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Achievement First Linden Charter School

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Achievement First Linden Charter School ranks 1212 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1212^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Achievement First Linden Charter School is an elementary school serving 646 students in grades K-8 in Brooklyn, New York. The school is part of the Achievement First charter network and is located in New York City Geographic District #19, which is ranked 435 out of 874 districts in the state.

The school's academic performance has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from a high of 610 out of 2,413 New York elementary schools in 2018-2019 to a ranking of 1,212 out of 2,445 in 2024-2025. While the school's proficiency rates on state assessments are generally higher than the nearby public schools, they are still below the state averages in English Language Arts, math, and science. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students generally performing better than the school's overall averages, while students with disabilities and economically disadvantaged students tend to have lower proficiency rates.

Despite the school's declining statewide ranking, Achievement First Linden Charter School remains a relatively strong performer within its local context. The school's per-student spending has increased over the past few years, and its student-teacher ratio has also risen, which may have implications for the quality of instruction and support provided to students. Compared to the nearby public schools, Achievement First Linden Charter School serves a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students, highlighting the broader socioeconomic challenges facing the local community.

630

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,344

Per pupil spending ?

92.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 Van Siclen Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11207

(347) 471-2700

District: Achievement First Linden Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.3%

Hispanic:

19.7%

American Indian:

4.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 33rd percentile in 2024 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 50th (2025) from a 33rd-percentile low (2024)

✓Above the New York median (50th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

New York avg53%

Elementary school

1,212^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 23 pts since 2018

From top 26% (2018) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

600^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 10 pts since 2022

From top 50% (2022) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

435^th of 874Achievement First Linden 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	49.4	1212 of 2445	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.7	1631 of 2445	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	1542 of 2439	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	1592 of 2434	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.2	610 of 2413	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	630 of 2395	73.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	291 of 928	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	384 of 927	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	338 of 857	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	347 of 936	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.0	94 of 891	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	106 of 948	88.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	1148 of 2409	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.6	1664 of 2413	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	1456 of 2403	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	1566 of 2401	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.0	450 of 2357	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	324 of 2338	86.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	679 of 1569	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	774 of 1531	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	1030 of 1429	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.7	958 of 1503	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	419 of 792	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.8	224 of 766	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	27.5	495 of 637	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.2	358 of 622	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	83.4	78 of 730	89.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	721 of 2098	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.4	1122 of 2078	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	1004 of 2041	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.7	1163 of 2099	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	82.5	251 of 2032	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	274 of 2045	86.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	1263 of 2407	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	1543 of 2411	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	1596 of 2400	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	1578 of 2400	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.7	792 of 2358	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	995 of 2340	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	843 of 2134	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.8	1192 of 2110	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	919 of 2016	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.7	1555 of 2031	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	80.1	172 of 1859	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	80.6	183 of 1941	90.6%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	600 of 1500	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.3	991 of 1504	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.8	609 of 1500	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	735 of 1479	50.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	157 of 676	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	45.4	359 of 705	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.5	189 of 696	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	62.5	193 of 706	72.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	5 of 646	99.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	641 of 1457	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.7	1024 of 1465	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.0	574 of 1463	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	564 of 1454	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	243 of 965	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	59.2	322 of 953	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	123 of 603	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	59.3	174 of 594	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	59.7	158 of 543	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	47.5	228 of 487	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	333 of 1283	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	41.2	757 of 1296	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.8	331 of 1288	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	52.3	506 of 1306	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	539 of 1455	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.5	845 of 1464	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.8	634 of 1464	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.4	892 of 1455	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	329 of 1298	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	45.5	589 of 1303	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	328 of 1307	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	47.1	532 of 1283	58.5%	★★★☆☆

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

African American (2025)69th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)48th percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2025)47th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)99th percentile+39 vs school

Homeless (2025)80th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)77th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math58%+3 vs state

English Language Arts50%-3 vs state

Science45%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (2025)	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	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
Achievement First Linden Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	800 Van Siclen Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	Achievement First Linden Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2700	630	29	21.7	92.7%	9 (1.4%)	449 (71.3%)	124 (19.7%)	8 (1.3%)	29 (4.6%)	5 (0.8%)	6 (1.0%)	49.4	1212^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.4%		33.7	1631^st of 2445 public elementary schools	33.3%	419	34.0	48.4	63.3	49.4	48.0	51.6	64.0	62.9	51.9	58.8	56.8	54.0	35.4	56.3	$23,344	$1,571	$21,773
Ps 213 New Lots	Public	PK, KG-5	580 Hegeman Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 257-4034	199	21	9.4	93.5%	20 (10.1%)	113 (56.8%)	40 (20.1%)	20 (10.1%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	29.3	1796^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.5%		12.4	2281^st of 2445 public elementary schools	6.7%	485	38.5	25.0	33.3				57.1	60.7	38.9				33.3		$45,464	$4,239	$41,225
Ps 4	Public	PK, KG-5	923 Jerome St	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 272-7555	385	85	4.5	89.6%	16 (4.2%)	219 (56.9%)	106 (27.5%)	31 (8.1%)	8 (2.1%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)								(n/a)															$118,358	$1,317	$117,042
Ps 306 Ethan Allen	Public	PK, KG-5	970 Vermont St	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 649-3155	259	23	11.1	98.1%	2 (0.8%)	180 (69.5%)	75 (29.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	65	821^st of 2445 public elementary schools	66.4%		42.2	1376^th of 2445 public elementary schools	43.7%	555	57.1	59.5	78.8				71.4	62.2	72.7				42.4		$41,776	$3,915	$37,861
Ps 273 Wortman	Public	PK, KG-5	923 Jerome St	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 649-5739	299	24	12.4	89.6%	4 (1.3%)	195 (65.2%)	96 (32.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15.4	2182^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	10.8%		15.7	2195^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.2%	13	36.1	26.3	50.0				33.3	26.3	25.0				25.0		$37,836	$2,755	$35,081
Ps 13 Roberto Clemente	Public	PK, KG-5	557 Pennsylvania Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 498-3717	331	29	11.4	95.2%	8 (2.4%)	197 (59.5%)	111 (33.5%)	5 (1.5%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	42.1	1415^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.1%		65	781^st of 2445 public elementary schools	68.1%	634	34.8	56.4	61.7				47.8	71.8	50.0				28.6		$38,923	$3,253	$35,669
Ps 190 Sheffield	Public	PK, KG-5	590 Sheffield Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 346-8780	104	8	12.5	94.2%	13 (12.5%)	67 (64.4%)	21 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	83.1	348^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.8%		77.6	484^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.2%	136	86.7	100.0	80.0				86.7	100.0	100.0				22.2		$49,276	$3,569	$45,707
Fresh Creek School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	875 Williams Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 272-1843	190	18	10.3	96.8%	2 (1.1%)	111 (58.4%)	70 (36.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	73.8	592^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	75.8%		73.1	575^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.5%	17	79.2	92.0	86.4				66.7	85.2	54.6				30.0		$35,614	$2,472	$33,141
Ps 202 Ernest S Jenkyns	Public	PK, KG-5	982 Hegeman Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 649-7880	249	17	14.6	92.8%	1 (0.4%)	129 (51.8%)	109 (43.8%)	7 (2.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8	2340^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.3%		30.6	1728^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.3%	612	19.4	28.6	24.1				19.4	27.6	23.5				24.1		$37,918	$5,053	$32,865
Brooklyn Gardens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	574 Dumont Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7012	355	23	15.1	96.6%	6 (1.7%)	198 (55.8%)	135 (38.0%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.7%)	54.1	1083^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	55.7%		20	2061^st of 2445 public elementary schools	15.7%	978	77.1	59.5	50.0				80.6	53.5	41.9				44.2		$33,396	$3,450	$29,946

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