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Brooklyn Dreams Charter School
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Brooklyn Dreams Charter School

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Grades K-8 · 259 PARKVILLE AVENUE · Brooklyn

Richard Carter, Principal · 718-859-8400

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About

Brooklyn Dreams Charter School serves students from Kindergarten through 8th grade, operating as part of the National Heritage Academies network. The school emphasizes academic excellence alongside character development, incorporating "Moral Focus™ lessons" to teach virtues such as respect and compassion. Academically, the school demonstrates strength in English Language Arts proficiency, with scores above the citywide median. However, math proficiency is a concern, falling near the citywide 25th percentile, and the percentage of students in accelerated coursework is also low compared to citywide benchmarks. The school offers an EXCEL-ERATE program for advanced learners and various after-school clubs, including coding, theater, art, and music. Middle school students have opportunities to earn high school credits through Regents exams. Parent sentiment is mixed; some praise teachers as responsible and encouraging, while others express concerns about staff turnover and teacher quality. The school has a diverse student body, with a significant proportion of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and a higher percentage of English Language Learners than the citywide median.

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Academics

State test proficiency rates and acceleration.

ELA proficiency

60%

Math proficiency

38%

Proficiency rates are from the Grade 3–8 NYS state test (school-level).

Attendance rate

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Avg class size (general ed)

—

Avg class size (ICT)

—

Community & climate

Demographics, attendance, school survey results, and DOE quality ratings.

Quality signals

FacultyFairAI-estimated

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

—

Chronic absenteeism

38%

Suspension rate

11%

Teachers[7]

Teachers with 4+ years' experience

80%

Students per teacher

12:1

Teaching out of certification

34%

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]

  • Asian 11%
  • Black 59%
  • Hispanic 21%
  • White 5%
  • Multiracial 2%

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

486

Economic Need Index

78%

Free / reduced lunch

78%

English learners

20%

Students with IEPs

20%

Location & commute

Where the school is and how to get there.

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Data sources

  1. 1.MySchools / NYC DOE: Program descriptions, course, club, and arts offerings.
  2. 3.NYC DOE School Survey: Parent, teacher, and student survey results.
  3. 4.NYC DOE Demographic Snapshot: Enrollment and demographic breakdowns.
  4. 7.NYSED School Report Card: Teacher experience, certification, and pupil-teacher ratio.