Summary:
Family Life Academy Charter School III is the sole elementary school serving grades K-5 in the Family Life Academy Charter School III district located in the Bronx, New York. With a total enrollment of 198 students, the school faces a variety of challenges in providing a consistently high-quality education to its student population, which is predominantly from low-income households.
The school's academic performance has been inconsistent, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 1466 and 1822 out of 2439-2445 New York elementary schools over the past 3 school years. Its SchoolDigger rating has also varied between 1 and 2 stars out of 5 during this time. While the school outperformed the state average in 4th grade ELA and Math in 2024-2025, it significantly underperformed in several other grade levels and subjects, particularly in the lower grades and in science.
Despite the school's high spending of $22,423 per student and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.4 to 1, these resources do not appear to be translating into consistently strong academic outcomes. The school's extremely high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, at 95.96% in 2023-2024, suggests that the school serves a population with significant economic challenges, which may contribute to the academic performance challenges observed. Addressing these issues and ensuring more consistent academic success will likely require a multifaceted approach that considers the school's unique socioeconomic context and instructional practices.
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