Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School
- 82 LEWIS AVENUE, Brooklyn
- Grades K-8
- Nicholas Tishuk/Patience Brown, Principal
- 718-453-1001
About
Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School serves students in grades K-8, with an enrollment of 673, which is above the citywide 75th percentile. The school reports high academic proficiency, with 84 percent of students achieving proficiency in ELA and 83 percent in Math, both well above the citywide 75th percentile for K-8 schools. The school's Economic Need Index is 90 percent, at the citywide 75th percentile, and 97 percent of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which is above the 75th percentile. The percentage of English Language Learners is 23 percent, above the citywide median. The school describes itself as a K-10 institution, expanding to K-12 by 2028, and reports Regents pass rates of 75 percent for Algebra I and 86.3 percent for Living Environment. In the 2025-26 DOE School Survey, 83 percent of students reported feeling safe in the hallways and cafeteria. However, 50 percent of students reported that School Safety Agents often or very often promote a safe environment, and 50 percent reported that students sometimes or never harass, bully, or intimidate other students.
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
84%
Math proficiency
83%
Proficiency rates are from the Grade 3–8 NYS state test (school-level).
Attendance rate
90%
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
Student survey · overall positive
55%1% response rate
Survey topics, 2025-26
Safety67%city 82%
- Students · Do you feel safe in your classes at school?67%
- Students · Do you feel safe in the hallways and the cafeteria?83%
- Students · Do you feel safe in the locker rooms and bathrooms at school?83%
- Students · How often do School Safety Agents promote a safe and respectful environment?50%
- Students · How often do students get into physical fights at this school?67%
- Students · How often are students under the influence of alcohol and/or illegal drugs during the school day and/or school activities?67%
- Students · How often are students involved in gang activity during the school day?50%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (67%) is their average, vs 82% citywide.
Bullying prevention72%city 80%
- Students · How often do students at this school harass, bully, or intimidate other students?50%
- Students · How often do students harass or bully others online or through social media?50%
- Students · How often do students harass or bully others because of their race?83%
- Students · How often do students harass or bully others because of their ethnicity?83%
- Students · How often do students harass or bully others because of their religion?83%
- Students · How often do students harass or bully others because of their country of origin?83%
- Students · How often do students harass or bully others because of their citizenship/immigration status?83%
- Students · How often do students harass or bully others because of their gender?83%
- Students · How often do students harass or bully others because of their gender expression?83%
- Students · How often do students harass or bully others because of their sexual orientation?67%
- Students · How often do students harass or bully others because of their body type (weight, height, hair, etc.)?50%
- Students · How often do students harass or bully others because of their disability?67%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (72%) is their average, vs 80% citywide.
Emotional support39%city 55%
- Students · How often do students at this school treat each other with respect?50%
- Students · How often do you feel like there is at least one trusted adult at this school you could talk to if you needed to?33%
- Students · How often do you use strategies you learned at school to stay focused when something frustrating happens?33%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (39%) is their average, vs 55% citywide.
Personal attention42%city 62%
- Students · How many of your teachers give you specific suggestions on how to improve your work?33%
- Students · How many of your teachers check if you have what you need to do well in class (extra help, access to internet, etc.)?33%
- Students · How often does your school offer classes, clubs, or activities that you're excited about?50%
- Students · How often do you get to work with teachers and other adults at your school to help make decisions about things that are important to you (e.g. safety, conflict resolution, etc.)?50%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (42%) is their average, vs 62% citywide.
Academic expectations38%city 58%
- Students · In how many of your classes do you feel like you're being challenged academically (you learn new and hard things)?33%
- Students · During this school year, how often have you felt bored?33%
- Students · In how many of your classes do you work in small groups?17%
- Students · In how many classes are you expected to explain the thinking or the WHY behind your responses?67%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (38%) is their average, vs 58% citywide.
Clear instruction42%city 67%
- Students · In how many of your classes is it clear what you need to learn?67%
- Students · In how many of your classes does the work you do in class help you with class assignments like homework, projects, and/or tests?50%
- Students · How many of your teachers explain things differently if you don't understand?33%
- Students · How many of your teachers connect what you are learning to life outside the classroom?17%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (42%) is their average, vs 67% citywide.
College & career guidance59%city 69%
- Students · How often does this school encourages you to develop interests, talents, or opportunities outside of academics?50%
- Students · Does your school help you feel ready to move up to the next grade level or to graduate?67%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (59%) is their average, vs 69% citywide.
Student–teacher trust46%city 74%
- Students · How many of your teachers are open to students' ideas and suggestions?33%
- Students · How many of your teachers treat you with respect?33%
- Students · How many of your teachers do you feel support you when you are upset?50%
- Students · How many of your teachers treat students of different races, cultures, or backgrounds equally?33%
- Students · How many of your teachers treat students of different genders and/or sexual orientations equally?80%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (46%) is their average, vs 74% citywide.
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Instruction and Performance
Cultural Awareness and Inclusive Classroom Instruction60%city 68%
- Students · How often does your school teach you to respect and appreciate others' differences (differences in language, culture, religion, etc.)?67%
- Students · How often do you see examples of different backgrounds and families in your classes (i.e materials, curriculum)?50%
- Students · How often do you see positive representations of different races/ethnicities and cultures in your classes (i.e materials, curriculum)?50%
- Students · How often do you see positive representation of different genders and/or sexual orientations in your classes (i.e materials, curriculum)?50%
- Students · How often does your school encourage respectful conversations about race where you feel your voice is heard?83%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (60%) is their average, vs 68% citywide.
Safety and School Climate
Inclusive Learning Environment50%city 71%
- Students · Do you feel like you belong at this school?17%
- Students · How often do students treat students from different cultures or backgrounds equally?67%
- Students · How often are school rules applied equally to all students at school?33%
- Students · How often can you use a bathroom that matches your gender identity in your school?83%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (50%) is their average, vs 71% citywide.
School Description
School Facilities and Services60%city 60%
- Students · How often does your school look clean?60%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (60%) is their average, vs 60% 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
90%
Chronic absenteeism
34%
Suspension rate
0%
Teachers[7]
Teachers with 4+ years' experience
79%
Students per teacher
35:1
Teaching out of certification
0%
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 42%
- Hispanic 57%
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
673
Economic Need Index
90%
Free / reduced lunch
97%
English learners
23%
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
$18.9MStudents: 665
71st percentile citywide
Total spend per student
$28,434
24th percentile citywide · city median $33,357
Location & commute
Where the school is and how to get there.