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Enrollment
739
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRILLA COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360110806384
BRILLA COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
413 E 144TH ST, BRONX, NY 10454 · (347) 273-8439 · Bronx County
GRADES KG–11COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL739 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% of New York public K-12 schools
- C+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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
63 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
677 students
STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 63 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 68 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 59 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 90 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 45 | 6% |
| Grade 10 | 25 | 3% |
| Grade 11 | 21 | 3% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 30% smaller than its 8th grade class (90).
Student demographics
39%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
60.4%
NY avg 58.3% . +14.2pp since 2023
Math
60.1%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 60 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 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.4% | 60.1% |
| 2023-24 | 46.2% | 54.8% |
% 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
49.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 BRILLA COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
BRILLA COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (49.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRILLA COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 739 | 91.6% | 49.9% |
| BEGINNING WITH CHILDREN CHARTER SCHOOL II BROOKLYN | 800 | 91.4% | 61.9% |
| SOUTH BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL BRONX | 434 | 91.5% | 63.4% |
| WASHINGTON HEIGHTS EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING SCHOOL NEW YORK | 908 | 88.0% | 39.7% |
| SCHOOL IN THE SQUARE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL NEW YORK | 728 | 85.4% | 45.8% |
| BEDFORD STUYVESANT NEW BEGINNINGS CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 665 | 96.5% | 78.5% |
Matched among New York K-12 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 BRILLA COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #56 of 101 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #42 of 101 ▲ 16 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #32 of 101 ▲ 33 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 739 | #20 of 192 | #1 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #129 of 146 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.5% | #70 of 152 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.6% | #19 of 136 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +40.8% | #16 of 59 | #4 of 8 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
739
-54 (-7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 739 | 63 | 11.7:1 | 92% (677) |
| 2023-24 | 750 | N/A | N/A | 95% (715) |
| 2022-23 | 754 | N/A | N/A | 94% (711) |
| 2020-21 | 793 | 54 | 14.7:1 | 68% (538) |
| 2017-18 | 525 | 47 | 11.2:1 | 82% (431) |
| 2015-16 | 351 | 25 | 14.0:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BRILLA COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL.
About BRILLA COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
BRILLA COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is a public combined-grade school in BRONX, New York. The school's 739 students are in kindergarten through 11. Statewide, combined schools in New York average about 544 students each.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
BRILLA COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is 76% Hispanic by enrollment. Other reported shares: 20% Black. That compares with about 55% Hispanic among all Bronx County residents. The school's diversity index is 39%, meaning two students picked at random have a 39% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 11.7:1 comes from the school's 63 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 8.7:1 average for combined schools in New York. The lunch program counts 92% of students at BRILLA COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 90% average for public schools in Bronx County.
The allk12 Grade for BRILLA COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is B. Compared with New York public K-12 schools, the school scored higher than 55% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 49.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 41.3%.
Census estimates describe Bronx County this way: the median household income is $48,676, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 23%. In all, Bronx County has 472 public schools and roughly 202,028 students.
The shortest distance from BRILLA COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to LEGACY COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, BRILLA COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL ranks 4th on proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics. BRILLA COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is run as a public charter school.
Enrollment at BRILLA COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL dropped 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 793 to 739 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.7:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at BRILLA COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- LEGACY COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL0.0 mi · 747
- ACCESS BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL0.0 mi · 462
- LABORATORY SCHOOL OF FINANCE AND TECHNOLOGY (THE): X2230.1 mi · 646
- SOUTH BRONX PREPARATORY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL0.1 mi · 603
- PS/IS 2240.2 mi · 169
- ACADEMY OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND TECHNOLOGY0.2 mi · 268
Frequently asked questions
About BRILLA COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOLHow large is BRILLA COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL?
BRILLA COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 739 students in grades KG-11.
Is BRILLA COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BRILLA COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-11.
How many teachers does BRILLA COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL have?
BRILLA COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL employs 63 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at BRILLA COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL?
At BRILLA COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 76% Hispanic, 20% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees BRILLA COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL?
BRILLA COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is overseen by BRILLA COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL in Bronx County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.