Summary:
Edmund W Gordon Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School is the sole middle school located in this area, serving grades 6-8. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 635th out of 1,479 New York middle schools in 2021-2022 to 862nd out of 1,504 in 2023-2024. While 7th-grade students performed better than the state average in ELA, 6th and 8th-grade students scored below the state average. In math, the school's performance was below the state average across all grade levels. The school's performance on Regents exams is also concerning, with significantly lower proficiency rates compared to the state average in subjects like Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, and U.S. History and Government.
The school has a high percentage of students (82.53%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a predominantly low-income student population. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 34.1% is significantly higher than the state average, which could be a contributing factor to the school's academic performance. Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $27,052 and the low student-teacher ratio of 10.9, the school's academic performance remains below the state average, suggesting that the school may need to re-evaluate how resources are being utilized to support student learning and address the specific needs of its student population.
The data highlights the need for Edmund W Gordon Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School to closely examine its instructional practices, resource allocation, and support systems to improve student outcomes and better serve its predominantly low-income student population. Targeted interventions and support programs may be necessary to address the academic and socioeconomic challenges faced by the school's students, particularly in the areas of ELA, math, and Regents exam performance.
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