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Brilla College Preparatory Charter School

Q: Is Brilla College Preparatory Charter School a good school?

Brilla College Preparatory Charter School ranks 1155 th of 2445 New York alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-11

1155^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Alternative Schools

Better than 53% of New York alternative schools

Summary

Brilla College Preparatory Charter School is an alternative public charter school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades KG-11 with a total enrollment of 750 students. The school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 90.81% to 95.33% over the past few years, and has seen a significant increase in per-student spending, from $16,008 in 2020-2021 to $27,561 in 2023-2024.

Brilla College Preparatory Charter School has consistently outperformed the New York state average in various subject areas and grade levels on the NY State Assessments, with projected proficiency rates higher than the state average in English Language Arts for grades 3-8 and in Math for grades 3-7 in 2024-2025. However, the school has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 43.5% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's student-teacher ratio is not provided, making it difficult to compare to the nearby schools, which have ratios ranging from 5.2 to 18.4.

Compared to nearby charter schools, such as Boys Preparatory Charter School Of New York, South Bronx Charter School, and Girls Preparatory Charter School Of The Bronx, Brilla College Preparatory Charter School's test scores generally outperform. However, Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 3 and KIPP Academy Charter School have even higher proficiency rates in many subject areas. The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Brilla College Preparatory Charter School and the nearby schools suggests that these institutions serve a predominantly low-income population, raising questions about educational equity and the need to ensure that all students have access to high-quality education.

739

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,265

Per pupil spending ?

91.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

413 E 144th St
Bronx, NY 10454

(347) 273-8439

District: Brilla College Preparatory Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.8%

African American:

19.6%

White:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2021 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2021

✓Above the New York median (53rd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Geometry scores 41 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

New York avg57%

Elementary school

1,155^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 17 pts since 2017

From top 30% (2017) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

525^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 5 pts since 2021

From top 40% (2021) to top 35% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New York Middle 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	1155 of 2445	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.7	1626 of 2445	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	1530 of 2439	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.1	1123 of 2434	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.1	1436 of 2201	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.3	587 of 2413	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	778 of 2395	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.2	713 of 2386	70.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	381 of 928	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.4	157 of 936	83.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	112 of 1117	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	66.4	192 of 1066	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	55.7	293 of 1001	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	174 of 1027	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	41.8	250 of 454	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.9	103 of 860	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	72 of 938	92.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	1192 of 2409	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.4	1667 of 2413	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	1269 of 2403	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.2	1037 of 2401	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.2	1061 of 1955	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.2	643 of 2357	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	702 of 2338	70.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	418 of 1569	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	48.1	708 of 1531	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	657 of 1429	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	408 of 1503	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	49.8	387 of 818	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.6	150 of 1315	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	241 of 1392	82.7%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	183 of 792	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	47.4	341 of 766	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	209 of 637	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.6	97 of 622	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	50.4	27 of 70	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.0	143 of 730	80.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	553 of 2098	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	377 of 2099	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	55.3	656 of 1678	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.9	176 of 2032	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	53.4	824 of 2045	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	1091 of 2407	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.3	1518 of 2411	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	1698 of 2400	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.5	1204 of 2400	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.2	1588 of 1961	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	72.2	574 of 2358	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	61.5	857 of 2340	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	318 of 2134	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	51.7	764 of 2110	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	676 of 2016	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	673 of 2031	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.4	921 of 1044	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	75.4	224 of 1859	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	313 of 1941	83.9%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	525 of 1500	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	503 of 1504	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	476 of 1500	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.8	374 of 1479	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	54.6	496 of 1242	60.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	70 of 646	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	115 of 615	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	49.0	211 of 591	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.6	111 of 581	80.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	529 of 1457	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.5	363 of 1465	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	426 of 1463	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	302 of 1454	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	49.8	498 of 1066	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	194 of 965	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	176 of 953	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	180 of 943	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	106 of 914	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	92 of 449	79.5%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	118 of 603	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	76 of 594	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	79 of 543	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	70 of 487	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	55.6	19 of 49	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	324 of 1283	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	204 of 1296	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	206 of 1306	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	67.9	211 of 935	77.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	504 of 1455	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	650 of 1464	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	520 of 1464	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	489 of 1455	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.6	443 of 1071	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	178 of 1298	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.9	281 of 1303	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	278 of 1307	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	179 of 1283	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	48.8	195 of 522	62.6%	★★★☆☆

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)90th percentile+37 vs school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile+32 vs school

Homeless (2025)77th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)59th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile~ school

Female (2025)51st percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)89th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile+21 vs school

Homeless (2025)80th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile~ school

Female (2025)64th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government79%+4 vs state

Algebra I70%+14 vs state

Life Science Biology62%+4 vs state

English Language Arts61%+8 vs state

Earth Science58%-7 vs state

Math53%~ state avg

Common Core English Language Arts50%-25 vs state

Living Environment45%-11 vs state

Science36%-9 vs state

Geometry19%-41 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, September 21, 2017

This school is great, but it caters only to the Catholic Community. The only after school program they offer is a religious program. Numerous requests for an academic and/or secular program have fallen to deaf ears. There are little to no alternative after-school programs in the entire district 7 area, so if you work, good luck finding childcare that will meet the needs of their schedule. The school hours are 7:45-4:00 pm and Fridays are 7:45-1:00 pm (this is the day which makes it most difficult to find an alternate program). They offer a secular program on Friday, but it doesn't address the academic needs of the students. In addition, there is a serious problem with behavior management, which has gotten progressively worse over time. The state scores have probably gone down because of the constant disruptions in the classrooms by some students. This may be due to the fact that they have inexperienced teachers. They also have classroom assistants who also work in the religious after school program, but they have little to no effect on resolving behavior problems. This often hinders the learning process because they don't know how to keep the students under control. In their defense, it is also the parent's responsibility to address issues with their child, unfortunately, not all parents are doing their part. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics 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	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences 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
Brilla College Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	413 E 144th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Brilla College Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 273-8439	739	63	11.7	91.6%	10 (1.4%)	145 (19.6%)	560 (75.8%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.1%)								(n/a)			50.0		58.3		45.5		78.6	69.9	62.1	19.2		62.2	55.8	59.7	50.8	63.0	72.9	68.7	54.0	43.9	53.7	52.7	34.2	36.4		$27,265	$666	$26,600
Dream Charter School Mott Haven	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	20 Bruckner Blvd	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Dream Charter School Mott Haven	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 722-1608	1,304	95	13.7	93.7%	15 (1.2%)	517 (39.6%)	730 (56.0%)	5 (0.4%)	10 (0.8%)	5 (0.4%)	22 (1.7%)								(n/a)			72.2		0.0	76.7	48.0		70.2	50.4			33.5	65.0	67.1	75.9	55.4	59.1	65.1	76.5	73.6	72.4	66.7	71.6		54.4		$22,003	$22,003	$00
Boys Preparatory Charter School Of New York	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-11	192 E 151st St	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	Boys Preparatory Charter School Of New York	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 346-6000	546	41	14.7	89.6%	7 (1.3%)	238 (43.6%)	275 (50.4%)	11 (2.0%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)								(n/a)			63.2		50.0		49.1		81.8	54.0		13.0		86.5	62.0	45.5	53.9	41.5	60.7	86.5	69.2	40.4	60.3	65.6		27.5		$27,174	$2,909	$24,265
KIPP Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	250 E 156th St-4th Fl	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	KIPP Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-3555	1,155	189	6.1	84.8%	7 (0.6%)	526 (45.5%)	591 (51.2%)	3 (0.3%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.6%)								(n/a)	77.3	84.9	80.9			68.4	66.7		80.4	75.8	91.7	100.0		70.3	62.4	64.8	64.1	74.2	82.1	74.7	76.7	67.0	74.0	80.0		41.9	59.0	$20,129	$20,129	$00
South Bronx Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	164 Bruckner Blvd	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	South Bronx Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-5737	434			91.5%	2 (0.5%)	43 (9.9%)	383 (88.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)								(n/a)		0.0	66.7		0.0	39.1	45.1		71.4	40.4	56.6	25.0	26.7	100.0	86.2	97.0	57.1	66.7	71.8	95.5	86.2	90.9	28.6	30.0	11.8	69.7	12.5	$18,427	$2,171	$16,256
Ps 17	Public, Alternative	K-12	778 Forest Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 665-5617	692	137	5.0	93.5%	16 (2.3%)	236 (34.1%)	414 (59.8%)	18 (2.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)								(n/a)																												$99,874	$2,448	$97,426
Girls Preparatory Charter School Of The Bronx	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-11	681 Kelly St	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	Girls Preparatory Charter School Of The Bronx	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 901-3855	402	37	16.9	89.8%	7 (1.7%)	154 (38.3%)	223 (55.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.5%)	7 (1.7%)								(n/a)		28.6	60.0		38.5		50.0		79.2	41.9		30.4		63.4	73.2	69.4				61.0	48.2	38.8				29.4		$20,035	$2,128	$17,908
Ps 138	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	144-176 E 128th St	New York	10035	New York County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(212) 369-2227	670	124	5.3	94.6%	33 (4.9%)	183 (27.3%)	423 (63.1%)	19 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.2%)								(n/a)																												$127,229	$1,428	$125,800
Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 3	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	965 Longwood Ave-Floor 2	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 3	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2152	1,358			81.0%	26 (1.9%)	776 (57.1%)	501 (36.9%)	16 (1.2%)	21 (1.5%)	4 (0.3%)	13 (1.0%)								(n/a)			91.3			100.0	42.9	32.4		98.3				93.7	91.5	92.4	92.1	93.1		98.7	97.9	87.9	94.5	96.6		87.7		$20,461	$00	$20,461
Harlem Prep Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	3-12	240 E 123rd St-3rd Fl	New York	10035	New York County	Harlem Prep Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 876-9953	647	65	9.9	89.3%	6 (0.9%)	388 (60.0%)	227 (35.1%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.2%)								(n/a)	7.1	32.1	54.2	6.7	56.5	61.5	41.4	0.0	65.9	49.4		21.6			28.6	63.9	43.6	44.1	53.3		14.3	30.6	35.9	41.2	0.0	34.3	52.7	$19,839	$1,193	$18,646

Frequently Asked Questions about Brilla College Preparatory Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Brilla College Preparatory Charter School?

Students at Brilla College Preparatory Charter School are 76% Hispanic, 20% African American, 1% White, 1% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

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Brilla College Preparatory Charter School ranks 1155^th of 2445 New York alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Brilla College Preparatory Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 739 students attended Brilla College Preparatory Charter School.

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