BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3

BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3, a reasonably sized elementary campus in BRONX, New York, operated by BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3, educates 512 students, covering grades K through 8.

BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3 is the operating authority for BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3 records that 72% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder consists of 24% Hispanic. By comparison, Bronx County as a whole is about 33% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3 has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 82% of students are eligible 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.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3 ranks in the top 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 44.9%; BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3 posts 74.1%, +29.2 points above that line.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Bronx County indicate median household income runs about $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 EXCELLENCE 3 is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).

Nearest neighbor: PS 21 PHILIP H SHERIDAN, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3 ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 41.4%.

The campus sits in an urban setting. BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3 operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 246%: 148 students in 2018 compared to 512 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 66% to 72% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 19.7:1 in 2025.

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