Elementary school (grades K-5) · Bronx, NY

Academic Leadership Charter School

Federal NCES profile for Academic Leadership Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 18/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 360100106154Charter school
0/100100/10018/100
👥 S:T ratio
24
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Academic Leadership Charter School earns 18/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 97% of New York schools.

#77 of 86
elementary schools in Bronx · Resource Index
18
Resource Index · Lower
19.1:1
large classes for New York
343
students enrolled

Academic Leadership Charter School has class sizes larger than 97% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Academic Leadership Charter School ranks #77 of 86 elementary schools in Bronx, NY.

Enrollment

343

New York · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

18.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

19.1:1

vs 11.8:1 New York avg

+62% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Academic Leadership Charter School compares with New York and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median
0:135:119.1:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Academic Leadership Charter School

Academic Leadership Charter School is a mid-sized charter elementary school in Bronx, New York, enrolling 343 students.

Class loads run heavy: 19.1:1 is larger than about 97% of New York schools and 62% above the 11.8:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Enrollment of 343 puts it in the smaller third of New York schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 97% of the 4,801 New York schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (51%) and African American (43%) (diversity index 55/100).

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 56.0% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding Academic Leadership Charter School spends $8,599 per pupil, 67% below the New York average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Academic Leadership Charter School is a single-school charter district, so Academic Leadership Charter School operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Academic Leadership Charter School compares

Academic Leadership Charter School on the metrics families compare, against New York and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New York New York avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 19.1:1 ▲ 62% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 343 top 67% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

19.1:1
Leaner classes than 19% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
343
Bigger than 39% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
19.1:1
students per teacher - 62% above state mean
Top 97% in New York - lower ratio than 3% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
56.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$8,599
per pupil, district-wide - below New York avg of $26,410
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 51.3%
African American 42.6%
White 2.0%
Two or More 1.7%
Asian 1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 51.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 55.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 55.4, Academic Leadership Charter School is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Academic Leadership Charter School, which includes Academic Leadership Charter School.

$8,599
Per student
-67%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
-48%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New York, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Academic Leadership Charter School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Academic Leadership Charter School

How many students attend Academic Leadership Charter School?

Academic Leadership Charter School has 343 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Bronx, NY.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Academic Leadership Charter School?

The student-teacher ratio at Academic Leadership Charter School is 19.1:1, which is 62% higher than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 22% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Academic Leadership Charter School?

The largest demographic group at Academic Leadership Charter School is Hispanic or Latino at 51.3% of enrollment, in Bronx, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 55.4/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Academic Leadership Charter School?

Academic Leadership Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 18/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Academic Leadership Charter School rank among elementary schools in Bronx?

By Resource Investment Index, Academic Leadership Charter School ranks #77 of 86 elementary schools in Bronx, NY. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Bronx on the city page.

Is Academic Leadership Charter School a good school?

Academic Leadership Charter School earns 18/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 97% of New York schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Academic Leadership Charter School?

None; Academic Leadership Charter School is a single-school charter district, and Academic Leadership Charter School is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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