Icahn Charter School 6
Grades K-8 · 1701 Fulton Avenue · Bronx
Jason Cartagena, Principal · 718-294-1706
About
Icahn Charter School 6, serving grades K-8 in the Bronx, is widely recognized for its exceptional academic performance and rigorous educational approach. The school consistently achieves ELA and Math proficiency rates (80% and 77% respectively) that are well above the citywide median and near the 75th percentile for all NYC schools. Its accelerated coursework rate of 58% also places it near the top quartile citywide. The school employs a Core Knowledge curriculum within an extended school day and year, fostering a culture of high expectations. Parents frequently praise the dedicated staff, effective communication, and the principal's leadership. The school maintains small class sizes, reportedly never exceeding 18 students, and provides targeted academic assistance to students needing extra support. Serving a predominantly high-needs population, the school has earned a 2024 National Blue Ribbon School award, highlighting its overall academic excellence.
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Academics
State test proficiency rates and acceleration.
ELA proficiency
80%
Math proficiency
77%
Proficiency rates are from the Grade 3–8 NYS state test (school-level).
Attendance rate
Community & climate
Demographics, attendance, school survey results, and DOE quality ratings.
Quality signals
Overall positive % is averaged across every Pos/Neg survey question per respondent group (school year 2023-2024). Survey topics are the DOE’s framework measures (each the average favorable response across its questions; expand a topic to see them and the citywide average); the dimension scores themselves are no longer in the public data file.[3]
Operational health
Attendance
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Chronic absenteeism
Financials
[8]What this school has to spend, and what it spends it on. Spending is not a measure of quality. Schools serving more students with higher needs receive more money.
Charter schools manage their own budgets rather than receiving a school allocation from the DOE, so the staffing and supplies breakdown the DOE publishes for district schools is not published for this school.
Spending
Total spend
$6.0MStudents: 299
Location & commute
Where the school is and how to get there.