Kipp Bronx Charter School Iii, Bronx NY

Original Research by School Decision on Kipp Bronx Charter School Iii

KIPP Bronx Charter School III is a charter school serving kindergarten through tenth grade, located in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the South Bronx. The school currently enrolls a student body of about thirteen hundred, with roughly equal or slightly larger classes in the middle grades. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the enrollment is predominantly Hispanic and Black, with small populations of other racial and ethnic groups.

The school is part of KIPP NYC, a network guaranteeing every student a seat at the flagship KIPP College Prep high school once they complete tenth grade. This is a meaningful structural advantage: families know their child has a pathway to a dedicated high school experience with strong college-prep focus. That said, because KIPP Bronx Charter School III only serves through grade ten, state test data shows no graduation rates, and information about college outcomes specific to this school is not available in the provided data.

Academic performance is mixed across subjects and grades. In math, students show variable results: strong work in fifth and seventh grade, moderate proficiency in third, fourth, and sixth grades, and a notably weaker result in eighth grade. English language arts generally runs stronger, with fifth and eighth grades reaching solid proficiency levels around or above seven-tenths, while third grade and sixth grade fall somewhat lower. Science proficiency in both tested grades appears in the five to six-tenths range. When these results are averaged across all subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among districts in Bronx County, a position of real strength relative to its county neighbors. Participation rates across assessments are consistently high, above nine-tenths, suggesting students engage with testing.

The proficiency pattern suggests the school may be doing more to move students forward in reading and writing by the later grades than in mathematics, where achievement declines slightly in the middle grades. A parent evaluating this school might want to explore with the school's staff what additional support or curriculum adjustments happen in sixth and eighth grade math to understand that dip and how the school addresses it.

The Bronx, where this school sits, is a physically varied borough with neighborhoods ranging from dense urban commercial corridors to quieter residential blocks, served by extensive transit including subway, bus, and Metro-North. The broader South Bronx where this school operates is in sustained growth, with major housing investment and new development projects underway along waterfronts and in transit-rich neighborhoods. The school occupies a zone of economic transition and investment.

At the school level, KIPP NYC publicly reported the opening of a new high school campus in fall 2025 in the South Bronx specifically to serve ninth and tenth graders, with a state-of-the-art facility including science labs, technology-equipped classrooms, an athletic field, and performance spaces. This represents a lasting upgrade to the facilities and program environment available to students exiting this school. The network is also doubling high school capacity over the next several years and positioning dual enrollment and competitive athletics as part of the college-prep pathway. These are specific, concrete improvements families would experience.

The school's data does not include information on chronic absenteeism, staffing, course breadth, special education enrollment, or English learner supports. Eligibility for Title I funding is not documented in the provided data. Graduation rate does not apply because the school does not serve a twelfth grade cohort. These gaps limit a full picture of school environment and support systems, though the data confirms the school's academic footprint and network affiliation.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Advanced Placement & IB

2 subjects offered · 2023-24

Each card is one AP or IB subject. The headline number is the share of students scoring 3 or higher on the exam — the threshold for college credit at most universities. The bar below each rate shows the underlying distribution across performance levels.

Score:12· no credit345· extremely well qualified

World Languages and Cultures

Spanish Language and Culture

1 tested · Grade 10

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Other

World History

1 tested · Grade 10

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

New York Regents Exams

3 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
Ela	423	70.0%
Social Studies	239	72.0%
Math	48	77.0%

Math

Grade 369%

School 69% · district not reported

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 465%

School 65% · district not reported

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 577%

School 77% · district not reported

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Grade 654%

School 54% · district not reported

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 772%

School 72% · district not reported

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 23 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 348%

School 48% · district not reported

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 464%

School 64% · district not reported

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 569%

School 69% · district not reported

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 662%

School 62% · district not reported

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 764%

School 64% · district not reported

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 871%

School 71% · district not reported

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Science

Grade 553%

School 53% · district not reported

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 863%

School 63% · district not reported

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 35 pts above 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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income43%Higher-income88%44 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income63%Higher-income67%4 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income71%Higher-income58%12 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income60%Higher-income89%29 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income62%Higher-income79%17 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income69%Higher-income82%14 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income65%Higher-income100%35 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income71%Higher-income39%32 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income77%Higher-income75%2 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income50%Higher-income90%40 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income74%Higher-income57%17 pp gap