Elem–MiddleCharterSchool code (DBN) 84K711

Uncommon Brownsville South Charter School NYC

985 ROCKAWAY AVENUE, Brooklyn
Grades K-8
Aliya Mcdaniel/Dare'ra Spragg, Principal
718-669-7461

About

Uncommon Brownsville South Charter School NYC serves students in grades K-8, with an enrollment of 733, which is above the citywide median. The school has a high Economic Need Index of 91 percent, placing it near the 75th percentile citywide. English Language Learners make up 4 percent of the student body, which is below the citywide 25th percentile, and 18 percent of students have an Individualized Education Program, near the citywide 25th percentile. Academically, 62 percent of students demonstrated proficiency in ELA and 68 percent in Math, both above the citywide medians for Grade 3-8 state tests. However, the school's accelerated coursework rate is 1 percent, which is well below the citywide 25th percentile. In the 2025-26 DOE School Survey, 100 percent of responding parents reported satisfaction with their child's education and felt their child belonged at the school. Parents also reported high levels of trust in the principal and positive relationships with teachers, with 97 percent trusting the principal and 94 percent feeling teachers treat them as partners. Safety is also a strength, with 97 percent of parents reporting their child is safe.

Sources (3)

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
NYC School Survey (parent and student responses) · 2025-26

Academics

State test proficiency rates and acceleration.

ELA proficiency

62%

Math proficiency

68%

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

FacultyExcellentAI-estimated

NYC School Survey, 2025-26

Parent survey · overall positive

95%6% response rate

Survey topics, 2025-26

Family outreach95%city 94%

Parents · School staff regularly communicate with me about how I can help my child learn.95%
Parents · Teachers work closely with me to meet my child's needs.95%
Parents · My child's school communicates with me in a language that I can understand.97%
Parents · I am greeted warmly when I contact or visit the school.97%
Parents · My child's school will make me aware if there are any concerns about my child’s social or emotional well-being.89%
Parents · If I suspect my child needs additional learning supports and services, I know the next steps to get support at my school.95%

Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (95%) is their average, vs 94% citywide.

Parent–teacher trust95%city 96%

Parents · I feel respected by my child's teachers.98%
Parents · Staff at this school work hard to build trusting relationships with parents/guardians like me.92%
Parents · My child's teachers treat me as a partner in educating my child.94%

Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (95%) is their average, vs 96% citywide.

Show all survey topics

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 Education97%city 94%

Parents · My child is progressing in reading the way I would expect.95%
Parents · My child is progressing in math the way I would expect.95%
Parents · My child's school helps me understand what grade-level schoolwork looks like.97%
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 (97%) is their average, vs 94% citywide.

Safety and School Climate

Inclusive Leadership98%city 96%

Parents · The principal/school leader at this school…puts decisions made with families into action.97%
Parents · The principal/school leader at this school…works to create a sense of community in the school.97%
Parents · The principal/school leader at this school…ensures families are comfortable communicating with the school.97%
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 (98%) is their average, vs 96% citywide.

Conflict Resolution97%city 93%

Parents · Conflicts are resolved fairly at my child’s school. [Grades K-5].97%

Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (97%) 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.97%
Parents · I trust the principal/school leader at their word (to do what they say that they will do).97%
Parents · The principal/school leader is an effective manager who makes the school run smoothly.97%

Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (97%) is their average, vs 96% citywide.

Parent Involvement in School94%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?95%
Parents · Since the beginning of the school year, how often have you…seen your child’s projects, artwork, homework, tests, or quizzes?92%
Parents · I know how to contact the Parent Coordinator at my child’s school.88%
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 (94%) is their average, vs 91% citywide.

School Description

School Facilities and Services89%city 91%

Parents · This school is kept clean.100%
Parents · This school is kept in good physical condition.95%
Parents · My child's school provides me information about transportation options (e.g. Metrocard and busing).92%
Parents · I am satisfied with my child’s school bus transportation service this year.71%
Parents · I am satisfied with the meal options provided at my child’s school.87%

Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (89%) 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

45%

Suspension rate

Teachers^[7]

Teachers with 4+ years' experience

40%

Students per teacher

11:1

Teaching out of certification

66%

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 77%
Hispanic 17%
Multiracial 2%

School-level totals; may not sum to 100% due to rounding and small subgroup suppression.

Gender^[4]

Female 52%
Male 48%

Female / male shares as published by the DOE; other gender identities aren’t reported in the source data.

Enrollment

733

Economic Need Index

91%

Free / reduced lunch

94%

English learners

Students with IEPs

18%

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

$14.1MStudents: 748

51st percentile citywide

Total spend per student

$18,825

3rd percentile citywide · city median $33,357

Location & commute

Where the school is and how to get there.

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