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

Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School

Federal NCES profile for Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 27/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 360120506696Charter school
0/100100/10027/100
👥 S:T ratio
36
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
13
📋 Attendance
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School earns 27/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 92% of New York schools.

#73 of 95
elementary schools in Brooklyn · Resource Index
27
Resource Index · Lower
16.1:1
large classes for New York
80.1%
free-lunch eligible

Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School has class sizes larger than 92% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School ranks #73 of 95 elementary schools in Brooklyn, NY.

Enrollment

435

New York · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

27.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

16.1:1

vs 11.8:1 New York avg

+36% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

80.1%

vs 56.2% New York avg

+43% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School compares with New York and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median
0:135:116.1:1

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

What stands out at Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School

Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School is a high-poverty, mid-sized charter elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, enrolling 435 students.

Class loads run heavy: 16.1:1 is larger than about 92% of New York schools and 36% above the 11.8:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 80.1% of students eligible for free meals.

With 435 students, its enrollment sits close to the New York median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 4,801 scored New York schools.

Against 979 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #543.

Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (88% of enrollment) (diversity index 22/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 435 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 28.0% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School is a single-school charter district, so Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School 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 Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School compares

Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School 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 16.1:1 ▲ 36% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 80.1% ▲ 43% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 435 top 48% - -

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

16.1:1
Leaner classes than 37% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
435
Bigger than 53% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
80.1%
free-lunch eligible - 43% 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
16.1:1
students per teacher - 36% above state mean
Top 92% in New York - lower ratio than 8% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
28.0%
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
$28,536
per pupil, district-wide - above 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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 435 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.5 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

Hispanic or Latino 88.3%
White 6.0%
African American 2.8%
Asian 1.4%
Two or More 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 88.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 21.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 21.6, Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School, which includes Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School.

$28,536
Per student
+8%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+72%
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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School's federal record.

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 Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School

How many students attend Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School?

Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School has 435 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Brooklyn, NY.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School?

The student-teacher ratio at Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School is 16.1:1, which is 36% higher than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 3% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School?

80.1% of students at Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School?

The largest demographic group at Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School is Hispanic or Latino at 88.3% of enrollment, in Brooklyn, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School?

Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 27/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School rank among elementary schools in Brooklyn?

By Resource Investment Index, Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School ranks #73 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 Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School a good school?

Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School earns 27/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 92% 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 Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School?

None; Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School is a single-school charter district, and Leep Dual Language Academy 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 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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

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