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South Bronx Classical Charter School III

Public, Charter Grades K-8

50^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of New York elementary schools

Summary

South Bronx Classical Charter School III is an exceptional elementary school serving 501 students in grades K-8 in the Bronx, New York. Part of the highly-ranked South Bronx Classical Charter School District, the school has consistently been among the top-performing elementary schools in the state, ranking as high as 9th out of over 2,400 schools in the 2018-2019 school year.

The school's academic performance is truly outstanding, with the vast majority of students scoring proficient or better on state assessments in English Language Arts and Math. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 95.92% of 3rd graders, 92.31% of 4th graders, and 98% of 5th graders scored proficient or better in ELA, while 100% of 3rd, 4th, and 7th graders scored proficient or better in Math. These results significantly outpace the state and district averages. The school also maintains high rankings for various student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, Special Education, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Compared to nearby district schools, New York City Geographic District # 9, which serve similar student populations, South Bronx Classical Charter School III stands out with its exceptional academic performance and higher per-student funding. This suggests that the charter school model and the school's specific educational approach may be contributing factors to its success in providing a high-quality, equitable education for its diverse student body.

518

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,471

Per pupil spending ?

97.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3458 Third Ave
Bronx, NY 10456

(929) 285-3025

District: South Bronx Classical Charter School III

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.9%

Hispanic:

41.1%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2019 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (94% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of New York elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school94%

New York avg55%

Elementary school

50^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▼ down 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

14^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 874South Bronx Classical Charter School III 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	96.2	50 of 2445	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	23 of 2445	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	11 of 2439	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	19 of 2434	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	95.5	14 of 2201	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	9 of 2413	99.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	13 of 928	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	5 of 927	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	4 of 857	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	10 of 936	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	99.1	2 of 427	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	99.4	6 of 891	99.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.6	10 of 1117	99.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	91 of 2409	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	25 of 2413	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	15 of 2403	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	20 of 2401	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	95.0	11 of 1955	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	14 of 2357	99.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	98.3	10 of 1503	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	97.8	3 of 818	99.6%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	98.9	8 of 766	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	99.8	1 of 622	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	98.8	1 of 70	98.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.1	8 of 2098	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.7	12 of 1678	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	99.6	10 of 2032	99.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	96.7	24 of 2407	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	47 of 2411	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	11 of 2400	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	27 of 2400	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.3	11 of 1961	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	5 of 2358	99.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	119 of 2134	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	14 of 2110	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	5 of 2016	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	18 of 2031	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	99.0	2 of 1044	99.8%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	98.6	14 of 1500	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	8 of 1504	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	4 of 1500	99.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.0	13 of 676	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	99.8	4 of 706	99.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.8	18 of 1457	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	19 of 1465	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	7 of 1463	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	10 of 1454	99.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.3	7 of 965	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	99.5	2 of 953	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.7	1 of 943	99.9%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	99.6	2 of 543	99.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	98.6	13 of 1455	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	2 of 1464	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	2 of 1464	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	8 of 1455	99.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	18 of 1298	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	100.0	6 of 1303	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	100.0	1 of 1307	99.9%	★★★★★

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2022)99th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Homeless (2024)99th percentile~ school

African American (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

Homeless (2023)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

African American (2025)98th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government100%+25 vs state

Math99%+44 vs state

English Language Arts95%+42 vs state

Living Environment90%+33 vs state

Science66%+21 vs state

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Thursday, April 14, 2022

Community and Family Engagement could improve. However my daughter has been very happy with her teachers and school since September 2021! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (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 Living Environment End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government 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
South Bronx Classical Charter School III	Public, Charter	K-8	3458 Third Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	South Bronx Classical Charter School III	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 285-3025	518	30	17.2	97.3%	5 (1.0%)	279 (53.9%)	213 (41.1%)	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	96.2	50^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.0%		97.7	23^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	99.1%	27	89.7	100.0	95.9	92.3	98.0	90.2	98.0	97.4	100.0	100.0	95.9	97.6	100.0	100.0	66.0		$18,471	$2,111	$16,359
Ps 132 Garrett A Morgan	Public	PK, KG-5	1245 Washington Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-6455	353	30	11.6	94.3%	6 (1.7%)	161 (45.6%)	179 (50.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	13.6	2227^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.9%		12	2297^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.1%	70			24.5	37.3	45.2				26.9	28.6	32.6				16.3		$38,499	$3,808	$34,691
Harriet Tubman Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3565 3rd Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	Harriet Tubman Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 537-9912	494	34	14.8	89.5%	6 (1.2%)	285 (57.7%)	190 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	71.3	653^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	73.3%		63.8	806^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.0%	153			51.2	77.3	89.5	55.6	78.9	64.3	61.2	88.6	63.2	66.7	83.0	48.2	50.0	59.3	$25,655	$1,551	$24,105
Ps 63 Author's Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1260 Franklin Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 589-3058	381	29	13.1	97.4%	7 (1.8%)	112 (29.4%)	248 (65.1%)	6 (1.6%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	35.2	1612^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.1%		36.6	1549^th of 2445 public elementary schools	36.6%	63			49.2	55.6	51.8				69.4	41.1	24.1				20.7		$34,806	$3,466	$31,340
Wildflower New York Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1332 Fulton Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	Wildflower New York Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(718) 635-0474	62	1	71.2	79.0%	3 (4.8%)	22 (35.5%)	32 (51.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.5%)								(n/a)			91.7						100.0								$18,755	$1,046	$17,709
Urban Scholars Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	1180 Tinton Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 842-8133	294	33	8.9	98.0%	4 (1.4%)	112 (38.1%)	171 (58.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	43.4	1379^th of 2445 public elementary schools	43.6%		35.3	1584^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.2%	205			48.7	44.4	68.3				59.0	54.1	48.7				30.8		$47,264	$4,776	$42,488
Nyc Autism Charter School Bronx	Public, Charter	K-5	1180 Tinton Ave	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	Nyc Autism Charter School Bronx	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 991-1340	33	7	4.7	87.9%	0 (0.0%)	14 (42.4%)	18 (54.5%)	1 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$101,994	$00	$101,994
Ps 146 Edward Collins	Public	PK, KG-5	968 Cauldwell Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 378-9664	302	24	12.8	95.4%	13 (4.3%)	90 (29.8%)	191 (63.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	36.8	1559^th of 2445 public elementary schools	36.2%		32.8	1660^th of 2445 public elementary schools	32.1%	101			44.2	53.9	39.4				61.4	59.0	45.5				15.2		$35,722	$3,157	$32,565
Ps 53 Basheer Quisim	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	360 E 168th St	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 681-7276	600	56	10.6	96.2%	8 (1.3%)	149 (24.8%)	430 (71.7%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	28.1	1830^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.2%		20.9	2037^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.7%	207			50.6	42.5	38.1				57.3	42.7	37.1				22.1		$37,836	$3,376	$34,460
Ps 140 Eagle School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	916 Eagle Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 585-1205	335	29	11.5	96.4%	6 (1.8%)	114 (34.0%)	210 (62.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	38.9	1507^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.4%		23.3	1966^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.6%	459			68.8	41.7	55.3				78.1	38.8	41.7				27.1		$38,098	$4,079	$34,019

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Yes! South Bronx Classical Charter School III is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 50^th of 2445 New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of South Bronx Classical Charter School III?

Students at South Bronx Classical Charter School III are 54% African American, 41% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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How many students attend South Bronx Classical Charter School III?

In the 2024-25 school year, 518 students attended South Bronx Classical Charter School III.

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