Brownsville Ascend Charter School

1501 PITKIN AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY 11212 · Brooklyn · K-8

DBN: 84K737

K-8

Unzoned

SchoolDigger Elementary: 1027 (of 2445)

SchoolDigger Middle: 523 (of 1500)

Niche: 551 (of 1516)

Academic quality

ELA = English Language Arts (reading and writing). Math and Science are self-explanatory.
NY State tests ELA and Math every year in grades 3-8, and Science once, in grade 8 -- a school's numbers below only reflect whichever of those grades it actually serves (no social studies/history state test exists at this level).
"Avg. rating" is DOE's average student score on a 1.0-4.5 scale (higher is better) -- shown here as "value / 4.5" alongside the citywide average for the same metric as a benchmark for what's typical.

Attendance: 92.5%

73.1% attend 90%+ of days

Subject

Student group

Overall proficiency

ELA % proficient

60.7%(citywide avg: 56.5%)

ELA avg. rating

3.11 / 4.5(citywide avg: 3.07 / 4.5)

Math % proficient

56.5%(citywide avg: 52.6%)

Math avg. rating

3.06 / 4.5(citywide avg: 2.99 / 4.5)

Science % proficient (Grade 8 only)

52.1%

Science avg. rating (Grade 8 only)

2.90 / 4.5

By grade

Grade 3 ELA

71.4%

Grade 3 Math

77.8%

Grade 4 ELA

50.8%

Grade 4 Math

55.9%

Grade 5 ELA

70%

Grade 5 Math

42.9%

Grade 6 ELA

59.1%

Grade 6 Math

42.4%

Grade 7 ELA

63.9%

Grade 7 Math

66.7%

Grade 8 ELA

51.9%

Grade 8 Math

50.6%

By student group

English Language Learners -- ELA

20%(citywide avg: 26.2%)

English Language Learners -- Math

30%(citywide avg: 28.7%)

Students with disabilities -- ELA

43.1%

Students with disabilities -- Math

34.4%

Black students -- ELA

62.4%(citywide avg: 56.8%)

Black students -- Math

59%(citywide avg: 52.1%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- ELA

51.8%(citywide avg: 49.6%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- Math

40.7%(citywide avg: 43.7%)

"% proficient" is the share of students scoring Level 3 or 4 on the state test. Citywide comparisons are the average across schools of the same type. Grades and groups with very few tested students are flagged since a handful of kids can swing the percentage a lot; groups too small to report are omitted by DOE for student privacy -- that's also why Science, tested only once, shows up far less often than ELA/Math.Source: NYC Open Data: School Quality Reports Data (2023-24 school year)

Demographics

925 students enrolled

Economic Need Index: 85.6%

Race & ethnicity

Asian

1.2%

Black

82.6%

Hispanic or Latino

12.5%

White

Multiracial

1.1%

Native American

0.9%

Other groups

Students with disabilities

16.8%

English Language Learners

0.9%

Living in poverty

91.9%

Female

48.6%

Male

51.4%

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 Open Data: Demographic Snapshot (2021-22 school year)