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Pharos Academy Charter School

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12
270th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Alternative Schools
Better than 89% of New York alternative schools
Summary

Pharos Academy Charter School is an alternative public charter school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 700 students. The school has seen fluctuations in its four-year graduation rate and dropout rate, but it consistently outperforms the state average on various standardized tests, including the NY State Assessments and Regents exams.

Pharos Academy Charter School stands out among its peers in terms of its academic performance. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math were significantly higher than the state averages across all grade levels, as well as higher than nearby schools like Boys Preparatory Charter School, Leaders In Our Neighborhood Charter School, and Brilla College Preparatory Charter School. However, the school faces challenges with relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 46.4% over the past few years.

Despite the higher per-student spending, ranging from $18,407 to $23,595 over the past few years, which is higher than the state average, Pharos Academy Charter School's graduation and dropout rates have been somewhat inconsistent. This suggests that simply spending more money may not be the sole factor in improving student outcomes. Further analysis and comparison to other high-performing charter schools in the area could provide additional insights into the factors contributing to Pharos Academy's successes and areas for improvement.

695
Students ?
12.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$23,808
Per pupil spending ?
90.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1001 Intervale Ave
       Bronx, NY  10459

(646) 915-0025

District: Pharos Academy Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
67.3%
African American:
29.1%
Asian:
0.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2022 → 86th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the New York average (83% vs 60% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 11% of New York alternative schools
93% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)
Worth a look
!High chronic absenteeism (95% vs 31% New York)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school83%
New York avg60%
Elementary school
270th of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Top 11%▲ up 69 pts since 2015
From bottom 20% (2015) to top 11% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
81st of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Top 5%▲ up 49 pts since 2015
From bottom 45% (2015) to top 5% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
177th of 1,234
New York public high schools ?
Top 14%▲ up 41 pts since 2015
From bottom 45% (2015) to top 14% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202586.4270 of 244589.0%★★★★☆
202478.1472 of 244580.7%★★★★☆
202368.3720 of 243970.5%★★★★☆
202244.31337 of 243445.1%★★☆☆☆
202133.51521 of 220130.9%★★☆☆☆
201952.51100 of 241354.4%★★★☆☆
201835.51598 of 239533.3%★★☆☆☆
201734.31604 of 238632.8%★★☆☆☆
201626.41810 of 236623.5%★☆☆☆☆
201521.81891 of 235219.6%★☆☆☆☆
201419.01981 of 234515.5%★☆☆☆☆
201332.81640 of 232529.5%★☆☆☆☆
201224.61871 of 232019.4%★☆☆☆☆
201139.81521 of 228633.5%★★☆☆☆
200935.91706 of 225724.4%★☆☆☆☆
200833.71698 of 222723.8%★☆☆☆☆
20077.72099 of 22195.4%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
201850.2406 of 94857.2%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202588.251 of 111795.4%★★★★★
202486.545 of 106695.8%★★★★★
202359.7248 of 100175.2%★★★★☆
202239.5583 of 102743.2%★★☆☆☆
202158.3140 of 45469.2%★★★☆☆
201954.9266 of 86069.1%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202581.8347 of 240985.6%★★★★☆
202477.6458 of 241381.0%★★★★☆
202367.8703 of 240370.7%★★★★☆
202241.41425 of 240140.6%★★☆☆☆
202132.91386 of 195529.1%★☆☆☆☆
201946.21245 of 235747.2%★★☆☆☆
201841.31451 of 233837.9%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202590.9109 of 156993.1%★★★★★
202485.3155 of 153189.9%★★★★☆
202378.3206 of 142985.6%★★★★☆
202258.5530 of 150364.7%★★★☆☆
202152.1361 of 81855.9%★★★☆☆
201961.8394 of 131570.0%★★★★☆
201850.0643 of 139253.8%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202584.870 of 79291.2%★★★★★
202477.095 of 76687.6%★★★★☆
202389.838 of 63794.0%★★★★★
202264.5154 of 62275.2%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202587.1231 of 240790.4%★★★★★
202475.7490 of 241179.7%★★★★☆
202364.9782 of 240067.4%★★★☆☆
202248.31208 of 240049.7%★★☆☆☆
202134.01361 of 196130.6%★★☆☆☆
201958.5918 of 235861.1%★★★☆☆
201830.61744 of 234025.5%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202596.566 of 213496.9%★★★★★
202485.2172 of 211091.8%★★★★★
202375.2287 of 201685.8%★★★★☆
202246.1908 of 203155.3%★★★☆☆
202135.8671 of 104435.7%★★☆☆☆
201960.7443 of 185976.2%★★★★☆
201840.31061 of 194145.3%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202594.181 of 150094.6%★★★★★
202493.985 of 150494.3%★★★★★
202383.3201 of 150086.6%★★★★☆
202267.6390 of 147973.6%★★★★☆
202158.0438 of 124264.7%★★★☆☆
201955.2562 of 143960.9%★★★☆☆
201846.9741 of 143848.5%★★☆☆☆
201740.0867 of 145540.4%★★☆☆☆
201636.7918 of 142935.8%★★☆☆☆
201544.3770 of 140745.3%★★☆☆☆
201418.81171 of 140116.4%★☆☆☆☆
201336.0878 of 137336.1%★★☆☆☆
201232.4975 of 133727.1%★☆☆☆☆
201131.5938 of 129527.6%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202163.167 of 25373.5%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
2024100.01 of 61599.8%★★★★★
202376.952 of 59191.2%★★★★★
202239.9320 of 58144.9%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202593.770 of 145795.2%★★★★★
202493.478 of 146594.7%★★★★★
202384.8175 of 146388.0%★★★★☆
202276.7264 of 145481.8%★★★★☆
202157.5392 of 106663.2%★★★☆☆
201944.4734 of 137046.4%★★☆☆☆
201849.5688 of 135349.2%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202597.324 of 96597.5%★★★★★
202497.024 of 95397.5%★★★★★
202387.973 of 94392.3%★★★★★
202274.5152 of 91483.4%★★★★☆
202163.6108 of 44975.9%★★★★☆
201960.9258 of 82668.8%★★★☆☆
201851.0372 of 81054.1%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202591.038 of 60393.7%★★★★★
202487.337 of 59493.8%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
201857.5411 of 124567.0%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202590.3121 of 145591.7%★★★★★
202491.9100 of 146493.2%★★★★★
202378.4249 of 146483.0%★★★★☆
202256.9528 of 145563.7%★★★☆☆
202154.5432 of 107159.7%★★★☆☆
201964.7397 of 136670.9%★★★★☆
201842.5772 of 135242.9%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202596.143 of 129896.7%★★★★★
202494.340 of 130396.9%★★★★★
202373.9195 of 130785.1%★★★★☆
202263.6275 of 128378.6%★★★★☆
201861.8262 of 117077.6%★★★★☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202578.1177 of 123485.7%★★★★☆
202469.6343 of 124272.4%★★★★☆
202357.0566 of 122853.9%★★★☆☆
202236.5750 of 119037.0%★★☆☆☆
202131.6412 of 51920.6%★☆☆☆☆
201932.1842 of 120730.2%★★☆☆☆
201822.1920 of 121024.0%★☆☆☆☆
201721.4921 of 122124.6%★☆☆☆☆
201640.6772 of 125538.5%★★☆☆☆
201548.3692 of 125544.9%★★☆☆☆
201440.2765 of 123738.2%★★☆☆☆
201358.3587 of 121751.8%★★★☆☆
201229.4848 of 119829.2%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202376.198 of 67185.4%★★★★☆
201952.0299 of 68656.4%★★★☆☆
201820.3586 of 67913.7%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202492.415 of 63797.6%★★★★★
201837.9339 of 54637.9%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202579.7145 of 120688.0%★★★★☆
202472.2290 of 121976.2%★★★★☆
202363.1468 of 119760.9%★★★☆☆
202238.9727 of 115537.1%★★☆☆☆
201927.8871 of 119327.0%★☆☆☆☆
201822.8920 of 117621.8%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202585.157 of 88593.6%★★★★★
202477.5122 of 86585.9%★★★★☆
202365.9230 of 85173.0%★★★★☆
202244.4398 of 76047.6%★★☆☆☆
201943.4447 of 81545.2%★★☆☆☆
201832.1544 of 79131.2%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202592.811 of 60798.2%★★★★★
202490.612 of 56497.9%★★★★★
202383.631 of 53194.2%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202581.174 of 117993.7%★★★★★
202474.2154 of 117086.8%★★★★☆
202361.6363 of 115568.6%★★★☆☆
202237.1704 of 110136.1%★★☆☆☆
201938.5768 of 117934.9%★★☆☆☆
201828.1858 of 115425.6%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202575.0216 of 120182.0%★★★★☆
202465.4400 of 121167.0%★★★☆☆
202350.9615 of 119148.4%★★☆☆☆
202233.9754 of 115434.7%★★☆☆☆
202125.0304 of 35414.1%★☆☆☆☆
201938.4771 of 119035.2%★★☆☆☆
201822.6914 of 117622.3%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202571.9206 of 114982.1%★★★★☆
202475.1198 of 114482.7%★★★★☆
202349.1482 of 113057.3%★★★☆☆
202237.8610 of 103841.2%★★☆☆☆
201955.0444 of 113260.8%★★★☆☆
201843.5583 of 109546.8%★★☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
Special Education (2025)97th percentile+8 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)95th percentile+6 vs school
Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+4 vs school
Homeless (2025)91st percentile~ school
Male (2025)90th percentile~ school
Female (2025)86th percentile-3 vs school
African American (2018)57th percentile+24 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2024)100th percentile+5 vs school
Hispanic (2025)98th percentile+3 vs school
Special Education (2025)97th percentile~ school
Female (2025)95th percentile~ school
Homeless (2025)94th percentile~ school
Male (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school
African American (2021)74th percentile+9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2018)67th percentile+19 vs school
High school
Homeless (2025)98th percentile+13 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)98th percentile+25 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+8 vs school
Hispanic (2025)94th percentile+8 vs school
Female (2025)88th percentile~ school
African American (2023)85th percentile+31 vs school
Special Education (2025)82nd percentile-4 vs school
Male (2025)82nd percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Global History and Geography94%+18 vs state
Common Core English Language Arts93%+18 vs state
Common Core Algebra II92%+17 vs state
Living Environment91%+34 vs state
Chemistry90%+25 vs state
Algebra I87%+31 vs state
Math84%+28 vs state
Geometry83%+23 vs state
English Language Arts79%+26 vs state
U.S. History and Government78%+3 vs state
Physics77%+8 vs state
Life Science Biology68%+9 vs state
Science65%+20 vs state

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Students at Pharos Academy Charter School are 67% Hispanic, 29% African American.

Pharos Academy Charter School ranks 270th of 2445 New York alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 695 students attended Pharos Academy Charter School.


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