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Brownsville Collegiate Uncommon Charter School

Grades: 5-8
364 Sackman Street, 4th Floor
Brooklyn NY 11212
Phone: 718-636-0370

Our Insights

What’s Special

Part of a high-performing charter network

The Downside

Many changes in leadership

Brownsville Collegiate Charter School, which serves grades 5 to 8, is part of Uncommon Schools, a large charter network that aims to get its largely low-income black and Latino students into college and give them the skills to succeed there.

To accomplish this, the school, like others in the network, provides middle school students with two periods of math and two of English—one focused on reading and one on writing—every day. Classes start in late August and students attend school from 7:40 a.m. to 4 p.m. Struggling students are encouraged to attend classes on Saturday. The school emphasizes an orderly, disciplined environment, and uniforms are mandatory.

This school does not do as well on state tests as some others in the Uncommon network, with only 30 percent of students scoring proficient on the English language arts test. The students fare better on the math test, and all 8th-graders take the algebra I Regents exam.

Brownsville Collegiate has had several changes in leadership since it opened in 2009, and it has struggled to maintain discipline and order under some of those leaders, according to the annual NYC School Surveys. Joel Tracy, a graduate of Brown University who worked as a teacher and dean at other Uncommon schools, became principal in 2016. In the 2016-17 survey, teachers gave him fairly high marks and said order and discipline were maintained on his watch.

Uncommon started with middle schools and has expanded to include elementary and high school. It envisions all of its students staying in the network for kindergarten through 12th grade.  Students at Brownsville Collegiate can go on to Uncommon Collegiate Charter High School, a safe school that enjoys strong leadership and does a good job preparing teens for college. In 2017, 100 percent of the high school’s graduates were accepted into four-year colleges, the Amsterdam News reported.

Brownsville Collegiate shares its building with PS 150.

ADMISSIONS: Lottery for 5th grade, with priority to District 23 students. The school fills any vacancies in grades 6 through 8 from its waitlist. Applications are available from the Uncommon website(Gail Robinson, school website and DOE statistics, April 2018)

 

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School Stats

Citywide Average Key
This school is Better Near Worse than the citywide average

Is this school safe and well-run?

From the 2020-21 NYC School Survey

How many students think bullying happens most or all of the time at this school?
20%
58% Citywide Average

From the 2019-20 NY State Report Card

How many students were suspended?
12%
4% Citywide Average

How do students perform academically?

From the New York State 2022-2023 Assessment Database

How many middle school students scored 3-4 on the state math exam?
41%
46% Citywide Average
How many middle school students scored 3-4 on the state reading exam?
33%
51% Citywide Average

From the 2021-22 School Quality Guide

How many 8th-graders earn high school credit?
0%
39% Citywide Average

Who does this school serve?

From the 2022-23 Demographic Snapshot

Enrollment
114
Asian
0%
Black
75%
Hispanic
25%
White
0%
Other
1%
Free or reduced priced lunch
78%
Students with disabilities
25%
English language learners
4%

From the 2021-22 School Quality Guide

Average daily attendance
88%
90% Citywide Average
How many students miss 18 or more days of school?
46%
38% Citywide Average

How does this school serve special populations?

From the New York State 2022-2023 Assessment Database

How many English language learners scored 3-4 on the state math exam?
0%
15% Citywide Average


For more information about our data sources, see About Our Data · More DOE statistics for this school

Contact & Location

Location

Brownsville (District 23)
Trains: 3 Line to Junius St; L Line to Sutter Ave
Buses: B14, B60

Contact

Principal
Mallorie Bocachica

Other Details

Shared campus?
Yes
This school shares the building with PS 150
Metal detectors?
No

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