At a Glance
A tiny, faith-centered Bronx elementary where every child gets individualized attention.
Best suited for
Christian families — particularly those drawn to Brethren or broadly evangelical theology — who want their elementary-age child to be known by name in a small, disciplined, values-driven community rather than anonymous in a crowd.
What stands out
- A 3.4:1 student-teacher ratio — among the most intimate you'll find anywhere in NYC private education.
- The A Beka curriculum, a traditional and rigorous Christian academic program used widely in faith-based schools.
- A music program that goes well beyond the usual recorder, offering keyboard, saxophone, guitar, and drums.
- Tuition in the $5,800–$6,800 range, which is notably affordable for a NYC private elementary.
- ACSI accreditation combined with a New York City license — unusual dual credentialing for a school this small.
Things to consider
- Total enrollment of 48 means very few same-age peers and limited extracurricular breadth compared with larger schools.
- The student body is demographically homogeneous, which may or may not match what your family is looking for.
- Brethren is a less common Christian tradition than Catholic or mainline Protestant — worth visiting to confirm the theological fit.
- The A Beka curriculum is known for being traditional and academically demanding; it suits some learners much better than others.
- Located in the eastern Bronx, so the commute matters if you're coming from Manhattan or another borough.
Identity
A Brethren-affiliated Christian elementary school built around the belief that all truth is God's truth and that academic education should be integrated with a biblical worldview. The school uses the A Beka curriculum, a traditional Christian academic program, and emphasizes individualized instruction to accommodate multiple learning styles. It is coeducational and serves students from Pre-K through 5th grade.
Community
With just 48 students, the community is exceptionally intimate — every family is part of the school, and teachers interact with the same children across years. The student body is overwhelmingly Black (about 98%), reflecting the surrounding Bronx neighborhood, with a small White minority. The school does not aim for demographic diversity so much as for a tight-knit, shared-values community.
Neighborhood
Williamsbridge-Olinville is a working- and middle-class residential area in the north-central Bronx, where median household income sits around $55,600 and roughly one in five adults holds a bachelor's degree. About 22% of residents live below the poverty line, a figure that puts the area in line with many outer-borough neighborhoods. The streets are lined with modest single-family homes and small apartment buildings typical of the eastern Bronx.
The school is unusually well-served by transit: Gun Hill Road (2 5 trains) is about a 3-minute walk, and Burke Avenue (2 5) is roughly 8 minutes on foot.
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What Parents Are Saying
Highly positive - 4.9 rating with 17 reviews; parents praise academic excellence, safety priority, caring teachers, discipline and moral standards; described as 'Perfection in the Bronx' and 'reasonably priced'.
Synthesized from public parent reviews · Apr 2026
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