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Explore Excel Charter School is an elementary school serving grades K-8 in Brooklyn, New York, with 536 students. The school is part of the Explore Excel Charter School District, which is ranked 420 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Explore Excel Charter School has shown mixed performance on state assessments compared to the state average. While they outperform the state in some grade levels and subjects, such as 4th grade math, they underperform in others, like 3rd grade ELA. The school performs particularly well for its African American students, ranking in the top 198 out of 927 New York elementary schools for this subgroup in 2023-2024. However, the school struggles with its English Language Learner (ELL) and Special Education student populations, ranking much lower for these subgroups. Compared to nearby schools, Explore Excel performs better than traditional public schools like PS 276 Louis Marshall, PS 233 Langston Hughes, and PS 114 Ryder Elementary, but lags behind the higher-performing Canarsie Ascend Charter School.
Explore Excel Charter School's performance has been inconsistent over the years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 927 (2018-2019) and 1,890 (2021-2022) out of over 2,400 elementary schools. The school's overall rating from SchoolDigger has also varied, from 1 star (2014-2015, 2013-2014) to 3 stars (2023-2024, 2022-2023, 2018-2019, 2017-2018). The school has seen a steady increase in per-student spending, from $19,060 in 2019-2020 to $24,057 in 2022-2023, and an improvement in its student-teacher ratio from 12.4 in 2020-2021 to 10.6 in 2022-2023, indicating a focus on resource allocation, but the impact on student outcomes is not yet fully realized.
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