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Bronx Charter School For Excellence 3

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Bronx Charter School For Excellence 3 ranks 290 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

290^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Bronx Charter School For Excellence 3 is an exceptional elementary school serving grades K-8 in the Bronx, New York. With 473 students, the school consistently ranks in the top 15% of New York elementary schools, outperforming both state and district averages on academic assessments.

Bronx Charter School For Excellence 3 stands out for its exceptional academic performance, with 79.63% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA and 89.09% proficient or better in math, compared to state averages of 54.15% and 59.7%, respectively. The school's success extends across all student subgroups, ranking in the top 5% of New York elementary schools for African American students and the top 10% for low socioeconomic status students in both ELA and math. This consistent improvement, from a 3-star rating in 2021-2022 to a 4-star rating in the most recent school year, demonstrates the school's commitment to enhancing the educational experience for its diverse student population.

Compared to nearby traditional public schools in New York City Geographic District #11, Bronx Charter School For Excellence 3 significantly outperforms its counterparts, with 3rd grade ELA proficiency rates of 79.63% compared to the district average of 49.7% and the state average of 54.15%. Despite having a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, the school's effective resource allocation and instructional practices have enabled it to achieve exceptional results, even with a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 19.7 compared to the nearby traditional public schools.

512

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,402

Per pupil spending ?

81.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3956 Carpenter Ave
Bronx, NY 10466

(718) 882-0231

District: Bronx Charter School For Excellence 3

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.3%

Hispanic:

24.4%

Asian:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 68th percentile in 2022 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (78% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2022

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

New York avg54%

Elementary school

290^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 20 pts since 2022

From top 32% (2022) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

110^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 3 pts since 2024

From top 10% (2024) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

88^th of 874Bronx Charter School For Excellence 3 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	85.7	290 of 2445	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	310 of 2445	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	396 of 2439	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	786 of 2434	67.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	70 of 928	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	54 of 927	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	87.6	78 of 857	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	82.8	112 of 936	88.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	349 of 2409	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	316 of 2413	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	433 of 2403	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	64.4	788 of 2401	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	86.5	61 of 766	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	84.2	62 of 637	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	66.1	142 of 622	77.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	114 of 2098	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	116 of 2078	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	78.4	293 of 2099	86.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	223 of 2407	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	306 of 2411	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	402 of 2400	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	62.7	836 of 2400	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	86.9	153 of 2110	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	78.7	239 of 2016	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	406 of 2031	80.0%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	110 of 1500	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	87.5	156 of 1504	89.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	37 of 676	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	36 of 705	94.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	133 of 1457	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	81.5	210 of 1465	85.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	59 of 1283	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	75 of 1296	94.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	141 of 1455	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	126 of 1464	91.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	90 of 1298	93.1%	★★★★★

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)95th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2024)93rd percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)92nd percentile+4 vs school

Homeless (2024)92nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)86th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Math83%+28 vs state

English Language Arts80%+27 vs state

Living Environment67%+10 vs state

Science53%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (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	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology 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
Bronx Charter School For Excellence 3	Public, Charter	K-8	3956 Carpenter Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 3	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 882-0231	512	26	19.6	81.8%	3 (0.6%)	370 (72.3%)	125 (24.4%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	85.7	290^th of 2445 public elementary schools	88.1%		85.3	310^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.3%	20	66.7		100.0		79.6	81.0	73.8	80.4	84.9	81.3	89.1	96.6	72.1	76.5	83.0	81.3	52.5	56.3	$19,402	$1,299	$18,103
Ps 21 Philip H Sheridan	Public	K-5	715 E 225th St	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 652-3903	406	34	12.0	94.3%	14 (3.4%)	208 (51.2%)	151 (37.2%)	14 (3.4%)	6 (1.5%)	9 (2.2%)	4 (1.0%)	58.8	957^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.9%		33.6	1632^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	33.3%	675					65.0	39.4	81.1				68.0	54.6	90.0				24.1		$38,171	$4,080	$34,091
Ps 103 Hector Fontanez	Public	PK, KG-5	4125 Carpenter Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 655-0261	774	62	12.3	94.1%	29 (3.7%)	229 (29.6%)	478 (61.8%)	7 (0.9%)	22 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (0.9%)	58.2	983^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	59.8%		42.4	1372^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	43.9%	389					83.6	51.6	50.7				84.3	58.8	54.4				36.6		$37,004	$4,320	$32,684
Ps 19 Judith K Weiss	Public	PK, KG-8	311 E 237th St	Bronx	10470	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	No	(718) 324-1924	679	45	15.0	62.6%	319 (47.0%)	54 (8.0%)	240 (35.3%)	25 (3.7%)	14 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.7%)	64.8	827^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.2%		72.3	588^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.0%	239		75.3	100.0	36.0	48.4	72.9	78.9	53.0	67.8	58.8	57.6	85.7	67.3	56.0	69.2	55.7	51.9		$26,790	$1,838	$24,952
Ps 94 Kings College School	Public	K-5	3530 Kings College Pl	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 405-6345	748	71	10.5	95.9%	11 (1.5%)	94 (12.6%)	544 (72.7%)	81 (10.8%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	8	2342^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	4.2%		7.2	2382^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	2.6%	40					26.5	22.9	29.0				22.5	27.4	18.6				21.8		$38,898	$4,354	$34,545
Success Academy Charter School-Nyc 5	Public, Charter	K	760 East Gun Hill Rd	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	Success Academy Charter School-Nyc 5	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(646) 472-1911	125			85.6%	0 (0.0%)	84 (67.2%)	39 (31.2%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$17,946	$00	$17,946
Success Academy Charter School-Nyc 6	Public, Charter	1	760 East Gun Hill Rd	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	Success Academy Charter School-Nyc 6	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(646) 472-1911	59			81.4%	2 (3.4%)	41 (69.5%)	15 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$25,298	$00	$25,298
Ps 78 Anne Hutchinson	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Needham Ave	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 652-1244	613	47	13.1	90.5%	18 (2.9%)	346 (56.4%)	225 (36.7%)	11 (1.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	15.4	2186^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.6%		16.6	2163^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	11.5%	23					29.0	39.6	33.0				24.7	42.2	26.9				23.8		$34,061	$3,062	$30,998
Ps 41 Gun Hill Road	Public	K-5	3352 Olinville Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 652-3461	593	54	11.0	94.9%	12 (2.0%)	250 (42.2%)	303 (51.1%)	12 (2.0%)	13 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	18.9	2112^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.6%		20.2	2055^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.0%	57					40.4	44.4	42.6				31.5	36.3	34.6				12.2		$32,815	$3,718	$29,097
Ps 87	Public	K-5	1935 Bussing Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 324-5188	307	21	14.6	87.9%	5 (1.6%)	159 (51.8%)	109 (35.5%)	10 (3.3%)	17 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	39.7	1482^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	39.4%		26.4	1861^st of 2445 public elementary schools	23.9%	379					48.2	48.9	72.4				47.4	43.5	50.0				40.0		$35,337	$3,699	$31,638

Frequently Asked Questions about Bronx Charter School For Excellence 3

What is the racial makeup of Bronx Charter School For Excellence 3?

Students at Bronx Charter School For Excellence 3 are 72% African American, 24% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

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How many students attend Bronx Charter School For Excellence 3?

In the 2024-25 school year, 512 students attended Bronx Charter School For Excellence 3.

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Bronx Charter School For Excellence 3 ranks 290^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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