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KIPP Freedom Charter School

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KIPP Freedom Charter School ranks 1045 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1045^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of New York elementary schools

Summary

KIPP Freedom Charter School is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving 475 students in grades K-8. As part of the KIPP network of public charter schools, KIPP Freedom Charter School has consistently outperformed nearby traditional public schools in academic achievement.

KIPP Freedom Charter School's strong performance is evident across multiple grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rate was 62.2%, compared to the state average of 54.15%, and its 3rd grade Math proficiency rate was 63.95%, compared to the state average of 59.7%. The school's 8th grade ELA proficiency rate of 70.41% in 2024-2025 was significantly higher than the state average of 52.38%. KIPP Freedom Charter School's performance in Regents/Algebra I was also noteworthy, with a proficiency rate of 54.74% in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 56.07%.

KIPP Freedom Charter School's success extends beyond overall academic performance, as the school has consistently strong results across various student subgroups, including Hispanic students, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's Hispanic students ranked 431 out of 1,569 New York elementary schools in ELA, with a 4-star rating. The school's English Language Learners and Special Education students also performed well, ranking in the top 20% and top 25% of New York elementary schools, respectively. Additionally, KIPP Freedom Charter School's performance for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds was particularly impressive, ranking in the top 12% of New York elementary schools in the 2022-2023 school year.

615

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,073

Per pupil spending ?

90.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2246 Jerome Ave
Bronx, NY 10453

(718) 841-6165

District: KIPP Freedom Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.0%

African American:

35.3%

Asian:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2022 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (62% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Above the New York median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2022

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

New York avg54%

Elementary school

1,045^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 6 pts since 2022

From top 36% (2022) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

352^nd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 34 pts since 2022

From bottom 43% (2022) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

308^th of 874KIPP Freedom 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	55.7	1045 of 2445	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.5	642 of 2439	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	61.4	884 of 2434	63.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	60.5	303 of 936	67.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	66.9	193 of 1001	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	195 of 1027	81.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	958 of 2409	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.8	676 of 2403	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	746 of 2401	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	431 of 1569	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	199 of 1429	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	185 of 1503	87.7%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	140 of 792	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	107 of 637	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	140 of 622	77.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	82.3	251 of 2041	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	491 of 2099	76.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	1230 of 2407	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.1	587 of 2400	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	58.0	953 of 2400	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	424 of 2134	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	293 of 2016	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	438 of 2031	78.4%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	352 of 1500	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	433 of 1504	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	475 of 1500	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	849 of 1479	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	69.6	160 of 705	77.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	46.6	251 of 615	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.2	352 of 581	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	277 of 1457	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.5	437 of 1465	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	357 of 1463	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	39.0	892 of 1454	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	127 of 965	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	156 of 953	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	207 of 943	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	57.8	317 of 914	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	82 of 603	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	66 of 594	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	62.8	141 of 543	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	56.0	162 of 487	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	114 of 1283	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	72.9	260 of 1296	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	252 of 1288	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	52.7	497 of 1306	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	452 of 1455	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	420 of 1464	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	57.9	541 of 1464	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.7	741 of 1455	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	148 of 1298	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	238 of 1303	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	154 of 1307	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	46.2	555 of 1283	56.7%	★★★☆☆

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 (2023)88th percentile+14 vs school

Homeless (2025)82nd percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)81st percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+15 vs school

African American (2022)68th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile+10 vs school

Homeless (2025)86th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile+4 vs school

African American (2024)77th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)59th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Science66%+23 vs state

Math64%+8 vs state

English Language Arts61%+9 vs state

Algebra I55%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 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
KIPP Freedom Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2246 Jerome Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	KIPP Freedom Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 841-6165	615	29	21.2	90.2%	6 (1.0%)	217 (35.3%)	375 (61.0%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	55.7	1045^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.3%					(n/a)	54.7		62.2			43.8	62.7	70.4	64.0			52.3	73.2			66.3	$19,073	$19,073	$00
Ps 91	Public	K-5	2200 Aqueduct Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-5805	354	40	8.7	97.7%	9 (2.5%)	39 (11.0%)	286 (80.8%)	12 (3.4%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13.7	2225^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.0%		26.4	1860^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.9%	365			22.2	39.6	33.3				21.4	47.1	23.3				21.7		$43,159	$3,999	$39,160
School For Environmental Citizenship	Public	PK, KG-5	125 E 181st St	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 563-3292	557	44	12.5	96.2%	7 (1.3%)	79 (14.2%)	457 (82.0%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	30.9	1741^st of 2445 public elementary schools	28.8%		35.6	1577^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.5%	164			37.9	41.9	54.7				40.9	38.9	49.0				35.0		$34,339	$3,490	$30,849
Ps 279 Capt Manuel Rivera Junior	Public	K-8	2100 Walton Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-6004	638	60	10.6	97.5%	5 (0.8%)	105 (16.5%)	511 (80.1%)	11 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	52.6	1144^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.2%		45.7	1265^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.3%	121		77.4	63.6	65.0	60.7	40.0	40.2	48.3	57.5	68.3	73.7	46.4	43.0	60.0	23.2	34.2	$35,329	$4,092	$31,237
Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	230 E 183rd St	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-3291	472	41	11.6	95.1%	12 (2.5%)	72 (15.3%)	381 (80.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	31.8	1720^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.7%		13.8	2246^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.1%	526			54.7	61.4	38.2				47.5	56.3	28.8				15.1		$39,433	$4,043	$35,391
Ps 33 Timothy Dwight	Public	PK, KG-5	2424 Jerome Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 458-3868	789	67	11.7	99.1%	11 (1.4%)	84 (10.6%)	667 (84.5%)	9 (1.1%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	14.2	2214^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.4%		19	2090^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.5%	124			25.5	26.8	38.2				26.2	44.7	27.9				24.4		$33,210	$3,600	$29,610
Brilla Caritas Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	2336 Andrews Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	Brilla Caritas Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 273-8439	417	7	59.5	88.7%	1 (0.2%)	43 (10.3%)	357 (85.6%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	54.8	1057^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.8%					(n/a)			54.0	57.3					67.4	57.1							$25,319	$900	$24,419
Brilla Pax Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	2336 Andrews Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	Brilla Pax Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 273-8439	325	8	40.6	88.0%	2 (0.6%)	37 (11.4%)	275 (84.6%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	54	1087^th of 2445 public elementary schools	55.5%					(n/a)			61.8	67.5					52.2	52.4							$28,332	$853	$27,480
Ps 291	Public	K-5	2195 Andrews Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 563-0776	311	34	9.0	99.0%	6 (1.9%)	22 (7.1%)	281 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	42.6	1403^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	42.6%		47.7	1222^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	50.0%	181			51.2	48.1	56.2				63.4	52.8	55.4				28.4		$41,939	$4,101	$37,838
Ps 15 Institute For Environmental Learning	Public	K-8	2195 Andrews Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 563-0473	372	38	9.8	88.7%	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.1%)	336 (90.3%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.5	1431^st of 2445 public elementary schools	41.5%		35.8	1574^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.6%	143			50.0	41.9	59.1	36.2	64.3	54.2	69.6	54.8	86.4	31.6	63.0	78.7	47.4	51.2	$32,510	$3,310	$29,200

Frequently Asked Questions about KIPP Freedom Charter School

What is the racial makeup of KIPP Freedom Charter School?

Students at KIPP Freedom Charter School are 61% Hispanic, 35% African American, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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Is KIPP Freedom Charter School a good school?

KIPP Freedom Charter School ranks 1045^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend KIPP Freedom Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 615 students attended KIPP Freedom Charter School.

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