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South Bronx Charter School

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South Bronx Charter School ranks 399 th of 2445 New York alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-11

399^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Alternative Schools

Better than 84% of New York alternative schools

Summary

South Bronx Charter School is an alternative public charter school serving 436 students in grades KG-11 in the Bronx, New York. The school consistently outperforms the state average on academic assessments, particularly in English Language Arts and Math, setting it apart as a high-performing institution in the area. Despite serving a predominantly low-income student population, with 91.79% to 96.1% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, the school has seen a significant increase in spending per student, from $11,274 in 2020-2021 to $20,664 in 2023-2024.

South Bronx Charter School's academic excellence is evident in its students' performance on New York State Assessments and Regents exams. In 2024-2025, the school had a 100% proficiency rate in 3rd grade ELA, compared to the state average of 54.15%. The school also performed well on Regents exams, with a 71.43% proficiency rate in U.S. History and Government, compared to the state average of 75.03%, and a 66.67% proficiency rate in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 75.29%. This academic success suggests the school is effectively serving its students and providing a quality education.

When compared to nearby charter schools, Brilla College Preparatory Charter School, Harlem Village Academy East Charter School, and Democracy Prep Endurance Charter School, South Bronx Charter School generally outperforms them on state assessments and Regents exams, particularly in ELA and Math. However, the school faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.0% to 37.8% over the past few years, which may impact student learning and outcomes. The school may need to explore strategies to address this issue and support its high-need student population.

434

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,427

Per pupil spending ?

91.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

164 Bruckner Blvd
Bronx, NY 10454

(718) 292-5737

District: South Bronx Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.2%

African American:

9.9%

Two or more races:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2021 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 16% of New York alternative schools

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 31% New York)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2021

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

New York avg59%

Elementary school

399^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 54 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

796^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 41 pts since 2021

From top 13% (2021) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

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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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	399 of 2445	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	538 of 2445	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	426 of 2439	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	416 of 2434	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.3	472 of 2201	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	61.7	861 of 2413	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.1	804 of 2395	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.5	882 of 2386	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.1	717 of 2366	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	31.8	1663 of 2352	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	45.3	1297 of 2345	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.2	1248 of 2325	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.7	1102 of 2320	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.9	1146 of 2286	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.2	1021 of 2263	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.4	1245 of 2257	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	98.4	20 of 1117	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	83.8	59 of 1066	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	31 of 1001	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	88.9	61 of 1027	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	78.5	55 of 454	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	88.4	28 of 860	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	6 of 938	99.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	563 of 2409	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	639 of 2413	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	453 of 2403	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	430 of 2401	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	75.9	374 of 1955	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	58.1	942 of 2357	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	867 of 2338	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	77.1	223 of 1429	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	159 of 1503	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	82.2	93 of 818	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	61.2	406 of 1315	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.6	232 of 1392	83.3%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	193 of 792	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	90.2	52 of 766	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	72.5	115 of 637	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	103 of 622	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	80 of 730	89.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	51 of 2098	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	85.5	188 of 2078	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	73.1	387 of 2045	81.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	274 of 2407	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	396 of 2411	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	448 of 2400	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	408 of 2400	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	64.3	656 of 1961	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.9	764 of 2358	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.9	742 of 2340	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	720 of 2134	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	521 of 2110	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	211 of 2016	89.5%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	796 of 1500	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.9	528 of 1504	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	398 of 1500	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	408 of 1479	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	82.4	156 of 1242	87.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	71.6	66 of 615	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	55.6	152 of 591	74.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	798 of 1457	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.1	506 of 1465	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.9	307 of 1463	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	66.0	408 of 1454	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	81.6	140 of 1066	86.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	400 of 965	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	256 of 953	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	153 of 943	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.6	256 of 914	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	86.5	35 of 449	92.2%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	73.0	91 of 594	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	107 of 543	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	61.2	133 of 487	72.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	816 of 1455	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.8	564 of 1464	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	553 of 1464	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.6	402 of 1455	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	153 of 1071	85.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	706 of 1298	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	934 of 1303	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2025)98th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)89th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2023)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)77th percentile-7 vs school

Homeless (2025)76th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile-17 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)89th percentile+24 vs school

Homeless (2024)85th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile~ school

Female (2025)45th percentile~ school

Male (2025)44th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts78%+25 vs state

U.S. History and Government71%-4 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts67%-9 vs state

Math58%+3 vs state

Life Science Biology57%~ state avg

Science51%+7 vs state

Living Environment45%-12 vs state

Algebra I40%-16 vs state

Global History and Geography39%-37 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences27%-29 vs state

Geometry25%-35 vs state

Common Core Algebra II0%-75 vs state

Earth Science0%-65 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Bronx Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	164 Bruckner Blvd	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	South Bronx Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-5737	434			91.5%	2 (0.5%)	43 (9.9%)	383 (88.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)								(n/a)		0.0	66.7		0.0	39.1	45.1		71.4	40.4	56.6	25.0	26.7	100.0	86.2	97.0	57.1	66.7	71.8	95.5	86.2	90.9	28.6	30.0	11.8	69.7	12.5	$18,427	$2,171	$16,256
Dream Charter School Mott Haven	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	20 Bruckner Blvd	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Dream Charter School Mott Haven	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 722-1608	1,304	95	13.7	93.7%	15 (1.2%)	517 (39.6%)	730 (56.0%)	5 (0.4%)	10 (0.8%)	5 (0.4%)	22 (1.7%)								(n/a)			72.2		0.0	76.7	48.0		70.2	50.4			33.5	65.0	67.1	75.9	55.4	59.1	65.1	76.5	73.6	72.4	66.7	71.6		54.4		$22,003	$22,003	$00
Brilla College Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	413 E 144th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Brilla College Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 273-8439	739	63	11.7	91.6%	10 (1.4%)	145 (19.6%)	560 (75.8%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.1%)								(n/a)			50.0		58.3		45.5		78.6	69.9	62.1	19.2		62.2	55.8	59.7	50.8	63.0	72.9	68.7	54.0	43.9	53.7	52.7	34.2	36.4		$27,265	$666	$26,600
Harlem Prep Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	3-12	240 E 123rd St-3rd Fl	New York	10035	New York County	Harlem Prep Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 876-9953	647	65	9.9	89.3%	6 (0.9%)	388 (60.0%)	227 (35.1%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.2%)								(n/a)	7.1	32.1	54.2	6.7	56.5	61.5	41.4	0.0	65.9	49.4		21.6			28.6	63.9	43.6	44.1	53.3		14.3	30.6	35.9	41.2	0.0	34.3	52.7	$19,839	$1,193	$18,646
Ps 138	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	144-176 E 128th St	New York	10035	New York County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(212) 369-2227	670	124	5.3	94.6%	33 (4.9%)	183 (27.3%)	423 (63.1%)	19 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.2%)								(n/a)																												$127,229	$1,428	$125,800
Girls Preparatory Charter School Of The Bronx	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-11	681 Kelly St	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	Girls Preparatory Charter School Of The Bronx	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 901-3855	402	37	16.9	89.8%	7 (1.7%)	154 (38.3%)	223 (55.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.5%)	7 (1.7%)								(n/a)		28.6	60.0		38.5		50.0		79.2	41.9		30.4		63.4	73.2	69.4				61.0	48.2	38.8				29.4		$20,035	$2,128	$17,908
Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy II Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	35 E 125th St	New York	10035	New York County	Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy II Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 360-3255	1,053	73	14.4	94.1%	6 (0.6%)	826 (78.4%)	183 (17.4%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.3%)								(n/a)	11.8	31.4	67.2	0.0		67.6	32.1		56.4	59.1	34.9	40.0	34.5	63.8	41.9	54.3	39.0	55.8	54.9	37.5	35.1	44.0	26.0	66.3	50.6	22.1	40.0	$26,749	$1,460	$25,289
Ps 17	Public, Alternative	K-12	778 Forest Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 665-5617	692	137	5.0	93.5%	16 (2.3%)	236 (34.1%)	414 (59.8%)	18 (2.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)								(n/a)																												$99,874	$2,448	$97,426
Boys Preparatory Charter School Of New York	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-11	192 E 151st St	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	Boys Preparatory Charter School Of New York	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 346-6000	546	41	14.7	89.6%	7 (1.3%)	238 (43.6%)	275 (50.4%)	11 (2.0%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)								(n/a)			63.2		50.0		49.1		81.8	54.0		13.0		86.5	62.0	45.5	53.9	41.5	60.7	86.5	69.2	40.4	60.3	65.6		27.5		$27,174	$2,909	$24,265
KIPP Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	250 E 156th St-4th Fl	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	KIPP Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-3555	1,155	189	6.1	84.8%	7 (0.6%)	526 (45.5%)	591 (51.2%)	3 (0.3%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.6%)								(n/a)	77.3	84.9	80.9			68.4	66.7		80.4	75.8	91.7	100.0		70.3	62.4	64.8	64.1	74.2	82.1	74.7	76.7	67.0	74.0	80.0		41.9	59.0	$20,129	$20,129	$00

Frequently Asked Questions about South Bronx Charter School

How many students attend South Bronx Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 434 students attended South Bronx Charter School.

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What is the racial makeup of South Bronx Charter School?

Students at South Bronx Charter School are 88% Hispanic, 10% African American.

Is South Bronx Charter School a good school?

South Bronx Charter School ranks 399^th of 2445 New York alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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