At a Glance
An all-girls K-8 charter in the Concourse where older students are reading at or above grade level — and math and chronic absenteeism are the open conversations
Best suited for
Families who want a single-gender K-8 charter environment in the South Bronx, are comfortable entering a lottery, and are willing to engage the school directly about its math instruction and attendance practices.
Overall Rating
Rating = average of NY State ELA + math proficiency, grades 3–8
Bands are Motley's thresholds on a 0–100 scale, not New York State performance levels.
How this is scored→What stands out
- One of the few all-girls K-8 charter environments in the South Bronx, with continuity from kindergarten through eighth grade
- ELA proficiency has trended upward for three consecutive years and now sits slightly above the District 7 average
- Teacher-reported safety at 89% runs well above the district average of 80.5%
- Teacher-principal trust at 92% suggests a coherent internal culture that supports the classroom
- Small enrollment of 367 students means teachers and families are likely to know each other by name
Things to consider
- Math proficiency at 39% sits roughly 10 points below the District 7 average and is the largest drag on the school's overall composite
- Chronic absenteeism is reported at 99.7% — an unusually high figure that pairs inconsistently with the 99.9% attendance rate and warrants a direct conversation with the school
- Grade-level swings are wide: Grade 3 proficiency hovers in the low 20s in both subjects, and Grade 8 math is just 16.2%
- Admissions are by charter lottery, with no zoned priority for neighborhood families
- An economic need index of 92% means nearly all students qualify for free lunch, so families should expect a school community shaped heavily by economic pressures
Based on 2024-25 data
School SummaryDistrict 7
Charter schools in District 7 generally post strong results, with peer charters like South Bronx Classical Charter II, Success Academy Bronx 1, and Zeta Charter Schools-South Bronx rating in the 90s out of 100. Bronx Global Learning's overall score of 1.88 out of 4 places it below those leading peers — solid in ELA, but the math gap and the chronic absenteeism number keep the composite from joining the top tier.
Academics
ELA proficiency has climbed to 54.8% in 2025, the highest in the dataset and slightly above the District 7 average of 51.3%, marking a real upward trend from the low-40s of 2018-2019. Math, at 39%, is up sharply from a pandemic-era low of 14.6% in 2022 but still sits about 10 points below the district average of 49%. The grade-level picture is uneven: Grade 3 proficiency sits in the low 20s in both subjects, while Grade 7 ELA reaches 70% and Grade 8 ELA hits 76.3% — but Grade 8 math drops back to just 16.2%.
Culture
Teacher-reported safety at 89% is a clear bright spot, running well above the district average of 80.5%, and teacher-principal trust at 92% suggests staff feel supported by leadership. Parent satisfaction at 92% is solid though a touch below the district average of 93.5%, with 131 family responses giving the survey real weight. The figure that warrants a direct conversation is the 99.7% chronic absenteeism rate, which sits oddly against the reported 99.9% attendance — parents should ask the school how each is measured and what's driving the chronic absence number.
Community
The student body is 68% Hispanic and 27% Black, with an economic need index of 92% — meaning nearly every student comes from a low-income household — and 15% of students have IEPs. The surrounding Concourse-Concourse Village neighborhood reflects a similar working-class profile, with a 34% poverty rate and a median household income around $40,000, so the school's population closely mirrors the families of its surrounding blocks.
Neighborhood
Concourse-Concourse Village is a working-class South Bronx neighborhood where most adults rent rather than own — homeownership sits around 11% — and the median home value is roughly $350,000. The median household income is about $40,000, just under 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, and about 14% of households include children. It's a transit-accessible pocket of the borough, with two major subway hubs within walking distance of the school.
The 161 St-Yankee Stadium stop serving the B, D, and 4 lines and the 149 St-Grand Concourse stop serving the 2 and 5 lines are both about an 8-minute walk, giving families a few transit options for drop-off and pickup.
Academic Performance
ELA Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State ELA exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Math Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State Math exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Science Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State Science exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Historical Trends
The dashed line marks 2023, when New York changed its grades 3–8 state tests. Scores before and after it aren’t directly comparable.
2020–2021 data unavailable due to COVID-19
Source: NYC DOE School Quality Reports
Survey Results
NYC School Survey (2025) · 131 families responded (44% rate)
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Economic Need & Special Populations
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Bronx Global Learning Institute for Girls Charter School a good school?
- On Motley, Bronx Global Learning Institute for Girls Charter School earns an overall rating of 47/100 — the average of the school's New York State ELA and math proficiency, grades 3–8, shown out of 100. Its state test results run in line with the District 7 average.
- What grades does Bronx Global Learning Institute for Girls Charter School serve?
- Bronx Global Learning Institute for Girls Charter School serves grades K to 8.
- How do students get into Bronx Global Learning Institute for Girls Charter School?
- Bronx Global Learning Institute for Girls Charter School is a charter school — it admits through a free public lottery, with no test or attendance zone.
- Is Bronx Global Learning Institute for Girls Charter School public, charter, or private?
- Bronx Global Learning Institute for Girls Charter School is a public charter school in NYC Community School District 7.
- What neighborhood is Bronx Global Learning Institute for Girls Charter School in?
- Bronx Global Learning Institute for Girls Charter School is in Concourse-Concourse Village, Bronx.