Summary:
Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School is the sole elementary school (grades K-4) serving the Bronx, New York area, with a total enrollment of 371 students. The school's student population is predominantly Hispanic (73.05%) and African American (19.14%), and a significant majority (87.87%) of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating high levels of economic disadvantage.
Academically, the school's performance is a mixed bag. While 4th-grade students outperform the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, 3rd-grade students and the school as a whole lag behind state averages in both ELA and mathematics. The school's mathematics proficiency rates, in particular, are significantly below the state level, suggesting a need to strengthen the math curriculum and instructional practices. Despite spending $17,889 per student, which is higher than the state average, the school is ranked 1706 out of 2439 New York elementary schools and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
The high poverty levels and the academic performance concerns at Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School highlight the need for the school to closely examine its resource allocation, support systems, and instructional strategies to better serve its predominantly economically disadvantaged student population and improve overall student outcomes.
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