Other / mixed grade configuration · Brooklyn, NY

Achievement First Aspire Charter School

Federal NCES profile for Achievement First Aspire Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 17/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 360110906421Charter school
0/100100/10017/100
👥 S:T ratio
37
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Achievement First Aspire Charter School earns 17/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 91% of New York schools.

#252 of 262
schools in Brooklyn · Resource Index
17
Resource Index · Lower
15.8:1
large classes for New York
935
students enrolled

Achievement First Aspire Charter School has class sizes larger than 91% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Achievement First Aspire Charter School ranks #252 of 262 schools in Brooklyn, NY.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+40 students YoY

Achievement First Aspire Charter School grew from 775 students in 2022-23 to 815 in 2023-24 (+5.2%).

Teacher FTE lost 59.5 → 38.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+40 students YoY 360110906421 · Brooklyn, NY Other · MID · CHARTER

935 enr · 15.8:1 · RII 17

Nearest enrollment peer: Goldsmithschiffman Elementary (935 students)

Achievement First Aspire Charter School grew from 775 students in 2022-23 to 815 in 2023-24 (+5.2%). Teacher FTE lost 59.5 → 38.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

How Achievement First Aspire Charter School compares

Achievement First Aspire Charter School is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs New York and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New York New York avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15.8:1 ▲ 34% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 935 top 10% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

15.8:1
Leaner classes than 40% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
935
Bigger than 90% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
15.8:1
students per teacher - 34% above state mean
Top 91% in New York - lower ratio than 9% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
49.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$23,018
per pupil, district-wide - below New York avg of $28,120
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 935 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
18
in-school suspensions + 50 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 7.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 70.4%
Hispanic or Latino 23.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.7%
Two or More 1.6%
Asian 1.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.6%
White 0.5%

Largest group: African American at 70.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 44.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 44.8, Achievement First Aspire Charter School is about as mixed as the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

District finance for Achievement First Aspire Charter School reports $23,018 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Achievement First Aspire Charter School

How many students attend Achievement First Aspire Charter School?

Achievement First Aspire Charter School has 935 students enrolled. It is a public school in Brooklyn, NY. CCD year-over-year: 775 (2022-23) → 815 (2023-24), up 40.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Achievement First Aspire Charter School?

The student-teacher ratio at Achievement First Aspire Charter School is 15.8:1, which is 34% higher than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 1% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Achievement First Aspire Charter School?

The largest demographic group at Achievement First Aspire Charter School is African American at 70.4% of enrollment, in Brooklyn, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Achievement First Aspire Charter School?

Achievement First Aspire Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 17/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Achievement First Aspire Charter School rank among schools in Brooklyn?

By Resource Investment Index, Achievement First Aspire Charter School ranks #252 of 262 schools in Brooklyn, NY. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Brooklyn on the city page.

What other schools are in Achievement First Aspire Charter School?

None; Achievement First Aspire Charter School is a single-school charter district, and Achievement First Aspire Charter School is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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