Atmosphere Academy Public Charter School

ELA proficiency of 60.6% sits about 16 points above the District 10 average of 45%, and math proficiency of 49.7% is roughly 6 points above the district's 43.5%. The longer story is even more striking — ELA has climbed from 9.3% in 2016 to 60.6% in 2025, and math from 8.5% to 49.7%, a transformation that took place over nine years of consistent gains. Recent years show some plateauing in ELA (mid-50s to 60) and year-to-year volatility in math (peaked at 52.9% in 2023, dipped to 47.2%, recovered to 49.7%), so the momentum has slowed even as the school remains comfortably above peers. Science proficiency at 46.6% suggests room to grow, especially in grade 8, where math drops to 35.5%.

Parents here are unusually satisfied and trusting — 96% satisfaction, 97% trust in teachers, and 97% trust in the principal, all above district averages — and nearly 1,000 families returned the survey, signaling real engagement. Teachers rate instructional quality at 94% (above the district's 91.4%), though their trust in school leadership sits at 82%, lower than the parent trust numbers and worth noting as a possible tension. Average daily attendance of 93.4% beats the district average of 90.8%, but the chronic absenteeism figure of 78.1% is striking: the typical student is showing up, but a large share of the student body is missing too many days, a pattern that affects boys, Hispanic, and Asian students most.

Atmosphere's enrollment of 673 is overwhelmingly Hispanic (76%) and Black (20%), with small numbers of white, Asian, and multiracial students, and a diversity index of 39% reflecting this concentration. The economic need index of 80 means a large share of students come from low-income households, and 21% have IEPs — a higher-than-average share for the district. The student body mirrors the surrounding Kingsbridge–Marble Hill neighborhood, where the median household income is about $53,700 and 27.7% of residents live in poverty, so families here and families at the school are largely from the same community. Average class size of 22.9 matches the district average exactly, so students aren't getting unusually small or large groups.

Families who send their kids to Atmosphere are mostly from Kingsbridge–Marble Hill, a working- and middle-class Bronx neighborhood with a median household income of about $53,700, a 27.7% poverty rate, and a homeownership rate of just 16.8% — most residents rent. About 13.7% of households have children under 18, and roughly 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, which is below the citywide share. The neighborhood has a strong Hispanic and Latino character that lines up with the school's enrollment.

Transit access is a major plus: the 1 train at Marble Hill-225 St is about a 2-minute walk, with 231 St about 8 minutes and 215 St about 10 minutes away on foot.