Community Partnership Charter School, Brooklyn NY

Original Research by School Decision on Community Partnership Charter School

Community Partnership Charter School is a PreK through 8th grade charter school located in Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighborhood, serving an enrollment of about four hundred students. The school's student body is predominantly Black and Hispanic, with a particularly high concentration of Native American students relative to broader Brooklyn demographics. Nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, situating the school in a low-income community context typical of the neighborhoods it serves.

On state math and English language arts assessments, the school shows a pattern of mixed but generally solid performance. Mathematics proficiency improves noticeably at the upper grades: 3rd and 4th graders show moderate results, 5th grade dips slightly lower, but 6th and 8th graders reach proficiency rates well above the midpoint, outperforming comparable schools in Kings County. English proficiency similarly climbs in the upper grades, with 6th, 7th, and 8th graders all demonstrating strong performance. The 3rd and 4th grade cohorts in both subjects suggest that the school's academic support is either finding its stride as students mature, or that different instructional approaches are working better at those levels. Science proficiency data is available only for 5th and 8th grades; 5th grade science is a relative soft spot, while 8th grade science performance recovers substantially. Overall, the school's proficiency index places it in the top quartile of Kings County school districts, a genuine strength anchored primarily by upper-grade outcomes.

Among county schools serving similar populations, Community Partnership Charter performs above the median and holds its own in highly competitive urban terrain. The school's math and ELA proficiency across tested grades exceeds half the county's other schools, which is meaningful given that most Brooklyn schools serve economically challenged families. Parents may want to investigate how the school approaches early-grade literacy and science instruction and what transition supports exist moving into middle school, since those grade bands show visible variance.

The charter structure gives the school autonomy in staffing, scheduling, and curriculum design, but state assessment data was not available for kindergarten and 1st and 2nd grades, reflecting the fact that New York does not assess those grades on state tests. The school also lacks reported data on English learners and students with IEPs, limiting visibility into how the school differentiates for these populations.

Brooklyn itself is densely walkable, transit-rich, and in rapid growth, with strong employment anchors in healthcare and tech. Housing costs in the 11205 zip code are well above state averages, reflecting broader Borough-wide appreciation and tight inventory. Families choosing Community Partnership Charter are placing themselves in one of New York City's most dynamic and expensive neighborhoods, where proximity to employment, parks, and cultural institutions shapes daily life.

The Beginning with Children network recently opened Community High School, creating a pathway for families to keep children in the system through grade 12 rather than reapplying elsewhere for secondary school. That structural change matters for families seeking continuity and institutional familiarity across the middle-to-secondary transition.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

New York Regents Exams

2 courses reported · 2024-25

End-of-course exams required for a New York Regents diploma. Each row shows the cohort size and the share of students scoring at the proficient level or higher.

Course	Students tested	% proficient
Math	28	57.0%
Science	22	55.0%

Math

Grade 377%

School 77% · district not reported

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 463%

School 63% · district not reported

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 558%

School 58% · district not reported

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 691%

School 91% · district not reported

▲ 46 pts above state median · ▲ 41 pts above county median

Grade 767%

School 67% · district not reported

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 890%

School 90% · district not reported

▲ 53 pts above state median · ▲ 50 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 368%

School 68% · district not reported

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 453%

School 53% · district not reported

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Grade 565%

School 65% · district not reported

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 683%

School 83% · district not reported

▲ 37 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

Grade 779%

School 79% · district not reported

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 884%

School 84% · district not reported

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

Science

Grade 539%

School 39% · district not reported

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 874%

School 74% · district not reported

▲ 41 pts above state median · ▲ 49 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 584%

School 84% · district not reported

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

This schoolDistrict average, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income83%Higher-income80%3 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income79%Higher-income80%1 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 7Lower-income63%Higher-income100%37 pp gap