Bay Ridge Catholic

Name

Bay Ridge Catholic

Legal name

Bay Ridge Catholic Academy

Website

https://bayridgecatholic.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Catholic Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools (EDAJABAC)

Keywords

• Catholic primary education
• K-8 private school
• STEM curriculum
• Early childhood programs
• Engineering focused learning

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: K-8 educational services provided in exchange for tuition payments. Financial aid and tuition assistance available for qualifying families.
2. Donations and Fundraising: Donations accepted through online portal with various giving levels ($50-$2,500), tribute gifts, and recurring monthly gift options. Fundraising events include Ladies Night, Texas Hold'em, Indoor Golf, and Roaring BRC events.
3. NYC DOE 3-K and Pre-K Funding: Free 3-K and Pre-K programs funded through NYC Department of Education, eliminating tuition burden for early childhood families while generating per-pupil funding.
4. Extended Day and Enrichment Programs: Before care, after care, and enrichment classes offered for working families for additional fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Bay Ridge Catholic Academy is a private Catholic school serving students from 3-K through 8th grade in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. It delivers faith-based education with an engineering-focused STEM/STREAM curriculum, including free NYC DOE-funded 3-K and Pre-K programs, K-8 academics with 1:1 technology and 3D printing, foreign language instruction K-8, Algebra I Regents prep via Math 9, before/after care, and enrichment programs.

Product overview

Bay Ridge Catholic is a K-8 Catholic school launched in 2020 offering a comprehensive educational program centered on faith, arts, and engineering problem-solving. The core academic offerings include free 3-K and Pre-K for All programs (via NYC DOE), an engineering-focused K-8 curriculum with STEM Lab, Mac Lab with 1:1 technology and 3D printing, and Math 9 for Algebra Regents preparation. The school provides enrichment through BRC TV (student media), Middle School Newspaper, Science Lab, Extended Day programs, Summer Work with i-Ready, and foreign language instruction K-8. The academic model builds on STEM, STEAM, and STREAM frameworks with engineering thinking skills as the foundation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 3-K for All Program
• Pre-K for All Program
• Engineering-Focused K-8 Curriculum
• Math 9 Algebra Regents Prep
• Extended Day and Enrichment Programs
• Foreign Language Instruction (K-8)
• Togetherhood Afterschool Enrichment Program
• BRC TV
• Middle School Newspaper
• Science Lab
• Summer Work Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Algebra I Regents credit may be earned by 8th graders completing Math 9 program
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• St. Francis CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 June 2022Established relationship with St. Francis College to foster a college-oriented culture among students. Includes visits from SFC Admissions team and personalized building tours for BRC students. Helps provide early exposure to college benefits and opportunities.
• Diocese of BrooklyncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperates as a Catholic academy within the Diocese of Brooklyn school system. Aligned with Diocesan curriculum and safe environment requirements. Subject to Diocesan oversight and accreditation through Cognia.
• NYC Department of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner school for 3-K for All and Pre-K for All programs funded by NYC DOE. Uses site ID# 20KECE on MySchools.nyc platform. Provides free early childhood education in exchange for per-pupil funding.
• St. Anselm Youth ActivitiesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorParish youth activities program offering basketball, volleyball, baseball, softball, and Scouts. Provides extracurricular sports and activities for students.
• Our Lady of Angels Sports AssociationminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorParish sports program meeting needs of boys and girls at all skill levels from beginner to highly skilled. Offers basketball, baseball, and softball.
• i-Ready (Curriculum Associates)coreTechnology or IntegrationDiagnostic and personalized instruction platform used throughout Diocese of Brooklyn schools. Provides adaptive assessment and tailored learning pathways for reading and mathematics.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• KIPP NYC: National charter K-8 network with NYC operations; provides free, college-prep-focused public school alternatives that compete with BRC for tuition-paying Brooklyn Catholic families.
• Success Academy Charter Schools: NYC charter K-12 network with a strong STEM/college-prep orientation and free tuition. Competes for the same Brooklyn families BRC targets and represents the most aggressive free alternative in the local K-8 market.

Broad incumbents

• Seton Education Partners: Nonprofit that operates and revitalizes inner-city Catholic K-8 schools across NYC and beyond, including several Brooklyn sites. Operates at a network level with shared back-office, curriculum, and funding strategies applicable to BRC's context.
• Diocese of Brooklyn Catholic Schools: The Diocesan system under which BRC operates; sets curriculum, accreditation, and funding frameworks and provides governance/oversight. A useful comparable for assessing Diocesan-wide funding and policy trajectories.

Direct peers

• St. Brendan Catholic Academy: Diocese of Brooklyn K-8 Catholic academy operating under the same Diocesan curriculum, Cognia accreditation, and NYC DOE 3-K/Pre-K for All framework.
• St. Saviour Catholic Academy: Another Diocese of Brooklyn Catholic K-8 academy serving a Brooklyn neighborhood with similar faith-based, tuition-supported operations and DOE Pre-K partnerships. Directly comparable in scale, governance structure, and customer base.
• Good Shepherd Catholic Academy: Diocese of Brooklyn K-8 Catholic academy in Brooklyn offering comparable faith-based K-8 instruction, tuition model, and DOE-funded Pre-K programming.
• Holy Family Catholic Academy: Brooklyn Catholic K-8 academy within the Diocese of Brooklyn system, with comparable parish affiliation, tuition revenue model, and DOE-funded early childhood programming.
• Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy: Brooklyn-based Catholic K-8 academy within the Diocese of Brooklyn system, serving a similar parish-anchored, tuition-and-DOE-funded model in a nearby southwest Brooklyn catchment.

Regional players

• St. Ephrem Catholic Academy: Catholic K-8 academy in nearby Dyker Heights/Bay Ridge area of Brooklyn; directly competes for the same parish-anchored family base and offers similar DOE Pre-K pathways.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/bayridgecatholic
• Instagraminstagram.com/bayridgecatholic
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bay-ridge-catholic

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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