East Brooklyn Ascend Charter Elementary School

Overview

East Brooklyn Ascend Lower School opened in the fall of 2019 in CSD 19. The school serves students in grades K through 4 and offers Capoeira.

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School Leadership

Katherine Stearns

Principal

Jadid Zorrilla

Assistant Principal of Operations

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The Ascend Difference

Academic Results

Ascend as a network outperformed all community school districts in NY State exams for the ’22-’23 school year for both ELA and Math. In addition, as a network we outperformed all NYC boroughs in Math!

Caring and Committed Teachers

We foster a tight-knit, responsive community of teachers, families, and students who value their relationships with one another.

Commitment to DEIA

We strive to embody our values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism in staffing, curriculum, and policies/practices.

Beautiful Classrooms

We operate safe, clean, bright facilities that show respect for students and teachers.

From one great Ascend facility to anothe

Students attending East Brooklyn Ascend Lower School, one of Ascend’s newest schools, will attend school at the beautiful Cypress Hills Ascend Lower School, which enrolls grades K-3. In school year 2021, East Brooklyn Ascend students will move a short distance away to East Brooklyn Ascend Lower School’s permanent facility at 260 Shepherd Avenue.

This new campus offers a spacious cafeteria, large gymnasium, sun-filled classrooms, and outdoor play space, is in close proximity to public transit options, and is easily accessible to many Brooklyn neighborhoods.