BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 4

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in BRONX, New York, BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 4 instructs 452 students from grades K through 7, overseen by BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 4.

BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 4 sits inside BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 4, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 4 logs that Black students make up the majority at 78%. Beyond that, the school logs 18% Hispanic, 2% Asian. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 4 higher than the state norm the norm. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Bronx County's rate of about 90%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 4 is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 45.0%; this one delivers 75.6%, a residual of +30.6 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Bronx County indicate median household income runs about $48,676, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. In all, Bronx County runs 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), of which BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 4 is one.

Nearest neighbor: PS 87, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 4. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 4 ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 42.4%.

The school occupies an inner-city site. As a public charter, BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 4 runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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