BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS

BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS operates as a mid-tier elementary campus in BRONX, New York, run under BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS. Current enrollment sits at 588 students spanning grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 33% bigger than typical.

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

On the student-mix side, BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 71%. Beyond that, the school shows 25% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.2%; this one delivers 52.2%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Bronx County) records that median household income runs about $48,676, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).

EMBLAZE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 41.7%.

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

Looking at the recent track record. BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS's enrollment has climbed 90% since 2018, when it stood at 309 (now 588). Over the same period, the Hispanic share contracted from 78% to 71%. Class-load math has loosened: from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

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