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Brighter Choice Charter School For Boys

116 N Lake Ave

Tel: (518)694-8200

Brighter Choice Charter School For Boys serves 288 students in grades KG-4.
The student:teacher ratio of 13:1 is lower than the NY average of 15:1.
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 55%.
Brighter Choice Charter School For Boys operates within the Brighter Choice Charter Middle For Girls School District.

The student:teacher ratio of 13:1 has decreased from 15:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.28 is less than the state average of 0.37. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(NY) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	13:1	15:1

Asian	1%	9%

Hispanic	14%	25%

Black	84%	18%

White	1%	45%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.28	0.37

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	100%	45%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	n/a	6%

Brighter Choice Charter Middle For Girls School District's student population of 508 students has grown by 85% over five years.

School District Name	Brighter Choice Charter Middle For Girls School District
Number of Schools Managed	2	2
Number of Students Managed	508	935

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores