DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL

Located at 1000 WESTCHESTER AVE, in BRONX, New York, DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL is an expansive multi-level school that serves 836 students (grades pre-K through 12), operated by DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 544 students each, so DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL sits 54% larger than that benchmark.

Operationally, DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL answers to DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL records that 49% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 45% Hispanic, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 33% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. The state averages around 8.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.1%; this one delivers 43.3%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Bronx County indicate median household income runs about $48,676, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bronx County's 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: ACCION ACADEMY, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 50.0%.

The school occupies an urban site. DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 44%: 580 students in 2018 compared to 836 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 66% to 49% across the same window.

On the community side, the feed for DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.