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Boys Preparatory Charter School Of New York

Q: Is Boys Preparatory Charter School Of New York a good school?

Boys Preparatory Charter School Of New York ranks 979 th of 2445 New York alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades PK, KG-11

979^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Alternative Schools

Better than 60% of New York alternative schools

Summary

Boys Preparatory Charter School Of New York is an alternative public charter school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades PK-11 with a total enrollment of 606 students. The school stands out for its consistently strong academic performance, outpacing the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across multiple grade levels.

For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 86.54%, compared to the state average of 54.15%, and its 3rd grade Math proficiency was 86.54%, compared to the state average of 59.7%. The school also performs well on Regents exams, with higher proficiency rates than the state average in subjects like U.S. History and Government, Algebra I, and Common Core English Language Arts. Additionally, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.7 to 18.2 over the past few years, which is lower than nearby Brilla College Preparatory Charter School and Democracy Prep Harlem Charter School.

Despite serving a high percentage of students from low-income families, with 91.42% to 96.83% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, Boys Preparatory Charter School Of New York has been able to maintain its strong academic performance. This suggests the school has effective teaching practices and a curriculum that effectively prepares students for state assessments, even in the face of socioeconomic challenges. The school's increased spending per student, from $15,136 in 2020-2021 to $24,655 in 2023-2024, may also contribute to its success in supporting its student population.

546

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,174

Per pupil spending ?

89.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

192 E 151st St
Bronx, NY 10451

(212) 346-6000

District: Boys Preparatory Charter School Of New York

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.4%

African American:

43.6%

Asian:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2021 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 44 percentile points since 2021

✓Above the New York median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Geometry scores 47 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

New York avg58%

Elementary school

979^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 15 pts since 2018

From bottom 45% (2018) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

561^st of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 15 pts since 2021

From bottom 48% (2021) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

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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	58.3	979 of 2445	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	1099 of 2445	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.5	1732 of 2439	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	1782 of 2434	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	1778 of 2201	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.2	824 of 2413	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	1326 of 2395	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	264 of 928	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	238 of 927	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	46.8	423 of 857	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	353 of 936	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.3	253 of 427	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.9	266 of 948	71.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	78.1	98 of 1066	90.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	175 of 1569	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	360 of 1531	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	43.7	812 of 1503	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	462 of 818	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.0	285 of 1315	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	296 of 1392	78.7%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	247 of 792	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.7	131 of 766	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	56.4	234 of 637	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	288 of 622	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.3	38 of 70	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	693 of 2098	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.5	621 of 2078	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	34.3	1327 of 2041	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	1558 of 2099	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.3	618 of 2032	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	1002 of 2407	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	982 of 2411	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.5	1650 of 2400	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	1685 of 2400	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	1603 of 1961	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.4	752 of 2358	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.2	1228 of 2340	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	557 of 2134	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	65.1	476 of 2110	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	38.7	1130 of 2016	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	991 of 2031	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.8	878 of 1044	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.3	323 of 1859	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	51.5	724 of 1941	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	561 of 1500	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	728 of 1504	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	858 of 1500	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	671 of 1479	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.8	648 of 1242	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	148 of 676	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	50.1	310 of 705	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	306 of 696	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	229 of 706	67.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	70.8	71 of 615	88.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	206 of 965	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	148 of 953	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	246 of 943	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	194 of 914	78.8%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	180 of 603	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	102 of 594	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	100 of 543	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	63.3	119 of 487	75.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	345 of 1283	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	48.9	600 of 1296	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	49.7	680 of 1464	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	671 of 1464	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	544 of 1455	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.8	552 of 1071	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	352 of 1298	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	60.4	333 of 1303	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	57.9	382 of 1307	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	270 of 1283	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	47.6	207 of 522	60.3%	★★★☆☆

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 (2024)91st percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)72nd percentile+12 vs school

Homeless (2025)69th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)88th percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)78th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile+10 vs school

Homeless (2025)70th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2024)54th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government82%+7 vs state

Math64%+8 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts63%-12 vs state

English Language Arts57%+4 vs state

Algebra I54%~ state avg

Earth Science50%-15 vs state

Living Environment49%-8 vs state

Science27%-18 vs state

Geometry13%-47 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
Nuasin Next Generation Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	180 W 165th St	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	Nuasin Next Generation Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 893-0640	786	47	16.7	97.3%	5 (0.6%)	151 (19.2%)	619 (78.8%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)								(n/a)	0.0	25.0	39.4			54.9	58.9	0.0	30.0	50.0	43.6	30.0	13.2	62.0	60.4	66.0	45.9	71.7	64.8	80.4	88.7	71.2	52.3	70.6		37.3		$24,377	$682	$23,695
Democracy Prep Harlem Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	207 W 133rd St	New York	10030	New York County	Democracy Prep Harlem Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 281-1248	900	85	10.6	89.7%	10 (1.1%)	600 (66.7%)	257 (28.6%)	3 (0.3%)	16 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	11 (1.2%)								(n/a)	17.7	53.0	46.8	6.9		67.7	41.3	23.8	78.2	42.9	29.2	30.9		52.3	62.0	53.3	45.8	33.3	45.6	36.4	36.7	37.8	42.3	36.8		35.6	35.3	$19,141	$1,030	$18,110
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
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
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Frequently Asked Questions about Boys Preparatory Charter School Of New York

Is Boys Preparatory Charter School Of New York a good school?

Boys Preparatory Charter School Of New York ranks 979^th of 2445 New York alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Boys Preparatory Charter School Of New York?

In the 2024-25 school year, 546 students attended Boys Preparatory Charter School Of New York.

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What is the racial makeup of Boys Preparatory Charter School Of New York?

Students at Boys Preparatory Charter School Of New York are 50% Hispanic, 44% African American, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

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