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Explore Charter School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest Performance

655 Parkside Ave

Brooklyn NY, 11226, Kings County

Phone: 718-703-4484

Ranking:

(1,660 out of 3,424, top 48%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	47		44		47		41		39		38		36
Total Students:	533		515		498		478		466		438		427
Kindergarten:	60	11.3%	57	11.1%	58	11.6%	60	12.6%	62	13.3%	60	13.7%	63	14.8%
Grade 1:	61	11.4%	60	11.7%	60	12.0%	61	12.8%	60	12.9%	59	13.5%	57	13.3%
Grade 2:	61	11.4%	58	11.3%	63	12.7%	60	12.6%	60	12.9%	61	13.9%	60	14.1%
Grade 3:	60	11.3%	63	12.2%	60	12.0%	58	12.1%	55	11.8%	52	11.9%	57	13.3%
Grade 4:	59	11.1%	59	11.5%	60	12.0%	57	11.9%	55	11.8%	53	12.1%	44	10.3%
Grade 5:	60	11.3%	60	11.7%	58	11.6%	51	10.7%	49	10.5%	42	9.6%	46	10.8%
Grade 6:	58	10.9%	61	11.8%	55	11.0%	48	10.0%	46	9.9%	43	9.8%	36	8.4%
Grade 7:	60	11.3%	56	10.9%	42	8.4%	43	9.0%	43	9.2%	36	8.2%	36	8.4%
Grade 8:	54	10.1%	41	8.0%	42	8.4%	40	8.4%	36	7.7%	32	7.3%	28	6.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	267	50.1%	262	50.9%	245	49.2%	233	48.7%	216	46.4%	209	47.7%	199	46.6%
Female:	266	49.9%	253	49.1%	253	50.8%	245	51.3%	239	51.3%	218	49.8%	224	52.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	0.6%	2	0.5%	1	0.2%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	2	0.5%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	44	8.3%	38	7.4%	28	5.6%	24	5.0%	20	4.3%	19	4.3%	15	3.5%
Black:	485	91.0%	472	91.7%	467	93.8%	452	94.6%	433	92.9%	406	92.7%	411	96.3%
White:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	6	1.3%	6	1.4%	0	0.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	4	0.8%	4	0.8%	2	0.4%	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	326	61.2%	304	59.0%	296	59.4%	248	51.9%	235	50.4%	215	49.1%	254	59.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	71	13.3%	84	16.3%	65	13.1%	61	12.8%	127	27.3%	95	21.7%	79	18.5%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	11.46		11.70		10.59		11.62		11.94		11.50		11.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
NY State Assessments
2007	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	64%	N/A	67%
2009	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	N/A	76%
2010	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	33%	N/A	55%
2011	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	33%	N/A	56%
2012	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	N/A	56%
2013	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	35%	N/A	31.1%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	N/A	85%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	N/A	93%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	53%	N/A	59%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	N/A	59%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	99%	N/A	61%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	N/A	34.2%
2007	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	59%	N/A	68%
2009	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	81%	N/A	77%
2010	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	40%	N/A	57%
2011	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	30%	N/A	56%
2012	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	58%	N/A	60%
2013	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	16.6%	N/A	30.3%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	82%	N/A	81%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	98%	N/A	87%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	64%	N/A	64%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	66%	N/A	67%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	88%	N/A	69%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	61.6%	N/A	36.3%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	81%	N/A	85%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	92%	N/A	88%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	81%	N/A	89%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	84%	N/A	88%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	92%	N/A	89%
2007	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	50%	N/A	68%
2009	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	88%	N/A	83%
2010	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	49%	N/A	53%
2011	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	42%	N/A	53%
2012	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	28%	N/A	58%
2013	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	13.1%	N/A	30.2%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	66%	N/A	76%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	97%	N/A	88%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	65%	N/A	65%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	50%	N/A	66%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	87%	N/A	66%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	41%	N/A	29.9%
2007	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	64%	N/A	78%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	91%	N/A	86%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	86%	N/A	86%
2007	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	44%	N/A	63%
2009	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	83%	N/A	81%
2010	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	51%	N/A	54%
2011	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	52%	N/A	56%
2012	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	52%	N/A	55%
2013	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	8.3%	N/A	29.6%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	62%	N/A	71%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	93%	N/A	83%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	74%	N/A	61%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	73%	N/A	63%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	82%	N/A	66%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	25%	N/A	30.6%
2007	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	57%	N/A	58%
2009	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	91%	N/A	80%
2010	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	35%	N/A	50%
2011	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	47%	N/A	48%
2012	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	54%	N/A	53%
2013	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	34.5%	N/A	31.4%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	56%	N/A	66%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	100%	N/A	88%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	69%	N/A	62%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	79%	N/A	64%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	75%	N/A	65%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	43.7%	N/A	27.7%
2009	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	75%	N/A	69%
2010	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	55%	N/A	51%
2011	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	46%	N/A	47%
2012	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	49%	N/A	50%
2013	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	27.5%	N/A	33.7%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	97%	N/A	80%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	85%	N/A	55%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	64%	N/A	60%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	78%	N/A	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	20%	N/A	27.4%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	81%	N/A	69%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	88%	N/A	71%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	77%	N/A	69%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	81%	N/A	70%
2009	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	66%	N/A	63%
2010	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	80%	N/A	69%
Regents
2010	Integrated Algebra	End of course	% met std	92%	N/A	72%
2011	Integrated Algebra	End of course	% met std	100%	N/A	73%
2012	Integrated Algebra	End of course	% met std	100%	N/A	72%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

* Explore Charter School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.