Brooke Charter Schools

What Brooke Charter Schools does

Brooke Charter Schools is a nonprofit public charter school network founded in 2002 and headquartered in Roslindale, Massachusetts. It operates four tuition-free campuses — Brooke Roslindale (K-8, founded 2002), Brooke Mattapan (K-8, founded 2011), Brooke East Boston (K-8, founded 2012), and Brooke High School (9-12, founded 2016) — serving over 2,200 students in Boston and Chelsea, MA. Ninety-three percent of scholars identify as Black or Latinx, and more than half of staff identify as people of color. Enrollment is governed by an annual public lottery administered through SchoolMint, with preferences for Boston and Chelsea residents and siblings of enrolled scholars; there are no admissions applications, interviews, or tuition fees.

Brooke's core educational product comprises rigorous K-12 academics with small class sizes (16-23 students), longer school days and years, and a teacher development system built around an Associate Teacher residency and 300 hours of annual professional development. Differentiated academic programs include a Computer Science sequence beginning in first grade (Code.org, Scratch, Lego Mindstorms, Bee-Bots) and culminating in three years of required high school CS including AP courses, the THRIVE substantially-separate special-education classroom, multilingual learner support, and an Alumni Success Coach program that uses Salesforce to track scholars through college completion. The technology stack is standard educational tooling (Google Workspace, Chromebooks, SchoolMint for applications) with no proprietary platform disclosed.

Revenue is generated entirely through per-pupil public funding from Massachusetts state and federal sources (including Title I), supplemented by occasional targeted grants such as a ~$3M federal school-security award in 2024 and prior Massachusetts Life Sciences Center funding. As a charter school, Brooke is publicly funded but independently operated under a state-issued charter and governed by a board of trustees; it is not a subsidiary or portfolio company of any external owner.

Name

Brooke Charter Schools

Legal name

Brooke Charter Schools

Website

https://ebrooke.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Brooke Charter Schools is a nonprofit public charter school network operating four tuition-free campuses in Boston and Chelsea, MA, serving over 2,200 K-12 students — predominantly Black and Latinx — through lottery-based enrollment and rigorous college-preparatory academics.

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Product category

K-12 Charter School Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Charter School Networks (Multi-Site) (EDAJACAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Charter Special Education & Inclusive Programs (EDAJACAF)

Keywords

• Public charter schools
• K-12 education
• College preparatory
• Charter school network
• Tuition-free education

Headquarters

HQ city

Roslindale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Per-Pupil Public Funding: As a public charter school network, Brooke Charter Schools receives per-pupil funding from state and federal sources based on enrollment. Additional revenue comes from Title I and other federal education grants.

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Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Brooke Charter Schools is a network of four tuition-free public charter schools (three K-8 campuses in Roslindale, Mattapan, and East Boston plus a grades 9-12 high school) serving more than 2,200 students in Boston and Chelsea, Massachusetts. Students are admitted via a random public lottery and receive rigorous college-preparatory instruction, with extended school days, computer science beginning in first grade, comprehensive student support, and college counseling through graduation.

Product overview

Brooke Charter Schools is a network of four public charter schools (three K-8 campuses and one high school) serving over 2,200 students in Boston and Chelsea, Massachusetts. The network operates Brooke Roslindale, Brooke Mattapan, and Brooke East Boston as K-8 campuses, with Brooke High School providing grades 9-12. Beyond core academic instruction, the network offers the Associate Teacher Program (a year-long teacher residency), THRIVE Program for students with modified curriculum needs, a comprehensive Computer Science sequence from first grade through AP courses, Student Support Services including special education and multilingual learner support, and an Alumni Success Coach program supporting graduates through college completion. The schools operate as tuition-free, open-enrollment public charter schools with admission based on random lottery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Brooke Roslindale: K-8 campus serving over 600 students in Roslindale, MA with motto: Engage together, grow together, achieve together.
• Brooke Mattapan
• Brooke East Boston
• Brooke High School

Products and services

• Brooke Roslindale Brooke's flagship K-8 campus serving over 600 students in grades K-8 with the motto 'engage together, grow together, achieve together.' Opened in 2002 and located at 190 Cummins Highway, Roslindale, MA 02131.
• Brooke Mattapan K-8 campus serving approximately 580 students in grades K-8 at 150 American Legion Highway, Mattapan, MA 02124, committed to achieving exceptional results for scholars. Founded in 2011.
• Brooke East Boston K-8 campus serving 540 students in grades K-8 at 94 Horace Street, Boston, MA 02128, with the motto 'building a community of care.' Opened in 2012.
• Brooke High School High school serving over 540 students in grades 9-12 at 200 American Legion Highway, Boston, MA 02124. Students complete three years of computer science including AP courses, with college counseling through graduation. Housed in a 90,000 square-foot facility adjacent to Brooke Mattapan. Founded in 2016.
• Associate Teacher Program A year-long teacher preparation program that supports early-career educators through one-to-one mentoring, more than 300 hours of weekly professional development, and a gradual-release teaching model. Competitive starting salary of $60,000 with lead-teaching promotions of at least $75,000.
• THRIVE Program Together, Helping to Reach Individual Visions of Excellence: a substantially-separate special education program supporting scholars who require modified curriculum and functional living skills, with a lower student-teacher ratio than general education classrooms.
• Computer Science for All Program Comprehensive computer science curriculum from first grade through high school graduation. K-8 students receive approximately 60 minutes per week using platforms like Bee-Bots, Lego Mindstorms, Code.org, and Scratch. High school requires three full-year courses including AP Computer Science, supported by four CS classrooms and a makerspace at the high school.
• Alumni Success Coach Program Post-secondary program supporting Brooke graduates through college persistence via one-on-one coaching, in-person campus support, financial aid expertise, and data-driven advising. Tracks alumni outcomes through Salesforce.
• Student Support Services Comprehensive student support organization including Student Support Coordinators (special education), Multilingual Learner Coordinators, Related Service Providers (psychologists, social workers, speech therapists, occupational therapists), and paraprofessionals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Top Two Open Enrollment High School in Boston (2024 MCAS)
• +3 more outcomes

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Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Excel Academy Charter Schools: East Boston-based charter public school network serving grades K-12 with a college-prep mission. Operates in the same neighborhoods as Brooke East Boston and competes for the same lottery applicants.
• Uncommon Schools: Large multi-state charter management organization operating K-12 urban charter schools with a strong college-prep focus. Closely comparable to Brooke given overlapping philosophy, performance rankings, and prior leadership overlap (Brett Peiser co-founded both Brooke and Uncommon).
• MATCH Charter Public School: Boston-based charter public school network serving grades K-12 with a college-completion mission. Comparable to Brooke in geography, mission, and use of teacher residency pipelines.
• KIPP Massachusetts: Massachusetts arm of the national KIPP charter network operating multiple K-12 campuses in the Boston area. Directly competes with Brooke for students, teachers, and MCAS rankings in the same region.
• Boston Prep Charter Public School: Boston-based charter public school serving grades 6-12 with a similar college-preparatory mission, lottery-based admissions, and focus on underserved communities. Directly competes with Brooke for the same applicant pool in Greater Boston.
• Roxbury Preparatory Charter School: Uncommon Schools-operated charter in Roxbury serving grades 5-12 with a college-prep model and similar demographic focus. Directly competes with Brooke for students in Boston's underserved neighborhoods.

Broad incumbents

• Boston Public Schools: Traditional public school district in Boston serving K-12 across the city. While not a charter, BPS is the primary alternative families choose between in the lottery and competes with Brooke for the same demographic of Boston-resident students.

Regional players

• Achievement First: Multi-state charter management organization operating K-12 schools in Connecticut, New York, and Rhode Island with a similar college-prep model. Comparable in philosophy and operating approach but geographically separate from Brooke's Massachusetts footprint.

Others

• Charter School Growth Fund: Philanthropic fund that invests in high-performing charter management organizations. Relevant as a potential capital/funding partner for Brooke's growth, and a benchmark for charter network performance standards.

Emerging players

• TEACH Prep Charter School: Boston-area charter public school focused on teacher preparation and development. Comparable in mission alignment with Brooke's Associate Teacher Program emphasis on educator pipeline development.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/brooke-charter-schools
• Instagraminstagram.com/brookecharterschools
• Xx.com/brookeschool

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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