Explore Charter School
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.