Summary:
Dr. Richard Izquierdo Health and Science Charter School is the sole school in the Dr. Richard Izquierdo Health and Science Charter School District, serving grades 6-12 in the Bronx, New York. With a total enrollment of 708 students, the school faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its student population, which is predominantly economically disadvantaged.
The school's proficiency rates on state assessments and Regents exams are consistently lower than the statewide averages, particularly in core academic areas like English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, the 6th grade ELA proficiency rate is just 11.11%, compared to the state's 43.64%. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 34.1%, which may be contributing to its academic struggles. Over the past three years, the school's statewide ranking has declined, from 762 out of 1,190 high schools in 2021-2022 to 758 out of 1,242 high schools in 2023-2024.
Despite these challenges, the school does have some positive metrics, including a four-year graduation rate of 84.3% and a student-teacher ratio of 12.6 for the 2022-2023 school year. However, the school's high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients (92.09%) and its relatively high spending per student ($24,309) suggest that the school may need to implement significant improvements to address the academic and operational challenges it faces in order to provide its students with a high-quality education.
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