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Imagine Me Leadership Charter School

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Imagine Me Leadership Charter School ranks 618 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

618^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Imagine Me Leadership Charter School is a high-performing elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Brooklyn, New York, with 226 students. The school consistently outperforms the state and local district averages on New York State Assessments, with significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and math across all grade levels.

Imagine Me Leadership Charter School has exceptional performance for its special education and subgroup populations, ranking 20th out of 2,134 New York elementary schools for its special education students and 151st out of 928 schools for its African American students, both with 4- and 5-star ratings, respectively. The school has shown a consistent improvement in its statewide ranking over the years, moving from 1,461st out of 2,352 New York elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 618th out of 2,445 schools in 2024-2025, with a 4-star rating.

Compared to nearby traditional public schools, such as PS 202 Ernest S Jenkyns, PS 13 Roberto Clemente, and PS 273 Wortman, Imagine Me Leadership Charter School significantly outperforms them in academic achievement. While the school is already performing at a high level, there may be opportunities for further improvement, particularly in areas like 5th-8th grade math and science proficiency.

280

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,817

Per pupil spending ?

82.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

39 Truxton St
Brooklyn, NY 11233

(347) 985-2140

District: Imagine Me Leadership Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.5%

Hispanic:

23.6%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (70% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 37 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New York median (75th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 12 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

New York avg54%

Elementary school

618^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 37 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

367^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 60 pts since 2021

From bottom 16% (2021) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

215^th of 874Imagine Me Leadership 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	72.9	618 of 2445	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	62.0	858 of 2445	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	1046 of 2439	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	1006 of 2434	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.9	1282 of 2201	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	80.9	403 of 2413	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	85.5	258 of 2395	89.2%	★★★★☆
2017	82.1	346 of 2386	85.5%	★★★★☆
2016	72.9	585 of 2366	75.3%	★★★★☆
2015	39.5	1461 of 2352	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	18.9	1984 of 2345	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	151 of 928	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	208 of 927	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	163 of 936	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	90.2	61 of 891	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	36 of 948	96.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	995 of 2409	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	995 of 2413	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	89.4	47 of 730	93.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	412 of 2098	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	483 of 2041	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	55.3	787 of 2099	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.1	187 of 2032	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	89.7	117 of 2045	94.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	625 of 2407	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	56.1	990 of 2411	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	989 of 2400	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	1038 of 2400	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.4	1186 of 1961	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	82.1	349 of 2358	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	86.1	213 of 2340	90.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.4	20 of 2134	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	77 of 1859	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	84.8	137 of 1941	92.9%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	367 of 1500	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	463 of 1504	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.9	1017 of 1500	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	850 of 1479	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.6	1046 of 1242	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	100 of 676	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	69 of 705	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	67.4	159 of 706	77.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	746 of 1457	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.3	475 of 1465	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	179 of 1283	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	34.9	900 of 1288	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	245 of 1455	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	228 of 1464	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	40.3	886 of 1464	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	690 of 1455	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.1	932 of 1071	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2025)99th percentile+24 vs school

Homeless (2018)94th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)84th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile~ school

Female (2025)59th percentile-16 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)85th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I96%+40 vs state

Living Environment86%+29 vs state

English Language Arts76%+23 vs state

Math67%+11 vs state

Science33%-12 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 Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Imagine Me Leadership Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	39 Truxton St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	Imagine Me Leadership Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 985-2140	280			82.9%	1 (0.4%)	203 (72.5%)	66 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	72.9	618^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.7%		62	858^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.9%	240	85.7	96.0		90.5	100.0	76.3	74.1	68.6	67.9	71.4	90.9	80.6	53.9	52.9	32.6		$13,817	$13,817	$00
Ps/Is 155 Nicholas Herkimer	Public	PK, KG-8	1355 Herkimer St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 240-4340	298	24	12.4	90.9%	2 (0.7%)	96 (32.2%)	186 (62.4%)	3 (1.0%)	8 (2.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	26.2	1888^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.8%		49.6	1182^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	51.7%	706		47.6		75.0	20.0	22.2	23.1	25.0	52.9	76.2	5.6	13.6	38.9	45.8	18.8	25.0	$45,345	$4,492	$40,853
Brooklyn Landmark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	251 Macdougal St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 443-2747	378	31	12.2	81.0%	6 (1.6%)	240 (63.5%)	109 (28.8%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	76.3	518^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.8%		86.6	281^st of 2445 public elementary schools	88.5%	237				77.8	76.3	85.5				66.1	78.6	83.9			34.8		$33,666	$3,061	$30,605
Christopher Avenue Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	51 Christopher Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-5761	297	24	12.5	99.7%	14 (4.7%)	118 (39.7%)	154 (51.9%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	77.9	485^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.2%		57.6	957^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.9%	472				85.2	90.0	64.7				96.2	85.0	64.7			23.5		$36,551	$3,276	$33,275
Ps 178 Saint Clair McKelway	Public	PK, KG-8	2163 Dean St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7768	313	27	11.4	92.7%	9 (2.9%)	187 (59.7%)	105 (33.5%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	32.3	1704^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.3%		33.4	1639^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.0%	65		23.3		60.9	85.0	28.0	0.0	24.2	44.8	50.0	72.7	33.3	16.7	10.8	17.4	24.0	$36,893	$3,150	$33,742
Ps 298 Dr Betty Shabazz	Public	PK, KG-5	85 Watkins St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7793	339	28	12.3	97.9%	2 (0.6%)	209 (61.7%)	125 (36.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13.1	2241^st of 2445 public elementary schools	8.3%		20	2060^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.7%	181				38.5	22.2	45.7				30.0	28.1	21.9			15.2		$37,667	$3,818	$33,849
Ps 137 Rachel Jean Mitchell	Public	PK, KG-5	121 Saratoga Ave	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 453-2926	145	19	7.6	79.3%	9 (6.2%)	85 (58.6%)	40 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	9 (6.2%)	45.7	1310^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.4%		32	1685^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.1%	375				33.3	60.0	41.7				66.7	54.6	69.2			38.5		$46,969	$3,266	$43,703
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 150 Christopher	Public	PK, KG-5	364 Sackman St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7746	97	10	10.0	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	57 (58.8%)	38 (39.2%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	14.9	2198^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.1%		16.2	2177^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.0%	21				35.7	38.5	41.2				35.7	35.7	23.5			11.8		$53,384	$3,058	$50,326
Dr Jacqueline Peek-Davis School	Public	PK, KG-5	430 Howard Ave	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 953-4569	218	14	15.5	96.8%	12 (5.5%)	149 (68.3%)	49 (22.5%)	6 (2.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	27.5	1847^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.5%		39.8	1459^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.3%	388				39.1	41.7	64.3				27.3	36.0	53.9					$37,966	$3,705	$34,260

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What is the racial makeup of Imagine Me Leadership Charter School?

Students at Imagine Me Leadership Charter School are 73% African American, 24% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Is Imagine Me Leadership Charter School a good school?

Imagine Me Leadership Charter School ranks 618^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Imagine Me Leadership Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 280 students attended Imagine Me Leadership Charter School.

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