Explore Empower Charter School
Tel:
(718)771-2090
- Explore Empower Charter School serves 514 students in grades Kindergarten-8.
- The percentage of students achieving proficiency in Math is 23% (which is lower than the New York state average of 48%) for the 2014-15 school year. The percentage of students achieving proficiency in Reading/Language Arts is 16% (which is lower than the New York state average of 40%) for the 2014-15 school year.
- Explore Empower Charter School placed in the bottom 50% of all schools in New York for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%) for the 2014-15 school year.
- The student:teacher ratio of 11:1 is lower than the New York state level of 14:1.
Top Placements
Explore Empower Charter School places among the top 20% of public schools in New York for:
- Category Attribute
- Student Attention Lowest teacher:student ratio (Top 20%)
School Overview
- Explore Empower Charter School's student population of 514 students has grown by 25% over five school years.
- The teacher population of 48 teachers has grown by 37% over five school years.
| School Type | Charter School |
| Grades Offered | Grades Kindergarten-8 |
| Total Students | 514 students |
 | |
| Gender % |  |
| Total Classroom Teachers | 48 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |  |
School Comparison
- Explore Empower Charter School is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 4,354 schools in New York (based off of combined Math and Reading proficiency testing data) for the 2014-15 school year.
- The school's student:teacher ratio of 11:1 has decreased from 12:1 over five school years.
- The diversity score of Explore Empower Charter School is 0.18, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.39. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
| Definition of Terms 2016-2017 School Year Data | This School | State Level (NY) |
| Overall School Rank | -- | |
| Math Test Scores (% Proficient) | 23% | 48% |
 | ||
| Reading / Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient) | 16% | 40% |
 | ||
| Student : Teacher Ratio | 11:1 | 14:1 |
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| Asian | n/a | 9% |
| Hispanic | 10% | 26% |
| Black | 90% | 17% |
| White | n/a | 44% |
| Two or more races | n/a | 2% |
| All Ethnic Groups |  |  |
| Diversity Score | 0.18 | 0.39 |
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| Eligible for Free Lunch | 78% | 48% |
| Eligible for Reduced Lunch | 6% | 5% |
| School Statewide Testing | View Education Department Test Scores | |
| School District Name | Explore Empower Charter School District | |
Source: 2016-2017 (latest school year available) NCES, NY Dept. of Education
Nearby Public Schools
- The nearest high school to Explore Empower Charter School is Research And Service High School (0.4 miles away)
- The nearest middle school is Middle School 394 (0.0 miles away)
- The nearest elementary school is Middle School 394 (0.0 miles away)
Show me:
- School Location Miles Grades Students
- Brooklyn Middle School 394 Grades: PK-8 | 544 students
0.0 miles
188 Rochester Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11213
(917)288-1774 0.0 PK-8 544 - Brooklyn Middle School 584 Grades: 6-8 | 77 students
0.1 miles
130 Rochester Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11213
(718)604-1380 0.1 6-8 77 - Brooklyn P.S. 335 Granville T Woods Grades: PK-5 | 277 students
0.1 miles
130 Rochester Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11213
(718)493-7736 0.1 PK-5 277 - Brooklyn P.S. 191 Paul Robeson Grades: PK-5 | 188 students
0.2 miles
1600 Park Pl
Brooklyn, NY 11233
(718)756-1206 0.2 PK-5 188 - Brooklyn Dr Jacqueline Peek-davis School Grades: PK-5 | 237 students
0.4 miles
430 Howard Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11233
(718)953-4569 0.4 PK-5 237
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