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Enrollment
402
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX·NCES 360098606161
GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX
681 KELLY ST, BRONX, NY 10455 · (718) 901-3855 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–11COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of New York public K-12 schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
,
Teacher data unavailable
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
361 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 42 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 5 | 1% |
| Grade 7 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 8 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 9 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 10 | 23 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 9 | 2% |
Student demographics
54%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
62.3%
NY avg 53.2%
Math
60.4%
NY avg 56.5%
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
58.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% 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 →
Schools most like GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX
GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX's state test result (58.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX this school | 402 | 89.8% | 58.2% |
| BOYS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF NEW YORK BRONX | 546 | 89.6% | 53.3% |
| HARBOR SCIENCE AND ARTS CHARTER SCHOOL NEW YORK | 244 | 86.9% | 36.8% |
| BEDFORD STUYVESANT NEW BEGINNINGS CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 665 | 96.5% | 78.5% |
| BEGINNING WITH CHILDREN CHARTER SCHOOL II BROOKLYN | 800 | 91.4% | 61.9% |
| HARLEM PREP CHARTER SCHOOL NEW YORK | 647 | 89.3% | 39.6% |
Matched among New York K-12 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 GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #33 of 101 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #41 of 101 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #28 of 101 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 402 | #79 of 192 | #9 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #54 of 152 | #6 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.8% | #24 of 136 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -45.6% | #3 of 95 | N/A |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
402
-335 (-45%) vs 2020
+95% since 2010-11, when it was 206
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 | 402 | N/A | N/A | 90% (361) |
| 2023-24 | 627 | 37 | 16.9:1 | 92% (576) |
| 2022-23 | 691 | 25 | 27.6:1 | 93% (645) |
| 2020-21 | 737 | 63 | 11.7:1 | 84% (618) |
| 2017-18 | 739 | 69.5 | 10.6:1 | 87% (643) |
| 2015-16 | 674 | 48 | 14.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 206 | 16 | 12.9:1 | 88% (181) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX.
About GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX
GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX is a small combined-grade school with its address in BRONX, New York. A total of 402 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 11. Against the 544-student average for combined schools in New York, enrollment here is 26% lower.
Federal records list GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX as its own district.
At 55%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX combined. The school is also 38% Black. That is close to the 55% Hispanic share among all Bronx County residents. GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 90% of students. That is close to the 90% average for public schools in Bronx County.
allk12 grades GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX a B+. The grade compares the school only with New York public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX are 16.3 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (58.2% actual, 42.0% predicted).
In the county around the school, Bronx County, median household income is about $48,676, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX is among the 472 public schools in Bronx County.
The closest public school, MS 302 LUISA DESSUS CRUZ, is less than a tenth of a mile from GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX places 1st of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX enrolled 737 in 2020-21 and 402 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size.
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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
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
- MS 302 LUISA DESSUS CRUZ0.0 mi · 319
- URBAN DOVE TEAM CHARTER SCHOOL II0.1 mi · 285
- PS 130 ABRAM STEVENS HEWITT0.1 mi · 291
- PS 62 INOCENSIO CASANOVA0.2 mi · 427
- PS 161 JUAN PONCE DE LEON SCHOOL0.2 mi · 303
- SOUTH BRONX EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL0.2 mi · 266
Frequently asked questions
About GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONXHow large is GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX?
GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX enrolls approximately 402 students in grades PK-11.
Is GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX an elementary, middle, or high school?
GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-11.
What is the racial breakdown of students at GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX?
At GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX, the student body is approximately 2% White, 55% Hispanic, 38% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX in?
GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX is part of GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX.
What county does GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX serve?
GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX serves Bronx County in NY.
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