Middle school (grades 6-8) · Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School

Federal NCES profile for Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 360110006402Charter school
0/100100/10050/100
👥 S:T ratio
66
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
69
📋 Attendance
36
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% of New York schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most New York schools.

#17 of 94
middle schools in Brooklyn · Resource Index
50
Resource Index · Higher
8.4:1
small classes for New York
16.8%
free-lunch eligible

Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School has class sizes smaller than 87% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School ranks #17 of 94 middle schools in Brooklyn, NY.

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

+15 students YoY

Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School held near 325 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+15 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 37.9 → 39.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+15 students YoY 360110006402 · Brooklyn, NY Middle · SMALL · CHARTER

309 enr · 8.4:1 · 16.8% lunch · RII 50

Nearest enrollment peer: Green Acres Middle School (309 students)

Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School held near 325 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+15 headcount). Teacher FTE added 37.9 → 39.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

How Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School compares

Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School held steady on CCD headcount: 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 8.4:1 ▼ 29% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 16.8% ▼ 70% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 309 top 74% - -

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

8.4:1
Leaner classes than 94% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
309
Bigger than 34% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
16.8%
free-lunch eligible - 70% below the New York average of 56.2%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
8.4:1
students per teacher - 29% below state mean
Top 13% in New York - lower ratio than 87% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
25.6%
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
$26,606
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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 155 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 6 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 51.1%
Hispanic or Latino 20.4%
African American 14.2%
Two or More 9.4%
Asian 4.9%

Largest group: White at 51.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 66.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 66.6, Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

District finance for Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School reports $26,606 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide middle 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 Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School

How many students attend Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School?

Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School has 309 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Brooklyn, NY. CCD year-over-year: 310 (2022-23) → 325 (2023-24), nearly flat (+15).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School?

The student-teacher ratio at Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School is 8.4:1, which is 29% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 46% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School?

16.8% of students at Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School?

The largest demographic group at Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School is White at 51.1% of enrollment, in Brooklyn, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 66.6/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School?

Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher 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 Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School rank among middle schools in Brooklyn?

By Resource Investment Index, Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School ranks #17 of 94 middle 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 middle schools in Brooklyn on the city page.

What other schools are in Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School?

None; Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School is a single-school charter district, and Brooklyn Urban Garden 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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