Canarsie Ascend Charter School
Grades K-5 · 9719 FLATLANDS AVENUE · Brooklyn
Justin Moorman/Christopher Zilinski, Principal · 347-713-0101
About
Canarsie Ascend Charter School is an elementary school recognized for its strong academic performance, with students achieving proficiency in both English Language Arts and Math well above citywide averages. As part of the Ascend Charter network, the school emphasizes a "whole child" approach, integrating the Science of Reading, inquiry-based learning, and the Responsive Classroom model, alongside a commitment to anti-racist education. Parents generally describe a welcoming environment, appreciating the challenging curriculum and the school's efforts in communication and family engagement through events like Curriculum Night. However, some parents have noted concerns regarding the volume of homework. While academic outcomes are a clear strength, the school's internal environment shows signs of high teacher turnover and lower teacher experience compared to citywide benchmarks. Some staff have described a high-pressure atmosphere with strict disciplinary practices, which may influence the overall school culture.
Academics
State test proficiency rates and acceleration.
ELA proficiency
75%
Math proficiency
69%
Proficiency rates are from the Grade 3–8 NYS state test (school-level).
Attendance rate
Community & climate
Demographics, attendance, school survey results, and DOE quality ratings.
Quality signals
Overall positive % is averaged across every Pos/Neg survey question per respondent group (school year 2023-2024). 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
83%
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
$13.6MStudents: 857
Location & commute
Where the school is and how to get there.