Bronx high school recognized as one of the best in the country
BY JASON COHEN
In the midst of the
coronavirus pandemic,
a recent report named a
Bronx high school as one
of the best in the nation.
International Leadership
Charter High School
at 3030 Riverdale Ave. in
Kingsbridge, was a recipient
of the 2020 Best
of The Bronx Award in
the Secondary Schools
category by the Bronx
Award Program.
The International
Leadership Charter High
School is a high performing
college-preparatory
high school dedicated to
providing students from
the Bronx with an exceptional
high school education.
On April 21, U.S. News
and World Report issued
it national rankings on
best high schools. The International
Leadership
Charter High School was
in the top third of the
548 New York City high
schools and in the top 2.5
percent of 17,792 schools
on U.S. News’s national
Math and Reading Performance
ranking.
“As the fi rst charter
high school that was established
in the Bronx
on Sept. 11, 2006, we had
a unique opportunity
and an obligation to be
intentional in the implementation
of an academically
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rigorous college
prep sequence to provide
a superior high school
education,” said Dr.
Elaine Ruiz Lopez, CEO
and founder.
The school’s performance
in math and reading,
shows it is one of the
most effective schools in
the country at preparing
low-income students for
end of grade state assessments.
Additionally, International
Leadership’s
four year graduation
rate of 95 percent from
2017 to 2018 ranked in
the top 25 percent of public
high schools in New
York and it has a college
admissions rate of 100
percent.
The charter high
school has been consistently
recognized by
U.S. News and World Report:
Best High Schools
from 2013 through 2020
for its student achievement
outcomes, graduation
rates and performance
on NYS Regents
exams. Furthermore, International
Leadership
ranked among America’s
Top High Schools in 2018:
Beating the Odds for Low
Income Students. In 2014,
Newsweek ranked International
Leadership as
number 137 in the nation
for Beating the Odds
for Students Living in
Poverty in its 2014 “Top
High Schools” Special
Edition.
“Our mission is to
implement an academically
rigorous curriculum
to elevate students’
intellectual capacity
and provide a superior
college prep experience
that prepares our scholars
for four-year colleges
and universities of
their choice,” Ruiz Lopez
said. “Our student performance
outcomes have
consistently exceeded
city and statewide graduation
rates, outperformed
on the New York
State Regents exams and
focused on the development
of leadership skills
with a commitment to
community service.”
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International Leadership Charter High School in Kingsbridge
was recently recognized as one of the top school’s in the
nation.
Photo courtesy of International Leadership Charter High School
On April 19, Councilman Andy King and the NYPD 45th
Precinct donated meals to seniors in Co-op City. The
food donations were made possible by City Meals on
Wheels. Each person received three meals and a total
of 7,500 meals were given out during the event. Five
sections in Co-op City were covered by the food donations,
so seniors did not have to leave their section
to get needed food. Visit BXTIMES.com to see more
photos of the donation event. Photo by Jewel Webber
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