Elementary Schools in Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School

Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School is the sole elementary school located in the Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School district in the Bronx, New York. Serving grades K-5, the school has an enrollment of 371 students and is classified as a public charter institution.

Despite spending a relatively high amount of $17,889 per student, Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School is underperforming academically. The school's test scores in English Language Arts and Math are significantly below the statewide averages across all grade levels, with only 33.82% of 3rd graders, 42.11% of 4th graders, and 21.74% of 5th graders achieving proficiency in ELA. In Math, the proficiency rates are 41.18% for 3rd grade, 48.65% for 4th grade, and 25% for 5th grade, all well below the state benchmarks. Additionally, the school's 5th grade science proficiency rate of 17.65% is less than half the statewide average of 35%.

The school's poor academic performance is reflected in its low statewide ranking of 1833 out of 2445 elementary schools in New York, as well as its 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Furthermore, Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 87.87% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite the school's challenges, it maintains a relatively small student-teacher ratio of 16.1 to 1, which suggests that class size may not be the primary factor contributing to the school's underperformance.