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Icahn Charter School 5

Public, Charter Grades K-8

184^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Icahn Charter School 5 is a public charter elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving 332 students from kindergarten through 8th grade. As part of the Icahn Charter School District, which is ranked 76 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, Icahn Charter School 5 consistently outperforms the state and local district averages on New York State Assessments.

The school's academic performance is exceptional, with significantly higher proficiency rates compared to the state in English Language Arts (ranging from 67.74% to 89.19% across grades) and Math (ranging from 72.97% to 94.87% across grades) in the 2024-2025 school year. Icahn Charter School 5 also ranks in the top 100 New York elementary schools for African American and Hispanic students, and in the top 200 for female students and low socioeconomic status students. This demonstrates the school's commitment to equity and inclusion, providing a high-quality education to all its students.

Compared to nearby public schools, such as PS 108 Philip J Abinanti, Bronx Charter School For Better Learning II, and PS 121 Throop, Icahn Charter School 5 significantly outperforms them on academic measures, with much higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. This, combined with the school's higher spending per student and lower student-teacher ratio, suggests Icahn Charter School 5 is providing a superior educational experience for its students.

341

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,866

Per pupil spending ?

72.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1500 Pelham Pkwy S
Bronx, NY 10461

(718) 828-0034

District: Icahn Charter School 5

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.7%

Hispanic:

28.7%

Asian:

10.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 87th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (82% vs 53% meeting standards)

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

New York avg53%

Elementary school

184^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

113^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 4 pts since 2017

From top 3% (2017) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

76^th of 874Icahn Charter School 5 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	90.7	184 of 2445	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	250 of 2445	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	92.6	160 of 2439	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	86.8	266 of 2434	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	82.8	311 of 2201	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	84.9	306 of 2413	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	93.4	78 of 2395	96.7%	★★★★★
2017	92.0	111 of 2386	95.3%	★★★★★
2016	92.8	74 of 2366	96.9%	★★★★★
2015	83.4	308 of 2352	86.9%	★★★★☆
2014	89.2	159 of 2345	93.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	60 of 928	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	42 of 927	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	31 of 857	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	48 of 936	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	18 of 427	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.6	71 of 891	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	26 of 948	97.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	91 of 696	86.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	111 of 2409	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	84.5	301 of 2413	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	91.8	154 of 2403	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	187 of 2401	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	77.2	353 of 1955	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	84.4	304 of 2357	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	91.3	92 of 2338	96.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	103 of 1569	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	84.3	166 of 1531	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	93.6	59 of 1429	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	59 of 1503	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	92.0	39 of 818	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	22 of 1315	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	33 of 1392	97.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	111 of 2098	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	180 of 2078	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	68 of 2041	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	84 of 2099	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	65 of 1678	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	87.3	183 of 2032	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	34 of 2045	98.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	295 of 2407	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.5	230 of 2411	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	177 of 2400	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	80.7	379 of 2400	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	79.8	315 of 1961	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	334 of 2358	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	93.0	71 of 2340	97.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	388 of 2134	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	242 of 2016	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	59.7	543 of 2031	73.3%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	113 of 1500	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	115 of 1504	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	92 of 1500	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	96 of 1479	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	87.3	113 of 1242	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	45 of 1439	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	54 of 1438	96.2%	★★★★★
2017	96.1	49 of 1455	96.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	31 of 676	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	40 of 705	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	24 of 696	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	24 of 706	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	9 of 253	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	13 of 653	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	98.5	16 of 663	97.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.9	81 of 1457	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.8	118 of 1465	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	91 of 1463	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	82 of 1454	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	85.7	102 of 1066	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	34 of 1370	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	54 of 1353	96.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	93.0	38 of 943	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	92.5	16 of 449	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	98.7	19 of 826	97.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	93.9	69 of 1283	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	73 of 1296	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	47 of 1288	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	38 of 1306	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	95.8	27 of 935	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	32 of 1241	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	28 of 1245	97.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	164 of 1455	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	90.5	117 of 1464	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	89 of 1464	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.1	111 of 1455	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	80.5	147 of 1071	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	93.7	80 of 1366	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	72 of 1352	94.7%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)95th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile~ school

African American (2025)94th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)87th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2023)96th percentile~ school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math86%+31 vs state

Algebra I84%+28 vs state

English Language Arts81%+28 vs state

Science68%+23 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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