Academic Leadership Charter School
Strong Growth + Strong OutcomesPersistent High GrowthBronx · K-8 · DBN: 84X491 · Charter School
Location
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Address: 677 EAST 141 STREET, BRONX, NY 10454
Grades Served: 0K,01,02,03,04,05
Principal: Norma Hurwitz/Leena Varghese
Phone: 718-585-4215
Neighborhood: Mott Haven-Port Morris
Council District: 8
2024-25 Metrics
Impact Score91%
Student growthabove median (50%)
Performance Score82%
Absolute outcomesabove median (49%)
Economic Need Index92%
Poverty indicatorabove median (87%)
Enrollment338
Students
Year-over-Year Change
Impact Score
2023-24
86%
2024-25
91%
Performance Score
2023-24
78%
2024-25
82%
Note: Year-over-year changes may reflect cohort differences, not actual school improvement.
Additional Metrics
Student Attendance: 91%
Teacher Attendance: 95%
Principal Tenure: 13 years
Teachers 3+ Years: 90%
Instruction Rating: Excellent
Safety Rating: Good
Families Rating: Excellent
Survey Results (% Positive)
Instruction/Learning: 87%
Safety: 74%
School Leadership: 84%
Student Support: 81%
Communication: 97%
Family Involvement: 92%
Family-School Trust: 98%
Survey results reflect responses from families, teachers, and students. Higher percentages indicate more positive responses.
Similar Schools
Schools with similar Economic Need (±5%) and enrollment (±20%)
P.S./I.S. 157 The Benjamin Franklin Health & Science Academy
Brooklyn
Impact: 36%ENI: 92%
P.S. 057 Hubert H. Humphrey
Staten Island
Impact: 33%ENI: 92%
P.S. 506: The School of Journalism & Technology
Brooklyn
Impact: 43%ENI: 93%
I.S. 49 Berta A. Dreyfus
Staten Island
Impact: 39%ENI: 91%
Data Limitations
- Only 2 years of Impact Score data available (2023-24, 2024-25)
- Impact Score methodology not fully disclosed by NYC DOE
- Cannot determine causation - only patterns and correlations
- No student mobility data (selection effects cannot be ruled out)
- Many schools change category year-over-year