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How has BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3 changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
512
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3·NCES 360115706601
BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3
3956 CARPENTER AVE, BRONX, NY 10466 · (718) 882-0231 · Bronx County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL512 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of New York public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
19.7:1
26 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
419 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 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 35 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 74% larger than its 8th grade class (35).
Student demographics
42%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
80.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +17.0pp since 2023
Math
83.3%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 83.3% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 83.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
74.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+29.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% 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 29 points, placing it in New York's top 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 BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3
BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3's state test result (74.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3 this school | 512 | 81.8% | 74.1% |
| JERMAINE L GREEN STEM INSTITUTE OF QUEENS (THE) JAMAICA | 526 | 81.4% | 46.3% |
| EXPLORE CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 574 | 82.1% | 65.9% |
| NEW BRIDGES ELEMENTARY BROOKLYN | 431 | 81.2% | 54.5% |
| BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 4 BRONX | 452 | 81.6% | 75.6% |
| PS 66 BROOKLYN | 527 | 80.5% | 51.5% |
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 BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #277 of 2,335 | #29 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.3% | #262 of 2,342 ▼ 37 | #31 of 212 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #251 of 2,343 ▲ 179 | #29 of 212 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 512 | #771 of 2,585 | #71 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #2,297 of 2,338 | #180 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.8% | #1,538 of 2,388 | #140 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.8% | #715 of 2,534 | #196 of 220 |
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
512
+130 (+34%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 512 | 26 | 19.7:1 | 82% (419) |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 24 | 19.7:1 | 83% (391) |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 25 | 19.2:1 | 97% (466) |
| 2020-21 | 382 | 23 | 16.6:1 | 77% (295) |
| 2017-18 | 148 | 8 | 18.5:1 | 76% (112) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3.
About BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3
BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3 is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in BRONX, New York. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 512 students in kindergarten through 8.
In federal data, the district for BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3 is the school itself.
BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3 is 72% Black by enrollment. The remaining students are 24% Hispanic. Among people living in Bronx County, the Black share is about 33%. BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3's diversity index is 42%, against a US figure of 70%.
BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3 operates with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 19.7:1. On average, elementary schools in New York have 12.8:1, compared with 19.7:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3 is 82%. Compared with the 90% average for public schools in Bronx County, the school's rate is lower.
allk12 grades BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3 an A. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In New York, BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3 is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 74.1% compared with a predicted 44.9%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Bronx County, the median household income is $48,676, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. There are 472 public schools in Bronx County, enrolling about 202,028 students in all.
The closest public school to BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3 is PS 21 PHILIP H SHERIDAN, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3 ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3 is City: Large. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Federal data show a 34% enrollment gain, from 382 in 2020-21 to 512 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.6:1 to 19.7:1.
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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
- PS 21 PHILIP H SHERIDAN0.2 mi · 406
- PS 103 HECTOR FONTANEZ0.3 mi · 774
- NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT0.5 mi · 318
- LEADERS OF TOMORROW0.5 mi · 374
- BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE)0.6 mi · 407
- ACAD-SCHOLARSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP0.6 mi · 437
Frequently asked questions
About BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3What is the total enrollment at BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3?
BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3 enrolls approximately 512 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3 serve?
BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3 serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3?
Approximately 19.7:1 students per teacher at BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3.
What is the racial breakdown of students at BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3?
At BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3, the student body is approximately 1% White, 24% Hispanic, 72% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3 in?
BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3 is part of BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3.
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