Brooklyn Scholars Charter School

ELA proficiency at 57.8% and math at 51% both sit comfortably above the District 19 averages of 48.9% and 48.2%, respectively. The trajectory has been bumpy — ELA dipped to 44.7% in 2024 before rebounding to 57.8% in 2025, and math cratered at 27.5% in 2022 before climbing back — but the multi-year direction is upward. Science proficiency at 52.5% is solid, and the school's overall score of 2.18/4 edges out the district average of 1.94. Scores vary sharply by grade: third graders (68% ELA, 66.7% math) and eighth graders (70% ELA, 65.7% math) lead the way, while fourth graders lag noticeably.

The survey numbers tell a remarkably consistent story of confidence — 95% of parents are satisfied, 98% trust their child's teacher, and 97% trust the principal, while 98% of teachers trust the principal and 95% report the school is safe. The complication is chronic absenteeism at 70.5%, even though daily attendance is a healthy 92.2%: that combination suggests many students attend regularly while a large minority miss enough school to pull the chronic rate dramatically upward. Asian students show the highest chronic absenteeism at 84.2%, well above Black (70.8%) and Hispanic (68.2%) peers — worth asking the school about directly.

Of 718 students, 62% are Black and 29% Hispanic, with smaller Asian (4%), multiracial (4%), and Native American (1%) populations — a direct reflection of the East New York-City Line neighborhood that surrounds the school. The economic need index of 79.7% means nearly four out of five students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, consistent with a local poverty rate of 27.2% and median household income around $51,000. About 12% of students have IEPs, in line with citywide patterns. White families are notably absent from the roster, which matters depending on what kind of demographic mix a family is looking for.

East New York-City Line is a working-class corner of Brooklyn where median household income is around $51,000 and 27% of residents live below the poverty line — yet the area is also one of the more family-rooted parts of the borough, with a homeownership rate near 21% signaling some long-term stability. Just 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, and only 17% of households include children, meaning families with school-age kids are a minority in a neighborhood that skews older and working-age. The block has the feel of a place where many households have stayed for generations, even as income levels stay modest.

The nearest subway is Euclid Avenue on the A and C lines, about a 10-minute walk, with Grant Avenue (A) roughly 11 minutes and 80 Street (A) about 17 minutes on foot.