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What’s Special

Themes of social justice, equity and empowerment

The Downside

Some teachers grumble about order and discipline on school surveys

South Bronx Community Charter, founded in 2015, is a small school in the South Bronx that grew from Mayor Bloomberg’s Young Men’s Initiative, a youth mentoring program. Students are placed in single-gender advisory groups that meet weekly and stay together all four years. 

The school seeks to empower students of color and be culturally responsive according to the school website. Children joined a five-borough march on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to encourage people to vote. Some lessons are innovative, for example, children wrote skits based on historic court cases, such as "Brown vs. Board of Education," the landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. The school also offers art and movement classes, according to the school's website. 

Some teachers say order and discipline could be better according to school surveys, but attendance is above the citywide average and most children say they feel safe in school.

In August 2018 the school moved from Boricua College to a new address: 730 Concourse Village W., Tower B, Bronx, NY, 10451

ADMISSIONS: Admission is by lottery. Preference goes to students with enrolled siblings and students living in district 7. (Isabel Corpus, DOE date and web reports, August 2018)

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School Stats

Academics

School
Citywide
How many students graduate in 4 years?
 
79%
How many students with disabilities graduate in 4 years?
 
75%
Average daily attendance
 
77%
How many students miss 18 or more days of school?
 
74%
How many parents of students with disabilities say this school offers enough activities and services for their children's needs?
 
88%
How many parents of students with disabilities say this school works to achieve the goals of their students' IEPs?
 
56%
From the 2023-24 School Quality Guide and 2023-24 NYC School Survey

Students

353
Number of students
Citywide Average is 608

Race/Ethnicity


School
Citywide
Low-income students
 
88%
Students with disabilities
 
21%
Multilingual learners
 
12%
From the 2022-23 Demographic Snapshot

Safety & Vibe

School
Citywide
How many students say they feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms and locker rooms?
 
81%
How many students think bullying happens most or all of the time at this school?
 
54%
How many students say that some are bullied at their school because of their gender or sexual orientation?
 
33%
How many teachers say they would recommend this school to other families?
 
39%
From the 2023-24 NYC School Survey and 2019-20 NY State Report Card

Faculty & Staff

School
Citywide
How many teachers say the principal is an effective manager?
 
57%
8.0
Years of principal experience at this school
Citywide Average is 8
How many teachers have 3 or more years of experience teaching?
 
73%
Teacher turnover rate
 
54%
From the 2023-24 NYC School Survey, 2023-24 School Quality Guide, 2021-22 Report on School-Based Staff Demographics, 2023 Guidance Counselor Report, and this school's most recent Quality Review Report

College and Career Readiness

School
Citywide
How many students take a college-level course or earn a professional certificate?
 
0%
How many students who have graduated from this high school stay in college for at least 3 semesters?
 
31%
From the 2023-24 School Quality Guide
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Contact & Location

Location

730 Concourse Village West
Bronx NY 10451

Trains: 2 Line, 5 Line to Prospect Ave

Buses: Bx4, Bx4A, Bx6, Bx6-SBS, Bx13, Bx15, Bx17, Bx21, Bx41, Bx41-SBS, Bx46


Contact

Principal: John Clemente

Phone: 646-470-5594

Website

Other Details

Shared campus? Yes

This school shares the Mott Haven Educational Campus with four other schools

Uniforms required? No
Metal detectors? No

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