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Beginning With Children Charter School II

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Beginning With Children Charter School II ranks 276 th of 2445 New York alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-11

276^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Alternative Schools

Better than 89% of New York alternative schools

Summary

Beginning With Children Charter School II is a public charter school in Brooklyn, New York that serves 712 students in grades KG-11, with a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The school has seen an increase in spending per student, from $18,916 in 2020-2021 to $23,810 in 2023-2024.

The school consistently outperforms the state average on New York State Assessments, with 87.23% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 54.15%. However, the school struggles in some Regents exams like Algebra II, English Language Arts, and Geometry, where proficiency rates are significantly lower than the state average. Additionally, the school has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 97.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Uncommon Bed-Stuy West Charter School and Uncommon Excellence Girls Charter School, Beginning With Children Charter School II generally outperforms them on academic measures, particularly in the earlier grade levels. However, the school's high chronic absenteeism rates are a concern, as the nearby charter schools have lower rates. The school's spending per student is also higher than some nearby public schools, such as New Explorations Into Sciencetech And Math High School and Uncommon Bed-Stuy West Charter School.

800

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,009

Per pupil spending ?

91.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

215 Heyward St
Brooklyn, NY 11206

(718) 302-7700

District: Beginning With Children Charter School II

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.1%

African American:

28.1%

White:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2021 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 11% of New York alternative schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2021

!Common Core Algebra II scores 57 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

New York avg59%

Elementary school

276^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

465^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 10 pts since 2019

From top 41% (2019) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

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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	86.1	276 of 2445	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	653 of 2445	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	685 of 2439	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	818 of 2434	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	87.5	188 of 2201	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	71.0	640 of 2413	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	686 of 2395	71.4%	★★★★☆
2017	77.1	467 of 2386	80.4%	★★★★☆
2016	78.5	429 of 2366	81.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	42 of 1117	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	53.3	342 of 1066	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.4	119 of 1001	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	58.7	279 of 1027	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	73 of 860	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	76.6	91 of 938	90.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	312 of 2409	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	776 of 2413	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	760 of 2403	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.7	852 of 2401	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	83.5	226 of 1955	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	613 of 2357	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	59.2	972 of 2338	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	116 of 1569	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	77.0	252 of 1531	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	284 of 1429	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	224 of 1503	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	92.5	36 of 818	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	83.7	146 of 1315	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	156 of 1392	88.8%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	110 of 792	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	175 of 766	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	182 of 637	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	108 of 622	82.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	54.6	792 of 2041	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.6	439 of 2032	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	346 of 2045	83.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	241 of 2407	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	74.3	522 of 2411	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	570 of 2400	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.1	793 of 2400	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	89.4	95 of 1961	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	68.1	671 of 2358	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	503 of 2340	78.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	142 of 2134	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	83.8	190 of 2110	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	65.2	464 of 2016	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	273 of 2031	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	139 of 1859	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	82.5	166 of 1941	91.4%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	465 of 1500	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	871 of 1504	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.2	599 of 1500	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.0	306 of 1479	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.6	203 of 1242	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	54.0	586 of 1439	59.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	40.9	331 of 615	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	199 of 591	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	590 of 1457	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.9	874 of 1465	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.1	549 of 1463	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.7	246 of 1454	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	82.5	122 of 1066	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	47.6	681 of 1370	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	151 of 965	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	53.3	389 of 953	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.9	257 of 943	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.8	71 of 914	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	83.7	46 of 449	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.3	196 of 826	76.3%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	103 of 603	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	58.7	177 of 594	70.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	318 of 1283	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	47.1	634 of 1296	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	90.0	81 of 1306	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	88.2	68 of 935	92.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	358 of 1455	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	41.2	855 of 1464	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	662 of 1464	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	390 of 1455	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	66.9	271 of 1071	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	58.1	493 of 1366	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	324 of 1298	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	303 of 1303	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	50.4	510 of 1307	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.7	156 of 1283	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	88.6	18 of 522	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	75.1	135 of 1139	88.1%	★★★★☆

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)96th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)86th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)61st percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile+15 vs school

Homeless (2025)83rd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)46th percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Science76%+31 vs state

Math76%+21 vs state

Global History and Geography71%-5 vs state

English Language Arts66%+13 vs state

Earth Science59%-6 vs state

Living Environment49%-7 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts45%-31 vs state

U.S. History and Government40%-35 vs state

Algebra I34%-22 vs state

Life Science Biology23%-35 vs state

Common Core Algebra II18%-57 vs state

Geometry7%-52 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics 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 Geometry 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Beginning With Children Charter School II	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	215 Heyward St	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Beginning With Children Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 302-7700	800	72	11.1	91.4%	19 (2.4%)	225 (28.1%)	537 (67.1%)	7 (0.9%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)								(n/a)		18.2	44.7		58.8	71.0	49.5		40.0	33.7	23.4	7.4	87.2	81.4	71.4	50.0	64.7	53.9	97.8	97.7	97.8	71.4	62.3	53.9	76.5	$24,009	$763	$23,245
Ps 368	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	70 Tompkins Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 388-9494	236	53	4.4	95.3%	19 (8.1%)	96 (40.7%)	102 (43.2%)	10 (4.2%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)								(n/a)																										$114,757	$1,407	$113,350
Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	70 Tompkins Ave-2nd Fl	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 635-3294	919			68.8%	26 (2.8%)	557 (60.6%)	239 (26.0%)	50 (5.4%)	17 (1.8%)	7 (0.8%)	23 (2.5%)								(n/a)			83.0			96.6		25.3		98.0					97.7	95.6	99.0				100.0	98.6	100.0		85.2	$22,061	$00	$22,061
Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	82 Lewis Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 453-1001	665	29	25.1	96.5%	3 (0.5%)	273 (41.1%)	387 (58.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)							51.1			59.2	89.1		96.2	89.7	88.5	81.7	81.8	73.9	97.5	92.4	89.9	93.8	88.3		93.9	$28,434	$3,471	$24,963
Ember Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	616 Quincy St-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Ember Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 285-3787	373	45	8.2	84.7%	4 (1.1%)	288 (77.2%)	69 (18.5%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)								(n/a)			75.6		0.0	95.8	25.0		78.2	22.0			57.1	51.6	13.6	46.4		41.4	46.4	66.7	9.5	60.0	70.8		13.6	$29,665	$1,179	$28,486
Ps 140	Public, Alternative	K-12	141 Macon St	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 783-4842	327	73	4.4	95.7%	9 (2.8%)	182 (55.7%)	114 (34.9%)	13 (4.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)								(n/a)																										$123,701	$1,789	$121,912
Uncommon Bed-Stuy West Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	141 Macon St-1st Fl	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	Uncommon Bed-Stuy West Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 636-0360	1,165	106	10.9	86.1%	13 (1.1%)	883 (75.8%)	197 (16.9%)	29 (2.5%)	24 (2.1%)	6 (0.5%)	13 (1.1%)								(n/a)		25.6	37.6	0.0		47.7	41.2		45.2	47.2		20.3	70.6	68.1	62.0	54.7	66.3	63.4	91.0	87.7	46.5	52.6	57.1	40.0	39.4	$19,229	$886	$18,344
New Explorations Into Sciencetech And Math High School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	111 Columbia St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	Yes	No	No	(212) 677-5190	1,620	97	16.7	27.0%	580 (35.8%)	67 (4.1%)	165 (10.2%)	616 (38.0%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	185 (11.4%)								(n/a)	75.0	86.2	98.7	60.0		98.0	100.0	82.9	96.3	95.4	97.4	94.2	99.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		98.2	$24,263	$1,308	$22,955
Design Works	Public, Alternative	9-10	29 6 Ave	Brooklyn	11217	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(929) 489-3880	163	15	10.8	63.2%	26 (16.0%)	73 (44.8%)	43 (26.4%)	8 (4.9%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.9%)								(n/a)	81.6	42.3	63.9			80.0	51.2			46.1	52.2	71.4														$31,105	$1,530	$29,575
Uncommon Excellence Girls Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	794 Monroe St-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Uncommon Excellence Girls Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 638-1875	871	85	10.2	83.1%	13 (1.5%)	667 (76.6%)	139 (16.0%)	22 (2.5%)	20 (2.3%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.7%)								(n/a)		19.1	24.5	11.1		50.8	30.6		34.6	24.1		9.5	69.8	83.3	53.2	78.7	66.7	78.1	86.1	83.3	38.3	55.3	59.0	65.0	40.4	$24,809	$1,083	$23,725

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