Brooklyn Scholars Charter School, Brooklyn NY

Original Research by School Decision on Brooklyn Scholars Charter School

Brooklyn Scholars Charter School is a kindergarten-through-eighth-grade charter school serving a neighborhood in East Brooklyn. The school enrolled a population that is predominantly students of color, with a substantial share qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school sits in a dense urban environment with active street life and extensive transit access, characteristic of Brooklyn's walkable neighborhoods.

In state testing, the school shows uneven achievement across grades and subjects. Third-grade students performed solidly in both math and English language arts, with a majority meeting proficiency. Performance weakens in fourth and fifth grades, particularly in math, before recovering somewhat in the upper grades. By eighth grade, proficiency rates rise again, with roughly two-thirds of students meeting standards in both math and ELA. Science performance in fifth and eighth grades sits in the mid-range, around the half-proficient mark in eighth grade.

This grade-level pattern is important for families to understand. Younger and older elementary students demonstrate stronger results; the middle elementary transition years present a steeper challenge. A parent evaluating the school may want to look into this further with the school directly, particularly if their child is entering grades four or five, to understand the underlying factors and what targeted support is available during those years.

The overall proficiency rate across all tested subjects and grades places the school below the midpoint when compared to other charter schools and district schools in Kings County. Given that the school draws from a high-poverty student population, that positioning reflects the challenges the student body brings, though it indicates the school's current academic output trails many peer schools in the county.

The school offers Project Lead The Way, a hands-on STEM curriculum that gives students structured exposure to engineering and applied science. This is a concrete curricular option worth weighing if STEM emphasis matters to your family.

In 2021, the school received a short-term four-year charter renewal rather than the maximum five-year term. A shorter renewal window means the state authorizer placed the school under closer accountability oversight going forward, which is a material fact about governance and stability for families committing to the school for multiple years.

The school serves roughly equal cohorts across kindergarten through eighth grade, so the enrollment is stable across the grade span. Housing in the area reflects broader Brooklyn trends, with home values and rents rising modestly. Brooklyn overall is in strong residential growth, with new construction supporting diverse neighborhood options, though affordability remains a significant household concern.

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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
Ela	20	100.0%
Math	18	100.0%
Science	14	93.0%

Math

Grade 368%

School 68% · district not reported

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

Grade 429%

School 29% · district not reported

▼ 29 pts below state median · ▼ 38 pts below county median

Grade 543%

School 43% · district not reported

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 645%

School 45% · district not reported

even with state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 751%

School 51% · district not reported

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 869%

School 69% · district not reported

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

English language arts

Grade 369%

School 69% · district not reported

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 445%

School 45% · district not reported

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 562%

School 62% · district not reported

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

Grade 651%

School 51% · district not reported

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

Grade 749%

School 49% · district not reported

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 870%

School 70% · district not reported

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Science

Grade 545%

School 45% · district not reported

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

Grade 853%

School 53% · district not reported

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 28 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 3Lower-income66%Higher-income90%24 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income62%Higher-income62%1 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income48%Higher-income75%27 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income48%Higher-income57%9 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income66%Higher-income91%25 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income66%Higher-income80%14 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income42%Higher-income46%4 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income43%Higher-income63%20 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income50%Higher-income57%7 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income64%Higher-income91%27 pp gap