Explore Empower Charter School

188 ROCHESTER AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY 11213 · Brooklyn · K-8

DBN: 84K742

K-8

Unzoned

SchoolDigger Elementary: 873 (of 2445)

SchoolDigger Middle: 490 (of 1500)

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: 91.6%

69.7% attend 90%+ of days

Subject

Student group

Overall proficiency

ELA % proficient

62.1%(citywide avg: 53.1%)

ELA avg. rating

3.10 / 4.5(citywide avg: 2.99 / 4.5)

Math % proficient

61.8%(citywide avg: 48.8%)

Math avg. rating

3.10 / 4.5(citywide avg: 2.90 / 4.5)

Science % proficient (Grade 8 only)

35.2%

Science avg. rating (Grade 8 only)

2.59 / 4.5

By grade

Grade 3 ELA

62.8%

Grade 3 Math

66.7%

Grade 4 ELA

66%

Grade 4 Math

87.2%

Grade 5 ELA

71.4%

Grade 5 Math

61.4%

Grade 6 ELA

47.9%

Grade 6 Math

62%

Grade 7 ELA

55.4%

Grade 7 Math

51.4%

Grade 8 ELA

67.5%

Grade 8 Math

53.8%

By student group

English Language Learners -- ELA

54.5%(citywide avg: 42.3%)

English Language Learners -- Math

60.6%(citywide avg: 51.3%)

Students with disabilities -- ELA

25.3%

Students with disabilities -- Math

28.7%

Black students -- ELA

60.5%(citywide avg: 51.8%)

Black students -- Math

62.3%(citywide avg: 46.8%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- ELA

71.7%(citywide avg: 55.6%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- Math

57.8%(citywide avg: 45.7%)

"% 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

464 students enrolled

Economic Need Index: 81.8%

Race & ethnicity

Asian

1.1%

Black

86.6%

Hispanic or Latino

10.1%

White

Multiracial

1.1%

Native American

0.9%

Other groups

Students with disabilities

16.4%

English Language Learners

Living in poverty

82.1%

Female

45%

Male

55%

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)