Located in BRONX, NY. Serving grades KG through 08.
Academic Leadership Charter School sits in the South Bronx at East 141st Street, serving students from kindergarten through eighth grade in a school that now operates in a newly built facility. The school operates as its own charter district, distinct from New York City's traditional public system, and enrollment stands at approximately four hundred students.
Math and English language arts proficiency across the school is notably strong. In math, students in fourth grade achieved perfect proficiency, while other grades showed consistently high results, with fifth through eighth grade all above ninety percent proficient. English language arts results ran somewhat lower but still solid, ranging from the mid-eighties to ninety-four percent proficient depending on grade. Science proficiency dipped measurably, particularly in fifth grade, where students showed about two-thirds proficiency; eighth grade science results were stronger at roughly three-quarters proficient. Across math and English, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among school districts countywide in the Bronx.
The student body is predominantly Latino and Black, each making up roughly equal halves of enrollment. The school draws from a neighborhood where walkability is high and transit options dense, with subway lines and bus routes serving the area, and the Bronx itself anchored by major employers in health care and civic institutions. Housing costs in the broader zipcode area are substantial, with median home values well above both state and national benchmarks, though the specific economic circumstances of families using the school were not available in the data.
A significant structural change is underway. The school has received approval to add a high school program beginning this school year and is chartered to expand to serve students through twelfth grade by the end of the current charter term. This means families will be able to keep students at the school through high school rather than making an outside placement. The same charter also commits the school to grow substantially in total enrollment over the next few years. The move into a new building, completed recently, represents a concrete change from any shared or older facility environment.
Strengths in math and English proficiency across the middle grades are clear, and the school delivers consistent results year to year in these core subjects. Science results are less developed, particularly at the elementary level, so a parent may want to look into further how the school approaches science instruction and whether strengthening that area is part of the school's instructional plan. No free-and-reduced-price lunch count or English learner enrollment data were available, so a parent investigating whether the school serves economically vulnerable families or significant numbers of language learners would need to ask the school directly. Similarly, special education enrollment and chronic absenteeism data were not provided.
The school's location in the Bronx places it in a borough experiencing substantial residential growth and investment, with new affordable housing projects opening regularly and transit hubs expanding. Families considering this school should know it is young for a high school and will be growing—both of which carry implications for program breadth, resource allocation, and seat availability in the near term.
Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.
Officially reported figures, 2024-25.
All reported measures, by topic.
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