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John V Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School

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John V Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School ranks 155 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

155^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 87% of New York high schools

Summary

John V Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School is a public charter high school located in New York, NY, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 397 students. The school is part of the John V Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School District, which is ranked 104 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John V Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School has shown significant improvement in its statewide ranking over the years, moving from the bottom third of New York high schools in 2012-2013 to the top 13% in 2024-2025. The school's performance on Regents/Common Core exams is particularly impressive, with proficiency rates exceeding the state average by a wide margin in several subjects, including English Language Arts (94.55% vs. 75.29%), U.S. History and Government (96% vs. 75.03%), and Living Environment (90.63% vs. 56.7%). The school has also maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 84.3% to 85.1% in recent years, which is above the state average.

Despite serving a high-need population, with 93.45% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch and a high percentage of homeless students, John V Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School has been able to achieve strong academic outcomes and support its students' success. The school's focus on providing a supportive environment, targeted interventions, and a rigorous academic program appears to be effective in helping students overcome socioeconomic challenges and achieve at high levels. In comparison, nearby public schools such as Murry Bergtraum High School for Business Careers and Urban Assembly-Early Coll High School Emer Md lag behind John V Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School in academic performance.

373

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,547

Per pupil spending ?

93.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17 Battery Pl
New York, NY 10004-1207

(646) 993-1833

District: John V Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.4%

African American:

41.8%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2013 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (90% vs 68% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of New York high schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 47 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the New York average (14% vs 83%)

!High chronic absenteeism (100% vs 31% New York)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school90%

New York avg68%

155^th of 1,234

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Top 13%▲ up 38 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

104^th of 874John V Lindsay Wildcat Academy 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	155 of 1234	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	325 of 1242	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	301 of 1228	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	50.7	665 of 1207	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.0	585 of 1210	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	34.6	793 of 1221	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.3	679 of 1255	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.2	633 of 1255	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.8	664 of 1237	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.2	736 of 1217	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.2	760 of 1198	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.7	765 of 1165	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.9	621 of 1117	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.4	782 of 1086	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.4	806 of 1027	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.4	853 of 1002	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	10.2	899 of 986	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	16.6	804 of 935	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	105 of 713	85.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	213 of 1206	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	389 of 1219	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.0	631 of 1193	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.1	505 of 1176	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	19 of 885	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	73.5	162 of 815	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	141 of 791	82.2%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	13 of 607	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	85.1	26 of 493	94.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	66.0	261 of 1154	77.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	114 of 1201	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	71.8	278 of 1211	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	47.0	684 of 1190	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	609 of 1176	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	37 of 1149	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	64.8	296 of 1144	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	90 of 1130	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	76.0	200 of 1132	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	199 of 1095	81.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Homeless (2025)98th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)97th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)85th percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)77th percentile+26 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government96%+21 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts95%+19 vs state

Living Environment91%+34 vs state

Algebra I88%+32 vs state

Global History and Geography72%-4 vs state

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by a teacher on FaceBook
Monday, December 9, 2013

If you know any young person who wants to earn a high school diploma while working on an internship, JVL Wildcat Academy may be for you! Transfer applications are available for February 2014.

We offer a safe, welcoming, non-violent environment for all. Participate in student activities, trips, team sports, college trips, etc. while going to classes & working a 20-hour per week internship on alternate weeks:

• Hone your journalism, computer graphics or photography skills on the school newspaper or yearbook.

• Sample the work world with assignments in retail, health care, manufacturing, office support, animal care & welfare, community development, law & criminal justice, education, marketing & business, etc.

• Or learn about hydroponics and the restaurant business at our in-house culinary program.

You must have previously attended high school to transfer. Lottery applications are now being accepted for Spring 2014 admission.

• For students with more than 20 credits, call our Battery Place campus Admissions at 212-209-6006 or drop by for an application (17 Battery Place, first floor, corner of West St).

• All other students call our Hunts Point campus Admissions at 212-209-6119 or come in for an application (1239 Lafayette Ave, corner of Barretto St). Close Quote

by a teacher
Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Thinking about transferring to another high school? Need to return to school for a high school diploma? Got only a few high school credits, and want to get a good job, or join the Navy or go to college? Need some real work experience?

If you have less than 20 high school credits, come to an Open House at John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School's Hunts Point campus (1239 Lafayette Ave, 10474, corner of Barretto St) on Thursday, May 31, 2012 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.

If you have more than 20 high school credits, come to an Open House at John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School's Battery Park campus (17 Battery Place, 10004, corner of West St) on Thursday, June 7, 2012 from 11:00am to 2:00pm.

Meet our graduates, speak to staff members and fill out an application. Tour the building and get information about our internship program and joining our championship coed softball or men's basketball teams. Not to mention our high pass rates on Regents exams, or our ratings by our State and City authorizing bodies. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John V Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	17 Battery Pl	New York	10004	New York County	John V Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 993-1833	373	20	18.6	93.3%	6 (1.6%)	156 (41.8%)	203 (54.4%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	79.7	155^th of 1234 public high schools	87.4%		71.1	325^th of 1242 public high schools	73.8%	170			94.6			72.0	90.6	96.0	88.5				$23,547	$6,335	$17,211
Urban Assembly School Of Business For Young Women	Public	9-12	26 Broadway	New York	10004	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 668-0169	127	12	10.5	93.7%	6 (4.7%)	37 (29.1%)	80 (63.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	14.4	1077^th of 1234 public high schools	12.7%		11.2	1121^st of 1242 public high schools	9.7%	44		0.0	66.7	7.1	20.0	48.7	29.3	36.4	33.3	22.0	41.2		$34,833	$2,140	$32,693
Richard R Green High School Of Teaching	Public	9-12	7 Beaver St	New York	10004	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(646) 826-8174	405	27	15.0	61.0%	104 (25.7%)	65 (16.0%)	154 (38.0%)	45 (11.1%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	29 (7.2%)	48.6	663^rd of 1234 public high schools	46.3%		46.8	681^st of 1242 public high schools	45.2%	18	15.4	74.5	84.6	14.3		75.3	66.7	76.6	33.7	51.8	37.6	72.5	$27,740	$2,121	$25,619
Millennium High School	Public	9-12	75 Broad St	New York	10004	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 825-9008	685	45	15.3	43.8%	227 (33.1%)	40 (5.8%)	113 (16.5%)	261 (38.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	38 (5.5%)	85.5	49^th of 1234 public high schools	96.0%		83.6	60^th of 1242 public high schools	95.2%	11	84.9	97.8	95.6	40.0		98.8	57.1	98.9	86.2	87.4	79.6		$23,749	$1,296	$22,453
Leadership & Public Service High School	Public	9-12	90 Trinity Pl	New York	10006	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 346-0007	264	21	12.5	83.0%	7 (2.7%)	65 (24.6%)	164 (62.1%)	23 (8.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	16.9	1033^rd of 1234 public high schools	16.3%		26.5	895^th of 1242 public high schools	27.9%	138		20.0	57.5			61.5	27.8	66.2	9.3		12.0	20.9	$29,176	$2,451	$26,725
High School Of Economics & Finance	Public	9-12	100 Trinity Pl	New York	10006	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 346-0708	644	47	13.8	80.4%	59 (9.2%)	118 (18.3%)	338 (52.5%)	115 (17.9%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	46.3	694^th of 1234 public high schools	43.8%		48.1	660^th of 1242 public high schools	46.9%	34	26.2	44.2	90.5	44.4	38.5	85.2	40.8	86.3	46.7	51.9	30.5	58.2	$26,225	$2,396	$23,829
Murry Bergtraum High School For Business Careers	Public	9-12	411 Pearl St	New York	10038	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 964-9610	136	15	9.0	91.2%	4 (2.9%)	52 (38.2%)	72 (52.9%)	4 (2.9%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	15	1059^th of 1234 public high schools	14.2%		11.1	1124^th of 1242 public high schools	9.5%	65			65.0			59.5	15.8	54.8	12.8	37.5	5.0	40.0	$40,882	$3,555	$37,327
Urban Assembly-Early Coll High School Emer Md	Public, Magnet	9-12	411 Pearl St	New York	10038	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 225-0998	364	30	12.2	89.8%	14 (3.8%)	132 (36.3%)	204 (56.0%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	23.8	938^th of 1234 public high schools	24.0%		19.8	986^th of 1242 public high schools	20.6%	48		20.6	64.8		22.2	67.1	20.3	80.0	27.6	25.7		53.3	$27,892	$2,556	$25,337
Urban Assembly Maker Academy	Public	9-12	411 Pearl St	New York	10038	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 225-0890	535	49	10.8	73.5%	82 (15.3%)	139 (26.0%)	255 (47.7%)	40 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	28.9	874^th of 1234 public high schools	29.2%		28.9	863^rd of 1242 public high schools	30.5%	11		40.5	74.8		23.8	52.4	34.6	34.3	51.9	56.9	34.6	51.1	$28,854	$2,384	$26,470
Manhattan Early College School For Advertising	Public	9-12	411 Pearl St	New York	10038	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 225-0880	390	31	12.5	85.1%	9 (2.3%)	106 (27.2%)	233 (59.7%)	32 (8.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.5%)	30.5	854^th of 1234 public high schools	30.8%		41.5	739^th of 1242 public high schools	40.5%	115	9.0	77.4	79.7	16.7		69.1	42.1	70.2	25.4	47.7	31.3		$30,919	$2,898	$28,021

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John V Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School ranks 155^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 373 students attended John V Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School.

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Students at John V Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School are 54% Hispanic, 42% African American, 2% White, 1% American Indian.

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