CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL

As a cozy elementary-level community in BRONX, New York, CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls 182 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 59% below typical.

CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL sits inside CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On the student-mix side, CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL reports that 65% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 31% Black, 3% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at school resources, Roughly 87% of students at CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 42.9%; actual is 23.5%, a gap of -19.4 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Bronx County indicate median household earnings sit near $48,676, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. Across Bronx County's 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PS 179, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 42.9%.

CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL operates from an inner-city location. CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL has ticked down 37%, going from 291 students in 2018 to 182 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.