Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School
- 790 EAST NEW YORK AVENUE, Brooklyn
- Grades K-12
- Sade Johnson/Damen Scott, Principal
- 718-774-0762
About
Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School serves students from kindergarten through 12th grade in Brooklyn, with an enrollment of 1,321 students. The school describes its mission as preparing every student to excel in college and career, deepening their knowledge of self and community, and leading lives of purpose. The Economic Need Index is 80.0 percent, near the citywide median. The student population is 90.0 percent Black and 7.0 percent Hispanic. For grades 3-8, ELA proficiency is 62.0 percent, above the citywide median, while math proficiency is 44.0 percent, near the citywide 25th percentile. Accelerated coursework is 1.0 percent, well below the citywide 25th percentile. The 4-year graduation rate is 84.0 percent, near the citywide 25th percentile, and 72.2 percent of graduates enroll in college within six months, above the citywide median. Regents pass rates include 55.6 percent for Global History and 39.3 percent for English. The school's suspension rate is 10.0 percent. In the 2025-26 DOE School Survey, 100 percent of responding parents reported feeling respected by teachers and the principal, and that their child's background is valued. All surveyed parents also said the school is kept clean, in good physical condition, and that their child is safe. Parents reported high satisfaction with communication and trust in leadership, with 100 percent stating the principal is an effective manager.
Sources (4)
- NYC DOE Location Code Generating and Management System (LCGMS) · 2026-27 (export of 2026-08-22)
- NYC DOE School Quality Reports and Snapshot, 2024-25 · 2024-25
- New York State Education Department School Report Card · 2024-25
- NYC School Survey (parent and student responses) · 2025-26
Academics
State test proficiency rates and acceleration.
ELA proficiency
62%
Math proficiency
44%
Proficiency rates are from the Grade 3–8 NYS state test (school-level).
Attendance rate
95%
Avg class size (general ed)
—
Avg class size (ICT)
—
Community & climate
Demographics, attendance, school survey results, and DOE quality ratings.
Quality signals
NYC School Survey, 2025-26
Parent survey · overall positive
92%1% response rate
Survey topics, 2025-26
Family outreach94%city 94%
- Parents · School staff regularly communicate with me about how I can help my child learn.88%
- Parents · Teachers work closely with me to meet my child's needs.88%
- Parents · My child's school communicates with me in a language that I can understand.100%
- Parents · I am greeted warmly when I contact or visit the school.100%
- Parents · My child's school will make me aware if there are any concerns about my child’s social or emotional well-being.100%
- Parents · If I suspect my child needs additional learning supports and services, I know the next steps to get support at my school.88%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (94%) is their average, vs 94% citywide.
Parent–teacher trust100%city 96%
- Parents · I feel respected by my child's teachers.100%
- Parents · Staff at this school work hard to build trusting relationships with parents/guardians like me.100%
- Parents · My child's teachers treat me as a partner in educating my child.100%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (100%) is their average, vs 96% citywide.
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Instruction and Performance
Family Satisfaction with Child's Education88%city 94%
- Parents · My child is progressing in reading the way I would expect.89%
- Parents · My child is progressing in math the way I would expect.75%
- Parents · My child's school helps me understand what grade-level schoolwork looks like.88%
- Parents · How satisfied are you with the following? The education my child has received this year.89%
- Parents · How satisfied are you with the following? The overall quality of my child's teachers this year.100%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (88%) is their average, vs 94% citywide.
Safety and School Climate
Inclusive Leadership97%city 96%
- Parents · The principal/school leader at this school…puts decisions made with families into action.88%
- Parents · The principal/school leader at this school…works to create a sense of community in the school.100%
- Parents · The principal/school leader at this school…ensures families are comfortable communicating with the school.100%
- Parents · Language translation and interpretation are readily available to me at all family events at my child’s school.100%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (97%) is their average, vs 96% citywide.
Relationships with Families
Parent-Principal Trust95%city 96%
- Parents · I feel respected by my child's principal/school leader.100%
- Parents · I trust the principal/school leader at their word (to do what they say that they will do).86%
- Parents · The principal/school leader is an effective manager who makes the school run smoothly.100%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (95%) is their average, vs 96% citywide.
Parent Involvement in School88%city 91%
- Parents · Since the beginning of the school year, how often have you…communicated with your child's teachers about your child's performance?89%
- Parents · Since the beginning of the school year, how often have you…seen your child’s projects, artwork, homework, tests, or quizzes?100%
- Parents · I know how to contact the Parent Coordinator at my child’s school.63%
- Parents · During the school year, have you...attended a school meeting, school event, or parent-teacher conference (virtually or in-person)?100%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (88%) is their average, vs 91% citywide.
School Description
School Facilities and Services86%city 91%
- Parents · This school is kept clean.100%
- Parents · This school is kept in good physical condition.100%
- Parents · My child's school provides me information about transportation options (e.g. Metrocard and busing).86%
- Parents · I am satisfied with my child’s school bus transportation service this year.60%
- Parents · I am satisfied with the meal options provided at my child’s school.83%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (86%) is their average, vs 91% citywide.
Overall positive % is averaged across every Pos/Neg survey question per respondent group (school year 2025-2026). Survey topics are the DOE’s framework measures (each the average favorable response across its questions; expand a topic to see them and the citywide average); the dimension scores themselves are no longer in the public data file.[3]
Operational health
Attendance
95%
Chronic absenteeism
26%
Suspension rate
10%
Teachers[7]
Teachers with 4+ years' experience
70%
Students per teacher
14:1
Teaching out of certification
91%
Teacher experience and certification from the NYSED School Report Card (2024–25); students per teacher = enrollment ÷ reported teachers. Fewer than 4 years counts as inexperienced.
Student body
Race / ethnicity[4]
- Black 90%
- Hispanic 7%
- Multiracial 1%
School-level totals; may not sum to 100% due to rounding and small subgroup suppression.
Gender[4]
- Female 51%
- Male 49%
Female / male shares as published by the DOE; other gender identities aren’t reported in the source data.
Enrollment
1,321
Economic Need Index
80%
Free / reduced lunch
90%
English learners
3%
Students with IEPs
16%
Financials
[8]What this school has to spend, and what it spends it on. Spending is not a measure of quality. Schools serving more students with higher needs receive more money.
Charter schools manage their own budgets rather than receiving a school allocation from the DOE, so the staffing and supplies breakdown the DOE publishes for district schools is not published for this school.
Spending
Total spend
$28.9MStudents: 1,315
89th percentile citywide
Total spend per student
$22,010
6th percentile citywide · city median $33,357
Location & commute
Where the school is and how to get there.