Icahn Charter School 2
- 1640 BRONXDALE AVE, Bronx
- Grades K-8
- Brenda Carrasquillo, Principal
- 718-828-6107
About
Icahn Charter School 2 serves 339 students in elementary and middle school grades (K-8) in the Bronx, a size near the citywide 25th percentile for enrollment. The school reports strong academic outcomes, with 92 percent of students demonstrating ELA proficiency and 87 percent demonstrating math proficiency, both well above the citywide median for Grade 3-8 state tests. The school's Economic Need Index is 68 percent, which is near the 25th percentile citywide, indicating a lower level of economic hardship among its students compared to many other schools. The percentage of English Language Learners is 4 percent and students with Individualized Education Programs is 10 percent, both below the 25th percentile citywide. The school describes its mission as cultivating a climate of collaborative excellence and adopting a holistic approach to teaching and learning that addresses academic, social, and emotional needs. It emphasizes individualized learning environments and a Core Knowledge Curriculum that promotes innovation and creativity. The school also reports a 0 percent suspension rate. Parent and student survey results are not available for this school.
Sources (4)
Academics
State test proficiency rates and acceleration.
ELA proficiency
92%
Math proficiency
87%
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
NYC School Survey, 2025-26
Overall positive % is averaged across every Pos/Neg survey question per respondent group (school year 2025-2026). 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
25%
Suspension rate
0%
Teachers[7]
Teachers with 4+ years' experience
81%
Students per teacher
13:1
Teaching out of certification
52%
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]
- Asian 15%
- Black 31%
- Hispanic 48%
- White 3%
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
339
Economic Need Index
68%
Free / reduced lunch
66%
English learners
4%
Students with IEPs
10%
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
$6.5MStudents: 342
8th percentile citywide
Total spend per student
$18,988
3rd percentile citywide · city median $33,357
Location & commute
Where the school is and how to get there.