Brighter Choice Charter Middle School For Girls
395 Elk St
Albany NY, 12206, Albany County
Phone: 518-694-5550
Ranking: 
(3,257 out of 3,424, bottom 5%)*
(3,257 out of 3,424, bottom 5%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2010-2011 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 20 | 17 | 1 | |||
| Total Students: | 221 | 164 | 42 | |||
| Grade 5: | 60 | 27.1% | 62 | 37.8% | 42 | 100.0% |
| Grade 6: | 64 | 29.0% | 58 | 35.4% | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 60 | 27.1% | 44 | 26.8% | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 37 | 16.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Female: | 221 | 100.0% | 164 | 100.0% | 42 | 100.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 31 | 14.0% | 25 | 15.2% | 5 | 11.9% |
| Black: | 183 | 82.8% | 132 | 80.5% | 37 | 88.1% |
| White: | 5 | 2.3% | 7 | 4.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 218 | 98.6% | 131 | 79.9% | 31 | 73.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 15 | 9.1% | 7 | 16.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.06 | 9.94 | 84.00 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 20% | N/A | 58% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 9.3% | N/A | 30.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 12% | N/A | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 7.1% | N/A | 29.9% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 29% | N/A | 55% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 5.3% | N/A | 29.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 29% | N/A | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 10.7% | N/A | 30.6% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 7.1% | N/A | 31.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 4.9% | N/A | 27.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Brighter Choice Charter Middle School For Girls was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.