Lamad Academy Charter School

Subject-by-subject proficiency data isn't in our records for Lamad Academy, which makes independent academic benchmarking difficult. Among its District 18 peer charter and zoned middle schools, overall ratings span roughly 72 to 81 out of 100, with East Flatbush Ascend Charter School leading the group and Canarsie Ascend and New American Academy trailing — placing Lamad in a competitive middle-tier set of options. The school's 100% teacher-rated instruction quality and high economic need index suggest a faculty confident in their craft serving a student body that stands to benefit from strong classroom practice.

Lamad's climate numbers are unusually strong across the board — 97% parent satisfaction, 95% parent-teacher trust, 100% teacher-rated instruction quality, and 93% trust between teachers and their principal, all well above district norms. The honest caveat is that these figures come from just 13 family responses (an 8% response rate) and 6 teacher responses, so they reflect a small and self-selecting slice of the school community rather than a definitive portrait. What we can say is that within that small sample, the day-to-day experience seems to be one of mutual respect and confidence between families, teachers, and administrators.

Lamad's student body is 81% Black — a notably concentrated racial profile compared to most Brooklyn middle schools — with smaller shares of Hispanic (8%), White (2%), Asian (1%), multiracial (1%), and Native American (1%) students. Twenty-eight percent of students have IEPs, well above citywide norms, and the school's economic need index of 69.1 reflects a population carrying significant financial pressure. The surrounding East Flatbush-Remsen Village neighborhood is a working- and middle-class community historically anchored by Caribbean-American families, which gives Lamad a particular cultural identity that may feel like home to some students and unfamiliar to others.

East Flatbush-Remsen Village is a working- and middle-class neighborhood where most residents rent their homes (only about a quarter own), median household income sits near $57,600, and roughly one in five residents lives below the poverty line. Only about 9% of households here have children under 18, which is low for New York City and means many local families are either older, childless, or have grown children — leaving Lamad to draw from a wider geographic pool than the immediate blocks. About 22% of neighborhood adults hold a bachelor's degree, and homeownership sits well below the citywide norm.

Families reach the school via the 3 train, with Saratoga Av about an 8-minute walk and Sutter Av-Rutland Rd about 9 minutes away; Rockaway Av is a longer 16-minute walk on the same line.