Enrollment
492
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX II·NCES 360121706715
GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX II
263 E 203RD ST, BRONX, NY 10458 · (718) 742-8848 · Bronx County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL492 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of New York public elementary schools
- A-Test 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
,
Teacher data unavailable
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
466 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 | 45 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 71 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 37% smaller than its 8th grade class (71).
Student demographics
55%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 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
60.0%
NY avg 53.2%
Math
69.0%
NY avg 56.5%
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
64.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 40% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in New York's top 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 II
GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX II's state test result (64.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX II this school | 492 | 94.7% | 64.5% |
| PS 78 STATEN ISLAND | 454 | 94.5% | 27.1% |
| PS 55 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BRONX | 495 | 97.6% | 23.5% |
| PS 41 GUN HILL ROAD BRONX | 593 | 94.9% | 30.6% |
| PS 44 THOMAS C BROWN STATEN ISLAND | 521 | 92.9% | 17.9% |
| GLOBAL COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL NEW YORK | 477 | 88.5% | 50.8% |
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 GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX II ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #578 of 2,335 | #38 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #738 of 2,342 | #50 of 212 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #938 of 2,343 | #68 of 212 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 492 | #869 of 2,585 | #81 of 225 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.1% | #997 of 2,388 | #48 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.7% | #208 of 2,534 | #99 of 220 |
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
492
+416 (+547%) vs 2020
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 | 492 | N/A | N/A | 95% (466) |
| 2023-24 | 132 | 7 | 18.9:1 | 95% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 139 | 7 | 19.9:1 | 96% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 76 | 7 | 10.9:1 | 95% (72) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX II.
About GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX II
GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX II is a public elementary school in BRONX, New York. The school serves 492 students in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25.
In federal data, the district for GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX II is the school itself.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX II is Hispanic (50%). Other students are 45% Black. By the diversity index, GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX II comes in at 55%.
Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 95% of students.
allk12 grades GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX II an A-. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX II beats its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 24.3 points (64.5% versus 40.2%), a top-10% result in New York on BeatsExpectations.
According to the American Community Survey, in Bronx County, median household income is about $48,676, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 472 public schools operate in Bronx County, serving about 202,028 students.
Of nearby public schools, PS 8 ISAAC VARIAN is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX II is ahead of the 53.3% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 8.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX II as a charter school.
Enrollment records show 76 in 2020-21 and 492 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX II. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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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- PS 8 ISAAC VARIAN0.1 mi · 600
- JHS 80 MOSHOLU PARKWAY (THE)0.3 mi · 562
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- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - NORWOOD0.4 mi · 381
- PS 1680.4 mi · 577
- PS/MS 20 PO GEORGE J WERDAN III0.4 mi · 782
Frequently asked questions
About GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX IIHow many students attend GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX II?
GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX II enrolls approximately 492 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX II serve?
GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX II serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student diversity at GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX II?
Student demographics at GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX II are roughly 1% White, 50% Hispanic, 45% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX II in?
GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX II is part of GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX II.
What city is GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX II in?
GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX II is located in BRONX, NY.
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