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What's the biggest difference between DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
836
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360107806310
DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL
1000 WESTCHESTER AVE, BRONX, NY 10459 · (212) 316-7602 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL836 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of New York public K-12 schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
67 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
747 students
STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 9 | 119 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 91 | 11% |
| Grade 11 | 94 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 70 | 8% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
55.2%
NY avg 53.2%
Math
36.9%
NY avg 56.5%
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 53 and 56.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
836
+132 (+19%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 836 | 66.6 | 12.6:1 | 89% (747) |
| 2023-24 | 634 | 53.8 | 11.8:1 | 88% (556) |
| 2022-23 | 653 | 79.8 | 8.2:1 | 88% (576) |
| 2020-21 | 704 | 56 | 12.6:1 | 82% (576) |
| 2017-18 | 580 | 47.5 | 12.2:1 | 69% (399) |
| 2015-16 | 440 | 39 | 11.3:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL.
About DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL
DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL is a large combined-grade school in New York, located in BRONX. The school counts 836 students across pre-K through 12. The typical figure for combined schools in New York is about 544 students.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL. The largest is Black students, at 49%. The remaining students are 45% Hispanic and 2% Native American. Census figures show Bronx County is about 33% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 55% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL total 66.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.6:1. That is 3.8 students per teacher above the 8.7:1 average for combined schools in New York. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 89%. For comparison, public schools in Bronx County average 90%.
The allk12 Grade for DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL is C+. Compared with New York public K-12 schools, the school scored higher than 37% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.3%; the prediction is 42.1%.
Bronx County census figures show that the median household income is $48,676, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 23%. Bronx County is home to 472 public schools and about 202,028 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 43.3% average proficiency ranks 5th among 9 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 132 more students in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Bronx County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,404,779
Census ACS
Median income
$48,676
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
472
202,028 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BRONX
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (THE)High · 2,953 students
- KIPP BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL IIICombined · 2,390 students
- HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,650 students
- ATMOSPHERE ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLHigh · 1,481 students
- PS 83 DONALD HERTZElementary · 1,451 students
- RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)High · 1,383 students
Nearby schools
- SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS0.1 mi · 137
- ACCION ACADEMY0.1 mi · 185
- SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL0.1 mi · 522
- PS 150 CHARLES JAMES FOX0.2 mi · 471
- PHAROS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL0.2 mi · 695
- BRONX STUDIO SCHOOL FOR WRITERS AND ARTISTS0.2 mi · 589
Frequently asked questions
About DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOLHow large is DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL?
DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 836 students in grades PK-12.
Is DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many teachers does DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL have?
DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL employs 67 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the student diversity at DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL?
Student demographics at DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL are roughly 2% White, 45% Hispanic, 49% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL?
DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL is overseen by DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL in Bronx County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.