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Brownsville Ascend Charter School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 871 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Brownsville Ascend Charter School school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. It operates as a public charter school. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Brownsville Ascend Charter School enrolls 871 students across grades K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 60 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% Black or African American, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 1.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 726 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 108 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.1% |
| White | 9 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
814 of the school's 871 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 763 qualify for free lunch and 51 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Brownsville 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.
Brownsville Ascend Charter School is one of 1 schools in BROWNSVILLE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL, based in BROOKLYN, New York. The district serves 591 students district-wide and employs 60 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 871 students, Brownsville Ascend Charter School is larger than the district average of about 591 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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