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Zeta Charter School -South Bronx

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-7

46^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Zeta Charter School -South Bronx is an exceptional elementary public charter school serving 774 students from pre-kindergarten through 7th grade in the Bronx, New York. The school consistently outperforms state and local district averages, with over 90% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Math across all grade levels in the 2024-2025 school year.

Zeta Charter School -South Bronx's academic performance is particularly noteworthy, as it ranks exceptionally well for various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, special education students, low socioeconomic status students, and homeless students. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past four school years, with its statewide ranking improving from 524th in 2021-2022 to 46th in 2024-2025, setting it apart from its nearby counterparts such as PS/Middle School 31 William Lloyd Garrison, PS 277, and PS 1 Courtlandt School, which struggle to meet state and local averages.

Zeta Charter School -South Bronx's exceptional performance is particularly noteworthy given that it serves a high-needs population, with over 88% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's significant investment in resources, with a 2023-2024 spending figure of $23,991 per student, may contribute to its ability to effectively support students from disadvantaged backgrounds and achieve such consistently high academic outcomes. Zeta Charter School -South Bronx's model of excellence could serve as a valuable example for other schools and districts seeking to improve educational opportunities for their students.

848

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,072

Per pupil spending ?

89.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

425 Westchester Ave
Bronx, NY 10455

(929) 458-3000

District: Zeta Charter School -South Bronx

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.0%

African American:

35.7%

American Indian:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2022 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (93% vs 54% meeting standards)

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

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school93%

New York avg54%

Elementary school

46^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 20 pts since 2022

From top 22% (2022) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

38^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 3%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 874Zeta Charter School -South Bronx 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	46 of 2445	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	174 of 2445	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	169 of 2439	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	75.4	524 of 2434	78.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	95.4	22 of 1066	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.5	3 of 1001	99.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	95.4	50 of 2409	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	201 of 2413	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	182 of 2403	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	74.2	532 of 2401	77.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	27 of 1569	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	69 of 1531	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	35 of 1429	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	84.6	140 of 1503	90.7%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	17 of 792	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	29 of 766	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	12 of 637	98.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	98.2	30 of 2098	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	68 of 2078	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	53 of 2041	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	83.6	219 of 2099	89.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	53 of 2407	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	173 of 2411	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	161 of 2400	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	73.5	542 of 2400	77.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	99.4	18 of 2134	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	48 of 2110	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	45 of 2016	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	80.2	203 of 2031	90.0%	★★★★★

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

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Hispanic (2025)98th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)98th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Middle school

Homeless (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

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Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math94%+38 vs state

English Language Arts92%+39 vs state

Science89%+44 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (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	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
Zeta Charter School -South Bronx	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	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
Leaders Of Excellence Advocacy And Discovery	Public	PK, KG-6	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-1	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
Ps 277	Public	PK, KG-5	519 St Anns Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-3594	347	23	15.0	97.4%	2 (0.6%)	112 (32.3%)	216 (62.2%)	6 (1.7%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	59.5	946^th of 2445 public elementary schools	61.3%		39.5	1473^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	39.8%	527		77.4	42.4	88.5				77.4	41.2	83.9				5.3		$34,642	$3,560	$31,082
Ps 1 Courtlandt School	Public	PK, KG-5	335 E 152nd St	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 299-3700	413	35	11.8	97.6%	12 (2.9%)	85 (20.6%)	312 (75.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	15.8	2172^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	11.2%		10.5	2323^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	5.0%	151		12.5	42.4	35.3				40.5	33.3	42.9				6.1		$38,648	$3,705	$34,943
Ps/Middle School 29 Melrose School	Public	PK, KG-8	758 Courtlandt Ave	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-3785	606	66	9.1	96.0%	5 (0.8%)	193 (31.8%)	392 (64.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.5%)	26.5	1877^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.2%		18.7	2100^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.1%	223		52.3	31.4	41.0	39.0	54.1	29.9	60.9	51.9	37.2	19.3	61.0	25.0	19.1	26.5	$37,995	$3,592	$34,403
Brilla Veritas Charter School	Public, Charter	K-7	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
Access Bronx Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	388 Willis Ave	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Access Bronx Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 402-3300	462			95.2%	4 (0.9%)	119 (25.8%)	328 (71.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	15.6	2178^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.9%		46.5	1243^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	49.2%	935	54.2	39.1	25.4	28.4	45.7	51.0	70.5	39.5	37.3	14.7	35.3	53.3	64.1	18.4	76.9	$24,677	$2,732	$21,946
Ps 18 John Peter Zenger	Public	PK, KG-5	502 Morris Ave	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-2868	271	32	8.3	100.0%	10 (3.7%)	94 (34.7%)	158 (58.3%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	8	2341^st of 2445 public elementary schools	4.3%		13.4	2260^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.6%	81		21.3	29.6	30.6				22.0	29.2	17.5				19.5		$43,002	$4,772	$38,231
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

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