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Neighborhood Charter School Of Harlem

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Neighborhood Charter School Of Harlem ranks 845 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

845^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Neighborhood Charter School Of Harlem is a public charter elementary school serving 596 students in grades K-8 in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. The school is part of the Neighborhood Charter School Of Harlem District, which is ranked 191 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 4-star rating.

Neighborhood Charter School Of Harlem consistently outperforms the state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 74% of 8th graders at the school were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 52.38%. In Math, 89.36% of 8th graders at Neighborhood Charter School Of Harlem were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 46.74%. The school also performs exceptionally well in Regents exams, with 90.24% proficiency in Living Environment and 90.48% proficiency in Algebra I, both significantly higher than the state averages.

When compared to nearby district schools, such as Ps 161 Pedro Albizu Campos, Neighborhood Charter School Of Harlem significantly outperforms them in academic proficiency, student group performance, and other key metrics. This highlights the effectiveness of the charter school model in providing a high-quality education to students in the Harlem community. The school's strong performance, effective teaching practices, and commitment to equity make it a model for other schools in the area.

623

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,328

Per pupil spending ?

92.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

691 St Nicholas Ave
New York, NY 10031

(646) 701-7117

District: Neighborhood Charter School Of Harlem

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.9%

African American:

38.4%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 93rd percentile in 2016 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (67% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Above the New York median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2016

!U.S. History and Government scores 24 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

New York avg56%

Elementary school

845^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 27 pts since 2016

From top 7% (2016) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

164^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 4 pts since 2019

From top 7% (2019) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

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191^st of 874Neighborhood 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	845 of 2445	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.5	792 of 2445	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	86.0	313 of 2439	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	605 of 2434	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	341 of 2413	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	308 of 2395	87.1%	★★★★☆
2017	86.2	240 of 2386	89.9%	★★★★☆
2016	88.6	168 of 2366	92.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	89.1	73 of 857	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	80.1	137 of 936	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	88.4	75 of 891	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	54 of 948	94.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	105 of 1117	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	67.1	188 of 1066	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	90 of 1001	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	62.5	244 of 1027	76.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	909 of 2409	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.4	686 of 2413	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	356 of 2403	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	626 of 2401	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	311 of 2357	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	401 of 2338	82.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	263 of 1569	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	254 of 1531	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	89.6	92 of 1429	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	82.8	156 of 1503	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	92.1	68 of 1315	94.8%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	163 of 792	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	169 of 766	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	72 of 637	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	109 of 622	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	90.6	44 of 730	94.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	580 of 2098	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	349 of 2078	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	92.2	117 of 2041	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	82.0	235 of 2099	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	89.3	156 of 2032	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	107 of 2045	94.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	732 of 2407	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	925 of 2411	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.5	307 of 2400	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	593 of 2400	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	430 of 2358	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	261 of 2340	88.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	400 of 2134	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	291 of 2110	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	89.8	110 of 2016	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	87.3	122 of 2031	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	76 of 1859	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	58 of 1941	97.0%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	164 of 1500	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	236 of 1504	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	231 of 1500	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	339 of 1479	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	92.1	106 of 1439	92.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	81.6	93 of 705	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	72 of 696	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	104 of 706	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	94.9	35 of 653	94.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	86.8	16 of 615	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	74.7	59 of 591	90.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	146 of 1457	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	71.5	355 of 1465	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	269 of 1463	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	353 of 1454	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.0	151 of 1370	89.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.9	59 of 965	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	71 of 953	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	87.3	78 of 943	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	74.0	158 of 914	82.7%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	98.5	13 of 603	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	77.9	69 of 543	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	90.3	26 of 487	94.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	83.8	143 of 1296	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	89.3	94 of 1288	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	77.4	195 of 1306	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	95.8	55 of 1241	95.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	200 of 1455	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	186 of 1464	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	243 of 1464	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	320 of 1455	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	92.8	92 of 1366	93.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	33 of 1298	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	27 of 1303	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	57 of 1307	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	49 of 1283	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	16 of 1139	98.6%	★★★★★

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

African American (2023)91st percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)91st percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile+16 vs school

Homeless (2025)79th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Homeless (2025)98th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)97th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)97th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)89th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2024)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I90%+34 vs state

Living Environment90%+34 vs state

Math75%+20 vs state

English Language Arts62%+9 vs state

U.S. History and Government51%-24 vs state

Science37%-8 vs state

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I think the structure and commitment of this organization is very beneficial for developing our youth .They will excel with their new campus next year. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (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 Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics 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
Neighborhood Charter School Of Harlem	Public, Charter	K-8	691 St Nicholas Ave	New York	10031	New York County	Neighborhood Charter School Of Harlem	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 701-7117	623			92.9%	11 (1.8%)	239 (38.4%)	342 (54.9%)	10 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.4%)	64.3	845^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.4%		64.5	792^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	67.6%	53			90.2		51.3	90.5	59.3	57.8	51.8	68.3	64.2	74.0	79.3	66.1	60.7	80.4	78.9	89.4	36.5		$32,328	$2,252	$30,075
Ps 153 Adam Clayton Powell	Public	PK, KG-5	1750 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 927-8611	387	29	13.5	89.1%	22 (5.7%)	77 (19.9%)	275 (71.1%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	18.2	2126^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.0%		37.2	1534^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.3%	592							23.3	31.7	19.4				46.8	39.6	42.9				27.9		$37,407	$3,085	$34,322
William Lynch School (The)	Public	PK, KG-6	1750 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 862-9940	315	29	10.6	68.3%	61 (19.4%)	65 (20.6%)	177 (56.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	47.5	1257^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.6%		59.2	921^st of 2445 public elementary schools	62.3%	336							52.5	41.9	50.0	28.6			70.7	39.4	71.9	45.2			59.4		$32,907	$2,776	$30,131
Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 5	Public, Charter	K-8	301 W 140th St-3rd Fl	New York	10030	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 5	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 380-2580	733			81.9%	12 (1.6%)	473 (64.5%)	207 (28.2%)	17 (2.3%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	13 (1.8%)	95	83^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	96.6%		94	116^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.3%	33	86.7	98.0		24.3		99.1	81.8	88.0	88.5	90.0	97.6		98.5	96.4	98.4	98.0	97.5		63.9		$18,738	$00	$18,738
Ps 123 Mahalia Jackson	Public	PK, KG-8	301 W 140th St	New York	10030	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 342-6200	394	47	8.3	97.2%	16 (4.1%)	183 (46.4%)	183 (46.4%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	15.5	2181^st of 2445 public elementary schools	10.8%		19.2	2088^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.6%	93							29.4	43.8	40.0	29.7	20.0	45.0	35.3	36.8	30.0	18.9	20.6	20.0	21.2	20.0	$41,444	$3,756	$37,688
Ps 194 Countee Cullen	Public	PK, KG-5	244 W 144th St	New York	10030	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5954	144	17	8.4	100.0%	3 (2.1%)	81 (56.3%)	55 (38.2%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	10.9	2288^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.4%		22.6	1984^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.9%	304							14.3	38.1	27.3				40.9	31.8	8.3				20.8		$52,745	$3,011	$49,734
Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower School	Public	K-5	276 W 151st St	New York	10039	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 368-8731	134	12	11.4	93.3%	0 (0.0%)	102 (76.1%)	27 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	36.2	1576^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.5%		27.2	1835^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.9%	259							46.4	68.4	65.2				34.5	57.9	34.8				17.4		$43,452	$3,742	$39,710
Ps/Is 210 21st Century Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	501-503 W 152nd St	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 283-0012	399	34	11.6	90.2%	7 (1.8%)	6 (1.5%)	375 (94.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46.1	1294^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.1%		60.3	897^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.3%	397						67.7	57.6	50.0	65.2	46.9	54.4	48.6	57.9	58.3	45.5	48.7	78.0	70.0	21.7	55.0	$34,485	$2,788	$31,697
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 200 James McCune Smith School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	2589 7th Ave	New York	10039	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 491-6636	274	27	10.1	95.6%	11 (4.0%)	152 (55.5%)	89 (32.5%)	2 (0.7%)	18 (6.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	18.2	2125^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.1%		25.2	1893^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	22.6%	232							50.0	32.6	38.6				56.3	30.4	18.2				11.9		$49,150	$4,797	$44,353

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Students at Neighborhood Charter School Of Harlem are 55% Hispanic, 38% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% White, 2% Asian.

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Neighborhood Charter School Of Harlem ranks 845^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 623 students attended Neighborhood Charter School Of Harlem.

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