Family Life Academy Charter School III
- 370 Gerard Avenue, Bronx
- Grades K-5
- 718-410-8100
About
Family Life Academy Charter School III is an elementary school in the Bronx, serving grades K-5. With an enrollment of 168 students, it is a small school, well below the citywide 25th percentile for enrollment. The student population includes a high percentage of English Language Learners at 27 percent, which is above the citywide 75th percentile. Additionally, 95 percent of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students with an Individualized Education Program is 10 percent, which is well below the citywide 25th percentile. In terms of academic proficiency, 47 percent of students were proficient in ELA and 49 percent were proficient in Math, both of which are roughly at the citywide median for elementary schools. Parent and student survey results are not available for this school.
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Academics
State test proficiency rates and acceleration.
ELA proficiency
47%
Math proficiency
49%
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
43%
Suspension rate
4%
Teachers[7]
Teachers with 4+ years' experience
45%
Students per teacher
15:1
Teaching out of certification
78%
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 23%
- Hispanic 76%
- White 1%
School-level totals; may not sum to 100% due to rounding and small subgroup suppression.
Gender[4]
- Female 57%
- Male 43%
Female / male shares as published by the DOE; other gender identities aren’t reported in the source data.
Enrollment
168
Economic Need Index
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Free / reduced lunch
95%
English learners
27%
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
$3.8MStudents: 163
1st percentile citywide
Total spend per student
$23,583
8th percentile citywide · city median $33,357
Location & commute
Where the school is and how to get there.