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Sisulu-Walker Charter School Of Harlem

Q: Is Sisulu-Walker Charter School Of Harlem a good school?

Sisulu-Walker Charter School Of Harlem ranks 626 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

626^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Sisulu-Walker Charter School Of Harlem is an elementary school located in New York, NY that serves 156 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school consistently outperforms the state average in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA), Math, and Science, with particularly strong results in 5th grade.

Sisulu-Walker Charter School Of Harlem stands out for its exceptional academic performance, especially for underserved student populations. The school ranks highly among New York elementary schools for African American students, students with special education needs, and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds. It also performs well for homeless students, ranking 110 out of 766 New York elementary schools in 2023-2024. The school's strong results may be attributed to its relatively high per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio compared to the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, Success Academy Charter School - Norwood and KIPP Star College Prep Charter School also demonstrate impressive academic performance, particularly in Math. However, Sisulu-Walker Charter School Of Harlem maintains a higher overall ranking among New York elementary schools and outperforms these nearby schools in 5th grade ELA and Science. The school has also shown consistent improvement in its statewide ranking over the years, further solidifying its position as a high-performing educational institution in the Harlem community.

152

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,701

Per pupil spending ?

84.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

71-111 Convent Ave
New York, NY 10027

(212) 663-8216

District: Sisulu-Walker Charter School Of Harlem

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.1%

Hispanic:

22.4%

American Indian:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 86th percentile in 2022 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (68% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Above the New York median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 86th-percentile peak (2022) to 74th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

New York avg55%

626^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 36 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

227^th of 874Sisulu-Walker Charter School Of Harlem 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	72.6	626 of 2445	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	814 of 2445	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.6	577 of 2439	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	347 of 2434	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	667 of 2201	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.7	406 of 2413	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	61.1	918 of 2395	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.6	848 of 2386	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.4	1155 of 2366	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	39.6	1459 of 2352	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.2	1503 of 2345	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.1	1489 of 2325	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.6	1567 of 2320	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.9	1447 of 2286	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.7	1404 of 2263	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	67.4	814 of 2257	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	77.1	427 of 2227	80.8%	★★★★☆
2006	52.3	1301 of 2206	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	99 of 928	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	133 of 857	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	89.4	66 of 891	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	74.0	186 of 948	80.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	619 of 2409	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	58.2	917 of 2413	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.0	554 of 2403	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	354 of 2401	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	456 of 2357	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	58.4	992 of 2338	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	74.1	110 of 766	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	96.0	24 of 730	96.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	144 of 2098	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	77.8	311 of 2078	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	267 of 2099	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	78.5	219 of 1678	86.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	660 of 2407	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	64.8	762 of 2411	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.6	577 of 2400	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	370 of 2400	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	366 of 2358	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	63.6	815 of 2340	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	254 of 2134	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	96.6	52 of 1859	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	69.2	343 of 1941	82.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)89th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile+14 vs school

Homeless (2024)86th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile~ school

Male (2025)73rd percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Science71%+26 vs state

English Language Arts70%+15 vs state

Math64%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (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 Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I 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
Sisulu-Walker Charter School Of Harlem	Public, Charter	K-5	71-111 Convent Ave	New York	10027	New York County	Sisulu-Walker Charter School Of Harlem	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 663-8216	152	12	12.6	84.9%	1 (0.7%)	108 (71.1%)	34 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	72.6	626^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.4%		63.5	814^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.7%	188				66.7	61.1	80.0				71.4	50.0	68.0				70.8		$24,701	$595	$24,106
Ps 129 John H Finley	Public	PK, KG-5	425 W 130th St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5932	229	21	11.0	97.4%	6 (2.6%)	90 (39.3%)	125 (54.6%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	16.6	2158^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.7%		27.4	1826^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.3%	332				21.7	38.7	51.9				16.0	31.3	38.5				14.3		$47,591	$3,812	$43,778
Ps 161 Pedro Albizu Campos	Public	K-8	499 W 133rd St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5945	527	55	9.5	95.1%	10 (1.9%)	100 (19.0%)	405 (76.9%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	37.7	1529^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.5%		15.6	2202^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	9.9%	673			31.3	50.0	62.9	47.6	46.6	40.0	38.1	44.4	41.0	34.0	56.3	43.9	26.8	26.5	30.7	$39,652	$3,924	$35,728
Teachers College Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	168 Morningside Ave	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	No	(212) 316-8080	295	29	10.2	75.3%	23 (7.8%)	129 (43.7%)	114 (38.6%)	6 (2.0%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.0%)	16 (5.4%)	65.5	809^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.9%		62.8	827^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.2%	18	44.4	66.7	27.0	69.2	73.7	82.4	42.4	71.4	56.7	61.5	81.3	82.4	21.1	82.8		81.3	33.3	$32,179	$2,787	$29,392
Ps 92 Mary McLeod Bethune	Public	PK, KG-5	222 W 134th St	New York	10030	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5915	165	18	9.1	95.2%	7 (4.2%)	73 (44.2%)	76 (46.1%)	4 (2.4%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	57.6	1000^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.1%		36.2	1556^th of 2445 public elementary schools	36.4%	556				13.3	55.0	73.7				40.0	76.2	68.4				57.9		$54,839	$4,345	$50,495
Ps 192 Jacob H Schiff	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W 138th St	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 775-9560	224	20	11.3	94.2%	6 (2.7%)	6 (2.7%)	209 (93.3%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.6	774^th of 2445 public elementary schools	68.3%		75.9	514^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.0%	260				60.9	35.7	52.9				85.2	83.9	75.0				68.8		$44,204	$4,787	$39,417
Ps 125 Ralph Bunche	Public	PK, KG-5	425 W 123rd St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 666-6400	260	24	10.6	58.8%	58 (22.3%)	75 (28.8%)	86 (33.1%)	22 (8.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)	85	302^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	87.6%		82.5	372^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	84.8%	70				93.8	87.5	69.6				93.8	93.8	62.5				68.2		$40,185	$3,610	$36,575
KIPP Star College Prep Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	433 W 123rd St-4th Fl	New York	10027	New York County	KIPP Star College Prep Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 991-2650	748	40	18.7	86.9%	16 (2.1%)	408 (54.5%)	285 (38.1%)	7 (0.9%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.2%)	75.1	553^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	77.4%		75.7	520^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.7%	33			73.7	93.7	86.3	69.7	52.1	69.2	72.6	98.4	96.0	52.1	61.1	86.8		50.6	66.7	$22,647	$22,647	$00
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 36 Margaret Douglas	Public	PK, KG-5	123 Morningside Dr	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5807	272	34	7.9	88.2%	8 (2.9%)	93 (34.2%)	152 (55.9%)	11 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	28.5	1815^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.8%		33.4	1642^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	32.8%	173				51.6	37.9	50.0				53.1	34.4	41.7				20.8		$46,929	$3,183	$43,747

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How many students attend Sisulu-Walker Charter School Of Harlem?

In the 2024-25 school year, 152 students attended Sisulu-Walker Charter School Of Harlem.

Is Sisulu-Walker Charter School Of Harlem a good school?

Sisulu-Walker Charter School Of Harlem ranks 626^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sisulu-Walker Charter School Of Harlem?

Students at Sisulu-Walker Charter School Of Harlem are 71% African American, 22% Hispanic, 3% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

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