CARDINAL MCCLOSKEY COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 23 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 31 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
About CARDINAL MCCLOSKEY COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL
Located at 685 E 182ND ST, in BRONX, New York, CARDINAL MCCLOSKEY COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL is a reasonably sized elementary-level community that serves 456 students (grades K through 5), operated by CARDINAL MCCLOSKEY COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL.
Operationally, CARDINAL MCCLOSKEY COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL answers to CARDINAL MCCLOSKEY COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.
On demographics, CARDINAL MCCLOSKEY COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 76%. Other groups include 18% Black. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, CARDINAL MCCLOSKEY COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL lists 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 94% of students at CARDINAL MCCLOSKEY COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CARDINAL MCCLOSKEY COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.4%; this one delivers 45.0%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Bronx County put median household earnings sit near $48,676, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. CARDINAL MCCLOSKEY COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).
The closest other public school is PS 32 BELMONT, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, CARDINAL MCCLOSKEY COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 33.9%.
The campus sits in a downtown setting. As a public charter, CARDINAL MCCLOSKEY COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.
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