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Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School

Public, Charter Grades 7-12

1199^th

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of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 3% of New York high schools

Summary

Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School is a public charter high school serving grades 7-12 in Brooklyn, New York, with 573 students. The school is part of the Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School District, which is ranked 865 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite serving a high-poverty student population, with 78.88% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New York high schools over the past 5 years, with rankings ranging from 480 out of 519 schools in 2020-2021 to 1209 out of 1242 schools in 2023-2024. The school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as Female Students, Male Students, Special Education Students, and Low Socioeconomic Status Students, is also very low. Additionally, the school has had declining four-year graduation rates, dropping from 85.1% in 2021-2022 to 73.2% in 2023-2024, and extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 83.2% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School to nearby public high schools, such as Science Skills Center High School and Urban Assembly School for Law and Justice, it performs significantly worse across a variety of metrics, including test scores, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. Despite the high-needs population, the school's per-student spending has fluctuated between $16,585 and $26,767 over the past few years, which is lower than some of the nearby district-run high schools. The consistently low performance across multiple metrics suggests a need for significant interventions and support to improve student outcomes at Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School.

628

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,052

Per pupil spending ?

79.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

77 Sands St
Brooklyn, NY 11201

(347) 429-8439

District: Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

77.4%

Hispanic:

19.1%

American Indian:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2021 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (33% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (74% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

New York avg66%

1,199^th of 1,234

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Bottom 3%▼ down 5 pts since 2021

From bottom 8% (2021) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

865^th of 874Brooklyn Laboratory 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	55.0	624 of 1500	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.6	984 of 1479	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.4	844 of 1242	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	954 of 1439	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	1006 of 1438	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.5	899 of 1455	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	65.8	195 of 696	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	46.6	338 of 706	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.2	274 of 653	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.3	306 of 663	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	54.1	637 of 1463	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.0	962 of 1454	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	752 of 1370	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	959 of 1353	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	47.8	382 of 826	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	402 of 810	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	42.7	305 of 543	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	293 of 487	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.9	163 of 457	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	55.3	497 of 1288	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.5	821 of 1306	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	772 of 1241	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	818 of 1245	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	58.6	525 of 1464	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.8	842 of 1455	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	997 of 1366	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	939 of 1352	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	31.3	946 of 1307	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	1007 of 1283	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.9	505 of 1139	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	295 of 1170	74.8%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	1199 of 1234	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	1209 of 1242	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	1150 of 1228	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	1126 of 1190	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	480 of 519	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	669 of 713	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	641 of 690	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	593 of 671	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	590 of 593	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	28 of 42	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	471 of 669	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.1	362 of 637	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	1174 of 1206	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	1186 of 1219	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	1137 of 1197	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	950 of 1155	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	264 of 290	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	8.2	839 of 865	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	581 of 607	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	543 of 564	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	480 of 531	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	1149 of 1179	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	1149 of 1170	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	1111 of 1155	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	1173 of 1201	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	1181 of 1211	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	1096 of 1191	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	1122 of 1154	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	339 of 354	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	1119 of 1149	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1047 of 1144	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	990 of 1130	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	1016 of 1038	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	112 of 137	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2023)72nd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2023)64th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)61st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2023)56th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2019)54th percentile+20 vs school

Homeless (2023)44th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2023)28th percentile-31 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile+27 vs school

African American (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Homeless (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core Geometry100%+76 vs state

Chemistry68%+3 vs state

Global History and Geography43%-33 vs state

U.S. History and Government42%-33 vs state

Life Science Biology31%-28 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts26%-50 vs state

Living Environment26%-31 vs state

Algebra I20%-36 vs state

Common Core Algebra II10%-65 vs state

Geometry7%-53 vs state

Physics0%-69 vs state

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by a student
Monday, May 17, 2021

Brooklyn Lab Charter School is a middle school located in the downtown area of Brooklyn, New York City. It’s was founded the CEO, Eric Tucker who wanted to create a safe learning environment for the students that attended. However, over the years, the school has been downgrading. From the mental health of the students to the pain inflicted on the teachers. Brooklyn Lab is a horrible school and reform might help. I’ve attended this school and I have nothing goodly say about it. People change as they get older however this doesn’t change their former students for better but instead make them worse then how they came in. The school’s primary focus is only based on academics but, never the health of the students or the teachers who work hard to educate their students. Not only health is a problem but the lack of sable pay. Teachers have come and go because their not respected and appreciated for their time and effort that they invest in the school. The CEO is deadbeat and doesn’t care about the students. He only comes once a month and still can’t keep a bond with the students that attended. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (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 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	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	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 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	77 Sands St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 429-8439	628	37	16.9	79.1%	6 (1.0%)	486 (77.4%)	120 (19.1%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	5.6	1199^th of 1234 public high schools	2.8%		5	1209^th of 1242 public high schools	2.7%	10	0.7	9.6	25.7	1.5		43.4	25.6	0.0	41.6	20.4	30.6	6.9							$21,052	$898	$20,155
Science Skills Center High School	Public	9-12	49 Flatbush Ave Ext	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 243-9413	453	40	11.4	89.4%	17 (3.8%)	273 (60.3%)	105 (23.2%)	34 (7.5%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.5%)	43.7	719^th of 1234 public high schools	41.7%		54.1	598^th of 1242 public high schools	51.9%	121	41.7	75.0	65.4			82.4	85.7	9.1	52.8	62.9	55.8	26.9	69.6						$31,493	$3,274	$28,219
Brooklyn International High School	Public	9-12	49 Flatbush Ave Ext	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 643-9315	290	30	9.5	89.0%	19 (6.6%)	42 (14.5%)	188 (64.8%)	37 (12.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			29.8																$36,617	$4,558	$32,058
Urban Assembly School For Music And Art	Public	9-12	49 Flatbush Ave Ext	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 858-0249	142	17	8.1	86.6%	5 (3.5%)	75 (52.8%)	58 (40.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	15.8	1047^th of 1234 public high schools	15.2%		22.2	952^nd of 1242 public high schools	23.3%	95			55.6		17.7	35.9	47.8		68.4	26.5	50.0	0.0	30.0						$37,723	$2,265	$35,459
George Westinghouse Career And Technical Educational High School	Public	9-12	105 Tech Pl	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 625-6130	557	58	9.6	89.2%	17 (3.1%)	320 (57.5%)	181 (32.5%)	25 (4.5%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	18	1010^th of 1234 public high schools	18.2%		12.1	1111^th of 1242 public high schools	10.5%	101	10.9	42.7	61.7	0.0		61.3	34.1	15.4	51.6	42.4	33.6	15.0							$34,141	$3,034	$31,107
City Polytechnic High School	Public	9-12	105 Tech Pl	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 875-1473	454	32	14.1	76.9%	8 (1.8%)	271 (59.7%)	118 (26.0%)	35 (7.7%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.6%)	22.3	957^th of 1234 public high schools	22.4%		23.2	938^th of 1242 public high schools	24.5%	19		37.9	65.4			64.1	31.7		41.0	20.8	53.9		68.9						$29,335	$2,663	$26,672
Urban Assembly School For Law And Justice (The)	Public	9-12	283 Adams St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 858-1160	416	39	10.6	82.0%	14 (3.4%)	242 (58.2%)	132 (31.7%)	17 (4.1%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	44.2	713^th of 1234 public high schools	42.2%		54	601^st of 1242 public high schools	51.6%	112			84.8			86.5	28.6		71.0	33.6	53.9	20.0							$28,605	$2,460	$26,144
Urban Assembly Institute Of Math And Science For Young Women	Public	6-12	283 Adams St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 260-2300	352	35	9.9	83.0%	47 (13.4%)	183 (52.0%)	53 (15.1%)	52 (14.8%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.3%)	13.2	1092^nd of 1234 public high schools	11.5%		9.2	1154^th of 1242 public high schools	7.1%	62		35.3	44.0			60.9	44.4		43.7	25.6	40.0	32.1	20.2	55.0	46.7	58.8	50.0	45.2	$33,078	$3,051	$30,027
Dr Susan S McKinney Secondary School Of The Arts	Public	7-12	101 Park Ave	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 834-6760	132	24	5.6	92.4%	2 (1.5%)	93 (70.5%)	34 (25.8%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	11.9	1112^th of 1234 public high schools	9.9%		8.4	1165^th of 1242 public high schools	6.2%	53	8.3		56.8			46.9	28.2		57.1	8.3	37.5	10.0	42.9						$51,410	$2,760	$48,649
Brooklyn Frontiers High School	Public	9-12	112 Schermerhorn St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 722-4727	160	20	8.1	93.8%	7 (4.4%)	89 (55.6%)	56 (35.0%)	6 (3.8%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.6	978^th of 1234 public high schools	20.7%		24.8	916^th of 1242 public high schools	26.2%	62			59.5			68.9	38.1		49.3	39.5	18.8								$38,854	$3,881	$34,973

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