The mission of the Bronx Preparatory Charter School is to prepare underserved middle and high school students for higher education, community involvement and lifelong success through a structured, caring environment of high academic expectations. We strive to develop seven core values in our scholars (The 7 Cs): curiosity, commitment, competence, character, confidence, caring and community.
From humble beginnings in September 2000, with eight rented classrooms in a church basement and an enrollment of 100 students, we now have 700 students matriculating in our own $20 million state-of-the-art facility. Every Bronx Prep graduate has earned admission into college. Our alumni currently attend more than 50 colleges across the country, including Stanford, MIT, Swarthmore, Georgetown, Howard, University of Virginia, Wellesley, and various SUNY and CUNY campuses.
At Bronx Prep, we are preparing 100% of our scholars each day for college and beyond. Since 2000, we have been educating underserved children in the South Bronx, and as we come to the end of our 11th year, five graduating classes have left our doors for higher education and lifelong learning. Eighty percent of our alumni are persisting in college, and our first class of graduates have blazed a trail to college graduation, defying the odds and carrying out Bronx Prep’s mission. Our graduates and their accomplishments inspire us to better serve our community of scholars and to prepare them to follow in the same footsteps – college-ready and college-bound!
Feel free to take a closer look at the work we do here toward these goals, celebrate our achievements to date, witness our scholars in action, or just to catch up on the latest news. We welcome you to join us in the work that is changing the trajectory of lives and outcomes for our students and the community in which they live.
Now Accepting Applications for our 5th Grade Lottery
Information sessions will be held for prospective parents at the school throughout the winter and spring. The application is available at our front desk and on our site. Read more about the info sessions and download the application here.
2nd Annual Dodgeball Tournament – Sunday, February 12
The Bronx Prep Council will host a Dodgeball Tournament from 2 PM to 4PM at Xavier HS Gym, 30 W. 16th Street in Manhattan. Council members, teachers and students will form teams and play to the finish to support Bronx Prep! To register your team, click here. If you already have a team and you’re ready to donate, click here.
Bronx Prep Says Thank You
As Bronx Prep’s Annual Appeal season winds down, Bronx Prep alumni and students have a message for donors:
