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

Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant

Federal NCES profile for Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 33/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 360011405700Charter school
0/100100/10033/100
👥 S:T ratio
68
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant earns 33/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 89% of New York schools.

#55 of 95
elementary schools in Brooklyn · Resource Index
33
Resource Index · Typical
8.1:1
small classes for New York
81.1%
free-lunch eligible

Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant has class sizes smaller than 89% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant ranks #55 of 95 elementary schools in Brooklyn, NY.

Enrollment

415

New York · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

51.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

8.1:1

vs 11.8:1 New York avg

-31% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

81.1%

vs 56.2% New York avg

+44% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant compares with New York and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:18.1:1

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

What stands out at Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant

Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant is a high-poverty, mid-sized charter elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, enrolling 415 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 8.1:1, Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant is leaner than roughly 89% of New York schools and 31% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 81.1% of students eligible for free meals.

With 415 students, its enrollment sits close to the New York median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 4,801 scored New York schools.

Against 971 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #258.

Its student body is led by African American (79%) and Hispanic or Latino (12%) (diversity index 36/100).

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 85.3% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant spends $20,897 per pupil, 21% below the New York average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant is a single-school charter district, so Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant 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 Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant compares

Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant 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 8.1:1 ▼ 31% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 81.1% ▲ 44% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 415 top 52% - -

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

8.1:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
415
Bigger than 50% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
81.1%
free-lunch eligible - 44% 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
8.1:1
students per teacher - 31% below state mean
Top 11% in New York - lower ratio than 89% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
85.3%
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
$20,897
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 + 14 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.4 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 79.0%
Hispanic or Latino 11.6%
Asian 2.9%
Two or More 2.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2.2%
White 1.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: African American at 79.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 36.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 36.0, Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant, which includes Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant.

$20,897
Per student
-21%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+26%
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.

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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 Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant

How many students attend Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant?

Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant has 415 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Brooklyn, NY.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant?

The student-teacher ratio at Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant is 8.1:1, which is 31% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 48% 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 Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant?

81.1% of students at Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant?

The largest demographic group at Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant is African American at 79.0% of enrollment, in Brooklyn, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant?

Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant has a Resource Investment Index of 33/100 (typical 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 Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant rank among elementary schools in Brooklyn?

By Resource Investment Index, Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant ranks #55 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 Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant a good school?

Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant earns 33/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 89% of 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 Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant?

None; Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant is a single-school charter district, and Excellence Boys Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant 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.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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