Top 10 Best Brooklyn Public Charter Schools (2024-25)

For the 2024-25 school year, there are 90 public charter schools serving 48,964 students in Brooklyn, NY.
The top ranked public charter schools in Brooklyn, NY are Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst, Success Academy Charter School-bushwick and Success Academy Charter School-cobble Hill. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Brooklyn, NY public charter schools have an average math proficiency score of 45% (versus the New York public charter school average of 43%), and reading proficiency score of 55% (versus the 52% statewide average). Charter schools in Brooklyn have an average ranking of 6/10, which is in the top 50% of New York public charter schools.
Minority enrollment is 93% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the New York public charter school average of 94% (majority Black).

Best Public Charter Schools in Brooklyn, NY (2024-25)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
99 Ave P-4th Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11204
(347) 514-7082
Grades: K-4
| 649 students
Rank: #22.
Success Academy Charter School-bushwick
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
139 Menahan St
Brooklyn, NY 11221
(646) 790-2173
Grades: K-4
| 478 students
Rank: #33.
Success Academy Charter School-cobble Hill
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
284 Baltic St-lower Level
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 704-1460
Grades: K-4
| 401 students
Rank: #44.
Success Academy Charter School-williamsburg
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
183 S 3rd St-4th Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 704-1419
Grades: K-4
| 359 students
Rank: #55.
Brooklyn Emerging Leaders Academy Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: ≥90% )
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
125 Stuyvesant Ave-rm 213
Brooklyn, NY 11221
(347) 491-8830
Grades: 9-12
| 236 students
Rank: #66.
Success Academy Charter School - Bed Stuy 1
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
70 Tompkins Ave-2nd Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11206
(718) 635-3294
Grades: 5-9
| 482 students
Rank: #77.
Success Academy Cs - Bergen Beach
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
1420 E 68th St-3rd Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11234
(347) 817-2017
Grades: K-8
| 1,052 students
Rank: #88.
Success Academy Charter School-prospect Heights
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
801 Park Pl-4th Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11216
(646) 790-2121
Grades: K-5
| 275 students
Rank: #99.
Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 15.2
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
3002 Fort Hamilton Pkwy
Brooklyn, NY 11218
(718) 643-1086
Grades: K-12
| 1,084 students
Rank: #1010.
Success Academy Charter School-bed Stuy 3
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 63% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
787 Lafayette Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11221
(646) 790-2126
Grades: 5-8
| 232 students
Rank: #1111.
Brooklyn Rise Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 60-79% | Reading: 60-79%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
9 Hanover Pl
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(347) 470-9833
Grades: K-4
| 210 students
Rank: #1212.
Success Academy Charter School-crown Heights
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
330 Crown St-5th Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11225
(646) 790-2129
Grades: K-8
| 787 students
Rank: #1313.
Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 13.2
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
80 Willoughby St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 305-4199
Grades: K-5
| 404 students
Rank: #1414.
Success Academy Charter School-flatbush
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
15 Snyder Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11226
(646) 790-2150
Grades: K-4
| 560 students
Rank: #1515.
East Flatbush Ascend Charter School (Efacs)
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 60-69% | Reading: 60-69%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
870 Albany Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11203
(646) 644-1714
Grades: K-4
| 235 students
Rank: #1616.
Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-csd 13
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
80 Willoughby St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(347) 889-7041
Grades: K-8
| 704 students
Rank: #1717.
Collegiate Academy-math-personal Awa
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
1962-84 Linden Blvd
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(347) 619-6800
Grades: 6-8
| 108 students
Rank: #1818.
Hellenic Classical Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
646 5th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 499-0957
Grades: PK-8
| 483 students
Rank: #1919.
Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
82 Lewis Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11206
(718) 453-1001
Grades: K-8
| 730 students
Rank: #2020.
Math Engineering And Science Academy Charter High School
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
231 Palmetto St
Brooklyn, NY 11221
(718) 282-7426
Grades: 9-12
| 515 students
Rank: #2121.
Success Academy Charter School-bed Stuy 2
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
211 Throop Ave-3rd Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11206
(718) 704-1439
Grades: K-4
| 478 students
Rank: #2222.
Canarsie Ascend Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
9719 Flatlands Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11236
(718) 907-0153
Grades: K-8
| 989 students
Rank: #2323.
Success Academy Charter School-fort Greene
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
700 Park Ave-3rd Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11205
(646) 569-5914
Grades: 5-8
| 180 students
Rank: #2424.
Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
500 19th St
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 280-9556
Grades: 6-8
| 310 students
Rank: #2525.
Compass Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
300 Adelphi-4th Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11205
(718) 310-3588
Grades: PK-5
| 316 students
Rank: #2626.
Community Partnership Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 56% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
241 Emerson Pl
Brooklyn, NY 11205
(718) 399-3824
Grades: PK-8
| 371 students
Rank: #2727.
Flatbush Ascend Charter School (FACS)
Charter School
(Math: 60-79% | Reading: 40-59%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
123 Linden Blvd
Brooklyn, NY 11226
(347) 227-6070
Grades: K-4
| 300 students
Rank: #2828.
Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
5323 5th Ave-2nd Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11220
(917) 819-5337
Grades: K-4
| 387 students
Rank: #2929.
Ocean Hill Collegiate Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
1137 Herkimer St-2nd Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11233
(718) 250-5765
Grades: K-9
| 411 students
Rank: #3030.
Achievement First Brownsville Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
2021 Bergen St-rm 149
Brooklyn, NY 11233
(347) 471-2600
Grades: K-12
| 1,057 students
Rank: #3131.
Achievement First-bushwick Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
1300 Greene Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11237
(347) 471-2560
Grades: K-8
| 938 students
Rank: #3232.
Beginning With Children Charter School Ii
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
215 Heyward St
Brooklyn, NY 11206
(718) 302-7700
Grades: K-9
| 597 students
Rank: #3333.
Achievement First Endeavor Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
510 Waverly Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 622-5994
Grades: K-8
| 738 students
Rank: #3434.
Williamsburg Collegiate Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
157 Wilson St-4th Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 302-4018
Grades: 5-8
| 247 students
Rank: #3535.
Williamsburg Charter High School
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 40-59%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
198 Varet St
Brooklyn, NY 11206
(718) 782-9830
Grades: 9-12
| 968 students
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Brooklyn, New York Public Schools (Closed)

School
Location
Grades
Students
183 South 3rd St
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 388-1194
Grades: 9-12
| 398 students
141 Macon St
Brooklyn, NY 11216
(718) 783-4842
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
561 Grand Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 789-2258
Grades: 9-12
| n/a students
27 Huntington St
Brooklyn, NY 11231
(718) 330-9285
Grades: 5-10
| 78 students
905 Winthrop St
Brooklyn, NY 11203
(718) 773-3908
Grades: 9-12
| 181 students
650 Ashford St
Brooklyn, NY 11207
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
Bayside Res (Closed 2004)
Alternative School
30-34 214 Pl
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
39 Herkimer St
Brooklyn, NY 11216
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
832 Marcy Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11216
(718) 622-4310
Grades: 10-12
| 102 students
185 Ellery St
Brooklyn, NY 11206
(718) 384-4154
Grades: K-8
| 369 students
424 Leonard St3rd Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11222
(718) 390-1275
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
116 Nassau St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 694-8352
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
Brooklyn Chldrn Center (Closed 2008)
Special Education School
1819 Bergen Street
Brooklyn, NY 11233
(718) 221-4500
Grades: Inquire with school
| 35 students
2839 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11210
(718) 434-5043
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
505 Fulton St 2nd Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(212) 431-4477
Grades: K-4
| 206 students
883 Classon Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11225
(718) 636-5800
Grades: 12
| 192 students
152 Sterling St
Brooklyn, NY 11225
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
3002 Fort Hamilton Pkwy
Brooklyn, NY 11218
(716) 643-1086
Grades: 8-12
| 677 students
1125 Carroll Street
Brooklyn, NY 11225
(718) 773-2041
Grades: 9-12
| 20 students
8310 21st Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11214
(718) 266-5032
Grades: 9-12
| 570 students
1600 Rockaway Pky
Brooklyn, NY 11236
(718) 290-8600
Grades: 9-12
| 344 students
426 56th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11220
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
791 Empire Blvd
Brooklyn, NY 11213
(718) 221-5095
Grades: K-5
| 371 students
424 Leonard St-3rd Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11222
(718) 384-1386
Grades: K-5
| 383 students
2504 Clarendon Rd
Brooklyn, NY 11226
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
309 Clinton Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11205
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
69-76 Schermerhorn St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Grades: 9-10
| 35 students
17 Bristol St
Brooklyn, NY 11212
(718) 240-3800
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
202 Avenue C
Brooklyn, NY 11218
(718) 438-4010
Grades: PK-5
| 1,005 students
14 E 21st St
Brooklyn, NY 11226
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
41 Howard Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11221
(718) 574-2911
Grades: Inquire with school
| n/a students
911 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11226
(718) 282-7804
Grades: 9-12
| 382 students
911 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11226
(718) 282-8428
Grades: 9-12
| 392 students
590 Sheffield Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 272-8371
Grades: 6-8
| 105 students
700 Park Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11206
(718) 599-2176
Grades: K-1
| n/a students
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