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Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School

Q: Is Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School a good school?

Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School ranks 1073 rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

1073^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving 474 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. This high-performing school has consistently outperformed the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math, particularly among its diverse student population.

In the 2024-2025 school year, 78.08% of 3rd-grade students at Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 54.15%. Similarly, 87.67% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in Math, surpassing the state average of 59.7%. This strong academic performance extends across multiple grade levels and subject areas, with the school ranking highly among New York elementary schools, especially for its Hispanic students and English Language Learners.

The school's success may be attributed to its higher spending per student, which has increased from $12,963 in 2020-2021 to $19,508 in 2023-2024, as well as its relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 15.5 to 16.9 students per teacher. When compared to nearby public schools, such as PS 32 Belmont, Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School consistently outperforms its peers in ELA and Math, demonstrating its ability to effectively support the diverse needs of its student body.

456

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,499

Per pupil spending ?

94.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

685 E 182nd St
Bronx, NY 10457

(347) 708-0480

District: Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.3%

African American:

18.4%

Asian:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2023 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2023

✓Above the New York median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Science scores 15 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

New York avg55%

1,073^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 26 pts since 2023

From bottom 30% (2023) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

422^nd of 874Cardinal McCloskey Community 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	1073 of 2445	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.2	1833 of 2445	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	1706 of 2439	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	209 of 1117	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	59.3	260 of 1066	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	114 of 1001	88.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	983 of 2409	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.5	1825 of 2413	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	1673 of 2403	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	441 of 1569	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	39.8	897 of 1531	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	815 of 1429	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	35 of 792	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	36.2	493 of 766	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	427 of 637	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	928 of 2098	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	915 of 2078	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	1175 of 2407	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.9	1777 of 2411	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	1671 of 2400	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	1011 of 2134	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.6	1511 of 2110	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.5	1139 of 2016	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)96th percentile+39 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)81st percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math70%+12 vs state

English Language Arts56%~ state avg

Science30%-15 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	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
Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	685 E 182nd St	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 708-0480	456	36	12.8	94.1%	6 (1.3%)	84 (18.4%)	348 (76.3%)	7 (1.5%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	54.3	1073^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	56.1%		27.2	1833^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	25.0%	760		78.1	42.0	47.0				87.7	60.3	59.1				30.3		$22,499	$1,494	$21,005
Ps 32 Belmont	Public	PK, KG-5	690 E 183rd St	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-3645	527	53	9.9	96.4%	14 (2.7%)	96 (18.2%)	404 (76.7%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	14.1	2218^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.3%		12.6	2279^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.8%	61		43.3	32.2	34.2				52.2	23.9	7.1				10.7		$39,101	$3,642	$35,459
Bronx Stem And Arts Academy (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	695 E 182nd St	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 733-0347	147	9	16.8	98.0%	5 (3.4%)	44 (29.9%)	95 (64.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.1	1441^st of 2445 public elementary schools	41.1%		13.8	2249^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.0%	808		0.0	76.9	66.7				25.0	61.5	33.3				44.4		$33,915	$2,453	$31,462
Ps 57 Crescent	Public	PK, KG-5	2111 Crotona Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 367-9446	331	29	11.4	96.1%	5 (1.5%)	95 (28.7%)	218 (65.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	14.5	2207^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.7%		8.7	2355^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.7%	148		33.3	36.7	40.5				37.8	19.6	31.8				18.2		$40,083	$4,386	$35,696
Ps 3 Raul Julia Micro Society	Public	PK, KG-8	2100 Lafontaine Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-1899	308	24	12.8	96.8%	3 (1.0%)	92 (29.9%)	208 (67.5%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	17.5	2142^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	12.4%		23.1	1970^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.4%	172	87.5	42.3	13.0	52.9	28.9	62.5	63.3	42.3	17.4	47.1	15.2	70.7	0.0	29.4	57.1	$37,814	$3,356	$34,458
Ps 59 Community School Of Technology (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	2185 Bathgate Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-4730	352	33	10.7	98.3%	5 (1.4%)	104 (29.5%)	238 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5.2	2400^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.8%		11.2	2307^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.6%	93		24.0	16.7	26.4				24.0	23.4	12.5				10.7		$44,708	$4,181	$40,527
Colibri Community School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	700 E 179th St	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 960-4795	251	24	10.4	96.0%	0 (0.0%)	61 (24.3%)	181 (72.1%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	21.5	2043^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	16.4%		43.8	1329^th of 2445 public elementary schools	45.6%	714		32.6	11.8	31.6				68.0	11.1	30.8				15.4		$40,294	$3,233	$37,061
School Of Science And Applied Learning (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	2050 Prospect Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-6310	360	33	10.9	95.6%	2 (0.6%)	134 (37.2%)	221 (61.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13.3	2232^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	8.7%		11.1	2311^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.5%	79		17.9	43.8	41.2				15.8	44.7	21.4				12.9		$41,183	$4,559	$36,624
Ps 23 New Children's School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	2151 Washington Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-3992	332	30	11.2	92.8%	2 (0.6%)	80 (24.1%)	241 (72.6%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	8.1	2339^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.3%		15	2218^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.3%	121		17.3	35.0	34.2				12.7	11.9	10.0				28.2		$52,922	$4,219	$48,703
Ps 159 Luis Mumoz Marin Biling	Public	K-5	2315 Washington Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-6140	133	14	9.8	97.0%	0 (0.0%)	17 (12.8%)	115 (86.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42.7	1396^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.9%		22.1	1997^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.3%	601		77.3	55.0	42.1				54.2	52.4	20.0				42.1		$41,676	$3,598	$38,077

Frequently Asked Questions about Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School?

Students at Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School are 76% Hispanic, 18% African American, 2% Asian, 1% White, 1% American Indian.

Is Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School a good school?

Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School ranks 1073^rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School in?

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How many students attend Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 456 students attended Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School.

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