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Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School


At a glance
694thof 874 New York districts▲ 46
Better than 20% of New York districts
High 1Grades 6-12
2041 Madison Ave
New York, NY 10035
·(212) 328-9370·All New York district rankings →
Statewide performance 2019–2025
2025: better than 20.6% of districts
1
School
185
Students
Top rankedCapital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School901st of 1,234 New York high schools
Biggest riser
Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School up 258 spots statewide this year
Summary:

Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School is the only high school in this data set, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 242 students. The school is ranked 901 out of 1,234 New York high schools for the 2024-2025 school year and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other schools in the state.

The Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School has a relatively low 4-year graduation rate of 84.3% and a high chronic absenteeism rate of 31.5% for the 2023-2024 school year. The school's test scores on New York state assessments and Regents exams are generally below the state averages, with some exceptions, such as performing better than the state average on the Living Environment Regents exam in 2024-2025. Additionally, 83.06% of the school's students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.

Despite the school's low academic performance, it spends a relatively high amount per student at $36,154, which is higher than the state average. The school also has a low student-teacher ratio of 10.5 to 1, suggesting students may have more individualized attention, but this does not appear to be translating into better academic outcomes. Overall, the data suggests that Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School is facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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