Hebrew Language Academy Charter School, Brooklyn NY

Original Research by School Decision on Hebrew Language Academy Charter School

Hebrew Language Academy Charter School serves grades pre-K through eighth grade in Brooklyn's Mill Basin neighborhood. It is a small to mid-sized charter school with a diverse student body in which a substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The enrollment runs across all grades, with relatively balanced cohorts and no pre-K enrollment; students enter at kindergarten.

The school's state test results show uneven performance across subjects and grades. In math, results vary considerably by grade level. Third grade shows strong proficiency, while fourth through sixth grades cluster in the mid-range, and eighth grade dips below that range. Seventh grade stands out as the highest-performing math cohort. English language arts performance follows a similar pattern of variability: third grade and fifth grade show solid proficiency, fourth and sixth grades perform below the school average, and eighth grade shows notably lower performance. Science results, available only for grades five and eight, are concerning. Fifth-grade science proficiency is lower across the board, and eighth-grade science results are particularly weak, with zero students reaching proficiency; however, the eighth-grade science test appears to have had very limited participation, so the full scope of eighth-grade science achievement remains unclear.

The middle grades, particularly sixth and eighth, present a pattern worth watching. Reading and math proficiency both dip in sixth grade and decline further by eighth grade, especially in English language arts. A parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand whether this reflects curriculum transitions, instructional consistency, or other factors, and what support structures exist for students in those grades.

Among the county's tested charters and district schools, Hebrew Language Academy ranks in the top quartile for overall proficiency when performance is averaged across subjects and grades, suggesting that despite the grade-by-grade unevenness, the school's cumulative results are competitive within Kings County.

The school does not report data on students with individualized education plans or English learners, and no information about attendance, discipline, or staff was available. The school's website and recent strategic developments could not be located in available sources.

Families choosing this school should expect a small, cohesive environment with Hebrew language and Judaic culture as core elements of the curriculum. The school sits in a residential Brooklyn neighborhood and draws from the local and broader Jewish communities. The uneven grade-level performance, particularly the decline in proficiency in grades six through eight, suggests parents should ask the school directly about curricular consistency, teaching stability, and support strategies for students in those transitions.

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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	68	40.0%
Social Studies	64	64.0%
Math	31	100.0%

Math

Grade 396%

School 96% · district not reported

▲ 37 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 469%

School 69% · district not reported

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 571%

School 71% · district not reported

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

Grade 659%

School 59% · district not reported

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

Grade 788%

School 88% · district not reported

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

Grade 868%

School 68% · district not reported

▲ 31 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 372%

School 72% · district not reported

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

Grade 462%

School 62% · district not reported

▲ 9 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 573%

School 73% · district not reported

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

Grade 654%

School 54% · district not reported

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

Grade 775%

School 75% · district not reported

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

Grade 848%

School 48% · district not reported

even with state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Science

Grade 540%

School 40% · district not reported

▼ 2 pts below state median · even with 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-income72%Higher-income80%8 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income69%Higher-income100%31 pp gap