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About Excellence Community Schools

Excellence Community Schools (ECS) is a 3-time National Blue Ribbon School Recipient. We are a charter management, non-profit organization serving K-8 students in the Bronx, NY and Stamford, CT. Our network of 17 tuition-free schools includes co-educational elementary and middle schools at Bronx Charter School for Excellence 1-5,  single-gender classes at Bronx Charter School for Excellence 6-8, and Stamford Charter School for Excellence.

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In 2012, Bronx Excellence 1 was the first charter school in the Bronx to receive a National Blue Ribbon, awarded by the United States Department of Education in the category of "Exemplary High Performing Schools." Our success continued in 2023, when both Bronx Excellence 2 and Stamford Excellence were also recognized as National Blue Ribbon Schools. 

Expecting Excellence from Our Scholars

Each of our schools offers a collaborative learning environment and a rigorous curriculum rooted in evidence-based best practices. We have high expectations for all of our scholars and support them by providing individualized attention to meet each child's academic needs. Literacy and mathematics are a core focus of our curriculum, with more than two hours per day spent on language arts and math.

Beyond Excellence Community Schools

Since 2013 our scholars have been accepted to specialized high schools including, but not limited to, Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, Brooklyn Tech, and LaGuardia. Independent and Catholic school acceptances include, but are not limited to, Fordham Preparatory School, Choate Rosemary Hall, Berkshire, Concord Academy, Loomis Chaffee, Episcopal High School (VA), Marymount School, Rye Country Day School, All Hallows, Cardinal Hayes, lona Preparatory School, Mount St. Michael Academy, Cristo Rey, St. Jean Baptiste, Preston & Xavier.

Our alumni are accepted into colleges and universities that include: University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business, Brown University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Loyola University - Maryland, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rutgers University, Seton Hall University, Penn State University, Wesleyan University, and UNC-Chapel Hill.

Uplifting Generations of Excellence

Through the replication of our learning model and expansion of our schools, we aim to provide quality educational programs to students and families in high-need neighborhoods and communities. We are committed to using the power of education to elevate every student, family, and the surrounding communities we serve at Bronx Excellence 1-8 and Stamford Excellence.

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