BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 5

BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 5 is a cozy elementary campus in BRONX, New York, overseen by BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 5. The school educates 329 students in grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 26% smaller than the state mean of about 443.

BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 5 is the operating authority for BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 5, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 5 logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 66% of enrollment. Other groups include 32% Black. By comparison, Bronx County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 5 shows 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 5 higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 5 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 40.9%; BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 5 posts 81.9%, +41.0 points above that line.

In the broader community, Bronx County reports that the typical household earns roughly $48,676 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 5 is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).

Nearest neighbor: PS 58, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 5 ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 48.9%.

The school occupies a high-density site. BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 5 is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Inside the community feed, members of the BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 5 community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.