Zeta Charter School – Mount Eden

Proficiency data isn't broken out in detail, but Zeta's standing in District 9 places it in the middle of a competitive charter field — below the top tier of Icahn 1 and the Success Academy campuses, but ahead of Icahn 6. The 88% economic need index and 14% IEP share mean the school is educating a population that statistically tends to lag on standardized measures. Small enrollment of 236 students suggests instruction is more individualized than at the larger district schools averaging around 21 kids per class.

Parent satisfaction at 96% sits two points above the district average of 94%, and both parent-teacher trust (96%) and parent-principal trust (95%) are unusually high for a school this size. The 100% strong-relationships score is a standout — it means every surveyed family feels connected to the school, not just most. A 22% response rate with 141 families responding gives those numbers real weight rather than being a vocal minority.

Three-quarters of students identify as Hispanic and another fifth as Black, giving the school a relatively homogeneous student body reflected in its 39% diversity index. The 88.3% economic need index tracks closely with the surrounding neighborhood, where the median household income is around $45,000. With 14% of students classified as having IEPs, this is a school built to support a population that often needs extra scaffolding.

Mount Eden-Claremont (West) is a working-class Bronx neighborhood where roughly a third of households live below the poverty line and the typical family earns about $45,000 a year. Homeownership is rare at under 5%, meaning this is overwhelmingly a renter community, and only about one in five households includes children. The 16% college-educated rate is low, but the area is densely residential and tightly connected by transit.

The 4 train at 170th Street is about a three-minute walk, with the 167th Street stop on the 4 line roughly six minutes away and the B/D lines at 167th Street about seven minutes on foot.