Kappa V (Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy)

ELA proficiency at 52.6% is essentially at the district average of 52.2%, but math at 34.6% lags well behind the district's 50.5%. The overall score of 1.74/4 sits below the district average of 2.06. The bigger story is the trajectory: in 2016, only 21% of students hit ELA proficiency and just 12% hit math. By 2025, ELA had more than doubled and math had nearly tripled. One specific flag: 8th-grade math proficiency is 23.3%, notably weaker than 6th grade (41.2%) and 7th grade (41.9%), suggesting students may be losing ground by the time they sit for the state math exam.

Parent-teacher trust is exceptional at 96% and parent-principal trust is solid at 88%, meaning families feel genuinely connected to the school. Parent satisfaction (90%) and teacher-reported instruction quality (87%) both run slightly below district averages, but neither is alarming. The chronic absenteeism rate of 48.4% — nearly half of students — is a serious concern that almost certainly caps academic outcomes, even though the overall attendance rate of 87.1% is close to the district norm. On the discipline side, suspensions dropped from 5 in 2021-22 to just 1 in 2022-23 and held there in 2023-24, pointing to a calmer, more restorative climate. With only 7 teacher survey responses, treat staff feedback as directional rather than definitive.

The student body is 93% Black, 4% Hispanic, and 1% multiracial, giving a diversity index of just 18%. That profile closely mirrors Brownsville itself, where the median household income is around $33,500 and over 37% of residents live below the poverty line. Thirty percent of students have IEPs, and the economic need index of 94 (on a 100-point scale) tells you most families here are navigating real financial pressure. The school serves its immediate community — this isn't a destination school families commute into from other neighborhoods.

Brownsville is one of Brooklyn's most economically stretched neighborhoods, with a median household income around $33,500, a poverty rate over 37%, and homeownership at just 14%. Most adults here do not hold a bachelor's degree. Despite those headwinds, Brownsville is a family-rooted place where schools like Kappa V serve as anchor institutions, and the cultural resilience runs deep. About 8% of households include children, and the neighborhood has long-standing community ties that show up in the school's strong parent-trust numbers.

Three subway stations sit within roughly a 10-minute walk: the 3 train at Rockaway Avenue, and the L at New Lots Avenue and East 105th Street. With only 99 students enrolled, most families likely walk from nearby blocks rather than commute by train.