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Brooklyn Ascend Charter Elementary School
Overview
Brooklyn Ascend Lower School — Ascend’s first public charter elementary school — opened in the Fall of 2008 in New York’s CSD 18. The tuition-free charter school enrolls elementary students from kindergarten through fourth grade from the Brownsville, Crown Heights and other surrounding Brooklyn neighborhoods. Brooklyn Lower School offers art, dance, financial literacy, physical education and science in addition to our core curriculum.
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The Ascend Difference
Academic Results
Ascend has not only outperformed local community school districts in ELA and Math but has also excelled across New York City and New York State!
Caring and Committed Teachers
We foster a tight-knit, responsive community of teachers, families and students throughout the Brooklyn area.
Commitment to DEIA
We strive to embody our values of diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-racism in staffing, curriculum and policies/practices.
Beautiful Classrooms
Brooklyn Ascend Lower School provides safe, clean, bright facilities that show respect for students and teachers.
School Leadership
Lower School Locations
Brownsville Ascend Charter Elementary School
1501 Pitkin Avenue
Grades K–4
Bushwick Ascend Charter Elementary School
751 Knickerbocker Avenue
Grades K–4
Canarsie Ascend Charter Elementary School
9719 Flatlands Avenue
Grades K–4
Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter Elementary School
465 East 29th Street
Grades K–4
Cypress Hills Ascend Charter Elementary School
396 Grant Avenue
Grades K–4
East Brooklyn Ascend Charter Elementary School
260 Shepherd Avenue
Grades K–4
East Flatbush Ascend Charter Elementary School
870 Albany Avenue
Grades K–4
Flatbush Ascend Charter Elementary School
123 Linden Boulevard
Grades K–4
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