Pave Academy Charter School, Brooklyn NY

Original Research by School Decision on Pave Academy Charter School

PAVE Academy Charter School is a charter school serving kindergarten through eighth grade in Brooklyn's Red Hook neighborhood, near the waterfront. The school enrolls a student body that is predominantly Hispanic and Black, with a substantial majority of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The neighborhood is dense and walkable, with mixed residential and commercial use typical of Brooklyn.

Academic performance shows strength in English language arts, particularly in the upper grades. In seventh grade, a strong majority of students meet or exceed state proficiency standards in ELA, and eighth-grade performance in ELA is also solid. Math proficiency is more uneven across grades. Third through sixth grades show proficiency rates in the mid-range, with sixth grade performing notably better than the lower elementary years. Seventh grade shows strong gains in math, but testing data for eighth grade math was not available at the time this data was gathered. Science results are limited: only fifth grade was tested, with about half of students meeting proficiency standards, and no eighth-grade science data appears in the reporting.

The school's overall proficiency index places it above the midpoint among the district cohort in Kings County, which includes a range of charter and traditional public schools serving similar populations. This suggests the school's performance is solidly mainstream for its market and context.

The school went through charter renewal with the State University of New York in 2022, securing its continued authorization. A significant instructional shift occurred when PAVE adopted the Lavinia Group's Insight Humanities curriculum, a multicultural, project-based program across all grades, paired with accelerated math remediation and the reintroduction of algebra in the middle grades. These changes shape the daily learning experience; a family would want to understand whether project-based humanities and the emphasis on "just-in-time" math support align with their approach to education.

Enrollment is roughly stable at around four hundred students spread fairly evenly across grades, giving the school a modest but manageable size for a K-8 charter. The school is located in a rapidly developing part of Brooklyn; recent development has brought new housing to the Red Hook and Downtown Brooklyn areas, shifting the neighborhood's composition. Median home values in the zip code have risen substantially, and rents have climbed sharply year-over-year, reflecting broader Brooklyn growth pressures that can reshape school enrollment patterns over time.

A parent may want to look into the available data on English learner enrollment and special education services, as these figures were not reported and understanding the school's capacity and approach in these areas would inform whether it fits a student with those needs. The gap in eighth-grade math and science results reflects the school's current grade structure rather than a performance gap, since the school only tests science in grades five and eight and test participation or data reporting was unavailable for eighth-grade math at the time of this report.

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Academic performance

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

New York Regents Exams

3 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
Science	41	73.0%
Math	38	58.0%
Social Studies	11	91.0%

Math

Grade 355%

School 55% · district not reported

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 456%

School 56% · district not reported

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 551%

School 51% · district not reported

even with state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 667%

School 67% · district not reported

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 775%

School 75% · district not reported

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 80%

School 0% · district not reported

▼ 37 pts below state median · ▼ 40 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 362%

School 62% · district not reported

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

Grade 470%

School 70% · district not reported

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 559%

School 59% · district not reported

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

Grade 663%

School 63% · district not reported

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

Grade 787%

School 87% · district not reported

▲ 40 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Grade 878%

School 78% · district not reported

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

Science

Grade 557%

School 57% · district not reported

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 80%

School 0% · district not reported

▼ 33 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below 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 5Lower-income61%Higher-income43%18 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income60%Higher-income83%23 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income77%Higher-income83%7 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income48%Higher-income71%24 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income64%Higher-income83%19 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income55%Higher-income86%31 pp gap