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Enrollment
747
High
STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEGACY COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360115806600
LEGACY COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
400 E 145TH ST, BRONX, NY 10454 · (347) 746-1558 · Bronx County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL747 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
668 students
STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
52.6%
NY avg 58.3% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
43.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
747
+615 (+466%) vs 2017
% White
1%
was 2%
% Hispanic
63%
was 62%
% Black
35%
was 32%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LEGACY COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
As a mid-sized secondary school in BRONX, New York, LEGACY COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL educates 747 students from grades 6 through 12, operated by LEGACY COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL.
Operationally, LEGACY COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL answers to LEGACY COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.
For racial and ethnic makeup, LEGACY COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 63%; the rest reads as 35% Black.
Looking at school resources, Roughly 89% of students at LEGACY COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, LEGACY COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.1%, the actual is 44.5%, a residual of +2.4 points.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Bronx County put the typical household earns roughly $48,676 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. In all, Bronx County runs 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), of which LEGACY COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: BRILLA COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LEGACY COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 47.5%.
Geographically, the school is in a city-core area. LEGACY COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LEGACY COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL has grew 466%, going from 132 students in 2018 to 747 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, the feed for LEGACY COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- BRILLA COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL0.0 mi · 739
- ACCESS BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL0.0 mi · 462
- SOUTH BRONX PREPARATORY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL0.1 mi · 603
- LABORATORY SCHOOL OF FINANCE AND TECHNOLOGY (THE): X2230.1 mi · 646
- CREO COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL0.2 mi · 360
- ACADEMY OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND TECHNOLOGY0.2 mi · 268
Frequently asked questions
About LEGACY COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at LEGACY COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL?
LEGACY COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 747 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does LEGACY COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
LEGACY COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL serves grades 06-12.
What is the racial breakdown of students at LEGACY COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL?
At LEGACY COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 63% Hispanic, 35% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees LEGACY COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL?
LEGACY COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is overseen by LEGACY COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL in Bronx County.
What county does LEGACY COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
LEGACY COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL serves Bronx County in NY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.