Enrollment
341
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 5·NCES 360104906265
ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 5
1500 PELHAM PKWY S, BRONX, NY 10461 · (718) 828-0034 · Bronx County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL341 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of New York public elementary schools
- ATest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
22 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
246 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 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 31 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 23% larger than its 8th grade class (31).
Student demographics
60%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 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
81.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
85.8%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 85.8% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 85.6% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
79.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+31.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% 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 31 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 ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 5
ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 5's state test result (79.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 5 this school | 341 | 72.1% | 79.7% |
| ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 3 BRONX | 350 | 71.4% | 84.0% |
| ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 4 BRONX | 357 | 74.5% | 96.6% |
| PS 153 HELEN KELLER BRONX | 440 | 72.5% | 61.1% |
| PS 178 DR SELMAN WAKSMAN BRONX | 334 | 75.7% | 46.3% |
| GIFFEN MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALBANY | 387 | 82.2% | 14.5% |
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 ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 5 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.7% | #177 of 2,335 | #25 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.8% | #223 of 2,342 ▼ 40 | #28 of 212 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #226 of 2,343 ▼ 82 | #27 of 212 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 341 | #1,723 of 2,585 | #151 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #2,101 of 2,338 | #166 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #728 of 2,388 | #24 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.1% | #941 of 2,534 | #212 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.6% | #300 of 606 | #25 of 36 |
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
341
+21 (+7%) 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 | 341 | 22 | 15.5:1 | 72% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 332 | 25 | 13.3:1 | 61% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 25 | 13.8:1 | 72% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 320 | N/A | N/A | 70% (225) |
| 2017-18 | 314 | 25.5 | 12.3:1 | 53% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 248 | 21 | 11.8:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 5.
About ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 5
ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 5 is an elementary school in BRONX, New York, and it is part of ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 5. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 8, with 341 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in New York is roughly 443 students; this school is 23% smaller than that.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
Roughly 56% of students at ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 5 are Black. Enrollment also includes 29% Hispanic, 10% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Bronx County, the Black share is about 33%. The school's diversity index is 60%, meaning two students picked at random have a 60% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 15.5 students per teacher. That is 2.7 students per teacher above the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 72% of students. Compared with the 90% average for public schools in Bronx County, the school's rate is lower.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 5 receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 5 outperforms its prediction by 31.3 points. The model expects 48.5% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in New York; the school's rate is 79.7%.
Bronx County has these Census figures: the median household income is $48,676, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 23% of people live in poverty. In all, Bronx County has 472 public schools and roughly 202,028 students.
ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 3 is located less than a tenth of a mile from ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 5. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 5 is 3rd of 9 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics. Charter status: ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 5 is a public charter school.
The school enrolled 341 students in 2024-25, 21 more than the 320 it had in 2020-21.
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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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- 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
- ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 30.0 mi · 350
- ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 40.0 mi · 357
- PS 970.5 mi · 578
- PS 108 PHILIP J ABINANTI0.5 mi · 664
- BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BETTER LEARNING II0.6 mi · 423
- PELHAM GARDENS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 5How many students attend ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 5?
ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 5 enrolls approximately 341 students in grades KG-08.
Is ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 5 an elementary, middle, or high school?
ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 5 is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 5 have?
ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 5 employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the student diversity at ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 5?
Student demographics at ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 5 are roughly 2% White, 29% Hispanic, 56% Black, 10% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 5 in?
ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 5 is part of ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 5.
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