Elementary school (grades K-5) · Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 13.2

Federal NCES profile for Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 13.2, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 360113406558Charter school
0/100100/10030/100
👥 S:T ratio
36
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
24
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 13.2 earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 92% of New York schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most New York schools.

#64 of 95
elementary schools in Brooklyn · Resource Index
30
Resource Index · Lower
16.1:1
large classes for New York
29.0%
free-lunch eligible

Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 13.2 has class sizes larger than 92% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 13.2 ranks #64 of 95 elementary schools in Brooklyn, NY.

Enrollment

580

New York · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

36.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

16.1:1

vs 11.8:1 New York avg

+36% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

29.0%

vs 56.2% New York avg

-48% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 13.2 compares with New York and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median
0:135:116.1:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 13.2

Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 13.2 is a mid-sized charter elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, enrolling 580 students.

Class loads run heavy: 16.1:1 is larger than about 92% of New York schools and 36% above the 11.8:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 29.0% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 580 puts it in the larger third of New York schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 4,801 scored New York schools.

Among 775 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need New York schools statewide, it ranks #684, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by African American (30%) and Hispanic or Latino (27%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 75/100).

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 30.5% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 13.2 is a single-school charter district, so Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 13.2 operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 13.2 compares

Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 13.2 on the metrics families compare, against New York and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New York New York avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.1:1 ▲ 36% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 29.0% ▼ 48% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 580 top 28% - -

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

16.1:1
Leaner classes than 37% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
580
Bigger than 71% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
29.0%
free-lunch eligible - 48% below the New York average of 56.2%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
16.1:1
students per teacher - 36% above state mean
Top 92% in New York - lower ratio than 8% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
30.5%
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
$24,809
per pupil, district-wide - below New York avg of $26,410
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 + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

African American 30.3%
Hispanic or Latino 27.1%
White 26.4%
Two or More 10.7%
Asian 4.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.5%

Largest group: African American at 30.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 75.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 75.2, Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 13.2 is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 13.2, which includes Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 13.2.

$24,809
Per student
-6%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+50%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New York, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 13.2's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 13.2

How many students attend Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 13.2?

Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 13.2 has 580 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Brooklyn, NY.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 13.2?

The student-teacher ratio at Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 13.2 is 16.1:1, which is 36% higher than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 3% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 13.2?

29.0% of students at Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 13.2 are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 13.2?

The largest demographic group at Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 13.2 is African American at 30.3% of enrollment, in Brooklyn, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 75.2/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 13.2?

Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 13.2 has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 13.2 rank among elementary schools in Brooklyn?

By Resource Investment Index, Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 13.2 ranks #64 of 95 elementary 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 elementary schools in Brooklyn on the city page.

Is Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 13.2 a good school?

Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 13.2 earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 92% of New York schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most New York schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 13.2?

None; Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 13.2 is a single-school charter district, and Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 13.2 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 2021-22) · 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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