FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL II

Located at 296 E 140TH ST, in BRONX, New York, FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL II is a sprawling elementary-level community that serves 858 students (grades K through 8), one of the schools within FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL II. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 94% larger than typical.

FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL II is a school of FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL II, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Looking at the student body, FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL II lists that 73% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 26% Black. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL II higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 93% of students at FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL II qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL II tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.5%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Bronx County indicate median household earnings sit near $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. In all, Bronx County runs 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), of which FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL II is one.

PS 49 WILLIS AVENUE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL II comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 55.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area. As a public charter, FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL II runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 78%: 483 students in 2018 compared to 858 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 today.

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