Other / mixed grade configuration · Brooklyn, NY

Beginning With Children Charter School Ii

Federal NCES profile for Beginning With Children Charter School Ii, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 18/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 360106406305Charter school
0/100100/10018/100
👥 S:T ratio
24
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Beginning With Children Charter School Ii earns 18/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 97% of New York schools.

#245 of 262
schools in Brooklyn · Resource Index
18
Resource Index · Lower
19:1
large classes for New York
87.6%
free-lunch eligible

Beginning With Children Charter School Ii has class sizes larger than 97% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Beginning With Children Charter School Ii ranks #245 of 262 schools in Brooklyn, NY.

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

+115 students YoY

Beginning With Children Charter School Ii grew from 597 students in 2022-23 to 712 in 2023-24 (+19.3%).

Teacher FTE added 42.7 → 66.6 across the same CCD years.

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

Growing CCD campus

+115 students YoY 360106406305 · Brooklyn, NY Other · MID · CHARTER

800 enr · 19:1 · 87.6% lunch · RII 18

Nearest enrollment peer: Central Park Elementary School (800 students)

Beginning With Children Charter School Ii grew from 597 students in 2022-23 to 712 in 2023-24 (+19.3%). Teacher FTE added 42.7 → 66.6 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

How Beginning With Children Charter School Ii compares

Beginning With Children Charter School Ii 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 19:1 ▲ 61% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 87.6% ▲ 56% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 800 top 14% - -

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

19:1
Leaner classes than 20% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
800
Bigger than 85% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
87.6%
free-lunch eligible - 56% above the New York average of 56.2%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
19:1
students per teacher - 61% above state mean
Top 97% in New York - lower ratio than 3% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
42.5%
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
$31,412
per pupil, district-wide - above 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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 7 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 67.1%
African American 28.1%
White 2.4%
Asian 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.8%
Two or More 0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 67.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 47.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 47.0, Beginning With Children Charter School Ii is about as mixed as the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

District finance for Beginning With Children Charter School Ii reports $31,412 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 Beginning With Children Charter School Ii

How many students attend Beginning With Children Charter School Ii?

Beginning With Children Charter School Ii has 800 students enrolled. It is a public school in Brooklyn, NY. CCD year-over-year: 597 (2022-23) → 712 (2023-24), up 115.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Beginning With Children Charter School Ii?

The student-teacher ratio at Beginning With Children Charter School Ii is 19:1, which is 61% higher than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 21% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Beginning With Children Charter School Ii?

87.6% of students at Beginning With Children Charter School Ii are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Beginning With Children Charter School Ii?

The largest demographic group at Beginning With Children Charter School Ii is Hispanic or Latino at 67.1% of enrollment, in Brooklyn, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Beginning With Children Charter School Ii?

Beginning With Children Charter School Ii has a Resource Investment Index of 18/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Beginning With Children Charter School Ii rank among schools in Brooklyn?

By Resource Investment Index, Beginning With Children Charter School Ii ranks #245 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 Beginning With Children Charter School Ii?

None; Beginning With Children Charter School Ii is a single-school charter district, and Beginning With Children Charter School Ii 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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