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Choice Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-5

Summary

Choice Charter School is an elementary public charter school located in the Bronx, New York, serving 235 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. Despite its relatively high per-student spending, the school consistently underperforms compared to the state and nearby public schools, such as PS 179, Young Leaders Elementary School, and PS 49 Willis Avenue.

Choice Charter School's academic performance is a major concern, with only 28% of 3rd graders, 12% of 4th graders, and 25.93% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 42.6%, 47.05%, and 43.68%, respectively. The school's math proficiency rates are also significantly lower than the state averages. As a result, Choice Charter School has a very low statewide ranking, consistently placing in the bottom 10-15% of New York elementary schools over the past several years, and has received a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is one of the lowest-performing schools in the state.

The school's underperformance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as female students and Hispanic students, who rank in the bottom 50% of New York elementary schools, and English Language Learners and Special Education students, who rank in the bottom 40-60%. Despite the high per-student spending at Choice Charter School, the school has not shown meaningful improvement in its academic performance or rankings over the past several years, suggesting broader systemic issues within the Choice Charter School district, which is ranked 837 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

182

Students ?

5.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

87.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

423 E 138th St
Bronx, NY 10454

(646) 660-3251

District: Choice Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.8%

African American:

30.8%

White:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 44th percentile in 2022 → 9th in 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (24% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 44th-percentile peak (2022) to 9th (2024)

!Math scores 25 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school24%

New York avg47%

Not ranked this year

Choice Charter School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	15.3	2213 of 2445	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	2028 of 2439	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.5	1359 of 2434	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.4	1790 of 2201	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	1517 of 2413	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.1	1844 of 2395	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.5	2271 of 2386	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.2	2277 of 2366	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.4	2271 of 2352	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	37.3	661 of 1066	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.7	354 of 1001	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.7	553 of 1027	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.9	156 of 860	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	57.6	272 of 938	71.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	13.5	2254 of 2413	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	2188 of 2403	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	45.6	1291 of 2401	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.0	1813 of 1955	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	1685 of 2357	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	1987 of 2338	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	23.8	1273 of 1531	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	1255 of 1429	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.8	729 of 1503	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.1	600 of 818	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.4	384 of 1315	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	46.1	733 of 1392	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	31.3	1429 of 2041	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.7	689 of 2032	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	20.8	2043 of 2411	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	1755 of 2400	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.1	1392 of 2400	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.0	1625 of 1961	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.8	1279 of 2358	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	1591 of 2340	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	40.5	1129 of 2110	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	1752 of 2016	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	1362 of 2031	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	531 of 1044	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	598 of 1859	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.5	860 of 1941	55.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)46th percentile+37 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)38th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)30th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2024)17th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2024)15th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2024)7th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2023-2024) ?

Math28%-25 vs state

English Language Arts22%-22 vs state

Science15%-20 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, December 13, 2018

The rotation of teachers for the students with no parent knowledge.
The lack of extra activates and simple play time for the kids.
No real GYM area.
Tons of unnecessary HW and no student help offered such as summer school or tutoring programs 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)	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	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
Choice Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	423 E 138th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Choice Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 660-3251	182			87.4%	5 (2.7%)	56 (30.8%)	118 (64.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)
Ps 49 Willis Avenue	Public	PK, KG-5	383 E 139th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-4623	447	45	9.8	98.4%	7 (1.6%)	111 (24.8%)	321 (71.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	60.4	925^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.2%		55.2	1023^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	58.2%	98				64.9	60.0	53.7				70.7	69.1	63.0				43.4		$41,815	$4,065	$37,751
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 43 Jonas Bronck	Public	PK, KG-5	165 Brown Pl	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-4502	346	30	11.5	96.2%	4 (1.2%)	62 (17.9%)	270 (78.0%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	35.8	1590^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.0%		23.6	1959^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.9%	369				66.7	31.7	45.5				59.6	45.0	51.1				15.9		$39,502	$3,616	$35,886
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
South Bronx Classical Charter School II	Public, Charter	K-8	333 E 135th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	South Bronx Classical Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-9526	248	15	16.5	91.5%	5 (2.0%)	131 (52.8%)	100 (40.3%)	5 (2.0%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	97.3	21^st of 2445 public elementary schools	99.1%		87.9	253^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	89.7%	232	96.7			96.2	100.0	100.0	85.7	100.0	96.7	96.0	100.0	95.8	90.5	96.9	96.7	84.0		$23,294	$1,612	$21,683
Ps 154 Jonathan D Hyatt	Public	PK, KG-5	333 E 135th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-4742	211	24	8.7	97.6%	9 (4.3%)	88 (41.7%)	110 (52.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	70.1	689^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.8%		60.5	895^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.4%	206				71.4	68.0	73.9				72.4	65.4	65.2				43.5		$45,833	$4,323	$41,510
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
Family Life Academy Charter School II	Public, Charter	K-8	296 E 140th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Family Life Academy Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-2805	858	46	18.6	92.8%	5 (0.6%)	223 (26.0%)	625 (72.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	58.4	976^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.1%		46	1256^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.6%	280		32.3	25.9	65.2	89.7	72.7	47.2	53.0	55.6	72.3	90.0	56.8	47.7	51.9		43.2	43.4	$19,328	$2,021	$17,307

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