Enrollment
163
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL III·NCES 360112506479
FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL III
370 GERARD AVE, BRONX, NY 10451 · (718) 585-6580 · Bronx County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL163 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of New York public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
16.3:1
10 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
155 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (13) is 64% smaller than its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
38%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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
48.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +14.0pp since 2023
Math
48.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL III
FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL III's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL III this school | 163 | 95.1% | 39.1% |
| PS 75 MAYDA CORTIELLA BROOKLYN | 185 | 96.8% | 24.1% |
| PS 170 BRONX | 147 | 92.5% | N/A |
| PS 61 FRANCISCO OLLER BRONX | 185 | 96.2% | 44.8% |
| PS 44 DAVID C FARRAGUT BRONX | 181 | 97.2% | 50.3% |
| PS 209 BRONX | 167 | 99.4% | N/A |
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 FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL III ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #1,667 of 2,335 | #121 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,523 of 2,342 ▲ 265 | #118 of 212 ▲ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,417 of 2,343 ▲ 140 | #115 of 212 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 163 | #2,475 of 2,585 | #213 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.1% | #189 of 2,534 | #93 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.3% | #183 of 1,757 | #58 of 153 |
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
163
-85 (-34%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 24.8:1
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 | 163 | 10 | 16.3:1 | 95% (155) |
| 2023-24 | 198 | 14.7 | 13.5:1 | 96% (190) |
| 2022-23 | 231 | 12.2 | 18.9:1 | 95% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 248 | 10 | 24.8:1 | 100% (248) |
| 2017-18 | 252 | 13 | 19.4:1 | 100% (251) |
| 2015-16 | 154 | 8 | 19.3:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL III.
About FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL III
FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL III is a very small elementary school with its address in BRONX, New York. It enrolls 163 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 63% below the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York.
FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL III is its own local education agency in federal data.
About 75% of the student body at FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL III is Hispanic. Other students are 24% Black. By comparison, Bronx County residents are about 55% Hispanic. A diversity index of 38% means there is a 38% chance two randomly chosen students at FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL III are from different groups.
The school lists 10 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. The average for elementary schools in New York, 12.8:1, is lower. A total of 155 students, or 95%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL III holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 40% of New York public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 40.0% for FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL III. The school posts 39.1%, within a point of the prediction.
American Community Survey estimates for Bronx County show that the median household earns about $48,676 a year, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 23%. Across Bronx County, 472 public schools serve about 202,028 students.
COMMUNITY SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE is the nearest public school to FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL III, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 39.1% is below the 49.1% average for nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large. FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL III is a public charter school.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 248 (2020-21) to 163 (2024-25). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 16.3:1, from 24.8:1.
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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
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- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-BRONX 10.3 mi · 513
- URBAN ASSEMBLY BRONX ACADEMY OF LETTERS (THE)0.3 mi · 413
- BOYS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF NEW YORK0.3 mi · 546
Frequently asked questions
About FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL IIIWhat is the total enrollment at FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL III?
FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL III enrolls approximately 163 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL III serve?
FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL III serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL III have?
FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL III employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the student diversity at FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL III?
Student demographics at FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL III are roughly 1% White, 75% Hispanic, 24% Black.
Is FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL III public or private?
FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL III is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL III.
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