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Brooklyn Ascend Charter School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 1,376 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Brooklyn Ascend Charter School school district. It serves grades K–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 113 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. It operates as a public charter school. 95% of students are proficient in reading. 92% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Brooklyn Ascend Charter School enrolls 1,376 students across grades K–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 113 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Black or African American, 8.1% Hispanic or Latino and 1.2% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,213 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 111 | 8.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 17 | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 1.1% |
| White | 9 | <1% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,225 of the school's 1,376 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,152 qualify for free lunch and 73 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Brooklyn Ascend Charter School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. 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 20, state house district 55.
Brooklyn Ascend Charter School is one of 1 schools in BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL, based in BROOKLYN, New York. The district serves 951 students district-wide and employs 113 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,376 students, Brooklyn Ascend Charter School is larger than the district average of about 951 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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