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

Creo College Preparatory Charter School

Federal NCES profile for Creo College Preparatory Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 39/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 360119406693Charter school
0/100100/10039/100
👥 S:T ratio
62
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
64
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Creo College Preparatory Charter School earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 77% of New York schools.

#16 of 86
elementary schools in Bronx · Resource Index
39
Resource Index · Typical
9.5:1
small classes for New York
83.2%
free-lunch eligible

Creo College Preparatory Charter School has class sizes smaller than 77% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Creo College Preparatory Charter School ranks #16 of 86 elementary schools in Bronx, NY.

Enrollment

360

New York · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

38.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

9.5:1

vs 11.8:1 New York avg

-19% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

83.2%

vs 56.2% New York avg

+48% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Creo College Preparatory Charter School compares with New York and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:19.5:1

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

What stands out at Creo College Preparatory Charter School

Creo College Preparatory Charter School is a high-poverty, mid-sized charter elementary school in Bronx, New York, enrolling 360 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 9.5:1 puts it in the smaller third of New York schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 83.2% of students eligible for free meals.

With 360 students, its enrollment sits close to the New York median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 4,801 scored New York schools.

Against 909 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #139.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (58%) and African American (39%) (diversity index 51/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 180 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 41.4% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Creo College Preparatory Charter School is a single-school charter district, so Creo College Preparatory 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 Creo College Preparatory Charter School compares

Creo College Preparatory 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 9.5:1 ▼ 19% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 83.2% ▲ 48% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 360 top 63% - -

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

9.5:1
Leaner classes than 91% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
360
Bigger than 41% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
83.2%
free-lunch eligible - 48% above the New York average of 56.2%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
9.5:1
students per teacher - 19% below state mean
Top 23% in New York - lower ratio than 77% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
41.4%
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
$28,938
per pupil, district-wide - above New York avg of $26,410
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 180 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.

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 57.8%
African American 39.2%
White 1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 57.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 51.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 51.2, Creo College Preparatory Charter School is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Creo College Preparatory Charter School, which includes Creo College Preparatory Charter School.

$28,938
Per student
+10%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+74%
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 Creo College Preparatory 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 Creo College Preparatory Charter School

How many students attend Creo College Preparatory Charter School?

Creo College Preparatory Charter School has 360 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Bronx, NY.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Creo College Preparatory Charter School?

The student-teacher ratio at Creo College Preparatory Charter School is 9.5:1, which is 19% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 39% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Creo College Preparatory Charter School?

83.2% of students at Creo College Preparatory Charter School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Creo College Preparatory Charter School?

The largest demographic group at Creo College Preparatory Charter School is Hispanic or Latino at 57.8% of enrollment, in Bronx, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 51.2/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Creo College Preparatory Charter School?

Creo College Preparatory Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 39/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Creo College Preparatory Charter School rank among elementary schools in Bronx?

By Resource Investment Index, Creo College Preparatory Charter School ranks #16 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 Creo College Preparatory Charter School a good school?

Creo College Preparatory Charter School earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 77% 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 Creo College Preparatory Charter School?

None; Creo College Preparatory Charter School is a single-school charter district, and Creo College Preparatory 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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