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Opportunity Charter School is a public charter high school serving grades 6-12 in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, with a student population of 379. The school has a predominantly minority student body, with 51.98% African American and 45.91% Hispanic students.
Despite its high per-student spending of $28,640, Opportunity Charter School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing high schools in New York state, ranking 1221 out of 1,228 in the 2022-2023 school year. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels. Additionally, the school struggles with high poverty rates, with 91.56% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, as well as high chronic absenteeism, with 42.8% of students chronically absent. Opportunity Charter School's four-year graduation rates, ranging from 72.9% to 88.4% over the past five years, are also well below the state and district averages.
When compared to nearby public schools, such as Columbia Secondary School, which is located just 0.62 miles away and ranked 55th out of 1,228 high schools in New York, Opportunity Charter School significantly underperforms. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education students, who rank in the bottom 10-20% of high schools in the state. Despite the high spending, Opportunity Charter School's performance has remained consistently low over the past decade, with little to no improvement in its statewide ranking or academic proficiency rates.
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