Brighter Choice Community School
280 Hart St Brooklyn NY, 11206, Kings County Phone: 718-574-2378 Ranking:  (1,783 out of 3,424, bottom 48%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 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 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 148 | 155 | 154 | 138 | 110 | 81 | ||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 14 | 9.5% | 19 | 12.3% | 13 | 8.4% | 19 | 13.8% | 16 | 14.5% | 10 | 12.3% |
| Kindergarten: | 24 | 16.2% | 16 | 10.3% | 26 | 16.9% | 25 | 18.1% | 22 | 20.0% | 18 | 22.2% |
| Grade 1: | 22 | 14.9% | 23 | 14.8% | 25 | 16.2% | 22 | 15.9% | 21 | 19.1% | 23 | 28.4% |
| Grade 2: | 23 | 15.5% | 23 | 14.8% | 23 | 14.9% | 25 | 18.1% | 19 | 17.3% | 23 | 28.4% |
| Grade 3: | 24 | 16.2% | 28 | 18.1% | 20 | 13.0% | 26 | 18.8% | 22 | 20.0% | NA | NA |
| Grade 4: | 24 | 16.2% | 20 | 12.9% | 28 | 18.2% | 18 | 13.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 16 | 10.8% | 24 | 15.5% | 19 | 12.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 1 | 0.7% | 2 | 1.3% | NA | NA | 3 | 2.2% | 10 | 9.1% | 7 | 8.6% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 66 | 44.6% | 71 | 45.8% | 81 | 52.6% | 72 | 52.2% | 52 | 47.3% | 39 | 48.1% |
| Female: | 82 | 55.4% | 84 | 54.2% | 73 | 47.4% | 66 | 47.8% | 50 | 45.5% | 34 | 42.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.7% | 2 | 1.8% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.3% | 2 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 24 | 16.2% | 28 | 18.1% | 36 | 23.4% | 30 | 21.7% | 29 | 26.4% | 21 | 25.9% |
| Black: | 122 | 82.4% | 122 | 78.7% | 116 | 75.3% | 106 | 76.8% | 77 | 70.0% | 59 | 72.8% |
| White: | 1 | 0.7% | 2 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.7% | 2 | 1.8% | 1 | 1.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 103 | 69.6% | 115 | 74.2% | 116 | 75.3% | 102 | 73.9% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 3 | 2.0% | 3 | 1.9% | 5 | 3.2% | 2 | 1.4% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.50 | 15.50 | 15.40 | 17.25 | 13.75 | 10.10 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 17% | 38% | 55% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 40% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 41% | 56% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26.9% | 13.9% | 31.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29% | 41% | 59% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 51% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 45% | 61% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 15.4% | 13.9% | 34.2% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 49% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 50% | 60% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 18.7% | 30.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 54% | 67% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 61% | 69% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 25% | 36.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 83% | 88% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 80% | 89% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 43% | 58% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 17.1% | 30.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 57% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 17.4% | 29.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Brighter Choice Community School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.