Brighter Choice Charter Middle School For Boys
395 Elk St
Albany NY, 12206, Albany County
Phone: 518-703-6100
Ranking: 
(2,389 out of 3,424, bottom 30%)*
(2,389 out of 3,424, bottom 30%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2010-2011 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 21 | 16 | 5 | |||
| Total Students: | 212 | 152 | 50 | |||
| Grade 5: | 61 | 28.8% | 57 | 37.5% | 50 | 100.0% |
| Grade 6: | 56 | 26.4% | 47 | 30.9% | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 55 | 25.9% | 48 | 31.6% | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 40 | 18.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 212 | 100.0% | 152 | 100.0% | 50 | 100.0% |
| Female: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 6 | 2.8% | 5 | 3.3% | 1 | 2.0% |
| Hispanic: | 25 | 11.8% | 17 | 11.2% | 6 | 12.0% |
| Black: | 174 | 82.1% | 127 | 83.6% | 43 | 86.0% |
| White: | 5 | 2.4% | 3 | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 209 | 98.6% | 110 | 72.4% | 31 | 62.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 21 | 13.8% | 8 | 16.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.87 | 9.81 | 10.46 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | N/A | 58% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.7% | N/A | 30.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | N/A | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.4% | N/A | 29.9% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | N/A | 55% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 4.2% | N/A | 29.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | N/A | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | N/A | 30.6% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 13.9% | N/A | 31.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 14% | N/A | 27.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Brighter Choice Charter Middle School For Boys was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.