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What advice would you give to incoming students at EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE)?
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Enrollment
1,075
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE)·NCES 360095206000
EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE)
549 AUDUBON AVE-TRAILER 30, NEW YORK, NY 10040 · (646) 254-6451 · New York County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,075 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of New York public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
83 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
997 students
STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 98 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 123 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 126 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 123 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 120 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 122 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 122 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 121 | 11% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 19% smaller than its 8th grade class (121).
Student demographics
14%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 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
52.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
70.3%
NY avg 57.4% . -26.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 52 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 27 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 70.3% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 97.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
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
57.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 →
Schools most like EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE)
EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE)'s state test result (57.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) this school | 1,075 | 92.7% | 57.5% |
| PS 14 FAIRVIEW CORONA | 986 | 94.3% | 23.1% |
| PS 86 KINGSBRIDGE HEIGHTS BRONX | 1,091 | 95.1% | 44.4% |
| NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRENTWOOD | 937 | 88.4% | 29.4% |
| PS 16 NANCY DEBENEDITTIS SCHOOL (THE) CORONA | 931 | 96.8% | 25.5% |
| PS 143 LOUIS ARMSTRONG CORONA | 1,344 | 92.7% | 23.5% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #866 of 2,335 | #71 of 154 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #692 of 2,342 ▼ 644 | #59 of 151 ▼ 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,253 of 2,343 ▼ 67 | #95 of 151 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,075 | #29 of 2,585 | #1 of 158 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #1,609 of 2,338 | #76 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.6% | #2,227 of 2,388 | #128 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.7% | #308 of 2,534 | #45 of 155 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +49.3% | #44 of 606 | #4 of 28 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,075
-11 (-1%) vs 2020
+767% since 2010-11, when it was 124
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 1,075 | 83 | 12.9:1 | 93% (997) |
| 2023-24 | 1,100 | 82 | 13.4:1 | 93% (1,019) |
| 2022-23 | 1,066 | 84.7 | 12.6:1 | 91% (974) |
| 2020-21 | 1,086 | 84 | 12.9:1 | 87% (946) |
| 2017-18 | 720 | 56.1 | 12.8:1 | 87% (629) |
| 2015-16 | 475 | 32 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 124 | 14 | 8.9:1 | 98% (121) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE).
About EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE)
EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) is an elementary school in NEW YORK, New York, according to federal school records. A total of 1,075 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 8. The average for elementary schools in New York is about 443 students, so this school is 143% above average.
Federal records list EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) as its own district.
Hispanic students make up 93% of enrollment at EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE). The next largest groups are 3% Black. In New York County overall, about 24% of residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 14%, meaning two students picked at random have a 14% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) operates with 83 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. About 93% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The 70% average for public schools in New York County is 23 points lower.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) is 40.9%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 57.5%.
In New York County (population about 1,629,477), the median household income is $103,931, roughly 64% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) is one of 358 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) is COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE), at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) is 2nd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (1,086) to 2024-25 (1,075).
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
New York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,629,477
Census ACS
Median income
$103,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
358
152,104 students
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Frequently asked questions
About EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE)How many students attend EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE)?
EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) enrolls approximately 1,075 students in grades KG-08.
Is EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) an elementary, middle, or high school?
EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE)?
The student-to-teacher ratio at EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) is approximately 12.9:1 (83 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE)?
Student demographics at EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) are roughly 1% White, 93% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) in?
EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) is part of EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE).
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