The top reported proficiency rate is 49% in English language arts. The lowest is 41% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Collegiate Academy-math-personal Awa
Collegiate Academy for Mathematics and Personal Awareness Charter School, known publicly as CAMPA, is a small public charter middle school serving grades six through eight in the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn. Its enrollment is quite small relative to what most families might expect of a middle school, and that intimacy shapes nearly everything about the experience here. The student body is predominantly Black and Hispanic, reflecting the community it sits within, and the school operates with a student-teacher ratio that, publicly reported, runs close to one adult for every dozen students, a level of access that is unusual for any public school setting in New York City.
The school received a four-year charter renewal from the New York State Board of Regents following its most recent renewal review, which publicly reported that the school met or exceeded achievement indicators over the charter term, with improving trajectories across student groups. That renewal means continuity of enrollment for families choosing CAMPA for the foreseeable future. One development worth watching: publicly reported renewal documentation identifies the need for a larger facility as both a financial necessity and a capacity goal, and a planned move would change the school's physical footprint and enrollment size. Families considering CAMPA should ask the school directly about the status and timeline of any facility transition.
On academic performance, the New York State Testing Program results from the most recent school year present a mixed picture. In sixth and seventh grade, roughly half or more of tested students reached proficiency in both math and ELA, which is a reasonable showing. The eighth-grade results are a different story. Math proficiency in eighth grade dropped substantially compared to the earlier grades, and ELA proficiency in eighth grade also fell well below the sixth- and seventh-grade levels. Science, tested only in eighth grade, landed roughly in the middle. When the school's overall proficiency index is placed relative to districts in Kings County, CAMPA sits below the midpoint of that comparison set. The tested groups within each grade are quite small, so individual results can shift noticeably from year to year, but the eighth-grade dip is consistent across subjects and is worth asking about. Trend data across multiple years was not available, so it is not possible to say from this data alone whether results are improving, declining, or holding steady.
Free and reduced-price lunch participation data was not reported in the data available, nor were counts for students with IEPs or English learners. A parent wanting to understand what supports the school provides for students with disabilities or language needs would want to ask CAMPA directly.
The school sits on Linden Boulevard in East New York, a neighborhood that, like much of Brooklyn, is well-served by public transit. Housing values in the zip code run above the New York State median and well above the national median, though Brooklyn's cost of living broadly reflects the borough's position as one of the most in-demand urban places in the country. Rents have been rising. Families relocating to the area will find a dense, walkable urban environment with transit access to the rest of the borough and the city, though East New York has historically differed in resources and amenities from higher-profile Brooklyn neighborhoods. Downtown Brooklyn, healthcare campuses like SUNY Downstate and Kings County Hospital, and a growing tech corridor represent the borough's major employment anchors, and Brooklyn as a whole is in an active development cycle with new residential construction outpacing the other boroughs.
CAMPA does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate applicable here. AP courses, dual enrollment, and career pathways are similarly not part of what a grades six through eight school offers. For a family focused on where their child will go after eighth grade, the school's college-preparatory orientation and any formal high school placement support it provides would be the right follow-up question to bring to the school directly.
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