Family Life Academy Charter School II
- 296 EAST 140 STREET, Bronx
- Grades K-8
- 718-410-8100
About
Family Life Academy Charter School II serves students in grades K-8 in the Bronx and operates as a charter school. With an enrollment of 857 students, it is well above the citywide median, near the 75th percentile for school size. The school serves a student population with a high Economic Need Index of 93.0 percent, which is well above the citywide median, near the 75th percentile. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 93.0 percent. English Language Learners make up 16.0 percent of the student body, which is near the citywide median, while 18.0 percent of students have an Individualized Education Program, near the 25th percentile. In academic outcomes for grades 3-8, 56.0 percent of students demonstrated ELA proficiency, which is at the citywide median. Math proficiency was 44.0 percent, below the citywide median, near the 25th percentile. The school's accelerated coursework rate of 54.0 percent is well above the citywide median, near the 75th percentile. Parent and student survey results are not available for this school.
Sources (4)
Academics
State test proficiency rates and acceleration.
ELA proficiency
56%
Math proficiency
44%
Proficiency rates are from the Grade 3–8 NYS state test (school-level).
Attendance rate
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Avg class size (general ed)
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Avg class size (ICT)
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Community & climate
Demographics, attendance, school survey results, and DOE quality ratings.
Quality signals
Operational health
Attendance
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Chronic absenteeism
40%
Suspension rate
2%
Teachers[7]
Teachers with 4+ years' experience
69%
Students per teacher
18:1
Teaching out of certification
59%
Teacher experience and certification from the NYSED School Report Card (2024–25); students per teacher = enrollment ÷ reported teachers. Fewer than 4 years counts as inexperienced.
Student body
Race / ethnicity[4]
- Black 26%
- Hispanic 73%
School-level totals; may not sum to 100% due to rounding and small subgroup suppression.
Gender[4]
- Female 54%
- Male 46%
Female / male shares as published by the DOE; other gender identities aren’t reported in the source data.
Enrollment
857
Economic Need Index
93%
Free / reduced lunch
93%
English learners
16%
Students with IEPs
18%
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
$16.6MStudents: 858
63rd percentile citywide
Total spend per student
$19,328
3rd percentile citywide · city median $33,357
Location & commute
Where the school is and how to get there.