Access Bronx Charter School

ELA proficiency of 44.8% sits about seven points below the District 7 average of 51.3%, and math at 41.6% trails the district by roughly the same margin. The overall quality score of 1.73/4 also falls below the district's 2.01/4. There's a bright spot: science proficiency reaches 75.7%, suggesting the school does well outside the tested ELA/math framework. By grade, performance varies wildly — eighth graders post 67.4% ELA and 64.9% math proficiency, while fifth graders manage just 34.8% ELA and a striking 15.2% math, hinting at a weak middle-school transition period.

The trust picture is genuinely strong: 92% of parents trust the principal, 91% trust their child's teacher, and teacher-to-teacher trust scores 90% — rare numbers for a school where most families qualify for economic need index support. Teachers rate the school safer than the district average (85% vs 80.5%), and instruction quality (88%) matches the district norm exactly. The catch is attendance: the 90% attendance rate comes in below the district's 91.1%, and chronic absenteeism hits 68.1% — meaning roughly two out of three students miss 10% or more of the school year. Day to day, the school feels warm and connected, but a lot of kids are physically missing for stretches.

About 490 students attend, with a demographic mix that closely mirrors the surrounding neighborhood: 72% Hispanic, 25% Black, and small fractions of Asian, White, and multiracial students. The economic need index of 94.4% means nearly every student qualifies for poverty-based supports, and 15% have IEPs. The 40% diversity index reflects how concentrated the population is — this is a school where most families share a cultural and linguistic background, which can be a strength for community-building but means limited exposure to other demographics.

Mott Haven-Port Morris is one of the poorer census tracts in the city, with a median household income around $29,110 and a poverty rate just over 40%. Homeownership is rare at 6.1% — most families rent — and only 12.2% of nearby households include children, which means many Access Bronx families likely commute in from neighboring blocks or zip codes. Just 12.2% of adults here hold a bachelor's degree, reflecting limited educational attainment in the immediate area.

Families have three reasonable subway options: the 2 and 5 trains at 3 Av-149 St about a six-minute walk away, plus the 6 train at either Brook Av or 3 Av-138 St, each roughly an eight-minute walk