Original Research by School Decision on Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School
Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School serves kindergarten through eighth grade in Brooklyn, with a student body composed predominantly of Black and Hispanic students. The school operates as a charter district with a small enrollment spread across nine grade levels. The K-8 program is located in Bedford Stuyvesant proper, with the school's recent expansion into high school grades housed at a separate campus in Williamsburg.
The school has undergone significant structural changes in recent years. It has been authorized to expand to a full K-12 model, adding ninth and tenth grades and planning to add one additional grade each year until reaching twelfth grade. This expansion allows families who have attended the K-8 program to continue with the school through high school rather than transitioning to a new institution after eighth grade.
In 2024, the school underwent a major reorganization when it merged with a newly authorized sister charter, Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School 2. The organization now operates under the name Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter Schools with a co-leadership model. The merger reorganized governance such that the SUNY-authorized entity became the successor corporation. Parents should be aware that this structural change affects which authorizer oversees the school and how governance operates, so a parent may want to clarify with the school administration how this affects their child's enrollment and schooling.
State assessment data and proficiency rates were not available for this entity, so it is not possible to characterize academic performance against state standards or trends over time. A graduation rate is not applicable since the school currently only serves through eighth grade.
Among Kings County's districts, the school's chronic absenteeism rate falls in the bottom quartile, indicating a higher proportion of chronically absent students than most other district entities in the county. Spending per pupil is in the middle to upper-middle range for the county.
Data on free or reduced lunch eligibility, students receiving special education services, and English learner enrollment were not provided. A parent seeking detailed information about student support services, academic programming, or the school's approach to addressing attendance patterns would benefit from speaking directly with school administrators.
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