Other / mixed grade configuration · New York, NY

Great Oaks Charter School

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

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 360108506376Charter school
0/100100/10030/100
👥 S:T ratio
60
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Great Oaks Charter School earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median.

#85 of 164
schools in New York · Resource Index
30
Resource Index · Lower
10.1:1
students per teacher
82.3%
free-lunch eligible

Great Oaks Charter School has class sizes near the New York median. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Great Oaks Charter School ranks #85 of 164 schools in New York, NY.

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

+18 students YoY

Great Oaks Charter School grew from 293 students in 2022-23 to 311 in 2023-24 (+6.1%).

Teacher FTE added 32.6 → 40.1 across the same CCD years.

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

Growing CCD campus

+18 students YoY 360108506376 · New York, NY Other · SMALL · CHARTER

324 enr · 10.1:1 · 82.3% lunch · RII 30

Nearest enrollment peer: Woodstock Elementary School (324 students)

Great Oaks Charter School grew from 293 students in 2022-23 to 311 in 2023-24 (+6.1%). Teacher FTE added 32.6 → 40.1 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

How Great Oaks Charter School compares

Great Oaks Charter School is a growing campus on CCD: 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 10.1:1 ▼ 14% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 82.3% ▲ 46% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 324 top 71% - -

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

10.1:1
Leaner classes than 88% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
324
Bigger than 36% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
82.3%
free-lunch eligible - 46% 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
10.1:1
students per teacher - 14% below state mean
Top 31% in New York - lower ratio than 69% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
80.6%
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.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 45 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 13.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 59.1%
African American 33.1%
White 2.8%
Asian 2.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.5%
Two or More 1.2%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 59.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 54.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 54.0, Great Oaks Charter School is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

Nationwide other 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 Great Oaks Charter School

How many students attend Great Oaks Charter School?

Great Oaks Charter School has 324 students enrolled. It is a public school in New York, NY. CCD year-over-year: 293 (2022-23) → 311 (2023-24), up 18.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Great Oaks Charter School?

The student-teacher ratio at Great Oaks Charter School is 10.1:1, which is 14% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 36% 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 Great Oaks Charter School?

82.3% of students at Great Oaks Charter School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Great Oaks Charter School?

The largest demographic group at Great Oaks Charter School is Hispanic or Latino at 59.1% of enrollment, in New York, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 54.0/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Great Oaks Charter School?

Great Oaks Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Great Oaks Charter School rank among schools in New York?

By Resource Investment Index, Great Oaks Charter School ranks #85 of 164 schools in New York, NY. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in New York on the city page.

What other schools are in Great Oaks Charter School?

None; Great Oaks Charter School is a single-school charter district, and Great Oaks 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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