Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School
- 856 QUINCY STREET, Brooklyn
- Grades K-8
- Samanta Deluke, Principal
- 718-246-5681
About
Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School serves students in grades K-8, with an enrollment of 519 students, which is slightly above the citywide median. The school has a high Economic Need Index of 89.0 percent, near the 75th percentile citywide, and 11.0 percent English Language Learners, which is between the 25th percentile and the median. On state tests, 52.0 percent of students were proficient in ELA, slightly below the citywide median, while 34.0 percent were proficient in Math, which is below the 25th percentile. The percentage of students taking accelerated coursework, at 3.0 percent, is also below the 25th percentile. In the 2025-2026 DOE School Survey, 100 percent of responding parents reported the school is kept clean and in good physical condition. Parents also reported high satisfaction with safety, with 89 percent stating their child is safe and 88 percent agreeing School Safety Agents promote a safe environment. Additionally, 94 percent of parents felt their child's teachers treat them as partners in education. Student survey results are not available for this school.
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
52%
Math proficiency
34%
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
84%5% response rate
Survey topics, 2025-26
Family outreach84%city 94%
- Parents · School staff regularly communicate with me about how I can help my child learn.78%
- Parents · Teachers work closely with me to meet my child's needs.80%
- Parents · My child's school communicates with me in a language that I can understand.89%
- Parents · I am greeted warmly when I contact or visit the school.89%
- 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.80%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (84%) is their average, vs 94% citywide.
Parent–teacher trust87%city 96%
- Parents · I feel respected by my child's teachers.84%
- Parents · Staff at this school work hard to build trusting relationships with parents/guardians like me.84%
- Parents · My child's teachers treat me as a partner in educating my child.94%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (87%) is their average, vs 96% citywide.
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Instruction and Performance
Family Satisfaction with Child's Education81%city 94%
- Parents · My child is progressing in reading the way I would expect.74%
- Parents · My child is progressing in math the way I would expect.72%
- Parents · My child's school helps me understand what grade-level schoolwork looks like.83%
- Parents · How satisfied are you with the following? The education my child has received this year.80%
- Parents · How satisfied are you with the following? The overall quality of my child's teachers this year.95%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (81%) is their average, vs 94% citywide.
IEP Service Satisfaction69%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].80%
- Parents · At this school, my child receives what they need to achieve their Individualized Education Program (IEP) goal(s). [Families of students with IEPs].67%
- 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].60%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (69%) is their average, vs 91% citywide.
Safety and School Climate
Inclusive Leadership91%city 96%
- Parents · The principal/school leader at this school…puts decisions made with families into action.94%
- Parents · The principal/school leader at this school…works to create a sense of community in the school.88%
- Parents · The principal/school leader at this school…ensures families are comfortable communicating with the school.89%
- Parents · Language translation and interpretation are readily available to me at all family events at my child’s school.92%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (91%) is their average, vs 96% citywide.
Conflict Resolution81%city 93%
- Parents · Conflicts are resolved fairly at my child’s school. [Grades K-5].81%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (81%) is their average, vs 93% citywide.
Relationships with Families
Parent Involvement in School85%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?89%
- 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)?95%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (85%) is their average, vs 91% citywide.
Parent-Principal Trust84%city 96%
- Parents · I feel respected by my child's principal/school leader.85%
- Parents · I trust the principal/school leader at their word (to do what they say that they will do).83%
- Parents · The principal/school leader is an effective manager who makes the school run smoothly.83%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (84%) is their average, vs 96% 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.100%
- Parents · My child's school provides me information about transportation options (e.g. Metrocard and busing).87%
- Parents · I am satisfied with my child’s school bus transportation service this year.83%
- Parents · I am satisfied with the meal options provided at my child’s school.73%
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
54%
Suspension rate
18%
Teachers[7]
Teachers with 4+ years' experience
67%
Students per teacher
13:1
Teaching out of certification
33%
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 63%
- Hispanic 32%
- Multiracial 1%
School-level totals; may not sum to 100% due to rounding and small subgroup suppression.
Gender[4]
- Female 49%
- Male 51%
Female / male shares as published by the DOE; other gender identities aren’t reported in the source data.
Enrollment
519
Economic Need Index
89%
Free / reduced lunch
89%
English learners
11%
Students with IEPs
23%
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
$11.7MStudents: 525
36th percentile citywide
Total spend per student
$22,309
7th percentile citywide · city median $33,357
Location & commute
Where the school is and how to get there.