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Bronx Charter School For Excellence
1960 Benedict Ave
Bronx NY, 10462, Bronx County
Phone: 718-828-7301
Ranking:
(631 out of 3,424, top 18%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 37 | 35 | 30 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 12 | |||||||
Total Students: | 549 | 519 | 439 | 382 | 324 | 298 | 252 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 83 | 15.1% | 84 | 16.2% | 56 | 12.8% | 56 | 14.7% | 56 | 17.3% | 51 | 17.1% | 52 | 20.6% |
Grade 1: | 84 | 15.3% | 56 | 10.8% | 55 | 12.5% | 56 | 14.7% | 56 | 17.3% | 52 | 17.4% | 51 | 20.2% |
Grade 2: | 55 | 10.0% | 56 | 10.8% | 55 | 12.5% | 56 | 14.7% | 56 | 17.3% | 51 | 17.1% | 52 | 20.6% |
Grade 3: | 56 | 10.2% | 56 | 10.8% | 56 | 12.8% | 56 | 14.7% | 53 | 16.4% | 50 | 16.8% | 52 | 20.6% |
Grade 4: | 56 | 10.2% | 56 | 10.8% | 56 | 12.8% | 55 | 14.4% | 52 | 16.0% | 50 | 16.8% | 45 | 17.9% |
Grade 5: | 55 | 10.0% | 56 | 10.8% | 56 | 12.8% | 52 | 13.6% | 51 | 15.7% | 44 | 14.8% | NA | NA |
Grade 6: | 55 | 10.0% | 56 | 10.8% | 51 | 11.6% | 51 | 13.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 7: | 55 | 10.0% | 50 | 9.6% | 52 | 11.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 8: | 50 | 9.1% | 49 | 9.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 273 | 49.7% | 255 | 49.1% | 213 | 48.5% | 178 | 46.6% | 145 | 44.8% | 141 | 47.3% | 114 | 45.2% |
Female: | 276 | 50.3% | 264 | 50.9% | 226 | 51.5% | 204 | 53.4% | 169 | 52.2% | 149 | 50.0% | 134 | 53.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 83 | 15.1% | 76 | 14.6% | 54 | 12.3% | 45 | 11.8% | 29 | 9.0% | 16 | 5.4% | 5 | 2.0% |
Hispanic: | 199 | 36.2% | 189 | 36.4% | 170 | 38.7% | 157 | 41.1% | 133 | 41.0% | 115 | 38.6% | 102 | 40.5% |
Black: | 262 | 47.7% | 251 | 48.4% | 211 | 48.1% | 179 | 46.9% | 160 | 49.4% | 167 | 56.0% | 143 | 56.7% |
White: | 4 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 326 | 59.4% | 319 | 61.5% | 238 | 54.2% | 210 | 55.0% | 149 | 46.0% | 139 | 46.6% | 130 | 51.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 73 | 13.3% | 68 | 13.1% | 63 | 14.4% | 46 | 12.0% | 46 | 14.2% | 39 | 13.1% | 37 | 14.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.84 | 14.83 | 14.63 | 15.92 | 17.05 | 16.60 | 21.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | N/A | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | N/A | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | N/A | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | N/A | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | N/A | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | N/A | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.3% | N/A | 31.1% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | N/A | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | N/A | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | N/A | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | N/A | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | N/A | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | N/A | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.1% | N/A | 34.2% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | N/A | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | N/A | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | N/A | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | N/A | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | N/A | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | N/A | 30.3% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | N/A | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | N/A | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | N/A | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | N/A | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | N/A | 36.3% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 89% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | N/A | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | N/A | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | N/A | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | N/A | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.8% | N/A | 30.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | N/A | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | N/A | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | N/A | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.9% | N/A | 29.9% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | N/A | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 86% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | N/A | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | N/A | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 34.5% | N/A | 29.6% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 98% | N/A | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | N/A | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | N/A | 30.6% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | N/A | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | N/A | 31.4% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 96% | N/A | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 33.4% | N/A | 27.7% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | N/A | 33.7% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | N/A | 27.4% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Bronx Charter School For Excellence was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.