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Icahn Charter School 2

Public, Charter Grades K-8

205^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Icahn Charter School 2 is a public charter elementary school serving 345 students in grades K-8 in the Bronx, New York. The school is part of the Icahn Charter School District, which is ranked 63 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Icahn Charter School 2 consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in New York, with students demonstrating exceptionally high proficiency rates on state assessments, significantly outperforming the state and city averages across all grade levels and subject areas. The school also excels at serving diverse student populations, ranking among the top schools in New York for African American, Hispanic, and special education students, as well as students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite spending less per student than many nearby district schools, such as Linden Tree Elementary School and PS 106 Parkchester, Icahn Charter School 2 is able to achieve significantly better academic outcomes, suggesting it is effectively allocating its resources and implementing strategies that maximize student learning and growth.

When compared to the nearby district schools in New York City Geographic District #11 and New York City Geographic District #12, Icahn Charter School 2 stands out as a high-performing outlier. While the surrounding schools struggle to meet state and city averages, Icahn Charter School 2 consistently outperforms them by a wide margin, highlighting the school's exceptional educational model and its ability to deliver exceptional results for its students.

342

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,988

Per pupil spending ?

66.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1640 Bronxdale Ave
Bronx, NY 10462

(718) 828-6107

District: Icahn Charter School 2

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.0%

African American:

31.6%

Asian:

14.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 99th percentile in 2021 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (88% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of New York elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 99th-percentile peak (2021) to 92nd (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school88%

New York avg53%

Elementary school

205^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

43^rd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 3%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

63^rd of 874Icahn Charter School 2 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	205 of 2445	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	62 of 2445	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	66 of 2439	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	63 of 2434	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.0	17 of 2201	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	29 of 2413	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	26 of 2395	98.9%	★★★★★
2017	91.0	131 of 2386	94.5%	★★★★★
2016	85.1	265 of 2366	88.8%	★★★★☆
2015	82.5	332 of 2352	85.9%	★★★★☆
2014	92.8	87 of 2345	96.3%	★★★★★
2013	91.7	113 of 2325	95.1%	★★★★★
2012	94.4	5 of 2320	99.8%	★★★★★
2010	79.2	377 of 2263	83.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	49 of 928	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	15 of 927	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	29 of 857	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	5 of 427	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.3	12 of 891	98.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	50 of 696	92.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	194 of 2409	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	86 of 2413	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	99 of 2403	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	47 of 2401	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	93.3	30 of 1955	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	63 of 2357	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	65 of 2338	97.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.4	93 of 1569	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	41 of 1531	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	10 of 1429	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	11 of 1503	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	95.8	18 of 818	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	19 of 1315	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	9 of 1392	99.4%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	97.7	14 of 730	98.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	137 of 2098	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	27 of 2078	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	31 of 2041	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	34 of 2099	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	96.2	28 of 1678	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	99.3	29 of 2032	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	20 of 2045	99.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	220 of 2407	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	50 of 2411	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	61 of 2400	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	139 of 2400	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	93.3	24 of 1961	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	10 of 2358	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	9 of 2340	99.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	75 of 2134	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	64 of 2110	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	99.3	3 of 1941	99.8%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	43 of 1500	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	20 of 1504	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	17 of 1500	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	24 of 1479	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	18 of 1242	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	74 of 1439	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	71 of 1438	95.1%	★★★★★
2017	88.4	132 of 1455	90.9%	★★★★★
2016	91.8	80 of 1429	94.4%	★★★★★
2015	95.3	46 of 1407	96.7%	★★★★★
2014	94.6	49 of 1401	96.5%	★★★★★
2013	93.4	60 of 1373	95.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	98.2	23 of 705	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	15 of 696	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	20 of 706	97.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	46 of 1457	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	12 of 1465	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	21 of 1463	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	28 of 1454	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	95.5	23 of 1066	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.6	51 of 1370	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	70 of 1353	94.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	98.1	18 of 965	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	4 of 953	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.5	3 of 943	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	9 of 914	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	37 of 826	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	31 of 810	96.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	39 of 1283	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	99.5	10 of 1296	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	15 of 1288	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.3	13 of 1306	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	98.9	11 of 935	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	64 of 1241	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	35 of 1245	97.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	36 of 1455	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	27 of 1464	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	13 of 1464	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	45 of 1455	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	99.2	1 of 1071	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	124 of 1366	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	82 of 1352	93.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	99.9	11 of 1139	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	98.9	11 of 1170	99.1%	★★★★★

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

Homeless (2018)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)95th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2019)99th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

African American (2024)97th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

English Language Arts92%+39 vs state

Math88%+33 vs state

Science72%+28 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Worst school ever. Don’t believe the “Blue Ribbon School” bs. The principal, like many here have said, is a joke to be in authority. She abuses her power, fails to communicate with the parents, and says one thing and does another. I regret enrolling my child in this school. I feel cheated in so many ways-from the way the teachers are allowed to mentally abuse the students and get away with it to the principal not taking a stand in doing what’s right. I am alarmingly disturbed on how some of the teachers here can ridicule children and make them feel insecure within themselves and get away with it after hearing several parents’ concerns. Don’t waste your child’s precious years at this school like I did and so many have. I wish I could get the time back I spent with one issue after the other…. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, October 24, 2011

I have two kids at Icahn charter school 2 and Icahn charter school 4, and they love it. They are still construction part of the school but it is going to be a huge nice building in the Bronx, District 11. My daughter is 5 years old and she is already reading multiple books. All Icahn charter schools have the same curriculums and have strong emphasis on the care program which teaches the kids to respect one another. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (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 (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	Regents Living Environment 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	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
Ps/Middle School 498 Van Nest Academy	Public	K-8	1640 Bronxdale Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 409-3001	603	49	12.2	84.2%	102 (16.9%)	47 (7.8%)	372 (61.7%)	66 (10.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.0%)	45.2	1323^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	45.9%		48.9	1199^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.0%	124		50.0			38.8	49.0	55.7	48.1	53.5	64.4	65.3	41.2	48.3	64.6	70.2	71.3	35.0	51.8	$30,415	$2,871	$27,544
Icahn Charter School 2	Public, Charter	K-8	1640 Bronxdale Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 828-6107	342	26	13.1	66.4%	10 (2.9%)	108 (31.6%)	171 (50.0%)	50 (14.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	89.4	205^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.6%		96	62^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	97.5%	143			100.0		87.2	91.4	94.7	86.8	97.1	97.0	92.3	82.9	79.0	76.3	97.1	100.0	51.4	96.9	$18,988	$1,110	$17,877
Ps 83 Donald Hertz	Public	K-8	950 Rhinelander Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 863-1993	1,451	109	13.3	85.3%	565 (38.9%)	66 (4.5%)	625 (43.1%)	163 (11.2%)	17 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	12 (0.8%)	56.4	1024^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.1%		56	1002^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	59.0%	22		100.0	100.0	96.7	56.8	54.3	61.8	51.8	52.1	56.1	70.7	63.1	55.0	51.6	68.2	53.9	43.6	33.8	$30,924	$3,068	$27,856
Bronx Charter School For Excellence 2	Public, Charter	K-8	1804 Holland Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 892-1276	528	22	24.0	87.9%	18 (3.4%)	164 (31.1%)	225 (42.6%)	116 (22.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	95.9	60^th of 2445 public elementary schools	97.5%		93.7	127^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.8%	67	100.0		100.0		94.6	91.1	87.9	94.7	98.0	93.0	98.2	98.3	91.4	96.5	98.0	95.4	70.2	82.5	$17,873	$853	$17,020
Steam Bridge School (The)	Public	K-5	1684 White Plains Rd	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 239-5660	271	21	12.9	80.4%	52 (19.2%)	42 (15.5%)	119 (43.9%)	50 (18.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.8%)	87.3	249^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.8%		87.7	258^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.4%	9					93.6	73.7	86.2				96.8	71.1	72.4				78.6		$29,762	$2,938	$26,824
Linden Tree Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1560 Purdy St	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 239-7401	300	25	11.8	91.7%	13 (4.3%)	38 (12.7%)	167 (55.7%)	74 (24.7%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	32.2	1708^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.1%		17.3	2135^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.7%	427					47.6	41.2	42.1				63.0	48.7	34.2				30.0		$34,391	$3,457	$30,934
Ps 106 Parkchester	Public	PK, KG-5	1514 Olmstead Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 892-1006	822	66	12.4	87.6%	16 (1.9%)	177 (21.5%)	233 (28.3%)	374 (45.5%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.3%)	42.2	1414^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.2%		39.9	1455^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.5%	41					54.6	48.3	52.5				63.5	52.8	47.2				33.6		$33,945	$3,529	$30,416
Bronx Little School	Public	PK, KG-5	1827 Archer St	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 792-2650	315	36	8.7	91.4%	11 (3.5%)	53 (16.8%)	207 (65.7%)	42 (13.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	46.7	1279^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.7%		42.9	1355^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.6%	76					64.5	52.4	73.0				70.3	42.2	37.8				29.7		$38,745	$3,025	$35,720
Ps 536	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1827 Archer St	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 931-4270	265	20	13.2	94.7%	5 (1.9%)	49 (18.5%)	150 (56.6%)	56 (21.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	48.5	1230^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.7%		26.2	1870^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.5%	640					52.4	29.6	54.3				63.0	66.7	54.3				47.1		$33,437	$3,016	$30,421
Archer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1827 Archer St	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 828-3791	309	27	11.4	94.2%	4 (1.3%)	54 (17.5%)	192 (62.1%)	42 (13.6%)	10 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	19.4	2095^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.3%		20.5	2045^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.4%	50					27.8	51.2	39.0				29.0	45.2	30.2				16.7		$36,747	$3,746	$33,001

Frequently Asked Questions about Icahn Charter School 2

How many students attend Icahn Charter School 2?

In the 2024-25 school year, 342 students attended Icahn Charter School 2.

What is the racial makeup of Icahn Charter School 2?

Students at Icahn Charter School 2 are 50% Hispanic, 32% African American, 15% Asian, 3% White.

Is Icahn Charter School 2 a good school?

Yes. Icahn Charter School 2 ranks in the top 8.4% of New York elementary schools.

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