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Brownsville Ascend Middle
1501 Pitkin Avenue

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Tel 347 294 2600

Overview

In September 2014, Brownsville Ascend Middle School became the second Ascend school to operate in the magnificently renovated historic Pitkin Theater, located in CSD 23, and welcomed students to sixth grade. The school now enrolls 448 students in grades 5 through 8.

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We invite all families to visit Ascend schools throughout this application season and participate in 30-minute school tours, offered weekly at your convenience; no sign-up necessary! Tours are offered every Wednesday at 2:00 pm at Brownsville Ascend Middle School.

School Leadership

Curtis Durham

Principal

Ascend lower schools

Find out more about our lower school program, approach, and values.

Middle school locations

Brooklyn Ascend Middle

123 East 98th Street

Grades 5–8

Bushwick Ascend Middle

2 Aberdeen Street

Grades 5–8

Canarsie Ascend Middle

744 East 87th Street

Grades 5–8

Central Brooklyn Ascend Middle

1886 Nostrand Avenue

Grades 5–8

Cypress Hills Ascend Middle

396 Grant Avenue

Grades 5–8 (in 2025)

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