Cypress Hills Ascend Charter School vs PS 159 Isaac Pitkin

How do these schools compare?

Metric Cypress Hills Ascend Charter School PS 159 Isaac Pitkin
Location Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn, NY
School Type regular regular
Grade Level elementary elementary
Enrollment 485 661
Student:Teacher Ratio 16.2:1 14.2:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 86.0% 90.9%
Charter School Yes No
Magnet School No No
Title I Yes Yes

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Cypress Hills Ascend Charter School PS 159 Isaac Pitkin
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $26,659 -
District Cypress Hills Ascend Charter School New York City Geographic District #19

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Cypress Hills Ascend Charter School PS 159 Isaac Pitkin
White 0.8% 0.3%
African American 15.5% 16.5%
Hispanic or Latino 74.6% 23.4%
Asian 5.8% 57.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2.1% 1.8%
Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.2%
Multiracial 0.8% 0.6%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Cypress Hills Ascend Charter School PS 159 Isaac Pitkin
AP Courses Offered - -
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio 348:1 -
Chronic Absenteeism 35.7% 47.0%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 3 -
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.