State/Public Elementary Open

Christopher Avenue Community School

๐Ÿ“ 51 Christopher Ave, Brooklyn, Kings County, 11212

225
Pupils
11.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Christopher Avenue Community School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 225 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #23 school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 19.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
New York City Geographic District #23

Enrollment & staffing

Christopher Avenue Community School enrolls 225 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 19.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.

Male students
113 (50%)
Female students
112 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
19.9
Student-teacher ratio
11.3:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Black or African American, 43% Hispanic or Latino and 1.3% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American12254%
Hispanic or Latino9743%
Two or more races31.3%
White2<1%
Asian1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

218 of the school's 225 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 218 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Christopher Avenue Community School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY-80, state senate district 19, state house district 55.

School district: NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23

Christopher Avenue Community School is one of 28 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23, based in BROOKLYN, New York. The district serves 8,090 students district-wide and employs 751 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 225 students, Christopher Avenue Community School is smaller than the district average of about 289 students per school.

8,090
District students
28
Schools
751
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

30%
Reading proficient
25%
Math proficient
32%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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