Original Research by School Decision on Achievement First Voyager Charter School
Achievement First Voyager Charter School has undergone a substantial transformation, and anyone considering it should understand that this is no longer the middle school it has been for years.
The school operated as a grades 6-8 middle school in Brooklyn's Prospect-Lefferts Gardens neighborhood for a long tenure. That version closed at the end of June 2025. The closure came after the school evaluated enrollment and surveyed families about their intent to return; those signals prompted an acceleration of the planned closure timeline. For families who were relying on Voyager as a middle school option, this is a complete loss of access.
In its place, Voyager has shifted to high school grades, now serving grades 9 through 12 starting in 2025-26. The charter transferred the high school grades from Achievement First East New York and relocated to a different Brooklyn location, at 35 Starr Street in a different school district zone. This is a different school in all meaningful respects: different grades, different neighborhood, different building.
The enrollment is small. The middle school served around a few hundred students across its three grades. The incoming high school will serve a comparable number of students in grades 9-12 across the same building that hosts Achievement First University Prep High School.
The student body at the middle school was predominantly Black, with smaller shares of Hispanic, Asian, and White students. The middle school enrollment data available does not break out the free-or-reduced-price lunch rate or counts of students with individualized education plans or English learners, so a full picture of economic circumstance and special support needs is incomplete.
State assessment results for the middle school were not available in the data. Without that information, it is not possible to describe how students performed on New York's standardized tests in English language arts or mathematics.
One comparison metric available is chronic absenteeism. The school's rate fell below the midpoint among Kings County's school districts, meaning attendance issues were more prevalent than in the typical district in the county. A parent may want to ask the school directly about what changed or what support structures it has in place.
Per-pupil spending at Voyager was in the middle-to-upper range among county districts, meaning the school was spending more per student than many counterparts but not at the highest end.
The charter received a full-term, four-year renewal through July 2030, approved by SUNY's Charter Schools Institute. This aligns Voyager with the broader Achievement First Brooklyn Schools education corporation, giving families some assurance of multi-year operational continuity.
The fundamental fact remains: this is a new school with a new grade band. Prospective families are choosing a high school that has just shifted its mission and location, not a middle school that has been operating in place for years. Anyone evaluating Voyager should reach directly to the school to understand the academic program, the transition from the previous location, and how the new configuration will serve students.
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