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Academic Leadership Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

88^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Academic Leadership Charter School is an exceptional elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving 390 students in grades K-8. This school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with consistently high academic performance and strong outcomes across diverse student subgroups.

Academic Leadership Charter School's performance on state assessments is truly impressive, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) ranged from 86.21% to 94.34% across grades 3-8, compared to the state average of 50.99% to 56.61%. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 91.11% to 100% across grades 3-8, compared to the state average of 46.74% to 59.7%. The school also outperforms the state in science assessments, with proficiency rates of 64.44% in 5th grade and 76.92% in 8th grade, compared to the state averages of 45.02% and 43.5%, respectively. This exceptional academic performance is particularly noteworthy when compared to the lower-performing nearby public schools, such as Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy, which had proficiency rates ranging from 24% to 53.57% in ELA and 24% to 43.33% in mathematics in the same school year.

Academic Leadership Charter School's success extends beyond just academic achievement, as the school also demonstrates strong performance across various student subgroups, including female, male, African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and students with special needs. The school's rankings within these subgroups are consistently high, with several top 100 rankings in the state, indicating that the school is effectively serving the diverse needs of its student population. Additionally, the school's per-student spending has increased over the years, from $7,263 in 2020-2021 to $14,263 in 2023-2024, and the student-teacher ratio has improved, decreasing from 48.5 in 2021-2022 to 22.9 in 2023-2024, suggesting a commitment to investing in educational resources and programs to support student success.

343

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,535

Per pupil spending ?

95.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

677 E 141st St
Bronx, NY 10454

(718) 585-4215

District: Academic Leadership Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.3%

African American:

42.6%

White:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 76th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (89% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school89%

New York avg53%

Elementary school

88^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

36^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From top 15% (2016) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^rd of 874Academic Leadership Charter School 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	94.7	88 of 2445	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	84.1	333 of 2445	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	444 of 2439	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	602 of 2434	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	60.2	849 of 2201	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	91.5	156 of 2413	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.1	216 of 2395	91.0%	★★★★★
2017	77.1	464 of 2386	80.6%	★★★★☆
2016	72.7	589 of 2366	75.1%	★★★★☆
2015	73.5	562 of 2352	76.1%	★★★★☆
2014	64.8	774 of 2345	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.6	838 of 2325	64.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	84.7	102 of 936	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	79.1	60 of 427	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	97.3	31 of 891	96.5%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	3 of 1117	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	81.7	70 of 1066	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	64.0	217 of 1001	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	132 of 1027	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	51.7	174 of 454	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	51 of 2409	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	79.4	429 of 2413	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	484 of 2403	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	728 of 2401	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.9	885 of 1955	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.4	227 of 2357	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	79.0	392 of 2338	83.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	72 of 1569	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	82.8	182 of 1531	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	173 of 1429	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	249 of 1503	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	70.1	190 of 818	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	95.2	38 of 1315	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	39 of 1392	97.2%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	98.4	12 of 792	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	32 of 766	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	84.4	61 of 637	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	74.1	91 of 622	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	62.7	19 of 70	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	98.0	10 of 730	98.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	84.1	232 of 2041	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	207 of 2099	90.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	144 of 2407	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	85.6	275 of 2411	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	406 of 2400	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	469 of 2400	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	61.2	727 of 1961	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	91.8	136 of 2358	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	127 of 2340	94.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	94.5	92 of 2134	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	75 of 2110	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	97 of 2016	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	75.7	267 of 2031	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	53.5	377 of 1044	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	96.9	47 of 1859	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	86 of 1941	95.6%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	36 of 1500	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	64 of 1504	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	157 of 1500	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	87.1	148 of 1479	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	74.8	236 of 1242	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	96.8	48 of 1439	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	123 of 1438	91.4%	★★★★★
2017	71.0	351 of 1455	75.9%	★★★★☆
2016	79.8	217 of 1429	84.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.2	6 of 676	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	99.3	9 of 706	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	88.3	14 of 253	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	97.4	20 of 653	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	27 of 663	95.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	4 of 646	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	4 of 615	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	57.4	132 of 591	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	64 of 581	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.6	15 of 118	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	94.8	4 of 503	99.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	28 of 1457	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	87 of 1465	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	82.0	211 of 1463	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	205 of 1454	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	68.4	249 of 1066	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	92.6	77 of 1370	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	82.8	183 of 1353	86.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	22 of 965	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	42 of 953	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	80 of 943	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	84.6	73 of 914	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	89.9	49 of 810	94.0%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	24 of 603	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	23 of 594	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	85.3	45 of 543	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	32 of 487	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	67.3	11 of 49	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	98.1	2 of 457	99.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	98.7	26 of 1283	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	27 of 1306	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	45 of 1245	96.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	50 of 1455	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	53 of 1464	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.6	123 of 1464	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	101 of 1455	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	75.3	197 of 1071	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	98.4	27 of 1366	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	91 of 1352	93.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.8	14 of 1298	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	41 of 1303	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	18 of 1307	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	79.7	104 of 1283	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	12 of 522	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	100.0	4 of 1139	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	51 of 1170	95.6%	★★★★★

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)100th percentile+3 vs school

Homeless (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

African American (2022)89th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)89th percentile+7 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)99th percentile~ school

African American (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)96th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math94%+39 vs state

English Language Arts91%+37 vs state

Science71%+27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (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 Algebra I 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 65 Mother Hale Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	677 E 141st St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-4628	178	20	9.1	97.2%	1 (0.6%)	59 (33.1%)	117 (65.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23	1994^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.4%		16.3	2176^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.0%	182			36.4	53.6	45.2				24.0	43.3	35.5				19.4		$47,282	$4,750	$42,532
Academic Leadership Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	677 E 141st St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Academic Leadership Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 585-4215	343	15	22.8	95.3%	7 (2.0%)	146 (42.6%)	176 (51.3%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	94.7	88^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.4%		84.1	333^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	86.4%	245			86.2	92.9	86.7	91.4	94.3	90.4	96.6	100.0	91.1	93.1	94.3	90.4	64.4	76.9	$15,535	$2,015	$13,520
Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 5 Lower	Public, Charter	K-2	604 E 139th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 5 Lower	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(347) 284-6465	145			93.8%	7 (4.8%)	69 (47.6%)	65 (44.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)																	$18,284	$00	$18,284
Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 5 Upper	Public, Charter	3-5	604 E 139th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 5 Upper	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(347) 284-6465	101			92.1%	0 (0.0%)	50 (49.5%)	50 (49.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97.5	17^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.3%		97.9	19^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.2%	2			96.0	91.7	100.0				100.0	100.0	100.0				88.0		$34,356	$00	$34,356
Neighborhood Charter School-Bronx	Public, Charter	K-6	411 Wales Ave	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Neighborhood Charter School-Bronx	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 743-7476	472			84.3%	4 (0.8%)	126 (26.7%)	319 (67.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.4%)	83.4	342^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	86.0%		84	336^th of 2445 public elementary schools	86.3%	6			77.4	66.7	78.9	75.0			79.6	79.7	78.4	68.4			61.6		$22,316	$2,656	$19,659
Ps 30 Wilton	Public	PK, KG-5	510 E 141st St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-8817	343	35	9.8	98.3%	2 (0.6%)	76 (22.2%)	255 (74.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	11	2283^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	6.6%		13.6	2253^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	7.9%	30			22.5	32.6	40.0				35.7	25.5	12.0				20.4		$42,354	$4,816	$37,538
Ps 179	Public	PK, KG-5	468 E 140th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-2237	198	18	10.8	90.4%	1 (0.5%)	39 (19.7%)	157 (79.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.1	1954^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.1%		26.6	1856^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.1%	98			38.1	52.6	40.0				45.5	47.4	18.8				18.8		$53,481	$3,718	$49,763
Young Leaders Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	468 E 140th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-7391	213	19	10.9	95.8%	4 (1.9%)	35 (16.4%)	166 (77.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	30.3	1760^th of 2445 public elementary schools	28.0%		34.4	1606^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.3%	154			50.0	42.3	34.5				58.3	53.9	48.3				6.9		$42,365	$3,092	$39,273
Ps 277	Public	PK, KG-5	519 St Anns Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-3594	347	23	15.0	97.4%	2 (0.6%)	112 (32.3%)	216 (62.2%)	6 (1.7%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	59.5	946^th of 2445 public elementary schools	61.3%		39.5	1473^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	39.8%	527			77.4	42.4	88.5				77.4	41.2	83.9				5.3		$34,642	$3,560	$31,082
Mott Haven Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	170 Brown Pl	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Mott Haven Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-7015	442	32	13.8	93.4%	7 (1.6%)	107 (24.2%)	315 (71.3%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	53	1127^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.9%		38.6	1496^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.8%	369	38.9	33.3	39.1	55.3	74.4	58.3	47.9	50.0	63.8	62.0	55.8	55.1	79.6	42.5	26.8		$29,712	$4,001	$25,712

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What is the racial makeup of Academic Leadership Charter School?

Students at Academic Leadership Charter School are 51% Hispanic, 43% African American, 2% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Academic Leadership Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 343 students attended Academic Leadership Charter School.

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Yes! Academic Leadership Charter School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 88^th of 2445 New York elementary schools.

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