Leaders in Our Neighborhood Charter School, Bronx NY

Original Research by School Decision on Leaders in Our Neighborhood Charter School

Leaders In Our Neighborhood Charter School is a K-12 public charter serving a large student body in Hunts Point in the South Bronx. The school recently underwent a significant rebrand, moving away from its former identity as Hyde Leadership Charter School. That shift brought more than a name change; it reflected a move away from the Hyde model's heavy emphasis on family-based character education and parental accountability toward a curriculum centered on culturally relevant, student-centered learning with a skills-based social-emotional program aligned to Common Core Standards.

The academic profile shows mixed results across tested grades. In elementary math (grades 3 and 4), proficiency runs in the low to mid-range. By grades 5 and 6, math proficiency dips notably lower. Seventh grade rebounds somewhat, though testing data for grade 8 is not available. English language arts follows a similar pattern: grade 3 shows moderate proficiency, grade 4 drops sharply, and grades 5 through 8 hover around the mid-range, with grade 3 performing better than most others. Science proficiency is markedly lower, particularly in grade 5, where only a small share of students demonstrated proficiency on the state test. Grade 8 science data was not reported. Overall, the school's proficiency index places it above the midpoint among the districts in Bronx County.

The school houses about a thousand students across all grades. The enrollment is predominantly Hispanic, followed by a substantial Black student population, with very small shares of Asian, White, and other racial and ethnic groups. Free-or-reduced-price-lunch eligibility and English learner counts were not available in the data. Student attendance and special education data are also not reported, so a prospective family would want to ask the school directly about these aspects of support and environment.

The Hunts Point neighborhood sits in the South Bronx near the borough's industrial waterfront. The area is walkable, with commercial corridors and transit access, and sits within a broader growth arc: the Bronx has seen substantial housing investment and development in recent years, including affordable housing projects and rezoning that opens paths for higher-density development. Major employers anchor the Bronx economy, with health care leading, though Hunts Point itself maintains industrial character.

No graduation rate was reported, and high school course offerings and program details are not available in the provided data. A parent considering this school for high school would want to inquire directly about college-readiness pathways, course breadth, and dual-enrollment or career-technical offerings. The school's website and a conversation with admissions or school leadership would clarify what the transition to the LION identity has brought in terms of curriculum depth, college preparation, and the day-to-day character of the learning environment.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

55-59%Cohort of 98 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

1,253 schools plotted. 14 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

New York Regents Exams

4 courses reported · 2024-25

End-of-course exams required for a New York Regents diploma. Each row shows the cohort size and the share of students scoring at the proficient level or higher.

Course	Students tested	% proficient
Math	149	41.0%
Ela	136	49.0%
Social Studies	72	68.0%
Science	43	7.0%

Math

Grade 365%

School 65% · district not reported

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 461%

School 61% · district not reported

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 543%

School 43% · district not reported

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 645%

School 45% · district not reported

even with state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 761%

School 61% · district not reported

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 80%

School 0% · district not reported

▼ 37 pts below state median · ▼ 37 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 351%

School 51% · district not reported

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 436%

School 36% · district not reported

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 539%

School 39% · district not reported

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 646%

School 46% · district not reported

even with state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 751%

School 51% · district not reported

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 847%

School 47% · district not reported

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Science

Grade 517%

School 17% · district not reported

▼ 25 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 80%

School 0% · district not reported

▼ 33 pts below state median · ▼ 28 pts below county median

This schoolDistrict average, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.