Ember Charter School

Public school, kindergarten to ungraded · Brooklyn, New York

Ember Charter School in Brooklyn, New York enrolled 373 students in 2024-25 with 45.0 full-time teachers, 8.3 students per teacher against the New York median of 8.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 47-59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 51% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New York: 47% and 52%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 35%

423 students in 2022-23, 409 students in 2023-24, 373 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.4 to 45.0.

Students enrolled at Ember Charter School by school year2022-23: 423, 2023-24: 409, 2024-25: 37302004006002022-234232023-244092024-25373
Students enrolled at Ember Charter School by school year2022-23: 423, 2023-24: 409, 2024-25: 37302004006002022-234232023-244092024-25373
Students enrolled at Ember Charter School by school year2022-23: 423, 2023-24: 409, 2024-25: 37302004006002022-234232023-244092024-25373
Students enrolled at Ember Charter School by school year2022-23: 423, 2023-24: 409, 2024-25: 37302004006002022-234232023-244092024-25373
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2342333.412.7
2023-2440943.19.5
2024-2537345.08.3

8.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 52 of every 100 New York schools of this kind

Among the 219 New York schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 8.4; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New York other schools, 2024-25219 values from 3.0 to 47.8; Ember Charter School 8.3; state median 8.4.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherEmber Charter School 8.3state median 8.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, New York other schools, 2024-25219 values from 3.0 to 47.8; Ember Charter School 8.3; state median 8.4.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherEmber Charter School 8.3state median 8.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, New York other schools, 2024-25219 values from 3.0 to 47.8; Ember Charter School 8.3; state median 8.4.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherEmber Charter School 8.3state median 8.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, New York other schools, 2024-25219 values from 3.0 to 47.8; Ember Charter School 8.3; state median 8.4.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherEmber Charter School 8.3state median 8.4U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 53 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ember Charter School enrolled 475 students and had 9.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)9.0, one per 53 of the 475 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions7
  • Chronically absent68.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

77.2% of students were Black, 18.5% Hispanic, 1.6% American Indian in 2024-25.

  1. Black77.2%
  2. Hispanic18.5%
  3. American Indian1.6%
  4. White1.1%
  5. Two or more races1.1%
  6. Asian0.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Ember Charter School scored proficient or above: 47-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 51% in math in 2022-23, against 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23 across New York. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New York, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew York
Reading and language arts, 2021-2247‑59%47‑59%47%
Math, 2022-2351%19‑33% (2021-22)52%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Schools of this kind in Brooklyn

26 public schools of this kind in Brooklyn report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School1,33611.988.2%
Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School1,32014.084.5%
Leadership Preparatory Ocean Hill Charter School1,31312.983.3%
Kings Collegiate Charter School1,26212.983.0%
Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - CSD 15.21,25913.042.0%
Leadership Preparatory Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School1,16511.083.3%
Achievement First East New York Charter School1,07214.383.6%
Brooklyn Ascend Charter School95115.386.1%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Ember Charter School

  1. Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 0.4 miles away: 665 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. Excellence Girls Charter SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 0.6 miles away: 871 students, 10.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  3. Compare Ember Charter School with Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Ember Charter Schools spends per student$33,518 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$33,518
  5. The largest public schools in New YorkEmber Charter School is the number 135 by size of 249 New York schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#135 of 249
  6. New York schools by students per teacher8.3 students per teacher here against the New York median of 8.4 for schools of this kind.8.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Ember Charter School

  1. How many students attend Ember Charter School?
    373 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 423 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Brooklyn, NY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ember Charter School?
    8.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for schools of this kind is 8.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Ember Charter School a Title I school?
    Ember Charter School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Ember Charter School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Ember Charter School scored proficient or above: 47-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 51% in math in 2022-23, against 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23 across New York. New York's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Ember Charter School in?
    Ember Charter Schools, NCES district ID 3601048. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 360104806255 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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