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KIPP Nyc Washington Heights Academy Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1142^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of New York elementary schools

Summary

KIPP Nyc Washington Heights Academy Charter School is an elementary school serving 773 students in grades K-8 in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York. The school is part of the KIPP network of public charter schools and is known for its strong academic performance, particularly among high-need student populations.

KIPP Nyc Washington Heights Academy Charter School consistently outperforms the nearby traditional public schools in the New York City Geographic District #6 and New York City Geographic District #9 on state assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, KIPP's 3rd-grade English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rate was 47.89%, compared to 25-45% for the nearby public schools, and its 7th-grade Math proficiency rate was 77.88%, significantly higher than the 43-65% range of the nearby public schools.

Despite serving a high-need student population, with 94.05% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, KIPP Nyc Washington Heights Academy Charter School is able to achieve strong academic outcomes, particularly for subgroups like African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students. The school's performance on state assessments for these subgroups often ranks among the top schools in the state, indicating its ability to effectively support and educate these students. The school's consistent improvement over time, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, further demonstrates its commitment to providing a high-quality education to its diverse student body.

790

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,598

Per pupil spending ?

93.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21 Jumel Pl-Rm D109
New York, NY 10032

(212) 991-2620

District: KIPP Nyc Washington Heights Academy Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.9%

African American:

9.9%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 54th percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (59% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Above the New York median (53rd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

New York avg54%

Elementary school

1,142^nd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

477^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

358^th of 874KIPP Nyc Washington Heights 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	1142 of 2445	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	1037 of 2445	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	1142 of 2439	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.9	1621 of 2434	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	1661 of 2201	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	75.6	534 of 2413	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	322 of 2395	86.6%	★★★★☆
2017	77.0	469 of 2386	80.3%	★★★★☆
2016	63.9	799 of 2366	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.7	1086 of 2352	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.2	912 of 2345	61.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	276 of 928	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	36.4	582 of 927	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	160 of 1117	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	153 of 1066	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	48.2	412 of 1001	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	398 of 1027	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.8	121 of 860	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	160 of 938	82.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	1151 of 2409	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	998 of 2413	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	1029 of 2403	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.8	1528 of 2401	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.0	619 of 2357	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	363 of 2338	84.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	457 of 1569	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	369 of 1531	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	463 of 1429	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	678 of 1503	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.4	252 of 818	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.7	134 of 1315	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	90.1	73 of 1392	94.8%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	155 of 792	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	99 of 766	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	202 of 637	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	279 of 622	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	87.4	55 of 730	92.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	609 of 2098	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	60.4	641 of 2078	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	833 of 2041	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.7	1077 of 2099	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.5	482 of 1678	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	334 of 2032	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	90.6	99 of 2045	95.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	1073 of 2407	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	1069 of 2411	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.4	1220 of 2400	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	1661 of 2400	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.4	462 of 2358	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	285 of 2340	87.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	482 of 2134	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	522 of 2110	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.0	468 of 2016	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	50.8	758 of 2031	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.7	232 of 1859	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	289 of 1941	85.1%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	477 of 1500	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.4	378 of 1504	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	57.9	570 of 1500	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	516 of 1479	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	90.7	116 of 1439	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	85.9	155 of 1438	89.2%	★★★★☆
2017	81.8	198 of 1455	86.4%	★★★★☆
2016	81.4	198 of 1429	86.1%	★★★★☆
2015	53.4	598 of 1407	57.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	52 of 646	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	81.9	24 of 615	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	69.4	77 of 581	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	41 of 503	91.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	451 of 1457	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	442 of 1465	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	575 of 1463	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	513 of 1454	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	91.5	88 of 1370	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	92 of 1353	93.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	179 of 965	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	136 of 953	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	263 of 943	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	178 of 914	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	95.2	34 of 826	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	41 of 810	94.9%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	102 of 603	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	54 of 594	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	64.7	132 of 543	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	96.5	6 of 457	98.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	278 of 1283	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	134 of 1296	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	283 of 1288	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	258 of 1306	80.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	492 of 1455	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.5	331 of 1464	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	56.4	576 of 1464	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	497 of 1455	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.0	155 of 1366	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	284 of 1352	79.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	247 of 1298	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	168 of 1303	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	177 of 1307	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	194 of 1283	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	95 of 1139	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	76.3	124 of 1170	89.4%	★★★★☆

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

English Language Learner (2025)86th percentile+32 vs school

Homeless (2025)80th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)70th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile~ school

Female (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)92nd percentile+24 vs school

Homeless (2025)83rd percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile~ school

Male (2025)66th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I68%+12 vs state

Math63%+7 vs state

English Language Arts57%+4 vs state

Science48%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 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
KIPP Nyc Washington Heights Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	21 Jumel Pl-Rm D109	New York	10032	New York County	KIPP Nyc Washington Heights Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 991-2620	790	41	19.2	93.3%	8 (1.0%)	78 (9.9%)	679 (85.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.5%)	52.6	1142^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	53.3%		54.7	1037^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.6%	105	68.3	47.9	68.5	60.9	40.6	66.0	56.6	57.7	74.5	52.1	50.0	77.9		40.0	56.1	$21,598	$21,598	$00
Ps 8 Luis Belliard	Public	PK, KG-5	465 W 167th St	New York	10032	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 928-4157	354	24	14.8	92.9%	15 (4.2%)	15 (4.2%)	315 (89.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	16.2	2166^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.4%		25	1901^st of 2445 public elementary schools	22.2%	265		33.3	19.1	37.0				42.6	19.2	41.7				27.7		$35,293	$2,740	$32,553
Ps 128 Audubon	Public	PK, KG-5	560 W 169th St	New York	10032	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 927-0607	441	38	11.6	85.9%	14 (3.2%)	22 (5.0%)	394 (89.3%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	31.1	1737^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.0%		41.2	1406^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.5%	331		44.6	54.2	44.8				36.4	42.6	44.1				37.9		$38,600	$3,213	$35,387
Castle Bridge School	Public	PK, KG-5	560 W 169th St	New York	10032	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 740-4701	195	17	11.3	64.6%	32 (16.4%)	15 (7.7%)	139 (71.3%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	46.9	1274^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.9%		73	577^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.4%	697		50.0	66.7					50.0	60.0	40.0				60.0		$38,603	$1,912	$36,692
Whin Music Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	528 W 162nd St	New York	10032	New York County	Whin Music Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(844) 489-0817	464	49	9.4	87.3%	16 (3.4%)	58 (12.5%)	369 (79.5%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.6%)	27.1	1855^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.1%		37	1539^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.1%	316		50.0	42.6	46.9	46.7	52.1	50.0	45.8	27.8	33.3	25.0	46.9	37.5	34.0	47.8	$22,305	$721	$21,584
Ps 4 Duke Ellington	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W 160th St	New York	10032	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 928-0739	428	34	12.5	82.7%	13 (3.0%)	34 (7.9%)	368 (86.0%)	6 (1.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	51.3	1174^th of 2445 public elementary schools	52.0%		41.8	1393^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	43.0%	219		45.3	44.2	68.2				72.7	58.6	57.8				41.3		$36,740	$3,426	$33,314
Ps 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar	Public	PK, KG-5	175 W 166th St	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-6120	499	53	9.3	97.2%	12 (2.4%)	124 (24.8%)	351 (70.3%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	27.6	1845^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.5%		27.4	1827^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.3%	18		32.7	46.3	41.1				46.3	54.2	48.0				16.4		$37,657	$3,476	$34,181
Ps 115 Alexander Humboldt	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	586 W 177th St	New York	10033	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 927-9233	350	37	9.3	98.9%	11 (3.1%)	11 (3.1%)	322 (92.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	37.5	1533^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	37.3%		20.9	2035^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.8%	502		38.8	31.5	48.9				46.2	60.3	58.3				45.8		$38,458	$3,333	$35,125
Ps 173	Public	PK, KG-8	306 Ft Washington Ave	New York	10033	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 927-7850	597	45	13.2	88.4%	36 (6.0%)	28 (4.7%)	510 (85.4%)	14 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	27.3	1852^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	24.3%		22.3	1993^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	18.5%	141		20.0	55.1	42.4	32.4	19.1	22.7	31.7	51.8	37.1	29.0	47.9	70.4	39.3	55.6	$35,411	$3,267	$32,144
Ps 11 Highbridge	Public	PK, KG-5	1257 Ogden Ave	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-7553	386	36	10.7	94.0%	8 (2.1%)	103 (26.7%)	273 (70.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13	2243^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	8.3%		13.6	2255^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.8%	12		25.0	24.5	40.0				41.3	29.6	30.2				18.9		$40,119	$4,094	$36,025

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