BOLD CHARTER SCHOOL
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 53 and 56.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 42% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 28 points, placing it in New York's top 10%.
About BOLD CHARTER SCHOOL
BOLD CHARTER SCHOOL is a moderately sized elementary campus in BRONX, New York, part of BOLD CHARTER SCHOOL. The school teaches 428 students in grades K through 6.
BOLD CHARTER SCHOOL is a school of BOLD CHARTER SCHOOL, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.
In terms of who attends, BOLD CHARTER SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 70% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 25% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting BOLD CHARTER SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BOLD CHARTER SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 42.3%; actual is 70.8%, +28.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the area at large, census data for Bronx County shows the typical household earns roughly $48,676 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. BOLD CHARTER SCHOOL is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).
Nearest neighbor: PS 6 WEST FARMS, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BOLD CHARTER SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BOLD CHARTER SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 37.8%.
Geographically, the school is in a city-core area. As a public charter, BOLD CHARTER SCHOOL runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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