About
Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School is an elementary charter school (K-5) known for its strong academic performance. Students demonstrate high proficiency in both English Language Arts (80%) and Math (78%), figures that are well above the citywide median for elementary schools. The school is part of the Ascend network, which emphasizes a liberal arts education, critical thinking, and an anti-racist approach, utilizing the Science of Reading and an inquiry-based learning model. Parents generally express positive sentiment, describing the academic structure as strong and teachers as caring and nurturing. Some parents note the curriculum is rigorous and involves significant homework. The school aims to foster a love of learning and a culture of achievement, with clear expectations and structured routines. While parent feedback is largely favorable, some staff reviews have raised concerns about management and work-life balance.
Academics
State test proficiency rates and acceleration.
ELA proficiency
80%
Math proficiency
78%
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
80%
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
$12.7MStudents: 753
Location & commute
Where the school is and how to get there.