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Democracy Prep Endurance Charter School

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
1516th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Alternative Schools
Better than 38% of New York alternative schools
Summary

Democracy Prep Endurance Charter School is an alternative public charter school in New York City, serving 634 students from grades PK-12, many of whom come from low-income backgrounds. While the school offers an alternative educational option, it faces several challenges compared to nearby charter schools.

The school's 4-year graduation rates have ranged from 78.8% to 85.1% in recent years, which is lower than the state average. Additionally, the school has had dropout rates between 1.4% and 10.0%, higher than the state average. Chronic absenteeism is also a significant issue, with rates ranging from 31.5% to 60.1%, well above the state's average. On state assessments and Regents exams, the school's proficiency rates are generally lower than the state averages, particularly in math and science. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's projected proficiency rates are 38.57% in 3rd grade math, 36.49% in 4th grade math, and 16.98% in Regents Chemistry, all well below the state's performance.

When compared to other nearby charter schools, such as Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 1, Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy Charter School, and Harlem Village Academy East Charter School, Democracy Prep Endurance Charter School generally underperforms on key metrics like test scores, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. The school's high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients suggests that the student population comes from low-income backgrounds, which may contribute to the school's challenges. Addressing these issues through targeted interventions and a focus on supporting the school's socioeconomically disadvantaged student population could be key to improving the school's overall performance and outcomes.

836
Students ?
12.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,565
Per pupil spending ?
89.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1000 Westchester Ave
       Bronx, NY  10459

(212) 316-7602

District: Democracy Prep Endurance Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:
49.4%
Hispanic:
45.0%
American Indian:
2.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 52nd percentile in 2023 → 19th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (41% vs 61% meeting standards)
!High chronic absenteeism (60% vs 31% New York)
!Ranking has slipped from its 52nd-percentile peak (2023) to 19th (2025)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school41%
New York avg61%
Elementary school
1,516th of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Bottom 38%▼ down 14 pts since 2023
From top 48% (2023) to bottom 38% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
994th of 1,234
New York public high schools ?
Bottom 19%▼ down 30 pts since 2019
From bottom 49% (2019) to bottom 19% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202538.11516 of 244538.0%★★☆☆☆
202432.71662 of 244532.0%★★☆☆☆
202349.51173 of 243951.9%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202567.5258 of 92872.2%★★★★☆
202453.3380 of 92759.0%★★★☆☆
202363.8254 of 85770.4%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202543.5560 of 111749.9%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202538.41514 of 240937.2%★★☆☆☆
202422.01997 of 241317.2%★☆☆☆☆
202347.01242 of 240348.3%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202533.11109 of 156929.3%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202553.2304 of 79261.6%★★★☆☆
202375.3101 of 63784.1%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202550.7919 of 209856.2%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202536.91563 of 240735.1%★★☆☆☆
202449.01177 of 241151.2%★★★☆☆
202349.21172 of 240051.2%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202542.51081 of 213449.3%★★☆☆☆
202445.9949 of 211055.0%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202329.31120 of 150025.3%★☆☆☆☆
202229.11092 of 147926.2%★☆☆☆☆
202124.11014 of 124218.4%★☆☆☆☆
201951.1625 of 143956.6%★★★☆☆
201858.8523 of 143863.6%★★★☆☆
201757.7556 of 145561.8%★★★☆☆
201668.1376 of 142973.7%★★★★☆
201562.4456 of 140767.6%★★★☆☆
201463.1424 of 140169.7%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202350.9315 of 69654.7%★★★☆☆
202244.9364 of 70648.4%★★☆☆☆
202147.4120 of 25352.6%★★★☆☆
201970.5137 of 65379.0%★★★★☆
201873.0120 of 66381.9%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202255.0169 of 58170.9%★★★★☆
201930.5380 of 47319.7%★☆☆☆☆
201892.69 of 50398.2%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202332.51047 of 146328.4%★☆☆☆☆
202234.7967 of 145433.5%★★☆☆☆
202122.3909 of 106614.7%★☆☆☆☆
201956.5540 of 137060.6%★★★☆☆
201857.4561 of 135358.5%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202245.3457 of 91450.0%★★★☆☆
201960.9260 of 82668.5%★★★☆☆
201876.2142 of 81082.5%★★★★☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202357.0185 of 54365.9%★★★☆☆
202246.9231 of 48752.6%★★★☆☆
201847.4209 of 45754.3%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202337.3841 of 128834.7%★★☆☆☆
201960.6372 of 124170.0%★★★★☆
201866.9292 of 124576.5%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202329.41097 of 146425.1%★☆☆☆☆
202226.31143 of 145521.4%★☆☆☆☆
202124.7864 of 107119.3%★☆☆☆☆
201947.5646 of 136652.7%★★★☆☆
201859.2487 of 135264.0%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202338.9765 of 130741.5%★★☆☆☆
202237.5775 of 128339.6%★★☆☆☆
202130.7373 of 52228.5%★☆☆☆☆
201953.3346 of 113969.6%★★★☆☆
201871.7154 of 117086.8%★★★★☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202519.5994 of 123419.4%★☆☆☆☆
202426.8888 of 124228.5%★☆☆☆☆
202328.0861 of 122829.9%★★☆☆☆
202228.1838 of 119029.6%★☆☆☆☆
202119.2461 of 51911.2%★☆☆☆☆
201955.1615 of 120749.0%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202537.5440 of 71338.3%★★☆☆☆
202444.2356 of 69048.4%★★☆☆☆
202347.8296 of 67155.9%★★★☆☆
202248.5266 of 59355.1%★★★☆☆
201971.2135 of 68680.3%★★★★☆
201870.5142 of 67979.1%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202537.9435 of 66935.0%★★☆☆☆
202453.2240 of 63762.3%★★★☆☆
202355.3197 of 58366.2%★★★☆☆
202247.8215 of 48155.3%★★★☆☆
201964.6136 of 56575.9%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202518.8998 of 120617.2%★☆☆☆☆
202428.2887 of 121927.2%★☆☆☆☆
202329.1840 of 119729.8%★★☆☆☆
202230.4800 of 115530.7%★★☆☆☆
202121.3256 of 29011.7%★☆☆☆☆
201955.6597 of 119350.0%★★★☆☆
201856.8569 of 117651.6%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202441.6468 of 86545.9%★★☆☆☆
202243.9401 of 76047.2%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202534.7438 of 60727.8%★☆☆☆☆
202450.8228 of 56459.6%★★★☆☆
202357.2151 of 53171.6%★★★★☆
202264.670 of 38982.0%★★★★☆
201956.7173 of 49364.9%★★★☆☆
201879.149 of 49890.2%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202521.2945 of 117919.8%★☆☆☆☆
202428.5845 of 117027.8%★☆☆☆☆
202330.4809 of 115530.0%★★☆☆☆
202230.3781 of 110129.1%★☆☆☆☆
201957.4477 of 117959.5%★★★☆☆
201856.7473 of 115459.0%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202521.8947 of 120121.1%★☆☆☆☆
202426.1884 of 121127.0%★☆☆☆☆
202328.5835 of 119129.9%★☆☆☆☆
202225.6835 of 115427.6%★☆☆☆☆
202120.0313 of 35411.6%★☆☆☆☆
201952.0618 of 119048.1%★★☆☆☆
201851.0622 of 117647.1%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202531.4804 of 114930.0%★★☆☆☆
202437.4688 of 114439.9%★★☆☆☆
202348.8490 of 113056.6%★★★☆☆
202234.5662 of 103836.2%★★☆☆☆
201955.5438 of 113261.3%★★★☆☆
201855.9412 of 109562.4%★★★☆☆
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
African American (2025)72nd percentile+34 vs school
Homeless (2025)62nd percentile+24 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+18 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)50th percentile+12 vs school
Special Education (2025)49th percentile+11 vs school
Female (2025)37th percentile~ school
Male (2025)35th percentile-3 vs school
Hispanic (2025)29th percentile-9 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2022)71st percentile+45 vs school
Homeless (2023)66th percentile+41 vs school
African American (2023)55th percentile+29 vs school
Hispanic (2022)50th percentile+24 vs school
Special Education (2023)41st percentile+16 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2023)35th percentile+9 vs school
Female (2023)28th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2023)25th percentile~ school
High school
Hispanic (2024)46th percentile+17 vs school
African American (2025)38th percentile+19 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)35th percentile+16 vs school
Special Education (2025)30th percentile+11 vs school
Homeless (2025)28th percentile+8 vs school
Male (2025)21st percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile~ school
Female (2025)17th percentile~ school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Common Core English Language Arts61%-15 vs state
Global History and Geography60%-16 vs state
U.S. History and Government60%-15 vs state
English Language Arts57%~ state avg
Living Environment55%~ state avg
Common Core Algebra II41%-34 vs state
Math39%-18 vs state
Science39%-6 vs state
Algebra I29%-27 vs state
Geometry20%-40 vs state
Chemistry17%-48 vs state
Physics16%-53 vs state
Common Core Geometry9%-15 vs state

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Open Quote Highly oppressive environment. Do not recommend. Teachers yell at kids frequently. Close Quote





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Democracy Prep Endurance Charter School ranks 1516th of 2445 New York alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Democracy Prep Endurance Charter School are 49% African American, 45% Hispanic, 2% American Indian, 2% White.

In the 2024-25 school year, 836 students attended Democracy Prep Endurance Charter School.


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