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How has AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL KINGSBRIDGE changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
720
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL KINGSBRIDGE·NCES 360114906588
AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL KINGSBRIDGE
3120 CORLEAR AVE, BRONX, NY 10463 · (646) 964-2452 · Bronx County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL720 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of New York public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
45 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
605 students
STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 100 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 70 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 63 | 9% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 59% larger than its 8th grade class (63).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
61.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +14.0pp since 2023
Math
60.2%
NY avg 57.4% . +15.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 60.2% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 44.3% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL KINGSBRIDGE
AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL KINGSBRIDGE's state test result (50.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL KINGSBRIDGE this school | 720 | 84.0% | 50.0% |
| COLUMBUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEW ROCHELLE | 728 | 86.3% | 44.4% |
| SUMMIT PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEW CITY | 659 | 82.9% | 12.3% |
| ZETA CHARTER SCHOOL - INWOOD NEW YORK | 824 | 80.9% | 87.4% |
| GRANDVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MONSEY | 609 | 83.4% | 26.8% |
| HEMLOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BAY SHORE | 609 | 84.7% | 38.2% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL KINGSBRIDGE ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,166 of 2,335 | #78 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #1,054 of 2,342 ▲ 448 | #75 of 212 ▲ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #896 of 2,343 ▲ 96 | #64 of 212 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 720 | #242 of 2,585 | #23 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #2,170 of 2,338 | #168 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.8% | #1,839 of 2,388 | #181 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.0% | #644 of 2,534 | #191 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +159.9% | #7 of 606 | #1 of 36 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
720
+249 (+53%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 16.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 720 | 45 | 16.0:1 | 84% (605) |
| 2023-24 | 710 | 50 | 14.2:1 | 85% (607) |
| 2022-23 | 631 | 38.9 | 16.2:1 | 82% (518) |
| 2020-21 | 471 | 28 | 16.8:1 | 82% (384) |
| 2017-18 | 277 | 13 | 21.3:1 | 78% (215) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL KINGSBRIDGE.
About AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL KINGSBRIDGE
AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL KINGSBRIDGE is a high-enrollment elementary school in BRONX, New York. The school serves kindergarten through 8. Enrollment is 720 students. That is 63% larger than the average of about 443 students for elementary schools in New York.
AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL KINGSBRIDGE operates as its own local education agency.
By race and ethnicity, AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL KINGSBRIDGE is 82% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 13% Black and 2% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 26 points above the 55% share among Bronx County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 32%.
AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL KINGSBRIDGE lists 45 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.0 students per teacher. The school's 16.0:1 compares with an average of 12.8:1 for elementary schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 84% of the student body.
AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL KINGSBRIDGE holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 59% of New York public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL KINGSBRIDGE would be expected to post about 44.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 50.0%.
Bronx County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $48,676 a year, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Bronx County number 472, with about 202,028 students.
AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL KINGSBRIDGE's closest public school neighbor is MILTON FEIN SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL KINGSBRIDGE holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 46.5% on proficiency, and AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL KINGSBRIDGE is above that at 50.0%.
NCES assigns AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL KINGSBRIDGE the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL KINGSBRIDGE operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
The school counted 471 students in 2020-21 and 720 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference.
The discussion board for AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL KINGSBRIDGE is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Bronx County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,404,779
Census ACS
Median income
$48,676
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
472
202,028 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BRONX
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (THE)High · 2,953 students
- KIPP BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL IIICombined · 2,390 students
- HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,650 students
- ATMOSPHERE ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLHigh · 1,481 students
- PS 83 DONALD HERTZElementary · 1,451 students
- RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)High · 1,383 students
Nearby schools
- MILTON FEIN SCHOOL0.1 mi · 363
- INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 408
- PS 2070.2 mi · 364
- PS 37 MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 442
- IN-TECH ACADEMY (MS/HS 368)0.3 mi · 953
- UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED MATH AND SCIENCE0.4 mi · 416
Frequently asked questions
About AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL KINGSBRIDGEWhat is the total enrollment at AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL KINGSBRIDGE?
AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL KINGSBRIDGE enrolls approximately 720 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL KINGSBRIDGE serve?
AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL KINGSBRIDGE serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL KINGSBRIDGE have?
AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL KINGSBRIDGE employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL KINGSBRIDGE?
At AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL KINGSBRIDGE, the student body is approximately 2% White, 82% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL KINGSBRIDGE public or private?
AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL KINGSBRIDGE is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL KINGSBRIDGE.
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