Metropolitan Lighthouse Charter School
500 Courtlandt Ave
Bronx NY, 10473, Bronx County
Phone: 646-241-7005
Ranking: 
(2,111 out of 3,424, bottom 38%)*
(2,111 out of 3,424, bottom 38%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
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 | 2010-2011 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 24 | 17 | 9 | |||
| Total Students: | 312 | 234 | 139 | |||
| Kindergarten: | 52 | 16.7% | 45 | 19.2% | 47 | 33.8% |
| Grade 1: | 52 | 16.7% | 46 | 19.7% | 46 | 33.1% |
| Grade 2: | 50 | 16.0% | 48 | 20.5% | 46 | 33.1% |
| Grade 3: | 57 | 18.3% | 48 | 20.5% | NA | NA |
| Grade 4: | 55 | 17.6% | 47 | 20.1% | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 46 | 14.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 152 | 48.7% | 120 | 51.3% | 77 | 55.4% |
| Female: | 160 | 51.3% | 114 | 48.7% | 62 | 44.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.6% | 6 | 2.6% | 39 | 28.1% |
| Hispanic: | 157 | 50.3% | 121 | 51.7% | 34 | 24.5% |
| Black: | 145 | 46.5% | 105 | 44.9% | 66 | 47.5% |
| White: | 3 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 242 | 77.6% | 183 | 78.2% | 105 | 75.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 9.0% | 17 | 7.3% | 9 | 6.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.00 | 13.76 | 15.74 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28% | N/A | 56% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30.4% | N/A | 31.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | N/A | 61% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.2% | N/A | 34.2% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.1% | N/A | 30.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | N/A | 36.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Metropolitan Lighthouse Charter School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.