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Enrollment
695
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHAROS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360011105662
PHAROS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
1001 INTERVALE AVE, BRONX, NY 10459 · (646) 915-0025 · Bronx County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL695 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of New York public K-12 schools
- A+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
12.9:1
54 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
631 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 | 51 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 47 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 49 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 66 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 57 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 62 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (52).
Student demographics
46%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
81.8%
NY avg 58.3% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
86.2%
NY avg 57.4% . +7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 82 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.8% | 86.2% |
| 2023-24 | 70.8% | 79.2% |
% 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
77.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+36.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 42% 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 36 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
695
+31 (+5%) vs 2020
+45% since 2010-11, when it was 479
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 695 | 54 | 12.9:1 | 91% (631) |
| 2023-24 | 700 | 52 | 13.5:1 | 94% (655) |
| 2022-23 | 726 | 57 | 12.7:1 | 90% (656) |
| 2020-21 | 664 | 57 | 11.7:1 | 79% (527) |
| 2017-18 | 649 | 52 | 12.5:1 | 78% (503) |
| 2015-16 | 658 | 50 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 479 | 35 | 13.7:1 | 69% (329) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PHAROS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL.
About PHAROS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
PHAROS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is a combined-grade school with a street address in BRONX, New York. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 695 students in kindergarten through 12. Against the 544-student average for combined schools in New York, enrollment here is 28% higher.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
At PHAROS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL, Hispanic students make up 67% of the student body. After that, the student body is 29% Black. Census figures show Bronx County is about 55% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 46%, meaning two students picked at random have a 46% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
PHAROS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL operates with 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.9:1. On average, combined schools in New York have 8.7:1, compared with 12.9:1 here. About 91% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That tracks the 90% average for public schools in Bronx County.
Measured against New York public K-12 schools, PHAROS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 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.
Compared with New York schools that have similar shares of low-income students, PHAROS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL does better than predicted by 36.2 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 77.8%; the prediction is 41.6%.
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.
BRONX REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around PHAROS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 44.0% on proficiency, and PHAROS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is above that at 77.8%.
PHAROS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large. PHAROS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is a publicly funded charter school.
2024-25 enrollment was 695, a 5% rise from 664 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 12.9 students per teacher, compared with 11.7 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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- ATMOSPHERE ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLHigh · 1,481 students
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- BRONX REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 125
- ARTURO A SCHOMBURG SATELLITE ACADEMY BRONX0.1 mi · 259
- SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL0.2 mi · 522
- SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS0.2 mi · 137
- ACCION ACADEMY0.2 mi · 185
- DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL0.2 mi · 836
Frequently asked questions
About PHAROS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at PHAROS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL?
PHAROS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 695 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does PHAROS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
PHAROS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL serves grades KG-12.
How many students per teacher at PHAROS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at PHAROS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL.
How diverse is PHAROS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL?
PHAROS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL reports a student body of 1% White, 67% Hispanic, 29% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PHAROS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL in?
PHAROS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is part of PHAROS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.