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Future Leaders Institute Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

2039^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Future Leaders Institute Charter School is an elementary school serving grades K-8 in New York, NY, with 297 students. The school is part of the Future Leaders Institute Charter School District, which is ranked 667 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $16,039 to $23,126 per student, Future Leaders Institute Charter School has consistently low academic performance compared to the state average and nearby high-performing schools like KIPP Star College Prep and Harlem Village Academy West. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math were significantly below the state averages across all grade levels. The school has been ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools for the past several years and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's performance also varies significantly by student subgroup, with African American and Hispanic students performing better than the overall student population, while students with disabilities and economically disadvantaged students perform much worse. This indicates a need for the school to strengthen supports and interventions for its most vulnerable student populations. With high poverty rates, ranging from 87.79% to 93.94% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students. However, the nearby high-performing schools demonstrate that with the right educational model and supports, high-poverty students can achieve at high levels.

252

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,018

Per pupil spending ?

90.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

134 W 122nd St
New York, NY 10027

(212) 678-2868

District: Future Leaders Institute Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.7%

Hispanic:

28.6%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2014 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (45% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

New York avg53%

Elementary school

2,039^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

661^st of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

667^th of 874Future Leaders Institute Charter School among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	2039 of 2445	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	1915 of 2445	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	1751 of 2439	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	1735 of 2434	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	1461 of 2413	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	1505 of 2395	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.1	1689 of 2386	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.4	1751 of 2366	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.4	1672 of 2352	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.5	1585 of 2345	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.2	1589 of 2325	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	22.8	1909 of 2320	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.3	2092 of 2286	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.7	2020 of 2263	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.7	1534 of 2257	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.3	1551 of 2227	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.5	1601 of 2219	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.6	1638 of 2206	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	578 of 928	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	510 of 927	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.0	361 of 857	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	356 of 936	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.1	292 of 891	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	320 of 948	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	1824 of 2409	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	1716 of 2413	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	1604 of 2403	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	1696 of 2401	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.2	1226 of 2357	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	1313 of 2338	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	1022 of 1569	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.5	598 of 1531	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.6	1014 of 1503	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	518 of 792	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.4	304 of 766	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	88.1	45 of 637	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	36.0	412 of 622	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.7	130 of 730	82.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	33.3	1408 of 2078	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	1278 of 2099	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.8	591 of 2032	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	55.0	776 of 2045	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	2100 of 2407	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	2038 of 2411	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	1750 of 2400	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	1749 of 2400	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	1651 of 2358	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	1633 of 2340	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	1956 of 2134	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	1774 of 2110	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	1417 of 2016	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.8	1171 of 2031	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.4	912 of 1859	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.2	810 of 1941	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	661 of 1500	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.0	572 of 1504	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	587 of 1500	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	730 of 1479	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.7	600 of 1439	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.9	773 of 1438	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.4	877 of 1455	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.3	946 of 1429	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.6	646 of 1407	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	41.8	812 of 1401	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	27.1	1026 of 1373	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.6	996 of 1337	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.4	1033 of 1295	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.9	843 of 1243	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.8	768 of 1224	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.1	858 of 1185	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.4	954 of 1123	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.9	884 of 1095	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	153 of 676	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	162 of 705	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	150 of 696	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	178 of 706	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	112 of 653	82.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	576 of 1457	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	645 of 1465	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	510 of 1463	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.7	856 of 1454	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.7	645 of 1370	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.5	779 of 1353	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	185 of 965	80.8%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	216 of 603	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	112 of 594	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	90 of 543	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	45.8	239 of 487	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.0	56 of 457	87.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	72.6	244 of 1288	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	55.2	457 of 1306	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.9	236 of 1241	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	53.4	474 of 1245	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	791 of 1455	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.4	466 of 1464	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	726 of 1464	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	582 of 1455	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.8	560 of 1366	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	728 of 1352	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	447 of 1298	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	388 of 1303	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	48.8	539 of 1307	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.2	707 of 1283	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	843 of 1139	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.0	390 of 1170	66.7%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2025)38th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+18 vs school

Homeless (2025)35th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)32nd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)81st percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)77th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile+10 vs school

Homeless (2025)64th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%-5 vs state

Math47%-8 vs state

Science38%-7 vs state

Algebra I29%-28 vs state

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 242 Young Diplomats Magnet Academy (The)	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	134 W 122nd St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 678-2908	145	17	8.5	94.5%	2 (1.4%)	46 (31.7%)	92 (63.4%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	22.1	2018^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.5%		22.1	1999^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.2%	19			27.8	31.6	47.1				30.0	36.8	26.3				50.0		$48,798	$4,449	$44,349
Future Leaders Institute Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	134 W 122nd St	New York	10027	New York County	Future Leaders Institute Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 678-2868	252	21	12.0	90.5%	0 (0.0%)	173 (68.7%)	72 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	21.5	2039^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.6%		24.7	1915^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.7%	124	28.6		55.6	19.2	37.9	30.3	62.2	65.2	47.1	30.8	51.9	21.9	60.0	56.5	26.7	44.7	$27,018	$1,085	$25,933
Ps 76 A Phillip Randolph	Public	PK, KG-8	220 W 121st St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 678-2865	236	33	7.2	97.0%	25 (10.6%)	124 (52.5%)	83 (35.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	15.4	2184^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.7%		23.1	1971^st of 2445 public elementary schools	19.4%	213	3.2		37.5	18.8	42.9	21.4	26.3	60.0	37.5	12.5	35.7	30.8	11.8		33.3	43.5	$41,328	$4,422	$36,906
Harlem Village Academy West Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	74 W 124th St	New York	10027	New York County	Harlem Village Academy West Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 812-9700	446	18	24.7	89.0%	4 (0.9%)	318 (71.3%)	104 (23.3%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	96.8	34^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.6%		95.4	81^st of 2445 public elementary schools	96.7%	47			89.7	96.8					100.0	98.3							$31,757	$31,757	$00
Ps 149 Sojourner Truth	Public	PK, KG-8	41 W 117th St	New York	10026	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(646) 672-9020	249	29	8.6	94.4%	8 (3.2%)	107 (43.0%)	121 (48.6%)	9 (3.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	32.2	1706^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.2%		22	2001^st of 2445 public elementary schools	18.2%	295			40.0	38.5	56.5	9.1	47.1	47.6	71.4	76.9	45.8	12.0	65.0	68.9	33.3	26.7	$40,696	$3,780	$36,916
New York French-American Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	311 W 120th St	New York	10027	New York County	New York French-American Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 666-4134	286	18	15.8	80.4%	14 (4.9%)	209 (73.1%)	48 (16.8%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	44.6	1347^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.9%		48	1215^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.3%	132			58.6	71.4	51.4	59.1	68.8	70.6	42.4	57.1	42.1	45.5	48.6	65.7	37.8	76.5	$20,657	$844	$19,813
Ps 154 Harriet Tubman	Public	PK, KG-5	250 W 127th St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 864-2400	182	20	9.1	96.2%	5 (2.7%)	115 (63.2%)	59 (32.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	29	1803^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	26.3%		26.7	1855^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.1%	52			50.0	45.0	36.7				50.0	76.2	31.3				16.1		$50,960	$3,541	$47,419
Ps 180 Hugo Newman	Public	PK, KG-8	370 W 120th St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 678-2849	344	36	9.5	79.4%	38 (11.0%)	167 (48.5%)	135 (39.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.6	1283^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	47.5%		43.5	1339^th of 2445 public elementary schools	45.2%	56	10.0	0.0	50.0	64.0	64.3	44.4	36.4	42.1	55.0	46.2	42.9	33.3	36.4	35.0	46.4		$40,587	$4,009	$36,578
Stem Institute Of Manhattan	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	240 W 113th St	New York	10026	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 678-2898	140	18	7.8	95.0%	3 (2.1%)	75 (53.6%)	55 (39.3%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	19.7	2090^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.5%		28.7	1780^th of 2445 public elementary schools	27.2%	310			36.4	35.0	37.5				30.0	20.0	75.0				25.0		$53,505	$4,981	$48,524
Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 4	Public, Charter	K-7	240 W 113th St-3rd Fl	New York	10026	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 4	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 442-6500	391			83.4%	12 (3.1%)	191 (48.8%)	160 (40.9%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.6%)	94.8	87^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.4%		89.3	221^st of 2445 public elementary schools	91.0%	134			87.0	83.9	84.8	89.0	90.2		97.8	93.6	100.0	95.8	98.4		65.2		$23,882	$00	$23,882

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How many students attend Future Leaders Institute Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 252 students attended Future Leaders Institute Charter School.

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Future Leaders Institute Charter School ranks in the bottom 16.6% of New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Future Leaders Institute Charter School?

Students at Future Leaders Institute Charter School are 69% African American, 29% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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