Uncommon Excellence Boys Charter School NYC
- 225 Patchen Avenue, Brooklyn
- Grades K-8
- Quinterrence Bell/Stanley Redon, Principal
- 718-638-1830
About
Uncommon Excellence Boys Charter School NYC in Brooklyn serves students in grades K-8, with an enrollment of 416, which is near the citywide median. The school has a high Economic Need Index of 84.0 percent, near the citywide median, and a student population that is 79.0 percent Black and 11.0 percent Hispanic. The percentage of English Language Learners is 4.0 percent, below the citywide 25th percentile, while 24.0 percent of students have Individualized Education Programs, near the citywide median. In Grade 3-8 state tests, 60.0 percent of students demonstrated ELA proficiency and 66.0 percent achieved math proficiency, both above the citywide median. The school's accelerated coursework rate is 1.0 percent, below the citywide 25th percentile. In the 2025-26 DOE School Survey, 100 percent of responding parents were satisfied with their child's education and felt respected by teachers and the principal. Parents also reported high levels of communication and partnership with teachers, with 96 percent favorable. Additionally, 91 percent of parents felt their child was safe, and 100 percent reported the school is kept clean and in good physical condition. The suspension rate is 13.0 percent.
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
60%
Math proficiency
66%
Proficiency rates are from the Grade 3–8 NYS state test (school-level).
Attendance rate
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Avg class size (general ed)
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Avg class size (ICT)
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Community & climate
Demographics, attendance, school survey results, and DOE quality ratings.
Quality signals
NYC School Survey, 2025-26
Parent survey · overall positive
96%6% response rate
Survey topics, 2025-26
Family outreach99%city 94%
- Parents · School staff regularly communicate with me about how I can help my child learn.96%
- Parents · Teachers work closely with me to meet my child's needs.100%
- 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.96%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (99%) is their average, vs 94% citywide.
Parent–teacher trust99%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.96%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (99%) is their average, vs 96% citywide.
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Instruction and Performance
IEP Service Satisfaction100%city 91%
- Parents · I am satisfied with the educational planning and Individualized Education Program (IEP) development process at this school. [Families of students with IEPs].100%
- Parents · At this school, my child receives what they need to achieve their Individualized Education Program (IEP) goal(s). [Families of students with IEPs].100%
- Parents · This school offers a wide enough variety of activities and services (including specialized programs, related services and assistive and adaptive technologies where appropriate) to help improve outcomes for my child. [Families of students with IEPs].100%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (100%) is their average, vs 91% citywide.
Family Satisfaction with Child's Education95%city 94%
- Parents · My child is progressing in reading the way I would expect.91%
- Parents · My child is progressing in math the way I would expect.92%
- Parents · My child's school helps me understand what grade-level schoolwork looks like.92%
- Parents · How satisfied are you with the following? The education my child has received this year.100%
- 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 (95%) is their average, vs 94% citywide.
Safety and School Climate
Inclusive Leadership99%city 96%
- Parents · The principal/school leader at this school…puts decisions made with families into action.95%
- 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 (99%) is their average, vs 96% citywide.
Conflict Resolution86%city 93%
- Parents · Conflicts are resolved fairly at my child’s school. [Grades K-5].86%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (86%) is their average, vs 93% citywide.
Relationships with Families
Parent-Principal Trust97%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).100%
- Parents · The principal/school leader is an effective manager who makes the school run smoothly.92%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (97%) is their average, vs 96% citywide.
Parent Involvement in School87%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?92%
- Parents · Since the beginning of the school year, how often have you…seen your child’s projects, artwork, homework, tests, or quizzes?88%
- Parents · I know how to contact the Parent Coordinator at my child’s school.67%
- 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 (87%) is their average, vs 91% citywide.
School Description
School Facilities and Services95%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).100%
- Parents · I am satisfied with my child’s school bus transportation service this year.80%
- Parents · I am satisfied with the meal options provided at my child’s school.95%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (95%) 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
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Chronic absenteeism
49%
Suspension rate
13%
Teachers[7]
Teachers with 4+ years' experience
38%
Students per teacher
9:1
Teaching out of certification
85%
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]
- Asian 3%
- Black 79%
- Hispanic 11%
- White 2%
- Multiracial 2%
School-level totals; may not sum to 100% due to rounding and small subgroup suppression.
Gender[4]
- Male 100%
Female / male shares as published by the DOE; other gender identities aren’t reported in the source data.
Enrollment
416
Economic Need Index
84%
Free / reduced lunch
86%
English learners
4%
Students with IEPs
24%
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
$13.1MStudents: 414
45th percentile citywide
Total spend per student
$31,525
39th percentile citywide · city median $33,357
Location & commute
Where the school is and how to get there.