Original Research by School Decision on Family Life Academy Charter School Ii
Family Life Academy Charter School II is a public charter school serving students from kindergarten through eighth grade in the Bronx. The school enrolls a small-to-mid-sized cohort, with the upper grades substantially larger than the lower ones; enrollment swells in sixth through eighth grade. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial share who are Black; white and Asian enrollment is very small. Data on free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility and on English learner and special education populations was not available, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about the share of students with these needs and how the school supports them.
State assessment data for this school was not available in the records reviewed. The school serves grades K-8, so there is no graduation rate applicable. However, chronic absenteeism is a measurable concern. The school's chronic absenteeism rate places it in the bottom quartile among the other districts and charter entities in Bronx County, suggesting that attendance and engagement challenges are significant for this population. This is a real soft spot that a prospective family should discuss with the school: what does the school understand about why attendance is low, and what specific supports or partnerships does it have in place to help families remove barriers to getting students to school every day?
Per-pupil spending at Family Life Academy Charter School II is in the lower-middle range for Bronx County schools, neither notably lean nor lavish. The school's charter was renewed for a four-year term running through 2027, securing its continued operation as a public school option. More recently, the charter network to which this school belongs opened its first high school in the 2022-23 school year, with a dedicated facility that opened to students in the fall of 2024. For families with students in the upper grades at FLACS II, this matters: a student who finishes eighth grade now has a guaranteed pathway into the network's high school rather than having to enter a lottery or re-apply to other schools.
The network also received a major philanthropic gift in late 2022, which its leadership committed to expanding the school's reach across the Bronx and supporting teachers. This kind of resource injection can translate into program expansion and staff stability, though a parent would want to ask the school how those funds have concretely benefited students and classrooms at this location.
The narrative here is a tuition-free public school with a clear mission, institutional stability through charter renewal, and a pathway into the network's own high school. The attendance challenge is real and worth exploring directly with the school. The absence of published academic data is a limitation; you may want to ask the school for recent testing results, proficiency trends, or other evidence of student learning to complete your picture.
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