BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BETTER LEARNING II

BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BETTER LEARNING II is an elementary school of medium-sized scale in BRONX, New York, operated by BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BETTER LEARNING II, hosting 423 students in grades K through 5.

Operationally, BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BETTER LEARNING II answers to BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BETTER LEARNING II, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BETTER LEARNING II shows that nearly all students (81%) are Black; the rest reads as 14% Hispanic. By comparison, Bronx County as a whole is about 33% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 82% of students at BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BETTER LEARNING II qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Bronx County (around 90%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BETTER LEARNING II tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.8%.

Across the wider county, Bronx County reports that median household earnings sit near $48,676, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BETTER LEARNING II is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).

The closest other public school is JHS 144 MICHELANGELO, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BETTER LEARNING II. On composite proficiency, BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BETTER LEARNING II comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 62.1%.

The school occupies a downtown site. BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BETTER LEARNING II is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 88%: 225 students in 2018 compared to 423 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.

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