GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX

Located at 681 KELLY ST, in BRONX, New York, GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX is a low-enrollment unified-grade school that instructs 402 students (grades pre-K through 11), part of GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 544 students each, so GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX sits 26% smaller than that benchmark.

Operationally, GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX answers to GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 55%. The remainder comes out to 38% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Bronx County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.2%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Bronx County) records that median household earnings sit near $48,676, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).

Nearest neighbor: MS 302 LUISA DESSUS CRUZ, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 36.4%.

The school occupies an urban site. GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX's enrollment has ticked down 46% since 2018, when it stood at 739 (now 402). Over the same period, the Hispanic share shrank from 63% to 55%.

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