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Ascend Charter Schools enroll more than 5,000 students in 17 Brooklyn-based elementary, middle, and high schools.

Join us this fall! Applications are open for the 2026-2027 school year

Questions? Contact enroll@ascendlearning.org or call/text 347-227-6070.

Assistance is available in Spanish and Haitian Creole.

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The Ascend Difference

Ascend honors, nurtures and challenges every one of our students, helping them strive towards futures where they can realize their full academic and personal potential. By instilling a lifelong love of learning and providing a network of support, we give students the tools they need to dream boldly and make those dreams a reality. Explore our kindergarten, elementary, middle and high school programs to learn how we nourish excellence in all of our students.

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Find an Ascend public charter school in your Brooklyn neighborhood by clicking on our interactive map.

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    Brownsville
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    East Brooklyn
    East Flatbush
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Join our collaborative, intellectually-driven educators as we build the best public charter schools in Brooklyn. Not a teacher but interested in the role our teachers play at Ascend? Dive deeper into our approach to learn more.

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Join our collaborative, intellectually-driven educators as we build the best public charter schools in Brooklyn. Not a teacher but interested in the role our teachers play at Ascend? Dive deeper into our approach to learn more.

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Anlis
Discover the power of your voice at Ascend.

I love the diversity at my school and how every student has teachers they feel close to. But most of all, I love how everyone is encouraged to be who they want to be. Debating in class allows me to voice my beliefs, and even when we disagree, everyone feels welcome and comfortable.

Anlis

Middle school student

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