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Hebrew Language Academy Charter School 2

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Hebrew Language Academy Charter School 2 ranks 1177 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

1177^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Hebrew Language Academy Charter School 2 is an elementary public charter school serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 312 students in Brooklyn, New York. The school is part of the Hebrew Language Academy Charter School 2 district, which is ranked 475 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hebrew Language Academy Charter School 2 has demonstrated strong academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA). In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had higher proficiency rates than the state average in ELA for grades 3-5, with 62% of 3rd graders proficient or better, compared to the state average of 54.15%. The school has also performed exceptionally well for certain student subgroups, ranking in the top 12% of New York elementary schools for English Language Learners and in the top 24% for Special Education students in the 2024-2025 school year. However, the school's performance for other subgroups, like African American and White students, has been more mixed, with lower rankings compared to the state.

While Hebrew Language Academy Charter School 2 has seen a significant increase in spending per student, from $15,012 in 2020-2021 to $32,176 in 2023-2024, the school's performance has fluctuated over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 672 out of 2,439 schools in 2022-2023 to 1,454 out of 2,201 schools in 2020-2021. When compared to nearby public schools, such as PS 128 Bensonhurst and PS 200 Benson School, Hebrew Language Academy Charter School 2 generally outperforms them in academic proficiency, particularly in ELA.

335

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,459

Per pupil spending ?

83.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2286 Cropsey Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11214

(718) 682-5610

District: Hebrew Language Academy Charter School 2

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.3%

Hispanic:

26.6%

African American:

14.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 72nd percentile in 2023 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New York median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 72nd-percentile peak (2023) to 52nd (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

New York avg55%

1,177^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 18 pts since 2021

From bottom 34% (2021) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

475^th of 874Hebrew Language Academy Charter School 2 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	51.3	1177 of 2445	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.5	690 of 2445	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	672 of 2439	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	812 of 2434	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.2	1454 of 2201	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	534 of 928	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	498 of 927	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	500 of 936	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	134 of 1117	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	88.3	37 of 1066	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	84.3	62 of 1001	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.3	60 of 1027	94.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	1132 of 2409	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.7	555 of 2413	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	63.9	786 of 2403	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	990 of 2401	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.7	1506 of 1955	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	700 of 1569	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	539 of 1531	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.1	318 of 1429	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.9	273 of 1503	81.8%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	252 of 792	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	748 of 2098	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.9	500 of 2078	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	443 of 2041	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	49.7	794 of 1678	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	1176 of 2407	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	835 of 2411	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.1	564 of 2400	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	649 of 2400	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	40.3	1213 of 1961	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	519 of 2134	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	88.5	127 of 2110	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.5	145 of 2016	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	77.3	247 of 2031	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	58.5	321 of 1044	69.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	777 of 1402	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	74.6	304 of 1392	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	352 of 1337	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.2	454 of 1399	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.2	878 of 1224	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)88th percentile+36 vs school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile+24 vs school

Homeless (2025)68th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)51st percentile~ school

White (2025)45th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)42nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math59%~ state avg

English Language Arts57%~ state avg

Science37%-8 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
Hebrew Language Academy Charter School 2	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2286 Cropsey Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	Hebrew Language Academy Charter School 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 682-5610	335	16	20.9	83.3%	172 (51.3%)	48 (14.3%)	89 (26.6%)	23 (6.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	51.3	1177^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.9%		68.5	690^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.8%	487			62.0	52.5	58.8				54.0	56.5	66.7				37.3		$32,459	$1,822	$30,637
Ps 101 Verrazano (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	8696 24th Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 372-0221	1,113	79	14.1	77.7%	279 (25.1%)	10 (0.9%)	182 (16.4%)	621 (55.8%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.1%)	87.3	251^st of 2445 public elementary schools	89.7%		85.7	298^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.8%	47			75.6	83.8	76.6				82.8	84.2	83.3				66.1		$29,056	$2,608	$26,447
Ps 200 Benson School	Public	PK, KG-5	1940 Benson Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 236-5466	1,209	90	13.4	91.0%	465 (38.5%)	19 (1.6%)	235 (19.4%)	463 (38.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (1.8%)	60.6	920^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.4%		62.1	855^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.0%	65			60.9	57.7	61.6				67.3	66.1	63.4				43.6		$29,120	$2,584	$26,536
Ps 128 Bensonhurst	Public	K-5	2075 84th St	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 373-5900	435	34	12.7	90.1%	179 (41.1%)	15 (3.4%)	97 (22.3%)	133 (30.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	36.1	1580^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.4%		27.3	1828^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.2%	248			49.2	44.7	48.2				43.9	53.9	47.5				40.0		$34,358	$3,002	$31,356
Ps 97 Highlawn (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	1846 W 13th St	Brooklyn	11222	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 672-7550	882	57	15.5	77.6%	221 (25.1%)	11 (1.2%)	199 (22.6%)	427 (48.4%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.7%)	74.1	581^st of 2445 public elementary schools	76.2%		74	556^th of 2445 public elementary schools	77.3%	25			62.1	56.8	74.1				77.1	74.6	83.9				55.4		$32,436	$2,732	$29,704
Ps 212 Lady Deborah Moody	Public	PK, KG-5	87 Bay 49th St	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 266-4841	560	51	10.9	85.4%	125 (22.3%)	52 (9.3%)	228 (40.7%)	144 (25.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	60.3	930^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.0%		39.7	1466^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.0%	536			64.1	58.3	57.0				71.8	55.8	60.2				55.9		$37,863	$2,545	$35,318
Ps 163 Bath Beach	Public	K-8	109 Bay 14th St	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 236-9003	621	55	11.1	84.7%	150 (24.2%)	12 (1.9%)	243 (39.1%)	214 (34.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	90	195^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.0%		92.7	153^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	93.7%	42	100.0	100.0	94.7	69.0	83.7	75.0	87.5	66.1	87.8	82.5	87.7	78.0	91.4	63.6	95.7	51.4	$32,090	$2,711	$29,379
Ps 748 Brooklyn School For Global Scholars	Public	K-5	1664 Benson Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 382-3130	433	33	13.2	82.4%	120 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (27.5%)	180 (41.6%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	73.2	607^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.2%		78.3	469^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.8%	138			71.9	66.7	63.8				80.6	72.1	64.4				53.5		$29,866	$2,623	$27,243
Academy Of Talented Scholars (The)	Public	K-5	50 Ave P	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	No	(718) 621-2730	383	51	7.4	70.0%	210 (54.8%)	6 (1.6%)	37 (9.7%)	122 (31.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	78.1	478^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.4%		81.3	405^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.4%	73			64.3	73.5	71.6				80.0	73.1	70.2				63.5		$43,527	$2,278	$41,249
Brooklyn School Of Inquiry	Public	K-8	50 Ave P	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	No	(718) 621-5730	501	27	18.5	37.5%	221 (44.1%)	31 (6.2%)	26 (5.2%)	193 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.6%)	97.1	25^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.0%		97.3	34^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.6%	9	100.0	94.3	98.1	92.6	94.6	96.2	90.7	100.0	100.0	94.3	92.7	100.0	90.7		80.4		$25,818	$1,341	$24,477

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