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Brilla Veritas Charter School

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Brilla Veritas Charter School ranks 1162 nd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1162^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Brilla Veritas Charter School is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving 506 students from kindergarten to 7th grade. The school is part of the Brilla Veritas Charter School District, which is ranked 334 out of 874 in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brilla Veritas Charter School consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across all grade levels, with some grades achieving significantly higher proficiency rates. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 7th-grade students at Brilla Veritas Charter School had an 83.33% proficiency rate in ELA, compared to the state average of 50.99%, and an impressive 81.94% proficiency rate in Math, compared to the state average of 56.47%. The school also has strong performance among specific student subgroups, particularly Hispanic students and English Language Learners (ELLs), who rank among the top elementary schools in New York.

Brilla Veritas Charter School's academic success is further highlighted when compared to nearby public schools. The school consistently outperforms nearby schools, such as Ps 5 Port Morris and Ps/Middle School 29 Melrose School, in ELA and Math proficiency, despite serving a similar student population from low-income families. This suggests that Brilla Veritas Charter School's focus on academic excellence, equity, and resource allocation is effectively meeting the needs of its students and community.

569

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,849

Per pupil spending ?

92.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 E 156th St
Bronx, NY 10455

(347) 273-8439

District: Brilla Veritas Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.3%

African American:

29.2%

American Indian:

1.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 48th percentile in 2022 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (60% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Above the New York median (52nd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

New York avg54%

Elementary school

1,162^nd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 4 pts since 2022

From bottom 48% (2022) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

382^nd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 25%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

334^th of 874Brilla Veritas 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	1162 of 2445	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	1022 of 2445	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	1136 of 2439	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	1260 of 2434	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	56.6	336 of 927	63.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	188 of 1117	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	60 of 1066	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	57.7	274 of 1001	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	39.8	577 of 1027	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	992 of 2409	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	910 of 2413	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	1175 of 2403	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	1294 of 2401	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	429 of 1569	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	326 of 1531	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	395 of 1429	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	377 of 1503	74.9%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	239 of 792	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.6	161 of 766	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	84 of 637	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	65.7	147 of 622	76.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	442 of 2098	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	378 of 2078	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	563 of 2041	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	57.7	731 of 2099	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	1269 of 2407	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	1124 of 2411	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	1118 of 2400	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	1220 of 2400	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	807 of 2134	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	627 of 2110	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	48.4	826 of 2016	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.7	476 of 2031	76.6%	★★★★☆

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)83rd percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+20 vs school

Homeless (2025)70th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2024)64th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Homeless (2025)91st percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)77th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts68%+14 vs state

Math57%~ state avg

Science37%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Algebra I (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 Algebra I 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 Veritas Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	600 E 156th St	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	Brilla Veritas Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 273-8439	569	29	19.6	92.4%	4 (0.7%)	166 (29.2%)	377 (66.3%)	4 (0.7%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	52	1162^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	52.5%		55.3	1022^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	58.2%	140		53.4	77.9	67.5	53.5	83.3		54.7	59.5	49.4	33.9	81.9		37.0		$30,849	$864	$29,986
Ps 157 Grove Hill	Public	PK, KG-5	757 Cauldwell Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-5255	377	31	12.1	97.9%	2 (0.5%)	61 (16.2%)	249 (66.0%)	1 (0.3%)	62 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	24.6	1936^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.8%		23.9	1949^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.3%	13		50.0	30.0	50.8				55.6	36.6	32.2				18.6		$38,829	$3,553	$35,277
Leaders Of Excellence Advocacy And Discovery	Public	PK, KG-7	639 St Ann's Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(332) 289-1334	192	21	9.1	81.8%	8 (4.2%)	57 (29.7%)	125 (65.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97.5	18^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.8	8^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.7%	10		100.0	100.0	100.0	92.9			100.0	100.0	88.0	92.9			88.0		$38,084	$2,822	$35,262
Ps 643	Public	K-5	639 St Ann's Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(332) 286-1350	108	22	4.9	93.5%	5 (4.6%)	36 (33.3%)	60 (55.6%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.9%)								(n/a)																$102,104	$2,165	$99,939
Storefront Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	609 Jackson Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	Storefront Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 758-7201	260	23	11.6	93.5%	2 (0.8%)	82 (31.5%)	168 (64.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	69.3	708^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.0%		57.5	959^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.8%	251		82.8	95.1	53.2				90.3	85.7	57.8				37.0		$28,558	$847	$27,712
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
Zeta Charter School -South Bronx	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	425 Westchester Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	Zeta Charter School -South Bronx	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 458-3000	848			89.5%	3 (0.4%)	303 (35.7%)	526 (62.0%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	96.2	46^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.1%		91.4	174^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.9%	128		95.0	90.4	95.8	83.1	96.8		94.1	88.2	97.9	92.3	98.4		89.4		$27,072	$2,851	$24,221
Ps 5 Port Morris	Public	PK, KG-8	564 Jackson Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-2683	630	63	9.9	97.3%	7 (1.1%)	162 (25.7%)	456 (72.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	30	1773^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	27.5%		21.3	2026^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.1%	253	40.0	58.8	41.7	45.8	20.6	44.3	41.2	68.4	74.3	24.5	30.5	30.4	25.0	20.5	28.6	$38,005	$3,862	$34,143
Ps 161 Juan Ponce De Leon School	Public	PK, KG-5	628 Tinton Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-5478	303	25	11.9	93.1%	4 (1.3%)	60 (19.8%)	236 (77.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25.6	1905^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.1%		16.2	2179^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.9%	274		56.7	28.0	46.7				58.1	16.0	26.7				23.3		$41,064	$3,470	$37,595
Ps 130 Abram Stevens Hewitt	Public	PK, KG-5	750 Prospect Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-0962	291	27	10.8	92.1%	3 (1.0%)	59 (20.3%)	224 (77.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34.9	1621^st of 2445 public elementary schools	33.7%		38.6	1498^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.7%	123		35.3	52.4	53.2				58.8	69.8	21.3				22.9		$39,459	$4,085	$35,374

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