Collegiate Academy for Mathematics and Personal Awareness Charter School

Just six years ago this school posted 18.2% ELA and 20% math proficiency; by 2024 those numbers had climbed to 77.8% and 92% respectively, both well above the district. The 2025 scores tell a different story: 47.1% in ELA and 44.4% in math, with science at 41.7% — all sitting slightly below district averages of about 49% and 48%. The overall rating of 1.83/4 edges just below the district's 1.94 average. A grade-by-grade breakdown adds another wrinkle: 6th- and 7th-graders post fairly solid numbers, but the 8th-grade cohort is well behind at 35.7% ELA and just 21.7% math.

The headline climate issue is chronic absenteeism at 63.8% — well above city norms and a sign that nearly two out of three students are missing substantial school. Overall attendance at 88.9% sits just below the district average of 89.9%, and chronic absenteeism is notably higher for girls (68.3%) and Black students (67.7%) than for Hispanic students (55.6%). Teacher-reported instruction quality is 77.8%, about ten points under the district's 87.9%, suggesting room for growth in classroom experience. Parent satisfaction, safety surveys, and discipline data aren't published for this school, so the full day-to-day picture is incomplete.

The student body is 75% Black and 18% Hispanic, with small fractions of Asian, multiracial, and white students — a diversity index of 42% reflects that single-group concentration. About three-quarters of students qualify as economically needy, and 17% have IEPs, both fairly typical of this part of Brooklyn. East New York-New Lots itself is a working-class neighborhood with a median household income around $58,000 and a 22.6% poverty rate, so the school's demographics closely mirror the surrounding community. It is a community-rooted school, not a regional draw.

East New York-New Lots is a working-class Brooklyn neighborhood where median household income hovers around $58,000, about 23% of residents live below the poverty line, and homeownership sits below 30%. About 11% of households include children, and fewer than one in five adults hold a bachelor's degree — a backdrop that shapes the challenges facing local schools. The 3 train runs through the area, with three stations spread across the neighborhood.

The 3 train serves the school — Van Siclen Avenue is about an 11-minute walk, Pennsylvania Avenue about 12 minutes, and New Lots Avenue about 13 minutes — so getting here by subway requires a real walk or a bus connection.