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

Brilla Caritas Charter School

Federal NCES profile for Brilla Caritas Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 28/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 360122106719Charter school
0/100100/10028/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
17
📋 Attendance
37
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Brilla Caritas Charter School earns 28/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#50 of 86
elementary schools in Bronx · Resource Index
28
Resource Index · Lower
90.0%
free-lunch eligible
417
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Brilla Caritas Charter School ranks #50 of 86 elementary schools in Bronx, NY.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+85 students YoY

Brilla Caritas Charter School grew from 240 students in 2022-23 to 325 in 2023-24 (+35.4%).

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+85 students YoY 360122106719 · Bronx, NY Elementary · SMALL · CHARTER

417 enr · 90.0% lunch · RII 28

Nearest enrollment peer: Preston & Florence Mattison Elem. School (417 students)

Brilla Caritas Charter School grew from 240 students in 2022-23 to 325 in 2023-24 (+35.4%). NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

How Brilla Caritas Charter School compares

Brilla Caritas Charter School is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs New York and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New York New York avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 90.0% ▲ 60% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 417 top 51% - -

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

417
Bigger than 50% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
90.0%
free-lunch eligible - 60% above the New York average of 56.2%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Engagement
25.2%
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.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 417 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
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.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 85.6%
African American 10.3%
Asian 1.7%
Two or More 1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.7%
White 0.2%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 85.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 25.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 25.6, Brilla Caritas Charter School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Brilla Caritas Charter School

How many students attend Brilla Caritas Charter School?

Brilla Caritas Charter School has 417 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Bronx, NY. CCD year-over-year: 240 (2022-23) → 325 (2023-24), up 85.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Brilla Caritas Charter School?

90.0% of students at Brilla Caritas Charter School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Brilla Caritas Charter School?

The largest demographic group at Brilla Caritas Charter School is Hispanic or Latino at 85.6% of enrollment, in Bronx, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Brilla Caritas Charter School?

Brilla Caritas Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 28/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Brilla Caritas Charter School rank among elementary schools in Bronx?

By Resource Investment Index, Brilla Caritas Charter School ranks #50 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.

What other schools are in Brilla Caritas Charter School?

None; Brilla Caritas Charter School is a single-school charter district, and Brilla Caritas 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 2022-23) · 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.