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Icahn Charter School 3

Public, Charter Grades K-8

189^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Icahn Charter School 3 is a public charter elementary school serving 334 students in grades K-8 in the Bronx, New York. As part of the highly-ranked Icahn Charter School District, this school consistently outperforms the state and local district averages on academic assessments.

Icahn Charter School 3 has been ranked among the top elementary schools in New York, reaching as high as 55th out of 2,434 schools in 2021-2022. The school maintains a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and excels in serving diverse student populations, including African American and Hispanic students. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 58th out of 928 New York elementary schools for African American students and 58th out of 1,569 schools for Hispanic students, both with 5-star ratings.

Despite spending around $18,829 per student, which is lower than some nearby district schools, Icahn Charter School 3 is able to maintain a low student-teacher ratio of 11.5 and deliver exceptional academic outcomes. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 92.68% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 56.61%, and 100% of 8th graders were proficient or better in math, compared to the state average of 46.74%. When compared to the nearby New York City Geographic District #11, Icahn Charter School 3 significantly outperforms the district schools on academic measures.

350

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,137

Per pupil spending ?

71.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1500 Pelham Pkwy S
Bronx, NY 10461

(718) 828-0034

District: Icahn Charter School 3

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.7%

Hispanic:

29.4%

Asian:

8.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 98th percentile in 2022 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (85% vs 53% meeting standards)

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

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 98th-percentile peak (2022) to 92nd (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school85%

New York avg53%

Elementary school

189^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From top 27% (2016) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

62^nd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From top 26% (2016) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

67^th of 874Icahn Charter School 3 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	90.2	189 of 2445	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	165 of 2445	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	81 of 2439	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	55 of 2434	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	91.9	72 of 2201	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.9	70 of 2413	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.5	185 of 2395	92.3%	★★★★★
2017	82.1	349 of 2386	85.4%	★★★★☆
2016	70.8	629 of 2366	73.4%	★★★★☆
2013	56.3	939 of 2325	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	75.7	526 of 2320	77.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	58 of 928	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	39 of 927	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	15 of 857	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	9 of 936	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	96.5	13 of 427	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	97.2	33 of 891	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	37 of 948	96.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	160 of 2409	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	176 of 2413	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	109 of 2403	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.2	134 of 2401	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	90.3	78 of 1955	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	67 of 2357	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	178 of 2338	92.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	58 of 1569	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	46 of 1531	97.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	70 of 2098	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	62 of 2078	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	46 of 2041	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	35 of 2099	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	95.8	30 of 1678	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	99.2	30 of 2032	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	48 of 2045	97.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	269 of 2407	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	91.7	143 of 2411	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	70 of 2400	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	26 of 2400	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	89.5	89 of 1961	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	76 of 2358	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	200 of 2340	91.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	235 of 2134	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	51.7	765 of 2110	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	62 of 1500	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	46 of 1504	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	41 of 1500	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	57 of 1479	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	97.6	20 of 1242	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	87 of 1439	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	89.4	113 of 1438	92.1%	★★★★★
2017	82.0	196 of 1455	86.5%	★★★★☆
2016	68.3	373 of 1429	73.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	28 of 676	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	22 of 705	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	16 of 696	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	22 of 706	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	24 of 653	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.8	36 of 663	94.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	93 of 1457	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	58 of 1465	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	29 of 1463	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	49 of 1454	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.7	9 of 1066	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	69 of 1370	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	133 of 1353	90.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	99.1	8 of 943	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	84.6	85 of 826	89.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	98.1	34 of 1283	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	21 of 1296	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	26 of 1288	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	25 of 1306	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	99.3	6 of 935	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	48 of 1245	96.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	49 of 1455	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	47 of 1464	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	73 of 1464	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	88 of 1455	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	96.6	20 of 1071	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	104 of 1366	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	105 of 1352	92.2%	★★★★★

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)89th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2023)99th percentile~ school

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

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

African American (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Math87%+32 vs state

English Language Arts87%+33 vs state

Science72%+28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (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 Common Core English Language Arts 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
Icahn Charter School 3	Public, Charter	K-8	1500 Pelham Pkwy S	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 3	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 828-0034	350	29	11.5	71.4%	3 (0.9%)	202 (57.7%)	103 (29.4%)	31 (8.9%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	90.2	189^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.3%		92.2	165^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.3%	24			100.0		67.7	88.9	92.7	79.5	92.7	96.9	79.4	91.9	87.8	76.9	90.2	100.0	70.7	74.2	$19,137	$1,119	$18,018
Icahn Charter School 4	Public, Charter	K-8	1500 Pelham Pkwy South	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 4	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 828-0034	357	20	17.8	74.5%	4 (1.1%)	211 (59.1%)	113 (31.7%)	22 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	96.3	45^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.2%		98.9	7^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.7%	38			100.0		83.7	100.0	92.7	100.0	100.0	97.4	90.9	89.7	95.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	90.0	94.7	$19,020	$575	$18,445
Icahn Charter School 5	Public, Charter	K-8	1500 Pelham Pkwy S	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 5	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 828-0034	341	22	15.5	72.1%	6 (1.8%)	190 (55.7%)	98 (28.7%)	35 (10.3%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.1%)	90.7	184^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.5%		88	250^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.8%	66			84.2		87.2	83.3	89.2	79.0	80.0	67.7	94.9	88.9	73.0	76.3	91.4	90.3	64.9	71.0	$18,866	$570	$18,296
Ps 97	Public	PK, KG-5	1375 Mace Ave	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 655-4446	578	51	11.3	84.4%	77 (13.3%)	95 (16.4%)	264 (45.7%)	123 (21.3%)	6 (1.0%)	5 (0.9%)	8 (1.4%)	36.8	1557^th of 2445 public elementary schools	36.3%		50.4	1157^th of 2445 public elementary schools	52.7%	400					54.1	32.0	62.9				49.4	40.0	57.6				32.2		$35,768	$2,875	$32,892
Ps 108 Philip J Abinanti	Public	PK, KG-6	1166 Neill Ave	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 863-9829	664	50	13.1	85.1%	284 (42.8%)	28 (4.2%)	241 (36.3%)	101 (15.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	87.8	244^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.0%		82.4	373^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	84.7%	129					76.6	81.5	85.5	65.7			90.9	89.9	92.2	66.7			63.1		$29,664	$2,973	$26,690
Bronx Charter School For Better Learning II	Public, Charter	K-5	2545 Gunther Ave	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For Better Learning II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 655-6660	423	24	17.9	81.8%	5 (1.2%)	341 (80.6%)	60 (14.2%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	53.3	1116^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.4%		53.7	1060^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.6%	56					67.1	58.9	57.1				57.1	56.8	44.4				50.0		$20,814	$1,428	$19,386
Ps 121 Throop	Public	PK, KG-5	2750 Throop Ave	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 654-2055	601	42	14.3	83.5%	20 (3.3%)	242 (40.3%)	236 (39.3%)	78 (13.0%)	6 (1.0%)	14 (2.3%)	5 (0.8%)	39.6	1483^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	39.3%		37.2	1533^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	37.3%	50					41.5	45.9	57.1				53.2	42.9	55.3				45.1		$33,409	$3,105	$30,304
Ps 89	Public	PK, KG-8	980 Mace Ave	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 653-0835	1,169	88	13.2	86.9%	217 (18.6%)	199 (17.0%)	622 (53.2%)	100 (8.6%)	6 (0.5%)	12 (1.0%)	13 (1.1%)	43.3	1380^th of 2445 public elementary schools	43.6%		40.4	1432^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	41.4%	52	87.0	98.0	96.1	74.0	35.4	53.5	50.6	53.5	48.1	72.3	41.3	48.7	51.2	59.4	52.6	55.9	36.1	50.9	$29,627	$3,086	$26,541
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
Ps 71 Rose E Scala	Public	K-8	3040 Roberts Ave	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 822-5351	1,079	89	12.0	80.6%	194 (18.0%)	62 (5.7%)	659 (61.1%)	139 (12.9%)	5 (0.5%)	6 (0.6%)	14 (1.3%)	55.5	1049^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.1%		54.3	1045^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.3%	4	89.7		100.0		61.7	59.2	52.6	55.5	53.7	53.6	57.5	65.9	51.3	74.8	56.3	58.1	33.3	44.7	$31,132	$3,173	$27,960

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How many students attend Icahn Charter School 3?

In the 2024-25 school year, 350 students attended Icahn Charter School 3.

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Yes. Icahn Charter School 3 ranks in the top 7.7% of New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Icahn Charter School 3?

Students at Icahn Charter School 3 are 58% African American, 29% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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