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Bronx Charter School For Better Learning

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Bronx Charter School For Better Learning ranks 831 st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

831^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Bronx Charter School For Better Learning is an elementary school serving 532 students in grades K-5, located in the Bronx, New York. This public charter school consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts (ELA), Math, and Science proficiency across grades 3-5, making it a standout educational institution in the area.

In the 2024-2025 school year, Bronx Charter School For Better Learning had 63% proficiency in 3rd grade ELA, compared to the state average of 54.15%. The school's 5th grade Science proficiency was also above the state average at 47.19%, compared to 45.02%. This strong academic performance has been relatively stable over the years, with the school maintaining a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's investment in resources, with a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.7 in 2023-2024 and a high per-student spending of $20,015, may contribute to its success.

Compared to nearby traditional public schools, such as PS 78 Anne Hutchinson and PS 111 Seton Falls, Bronx Charter School For Better Learning outperforms in academic metrics, despite serving a higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's performance is particularly strong for African American and special education students, ranking in the top 150 and 282 in the state, respectively, for these subgroups.

532

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,844

Per pupil spending ?

76.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3740 Baychester Ave Annex
Bronx, NY 10466-5031

(718) 655-6660

District: Bronx Charter School For Better Learning

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.4%

Hispanic:

8.1%

Two or more races:

1.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2014 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (63% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Above the New York median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

New York avg55%

831^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

315^th of 874Bronx Charter School For Better Learning among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	831 of 2445	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	749 of 2445	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.8	801 of 2439	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	912 of 2434	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.4	321 of 2413	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	453 of 2395	81.1%	★★★★☆
2017	77.1	466 of 2386	80.5%	★★★★☆
2016	61.4	869 of 2366	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.3	672 of 2352	71.4%	★★★★☆
2014	84.1	271 of 2345	88.4%	★★★★☆
2013	66.6	695 of 2325	70.1%	★★★★☆
2012	64.1	897 of 2320	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.8	1279 of 2286	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.7	1735 of 2263	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.3	1626 of 2257	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.4	1504 of 2227	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.5	1602 of 2219	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	150 of 928	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	116 of 927	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	110 of 857	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	136 of 936	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	93.2	43 of 891	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	75 of 948	92.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	897 of 2409	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	792 of 2413	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	846 of 2403	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	984 of 2401	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.2	329 of 2357	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	411 of 2338	82.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	78.5	195 of 1315	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	102 of 1392	92.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	377 of 2098	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	373 of 2078	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	377 of 2041	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	400 of 2099	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	91.4	116 of 2032	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	192 of 2045	90.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	715 of 2407	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.5	715 of 2411	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	749 of 2400	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.6	837 of 2400	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.6	361 of 2358	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	546 of 2340	76.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	754 of 2134	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.9	282 of 2110	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	314 of 2016	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	355 of 2031	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	176 of 1859	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	84.9	136 of 1941	93.0%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2019)85th percentile~ school

African American (2025)84th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile~ school

Female (2025)63rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math67%+9 vs state

English Language Arts63%+8 vs state

Science47%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bronx Charter School For Better Learning	Public, Charter	K-5	3740 Baychester Ave Annex	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For Better Learning	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 655-6660	532	26	20.2	76.9%	2 (0.4%)	465 (87.4%)	43 (8.1%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	64.7	831^st of 2445 public elementary schools	66.0%		66.1	749^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.4%	82	63.0	58.5	68.9	68.0	68.1	63.3	47.2	$19,844	$1,616	$18,228
Ps 111 Seton Falls	Public	PK, KG-5	3740 Baychester Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 881-2418	397	32	12.5	94.2%	6 (1.5%)	213 (53.7%)	166 (41.8%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	22	2022^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	17.3%		13.9	2243^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	8.3%	221	44.4	41.7	35.3	46.3	48.9	30.0	10.0	$36,313	$3,691	$32,622
Baychester Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 Edson Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 325-1138	339	24	14.3	82.9%	4 (1.2%)	226 (66.7%)	101 (29.8%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	51	1186^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.5%		63.7	809^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.9%	377	59.5	50.0	66.7	58.3	66.0	54.3	28.6	$36,572	$3,649	$32,923
Ps 112 Bronxwood	Public	PK, KG-5	1925 Scheiffelin Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 654-6377	370	34	10.9	93.2%	7 (1.9%)	137 (37.0%)	213 (57.6%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	22.3	2006^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.0%		14.5	2231^st of 2445 public elementary schools	8.8%	225	36.4	44.2	36.2	29.6	60.0	35.6	19.1	$40,477	$3,426	$37,051
Cornerstone Academy For Social Action	Public	PK, KG-5	3441 Steenwick Ave	Bronx	10475	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 794-6160	258	23	11.2	96.5%	4 (1.6%)	104 (40.3%)	134 (51.9%)	10 (3.9%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	12.1	2263^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	7.4%		20.4	2047^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.3%	216	20.6	23.5	34.3	44.1	23.5	32.4	21.2	$40,801	$3,777	$37,024
Ps 68	Public	PK, KG-5	4011 Monticello Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 324-2854	493	60	8.2	80.1%	16 (3.2%)	307 (62.3%)	145 (29.4%)	8 (1.6%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.8%)	72.5	628^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.3%		50.7	1148^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.0%	520	87.5	57.8	69.7	97.0	71.9	68.2	38.5	$49,983	$3,588	$46,395
Ps 78 Anne Hutchinson	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Needham Ave	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 652-1244	613	47	13.1	90.5%	18 (2.9%)	346 (56.4%)	225 (36.7%)	11 (1.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	15.4	2186^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.6%		16.6	2163^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	11.5%	23	29.0	39.6	33.0	24.7	42.2	26.9	23.8	$34,061	$3,062	$30,998
Middle School 596	Public	PK, KG-8	850 Baychester Ave	Bronx	10475	Bronx County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 904-5750	403	81	4.9	87.1%	25 (6.2%)	138 (34.2%)	192 (47.6%)	43 (10.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)								(n/a)								$127,896	$2,157	$125,739
Ps 178 Dr Selman Waksman	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	850 Baychester Ave	Bronx	10475	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 904-5570	334	28	11.9	75.7%	13 (3.9%)	194 (58.1%)	102 (30.5%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	15 (4.5%)	3 (0.9%)	54.1	1081^st of 2445 public elementary schools	55.8%		31.6	1698^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.6%	617	49.0	62.9	58.3	66.0	71.4	53.2	40.9	$41,272	$3,845	$37,427
Ps 87	Public	K-5	1935 Bussing Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 324-5188	307	21	14.6	87.9%	5 (1.6%)	159 (51.8%)	109 (35.5%)	10 (3.3%)	17 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	39.7	1482^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	39.4%		26.4	1861^st of 2445 public elementary schools	23.9%	379	48.2	48.9	72.4	47.4	43.5	50.0	40.0	$35,337	$3,699	$31,638

Frequently Asked Questions about Bronx Charter School For Better Learning

How many students attend Bronx Charter School For Better Learning?

In the 2024-25 school year, 532 students attended Bronx Charter School For Better Learning.

What is the racial makeup of Bronx Charter School For Better Learning?

Students at Bronx Charter School For Better Learning are 87% African American, 8% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Bronx Charter School For Better Learning a good school?

Bronx Charter School For Better Learning ranks 831^st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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