Global Innovators Academy

Global Innovators Academy (MS 428) is a new middle school in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, that opened in September 2024. It is a dual-language school offering programs in Chinese and Spanish, with a mission to cultivate bilingual, biliterate, and bicultural global citizens through project-based learning and rigorous academics. The school emphasizes a safe learning environment that values individual strength, identity, culture, and heritage. With a small initial enrollment of 49 students, it aims to foster a close-knit community. Early academic proficiency rates for ELA (19%) and Math (33%) are below citywide medians, which may reflect its founding cohort and high proportion of students with diverse learning needs (91% economic need, 41% English Language Learners, 27% students with IEPs). However, the school demonstrates strong student attendance at 98%, well above the citywide median, and a low chronic absenteeism rate of 15%, which is significantly better than the citywide median. As a new institution, there is no established reputation or extensive parent sentiment available yet, though early promotional materials highlight a welcoming and supportive community.