of 2439	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	979 of 2434	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	14.5	1973 of 2201	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	75.5	535 of 2413	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	573 of 2395	76.1%	★★★★☆
2017	54.7	1056 of 2386	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.8	1288 of 2366	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.3	1494 of 2352	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.0	1122 of 2345	52.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	62.8	266 of 857	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	337 of 936	64.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	125 of 1117	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	220 of 1066	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	110 of 1001	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	189 of 1027	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	97 of 860	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	86.2	47 of 938	95.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	742 of 2409	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	1085 of 2413	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	878 of 2403	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	1087 of 2401	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.3	440 of 2357	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	481 of 2338	79.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	233 of 1569	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	357 of 1531	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	287 of 1429	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	292 of 1503	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	85.9	129 of 1315	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	83.8	146 of 1392	89.5%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	154 of 792	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	53.8	273 of 766	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	158 of 637	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	63.5	161 of 622	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	149 of 730	79.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	317 of 2098	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	479 of 2078	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	426 of 2041	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	515 of 2099	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	230 of 2032	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	239 of 2045	88.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	544 of 2407	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	58.8	923 of 2411	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	936 of 2400	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	860 of 2400	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.9	581 of 2358	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	629 of 2340	73.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	262 of 2134	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	55.7	674 of 2110	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	560 of 2016	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	58.1	572 of 2031	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	65.6	355 of 1859	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	417 of 1941	78.5%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	124 of 1500	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	60.3	539 of 1504	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.4	334 of 1500	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	211 of 1479	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	212 of 1439	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	63.8	466 of 1438	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.2	730 of 1455	49.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	45 of 676	93.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	23 of 646	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	69.2	78 of 615	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	27 of 591	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	84.3	20 of 581	96.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	106 of 1457	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	58.6	562 of 1465	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.5	364 of 1463	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	236 of 1454	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	86.0	150 of 1370	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	332 of 1353	75.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	44 of 965	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	73.6	180 of 953	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	98 of 943	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	89.3	50 of 914	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	89.9	55 of 826	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	76.4	139 of 810	82.8%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	43 of 603	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	36.9	387 of 594	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.4	114 of 543	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	57 of 487	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	89.2	25 of 457	94.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	54 of 1283	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	68.7	308 of 1296	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.5	169 of 1288	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	88.5	92 of 1306	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	88.0	114 of 1241	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	72.3	242 of 1245	80.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	159 of 1455	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	59.7	512 of 1464	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.9	333 of 1464	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	214 of 1455	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	277 of 1366	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	51.9	613 of 1352	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	111 of 1298	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	58.2	373 of 1303	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	151 of 1307	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	203 of 1283	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	148 of 1139	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	104 of 1170	91.1%	★★★★★

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

English Language Learner (2025)89th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+10 vs school

Homeless (2025)81st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2023)69th percentile+6 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)96th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math77%+22 vs state

English Language Arts71%+17 vs state

Science60%+16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 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
Bushwick Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	751 Knickerbocker Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Bushwick Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 240-9162	738	42	17.5	92.3%	11 (1.5%)	101 (13.7%)	613 (83.1%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	72.6	625^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.4%		55.8	1010^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.7%	385			68.8	57.7	65.3	69.1	77.8	81.7	84.2	75.6	58.4	71.4	86.4	84.8	50.7	68.5	$16,897	$1,214	$15,683
Ps 151 Lyndon B Johnson	Public	PK, KG-5	763 Knickerbocker Ave	Brooklyn	11237	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 326-6360	268	32	8.4	86.9%	6 (2.2%)	20 (7.5%)	234 (87.3%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	42.7	1398^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.8%		41.2	1408^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.4%	10			47.2	38.9	55.0				55.6	36.1	72.5				43.6		$43,750	$3,328	$40,422
Ps 106 Edward Everett Hale	Public	PK, KG-5	1328 Putnam Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-0261	327	40	8.1	90.5%	5 (1.5%)	23 (7.0%)	294 (89.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11.4	2273^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	7.0%		11.8	2301^st of 2445 public elementary schools	5.9%	28			23.3	26.5	33.3				31.8	27.8	24.5				28.3		$42,363	$3,817	$38,546
Ps 377 Alejandrina B De Gautier	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Woodbine St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-0325	209	17	12.2	88.0%	2 (1.0%)	17 (8.1%)	189 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.6	2371^st of 2445 public elementary schools	3.0%		28.1	1804^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.2%	567			8.3	39.1	38.9				7.4	8.0	5.0				5.0		$39,764	$3,613	$36,151
Achievement First North Brooklyn Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	200 Woodbine St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Achievement First North Brooklyn Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2690	843	52	16.3	90.3%	24 (2.8%)	74 (8.8%)	732 (86.8%)	5 (0.6%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63.1	865^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.6%		63.2	819^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.5%	46			50.6	52.9	57.3	62.6	66.0	76.3	95.4	91.7	68.2	40.2	67.0	57.3	46.7	63.4	$17,446	$1,174	$16,272
Ps/Is 384 Frances E Carter	Public	PK, KG-8	242 Cooper St	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 642-4890	339	40	8.4	93.5%	4 (1.2%)	41 (12.1%)	289 (85.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	23.6	1971^st of 2445 public elementary schools	19.4%		21.4	2023^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	17.3%	52	22.2	7.7	34.6	19.2	39.4	41.2	53.3	23.1	70.4	14.8	29.4	45.5	16.7		12.1		$41,939	$3,456	$38,483
Robert E Peary School	Public	PK, KG-8	16-66 Hancock St	Ridgewood	11385	Queens County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 456-7588	581	122	4.7	85.9%	46 (7.9%)	155 (26.7%)	260 (44.8%)	91 (15.7%)	18 (3.1%)	5 (0.9%)	6 (1.0%)								(n/a)																	$124,708	$3,248	$121,460
Ps/Is 45 Horace E Greene	Public	PK, KG-8	84 Schaefer St	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 642-5360	440	41	10.7	85.9%	13 (3.0%)	168 (38.2%)	245 (55.7%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	35.9	1589^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.0%		21.1	2031^st of 2445 public elementary schools	16.9%	442	16.3	20.8	60.5	14.6	33.3	58.1	40.8	69.4	69.1	27.9	42.5	58.1	58.0		28.2		$36,559	$3,357	$33,202
Ps 299 Thomas Warren Field School	Public	PK, KG-5	88 Woodbine St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 473-8230	229	21	10.9	90.4%	12 (5.2%)	64 (27.9%)	150 (65.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	42.9	1391^st of 2445 public elementary schools	43.1%		35.1	1591^st of 2445 public elementary schools	34.9%	200			39.1	45.8	62.9				58.3	50.0	38.9				50.0		$37,346	$3,398	$33,948
Ps 239	Public	PK, KG-5	17-15 Weirfield St	Ridgewood	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 417-2840	414	31	13.3	86.7%	32 (7.7%)	14 (3.4%)	333 (80.4%)	34 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.1	2194^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.3%		24.1	1935^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.9%	259			28.6	37.5	33.3				20.8	41.4	38.8				16.3		$34,140	$2,511	$31,629

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Bushwick Ascend Charter School ranks 625^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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Students at Bushwick Ascend Charter School are 83% Hispanic, 14% African American, 1% White.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 738 students attended Bushwick Ascend Charter School.

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