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American Dream Charter School

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

959^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 22% of New York high schools

Summary

American Dream Charter School is a public charter high school serving grades 6-12 in the Bronx, New York, with 580 students. The school is located in a district that ranks 747 out of 874 in the state and is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating it is underperforming compared to other schools in the state.

American Dream Charter School faces significant challenges in supporting its predominantly low-income student population and improving academic outcomes. The school consistently scores below the state average on standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 28.75% of 6th graders proficient in ELA and 20.73% proficient in math. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 84.3% to 93.5% over the past few years, which is below the state average, and the dropout rate has been as high as 10% in recent years. Additionally, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism, with rates ranging from 31.5% to 52% over the past few years, much higher than the state average.

When compared to other nearby public schools in the Bronx, Hostos-Lincoln Academy of Science, located just 0.4 miles away, outperforms American Dream Charter School on most state assessments and Regents exams. While the school has increased its per-student spending from $15,865 in 2020-2021 to $27,184 in 2023-2024, this has not yet led to meaningful improvements in test scores, graduation rates, or attendance.

603

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,855

Per pupil spending ?

91.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

403 Concord Ave
Bronx, NY 10454

(718) 585-3071

District: American Dream Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.7%

African American:

6.3%

White:

0.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2022 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓88% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (38% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 31% New York)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

New York avg61%

Middle school

1,026^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 24 pts since 2017

From top 44% (2017) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

959^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 1 pts since 2022

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

747^th of 874American Dream Charter School 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	1026 of 1500	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	908 of 1504	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	1136 of 1500	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	1049 of 1479	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	1082 of 1242	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	899 of 1439	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	817 of 1438	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.7	645 of 1455	55.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	52.0	248 of 653	62.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	247 of 646	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	159 of 615	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	46.7	236 of 591	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	217 of 581	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.4	345 of 473	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	64.0	82 of 503	83.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	1028 of 1457	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.4	897 of 1465	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.4	1227 of 1463	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	1107 of 1454	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	978 of 1066	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	903 of 1370	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	940 of 1353	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	536 of 965	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.4	437 of 953	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.6	577 of 943	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	428 of 826	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	260 of 603	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	142 of 594	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	50.0	236 of 543	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	199 of 487	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.1	33 of 49	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.0	94 of 457	79.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	447 of 1283	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	991 of 1455	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	874 of 1464	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	951 of 1464	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	966 of 1455	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.6	891 of 1071	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	835 of 1366	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	635 of 1352	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	687 of 1298	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.4	458 of 1303	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	480 of 1307	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.0	790 of 1283	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	392 of 1139	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.2	216 of 1170	81.5%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	959 of 1234	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	1047 of 1242	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	994 of 1228	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	936 of 1190	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	11.7	656 of 690	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	349 of 593	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	367 of 669	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	510 of 637	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	464 of 583	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.1	259 of 481	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	291 of 565	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	949 of 1206	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	1058 of 1219	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	944 of 1197	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	891 of 1155	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	922 of 1193	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	780 of 1176	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	22.2	705 of 865	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	690 of 851	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	521 of 760	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	419 of 815	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	281 of 607	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.5	339 of 564	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	260 of 531	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	177 of 389	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	130 of 493	73.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	902 of 1179	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	1014 of 1170	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	945 of 1101	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	878 of 1179	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	930 of 1201	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	997 of 1211	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1028 of 1191	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	971 of 1154	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	784 of 1190	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	693 of 1176	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	528 of 1149	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.3	647 of 1144	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	898 of 1130	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	876 of 1038	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.7	492 of 1132	56.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+34 vs school

African American (2019)62nd percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)62nd percentile+30 vs school

Homeless (2025)57th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

High school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile+32 vs school

Homeless (2025)54th percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)18th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2024)5th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government68%-7 vs state

Global History and Geography68%-8 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts67%-8 vs state

Science52%+8 vs state

Life Science Biology49%-9 vs state

Living Environment43%-14 vs state

English Language Arts42%-9 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences42%-14 vs state

Math29%-25 vs state

Common Core Algebra II23%-52 vs state

Algebra I23%-33 vs state

Chemistry20%-44 vs state

Earth Science11%-54 vs state

Geometry9%-51 vs state

Common Core Geometry6%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (2025)	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 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 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
American Dream Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	403 Concord Ave	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	American Dream Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 585-3071	603	58	10.0	91.9%	2 (0.3%)	38 (6.3%)	559 (92.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22.2	959^th of 1234 public high schools	22.3%		15.8	1047^th of 1242 public high schools	15.7%	88	20.3	23.3	67.3	6.5	11.1	67.7	42.9		67.9	23.2	49.4	8.9	41.9	28.8	46.9	51.3	20.7	36.9		51.8	$23,855	$1,143	$22,712
Urban Assembly Charter School For Computer Science	Public, Charter	9-12	447 Wales Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	Urban Assembly Charter School For Computer Science	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 421-4523	488			86.7%	6 (1.2%)	163 (33.4%)	292 (59.8%)	18 (3.7%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	69.9	331^st of 1234 public high schools	73.2%		47.4	673^rd of 1242 public high schools	45.8%	342	60.0	83.0	91.9			82.7	80.7	90.0	82.9	65.8	88.2										$25,798	$1,554	$24,244
Jm Rapport School For Career Development	Public	8-12	470 Jackson Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 993-5581	408	61	6.6	96.6%	4 (1.0%)	129 (31.6%)	262 (64.2%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)								(n/a)																					$79,651	$1,573	$78,079
Mott Haven Community High School	Public	10-12	455 Southern Blvd	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-8512	248	24	10.4	90.3%	4 (1.6%)	69 (27.8%)	165 (66.5%)	5 (2.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	25.8	917^th of 1234 public high schools	25.7%		22.2	954^th of 1242 public high schools	23.2%	37			51.9		20.0	60.0	60.5		63.8	41.3											$38,728	$2,655	$36,072
Hero High School	Public	9-12	455 Southern Blvd	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 585-8013	733	74	9.9	94.8%	9 (1.2%)	251 (34.2%)	451 (61.5%)	10 (1.4%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	8.2	1162^nd of 1234 public high schools	5.8%		17.7	1013^th of 1242 public high schools	18.4%	149			38.1			63.4	22.8		37.6	15.7	20.7										$32,474	$2,984	$29,490
Hostos-Lincoln Academy Of Science	Public	6-12	600 St Anns Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 402-5640	460	43	10.7	90.2%	3 (0.7%)	112 (24.3%)	335 (72.8%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54.3	592^nd of 1234 public high schools	52.0%		47.5	669^th of 1242 public high schools	46.1%	77		100.0	83.0	54.8	47.1	83.3	50.0		62.2	81.6	36.5	16.4	67.3	34.2	40.0	34.7	20.0	38.2	3.5	24.1	$33,482	$3,106	$30,376
University Prep Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	600 St Ann's Ave-4th Fl	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	University Prep Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-6543	447	27	15.3	88.1%	2 (0.4%)	167 (37.4%)	273 (61.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	58.5	530^th of 1234 public high schools	57.1%		40.9	747^th of 1242 public high schools	39.9%	217	58.7	61.3	83.9	9.8		90.9	75.5		93.8	52.7		48.9									$23,472	$1,004	$22,468
International Community High School	Public	9-12	345 Brook Ave	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-4128	345	35	9.7	99.1%	6 (1.7%)	48 (13.9%)	280 (81.2%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)								(n/a)			56.4																		$39,451	$3,864	$35,587
Urban Dove Team Charter School II	Public, Charter	10-12	671 Prospect Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	Urban Dove Team Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 682-3975	285	25	11.4	94.7%	3 (1.1%)	100 (35.1%)	176 (61.8%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	10.3	1130^th of 1234 public high schools	8.4%		9.5	1146^th of 1242 public high schools	7.7%	16			23.6		4.8	54.6	13.4		65.3	21.7											$37,590	$1,250	$36,340
Legacy College Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	400 E 145th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Legacy College Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 746-1558	747	67	12.0	89.4%	6 (0.8%)	258 (34.5%)	470 (62.9%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	16.2	1041^st of 1234 public high schools	15.6%		16.2	1040^th of 1242 public high schools	16.3%	1	10.4	42.1	55.8	2.7	0.0	56.8	28.0	20.0	59.2	38.0	35.6	8.8	29.3	56.1	48.2	49.4	40.9	48.2	47.7	44.8	$21,079	$1,676	$19,403

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