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Enrollment
518
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL III·NCES 360113206570
SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL III
3458 THIRD AVE, BRONX, NY 10456 · (929) 285-3025 · Bronx County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL518 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% 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.
- 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
17.3:1
30 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
504 students
STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 97% larger than its 8th grade class (39).
Student demographics
54%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
95.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
99.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 95 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 99 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 95.0% | 99.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 97.0% |
% 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
92.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+53.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 93% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% 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 53 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 SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL III
SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL III's state test result (92.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL III this school | 518 | 97.3% | 92.7% |
| PS 288 SHIRLEY TANYHILL (THE) BROOKLYN | 514 | 95.1% | 21.4% |
| PS 149 DANNY KAYE BROOKLYN | 509 | 99.6% | 66.5% |
| PS 43 FAR ROCKAWAY | 574 | 92.9% | 26.2% |
| PS 105 BAY SCHOOL (THE) FAR ROCKAWAY | 600 | 96.0% | 20.1% |
| GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX II BRONX | 492 | 94.7% | 64.5% |
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 SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL III ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 92.7% | #20 of 2,335 | #5 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 99.0% | #23 of 2,342 ▲ 23 | #9 of 212 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 95.0% | #26 of 2,343 ▲ 4 | #9 of 212 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 518 | #742 of 2,585 | #69 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #2,233 of 2,338 | #172 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #1,052 of 2,388 | #54 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.3% | #72 of 2,534 | #42 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +87.7% | #23 of 606 | #4 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
518
+78 (+18%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 518 | 30 | 17.3:1 | 97% (504) |
| 2023-24 | 501 | N/A | N/A | 92% (463) |
| 2022-23 | 500 | N/A | N/A | 97% (484) |
| 2020-21 | 440 | 26 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 276 | 23 | 12.0:1 | 78% (216) |
| 2015-16 | 134 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL III.
About SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL III
SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL III is a public elementary school in BRONX, New York. The school's enrollment of 518 students covers kindergarten through 8.
In federal data, the district for SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL III is the school itself.
A majority of students at SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL III, 54%, are Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 41% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 33%. SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL III has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL III operates with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 17.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. About 97% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
allk12 grades SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL III an A+. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL III is +53.5 points, in the top 10% of New York. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 92.7%, and the predicted rate is 39.2%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Bronx County show that median household income is about $48,676, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 472 public schools in Bronx County, with a combined enrollment of about 202,028.
SOUTH BRONX COMMUNITY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL III is ahead of the 42.8% nearby average, ranking 1st of 9.
SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL III is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large. SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL III operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL III had 440 students in 2020-21 and 518 in 2024-25, an 18% increase.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL III. 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
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
- SOUTH BRONX COMMUNITY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 349
- PS 132 GARRETT A MORGAN0.2 mi · 353
- HARRIET TUBMAN CHARTER SCHOOL0.2 mi · 494
- BRONX INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 411
- MORRIS ACADEMY FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES0.2 mi · 445
- SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE0.2 mi · 99
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL IIIHow many students attend SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL III?
SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL III enrolls approximately 518 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL III serve?
SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL III serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL III?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL III.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL III?
At SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL III, the student body is approximately 1% White, 41% Hispanic, 54% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL III public or private?
SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL III is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL III.
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