EMBER Charter School for Mindful Education, Innovation and Transformation

500 MACON STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11233 · Brooklyn · K-8

DBN: 84K406 · Located in District 16

K-8

Unzoned

Academic quality

Graduation rate -- share of a cohort who earned a diploma within 4 (or 6) years of starting 9th grade.
College/career readiness -- DOE's stricter bar: graduated AND met at least one benchmark (course credits, exam scores, etc.) showing they're on track for college or a career.
Regents pass rate -- share of students who took that exam this year and scored 65+, NY State's passing threshold.

Attendance: 72.5%

41.9% attend 90%+ of days

Graduation & college readiness

4-year graduation rate

55.3%(citywide avg: 71.1%)

6-year graduation rate

85%(citywide avg: 84.4%)

Regents exam pass rates (scored 65+)

English

61.9%

Algebra I

10%

Global History

90.9%

US History

67.7%

Citywide comparisons are the average across high schools. Small cohorts are flagged since a handful of students can swing a percentage a lot; cells too small to report are omitted by DOE for student privacy.Source: NYC Open Data: School Quality Reports Data (2024-25 school year (latest published; checked Oct 16, 2026))

Demographics

357 students enrolled

Economic Need Index: 82.65%

Race & ethnicity

Asian and Pacific Islander

Black

77.59%

Hispanic or Latino

19.05%

White

1.68%

Multiracial

0.56%

Native American

1.12%

Missing race/ethnicity data

Other groups

Students with disabilities

32.49%

English Language Learners

5.88%

Living in poverty

82.07%

Female

49.02%

Male

50.98%

Neither female nor male

Economic Need Index is DOE's estimate of the share of students facing economic hardship, based on eligibility for public assistance, temporary housing status, and household income relative to the poverty line. Some very high values are reported by DOE only as "Above 95%" for student privacy and are shown here as 95%.Source: NYC DOE: Demographic Snapshot (2025-26 school year (latest published; checked Oct 16, 2026))

School survey

Family, student, and teacher responses on instruction, safety, school climate, and family engagement.

See detailed school survey results (Families, Students, Teachers) →

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