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Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School

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Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School ranks 454 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

454^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 70% of New York middle schools

Summary

Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School is a public charter middle school serving 262 students in grades 6-8 in Brooklyn, New York. This school has consistently improved its statewide ranking, moving from the bottom 25% of New York middle schools in 2013-2014 to the top 30% in 2024-2025, and its performance on state assessments is generally above the New York state average, particularly in math.

Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School has a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio and spends significantly more per student ($25,565 to $29,897) compared to the state average, indicating a focus on providing additional resources and support for its students. The school's strong performance is particularly notable given that it serves a high-need population, with over 90% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. Compared to nearby public schools like Restoration Academy and Middle School 61 Dr Gladstone H Atwell, which struggle with student performance, Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School stands out as a high-performing middle school in a challenging urban environment.

While the school's overall performance is strong, there are some areas where it could potentially improve, such as 6th-grade English Language Arts proficiency, which has been below the state average in recent years. Additionally, the school's performance for students with special needs and homeless students, while still above average, could be an area of focus for further improvement. Overall, Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School's effective resource allocation, focus on specific student subgroups, and commitment to providing a quality education for its high-need population are key factors contributing to its success.

268

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,274

Per pupil spending ?

92.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1580 Dean St-3rd Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11213

(718) 604-6910

District: Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

73.5%

Hispanic:

22.4%

White:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2014 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (58% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 63 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the New York median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

New York avg51%

454^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 56 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

272^nd of 874Launch Expeditionary Learning 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	454 of 1500	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	492 of 1504	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	611 of 1500	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.8	1095 of 1479	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	1063 of 1439	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	920 of 1438	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.6	1169 of 1455	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.4	1181 of 1429	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.1	1214 of 1407	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.8	1297 of 1401	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	108 of 676	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	129 of 705	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	163 of 696	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	48.9	314 of 706	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.4	318 of 653	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	227 of 663	65.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	59.6	134 of 615	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	45 of 591	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	62.1	113 of 581	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	41.3	251 of 503	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	430 of 1457	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	63.4	473 of 1465	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	534 of 1463	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.1	1062 of 1454	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	1014 of 1370	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	885 of 1353	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	93.2	45 of 953	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	73.8	190 of 943	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	62.6	267 of 914	70.8%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	295 of 603	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.6	140 of 594	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	54.7	204 of 543	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	180 of 487	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	136 of 457	70.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	250 of 1283	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	239 of 1296	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	53.6	527 of 1288	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.0	880 of 1306	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	807 of 1241	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	647 of 1245	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	535 of 1455	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	483 of 1464	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	656 of 1464	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.9	1108 of 1455	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	999 of 1366	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	875 of 1352	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	190 of 1298	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	231 of 1303	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	55.9	410 of 1307	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.9	921 of 1283	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.5	373 of 1139	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	414 of 1170	64.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)95th percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)84th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)78th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile~ school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-7 vs school

Homeless (2025)51st percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math65%+13 vs state

English Language Arts54%~ state avg

Science51%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (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	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 Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	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 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
Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	1580 Dean St-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 604-6910	268	27	9.9	92.5%	5 (1.9%)	197 (73.5%)	60 (22.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	65.7	454^th of 1500 public middle schools	69.7%		62.8	492^nd of 1504 public middle schools	67.3%	38									52.5	51.4	57.5		62.3	68.6	64.3		50.8	$27,274	$704	$26,570
School Of Integrated Learning (The)	Public	6-8	1224 Park Pl	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 774-0362	214	24	8.9	93.5%	2 (0.9%)	160 (74.8%)	38 (17.8%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (0.9%)	6 (2.8%)	81.2	241^st of 1500 public middle schools	83.9%		76	289^th of 1504 public middle schools	80.8%	48	88.2	100.0		83.3	84.6				73.7	68.4	81.4		75.4	65.8	75.6		26.7	$46,492	$3,266	$43,227
Brooklyn Green School (The)	Public, Magnet	6-8	130 Rochester Ave	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	Yes	No	Yes	(929) 397-3340	214	25	8.7	77.6%	14 (6.5%)	151 (70.6%)	37 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	3 (1.4%)	5 (2.3%)	51.8	693^rd of 1500 public middle schools	53.8%		47.4	760^th of 1504 public middle schools	49.5%	67					70.6	50.0			50.0	64.8	55.4		35.0	66.7	32.7			$36,335	$4,273	$32,062
Middle School 35 Stephen Decatur	Public	6-8	272 MacDonough St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2345	175	19	9.2	92.0%	1 (0.6%)	150 (85.7%)	22 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	79.9	256^th of 1500 public middle schools	82.9%		78.5	252^nd of 1504 public middle schools	83.2%	4				57.1	81.5	9.3			69.6	62.2	88.5		53.9	77.8	64.4		60.5	$45,619	$7,221	$38,399
Restoration Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	31 New York Ave	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 245-8766	91	12	7.3	91.2%	4 (4.4%)	63 (69.2%)	10 (11.0%)	9 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	4 (4.4%)	18.9	1325^th of 1500 public middle schools	11.7%		16	1366^th of 1504 public middle schools	9.2%	41									30.8	32.4	34.6		30.8	27.0	23.1		34.6	$51,587	$5,688	$45,899
Ronald Edmonds Learning Center II	Public	6-8	430 Howard Ave	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 467-0306	99	14	7.0	88.9%	3 (3.0%)	77 (77.8%)	18 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85.4	183^rd of 1500 public middle schools	87.8%		52.5	672^nd of 1504 public middle schools	55.3%	489					93.8		72.7		63.2	72.2	79.2		52.9	94.1	77.3		73.7	$50,006	$3,470	$46,536
Middle School 267 Math Science & Technology	Public	6-8	800 Gates Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2318	142	17	8.4	88.0%	2 (1.4%)	89 (62.7%)	43 (30.3%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	86.2	169^th of 1500 public middle schools	88.7%		83.5	197^th of 1504 public middle schools	86.9%	28					53.3	61.5			53.3	86.1	68.0		91.3	81.8	82.4		90.0	$43,922	$2,982	$40,940
Uncommon Bed-Stuy East Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter	5-9	800 Gates Ave-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Uncommon Bed-Stuy East Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 669-7460	317	28	11.3	85.2%	8 (2.5%)	177 (55.8%)	119 (37.5%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	66.5	440^th of 1500 public middle schools	70.7%		61.8	519^th of 1504 public middle schools	65.5%	79			45.3		55.2			66.7	41.8	58.8	61.5	67.5	61.6	70.9	72.9	40.5		$21,716	$888	$20,828
New Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	790 E New York Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 467-4501	226	25	9.1	88.1%	4 (1.8%)	154 (68.1%)	52 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	27.4	1179^th of 1500 public middle schools	21.4%		36.6	984^th of 1504 public middle schools	34.6%	195				70.4	38.5				34.5	33.3	43.5		28.8	39.5	34.8		37.7	$38,340	$3,082	$35,258
Middle School 61 Dr Gladstone H Atwell	Public	6-8	400 Empire Blvd	Brooklyn	11225	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 774-1002	286	30	9.6	89.2%	5 (1.7%)	226 (79.0%)	34 (11.9%)	3 (1.0%)	10 (3.5%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	36.4	980^th of 1500 public middle schools	34.7%		30	1104^th of 1504 public middle schools	26.6%	124	61.5			85.7	47.4				43.9	45.2	50.0		63.8	39.8	24.6		20.3	$40,581	$4,141	$36,440

Frequently Asked Questions about Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School?

Students at Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School are 74% African American, 22% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School in?

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How many students attend Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 268 students attended Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School.

Is Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School a good school?

Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School ranks 454^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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