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Explore Excel Charter School

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Explore Excel Charter School ranks 992 nd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

992^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Explore Excel Charter School is a public charter elementary school serving 560 students in grades K-8 in Brooklyn, New York. The school has demonstrated strong academic performance, particularly in math, with several grade levels outperforming the state average on the New York State Assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, 81.63% of 4th graders and 67.44% of 7th graders at Explore Excel Charter School were proficient or better in math, compared to the state averages of 58.64% and 56.47%, respectively.

The school has also shown exceptional performance on Regents exams, with 100% of students proficient or better in Algebra I and 35.38% proficient or better in Living Environment Biology, compared to the state averages of 56.07% and 58.28%, respectively. Additionally, Explore Excel Charter School has consistently improved its statewide ranking, moving from the bottom quartile in 2014-2015 to the middle quartile in recent years, and its SchoolDigger rating has improved from 1 star to 3 stars.

Compared to nearby public schools in the Explore Excel Charter School District, Explore Excel Charter School generally outperforms them in academic achievement, particularly in math and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Explore Excel Charter School had significantly higher proficiency rates in 3rd grade math (92.16%) and 5th grade ELA (68.35%) compared to the nearby PS 114 Ryder Elementary.

624

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,349

Per pupil spending ?

79%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1077 Remsen Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11236

(718) 303-3245

District: Explore Excel Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.0%

Hispanic:

6.7%

American Indian:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Above the New York median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Life Science Biology scores 23 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

New York avg54%

Elementary school

992^nd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 39 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

491^st of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 34 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

337^th of 874Explore Excel 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	57.9	992 of 2445	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	1107 of 2445	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	1112 of 2439	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.6	1890 of 2434	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.3	1430 of 2201	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.1	927 of 2413	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	960 of 2395	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	40.9	1422 of 2386	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.7	1611 of 2366	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	22.9	1867 of 2352	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.4	1726 of 2345	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.5	1241 of 2325	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	199 of 928	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	198 of 927	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	49.8	418 of 936	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.0	165 of 891	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	163 of 948	82.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	207 of 1117	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	52.4	350 of 1066	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	87.8	54 of 1001	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	31.7	733 of 1027	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	887 of 2409	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	966 of 2413	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	1215 of 2403	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	1888 of 2401	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.1	765 of 2357	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	996 of 2338	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	41 of 1569	97.4%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	291 of 792	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	365 of 766	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	655 of 2098	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	572 of 2078	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	574 of 2041	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	33.5	1438 of 2099	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.8	473 of 2032	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	557 of 2045	72.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	1046 of 2407	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	1169 of 2411	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	987 of 2400	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.2	1819 of 2400	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.6	1062 of 2358	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	905 of 2340	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	1189 of 2134	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.4	746 of 2110	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.8	1049 of 2016	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	1045 of 2031	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.1	347 of 1859	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	56.7	590 of 1941	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	491 of 1500	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	625 of 1504	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	626 of 1500	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.3	871 of 1479	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.1	530 of 1439	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.3	870 of 1438	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.0	968 of 1455	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.9	953 of 1429	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	117 of 676	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	137 of 705	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	131 of 696	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.0	231 of 706	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.1	109 of 653	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	59.0	202 of 663	69.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	20 of 646	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	59.8	132 of 615	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	39 of 591	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	25.7	492 of 503	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	415 of 1457	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	57.1	586 of 1465	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	689 of 1463	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.0	847 of 1454	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.1	452 of 1370	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.5	818 of 1353	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	26.9	650 of 810	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	175 of 603	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	44.2	308 of 594	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.1	157 of 457	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	305 of 1283	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	64.9	355 of 1296	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.9	364 of 1288	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	45.2	636 of 1306	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	371 of 1241	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	42.5	677 of 1245	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	514 of 1455	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	618 of 1464	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	523 of 1464	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	747 of 1455	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	584 of 1366	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.8	854 of 1352	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	681 of 1298	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	903 of 1303	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.3	570 of 1307	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.9	289 of 1283	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	43.4	533 of 1139	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.3	473 of 1170	59.6%	★★★☆☆

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

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)81st percentile+22 vs school

African American (2025)79th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+9 vs school

Homeless (2025)63rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile-15 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)97th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2025)83rd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile+4 vs school

Homeless (2025)71st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2018)20th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Math64%+9 vs state

English Language Arts57%+4 vs state

Science40%-5 vs state

Life Science Biology35%-23 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
Explore Excel Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1077 Remsen Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	Explore Excel Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 303-3245	624	50	12.4	79.0%	10 (1.6%)	543 (87.0%)	42 (6.7%)	5 (0.8%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.8%)	57.9	992^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	59.4%		52.2	1107^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.7%	115	100.0	35.4	48.4	62.5	68.4	49.4	53.7	62.5	65.2	81.6	56.8	53.2	67.4	64.4	42.0	0.0	$21,349	$21,349	$00
Ps 114 Ryder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1077 Remsen Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 257-4428	397	30	13.2	85.6%	9 (2.3%)	299 (75.3%)	60 (15.1%)	23 (5.8%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	63.4	858^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.9%		43	1353^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	44.7%	495			78.3	49.1	70.7				92.2	53.6	79.1				27.5		$39,045	$2,864	$36,181
Canarsie Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	9719 Flatlands Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	Canarsie Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 907-0153	857	48	17.6	79.9%	8 (0.9%)	762 (88.9%)	49 (5.7%)	7 (0.8%)	11 (1.3%)	4 (0.5%)	16 (1.9%)	73.4	602^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	75.4%		67.5	718^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.6%	116			66.0	67.0	75.7	75.6	87.4	79.6	76.5	64.1	49.3	77.9	81.4	62.5	52.9	72.7	$15,863	$941	$14,921
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
Ps 276 Louis Marshall	Public	PK, KG-5	1070 E 83rd St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 758-7100	560	41	13.7	88.2%	66 (11.8%)	406 (72.5%)	50 (8.9%)	19 (3.4%)	17 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	73.4	604^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.3%		51.7	1126^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.9%	522			67.4	100.0	60.5				95.5	94.9	73.7				13.9		$34,814	$2,993	$31,821
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 115 Daniel Mucatel School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 E 92nd St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 241-1000	854	50	17.0	78.7%	81 (9.5%)	637 (74.6%)	98 (11.5%)	19 (2.2%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.5%)	56.4	1025^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.1%		58.6	936^th of 2445 public elementary schools	61.7%	89			64.5	54.0	57.4				73.5	60.0	59.6				37.4		$33,614	$2,812	$30,802
Ivy Hill Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	475 E 57th St	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	Ivy Hill Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 789-8959	259	5	45.6	78.8%	4 (1.5%)	227 (87.6%)	20 (7.7%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	44.5	1352^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	44.7%		49.9	1176^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.9%	176			66.7	38.7	55.8				54.1	54.8	55.8				32.6		$26,725	$912	$25,814
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

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Explore Excel Charter School ranks 992^nd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 624 students attended Explore Excel Charter School.

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Students at Explore Excel Charter School are 87% African American, 7% Hispanic, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

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