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East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School II

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East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School II ranks 1824 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

1824^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of New York elementary schools

Summary

East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School II is an elementary school serving 400 students in grades PK-8 in New York City. The school is part of the East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School II district, which is ranked 619 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating.

Despite spending between $16,305 and $27,955 per student, which is on the higher end compared to nearby district schools, East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School II has relatively low proficiency rates on the New York State Assessments. In 2024-2025, only 29.63% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA compared to the state average of 54.15%, and only 35% of 5th graders met the math standard compared to 54.16% statewide. The school's performance has been inconsistent over time, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 1,541 and 2,079 out of over 2,400 elementary schools in New York.

When compared to nearby schools, East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School II consistently underperforms. For example, in 2024-2025, the Locke School Of Arts And Engineering had 72.73% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA, more than double the rate at East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School II. Additionally, the high-performing Tag Young Scholars magnet school, located close by, had proficiency rates above 90% in both ELA and Math across all grade levels, a stark contrast to East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School II.

346

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,922

Per pupil spending ?

91.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1573 Madison Ave-Rm 320
New York, NY 10029

(212) 348-2518

District: East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School II

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.7%

African American:

32.9%

Asian:

4.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 15th percentile in 2022 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 25th (2025) from a 15th-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (46% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Science scores 12 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

New York avg53%

Elementary school

1,824^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 4 pts since 2017

From bottom 30% (2017) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

659^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 35 pts since 2022

From bottom 21% (2022) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

619^th of 874East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School II 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	28.2	1824 of 2445	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	2051 of 2445	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	1576 of 2439	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.7	2079 of 2434	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	1541 of 2413	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.2	1905 of 2395	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.5	1680 of 2386	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	48.4	424 of 948	55.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	374 of 1117	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.3	785 of 1066	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.1	269 of 1001	73.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	1859 of 2409	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	2029 of 2413	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	1758 of 2403	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	2093 of 2401	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	1846 of 2357	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	2158 of 2338	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	1054 of 1569	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	1024 of 1531	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.5	579 of 1429	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.8	1110 of 1503	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.0	634 of 1315	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	800 of 1392	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	273 of 792	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	381 of 766	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.0	370 of 637	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	310 of 622	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.7	585 of 730	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	25.9	1639 of 2078	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.7	963 of 2041	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.9	1691 of 2099	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.8	1090 of 2032	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	1209 of 2045	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	1699 of 2407	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	1989 of 2411	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.8	1340 of 2400	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.3	1980 of 2400	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.5	1170 of 2358	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.0	1305 of 2340	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	1355 of 2134	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	1242 of 2110	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	858 of 2016	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.8	1281 of 2031	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	853 of 1859	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.6	548 of 1941	71.8%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	659 of 1500	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	907 of 1504	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	1174 of 1500	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	1165 of 1479	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	288 of 676	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	353 of 705	49.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	27.2	515 of 591	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	840 of 1457	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	970 of 1465	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.8	1236 of 1463	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	1155 of 1454	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	218 of 965	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	52.7	401 of 953	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.6	662 of 943	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	677 of 914	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	133 of 603	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	53.4	226 of 594	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	17.7	506 of 543	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	39.7	285 of 487	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	223 of 1283	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	51.5	559 of 1296	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	572 of 1306	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	439 of 1455	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.4	782 of 1464	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	1015 of 1464	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	1100 of 1455	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	335 of 1298	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	56.5	408 of 1303	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	692 of 1307	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	785 of 1283	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)67th percentile+41 vs school

Homeless (2025)66th percentile+40 vs school

African American (2018)55th percentile+35 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)21st percentile+5 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+27 vs school

Homeless (2025)78th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)57th percentile~ school

Female (2025)42nd percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)13th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math49%-6 vs state

English Language Arts47%-6 vs state

Science33%-12 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)	Regents Life Science Biology (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	Regents Life Science Biology 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
East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School II	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1573 Madison Ave-Rm 320	New York	10029	New York County	East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School II	Yes	No	No	No	(212) 348-2518	346	31	11.1	91.6%	5 (1.4%)	114 (32.9%)	203 (58.7%)	16 (4.6%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	28.2	1824^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.4%		20.3	2051^st of 2445 public elementary schools	16.1%	227					29.6	23.3	41.0	46.2	57.9	66.7	66.7	63.3	35.0	31.6	60.7	43.2	22.0	43.9	$25,922	$00	$25,922
Central Park East I	Public	PK, KG-5	1573 Madison Ave	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	No	(212) 860-5821	169	12	13.6	47.9%	44 (26.0%)	29 (17.2%)	68 (40.2%)	11 (6.5%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	15 (8.9%)	80.7	401^st of 2445 public elementary schools	83.6%		56.3	993^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	59.4%	592					77.8		66.7				80.0		75.0				62.5		$32,743	$1,512	$31,230
Ps 108 Assemblyman Angelo Del Toro Educational Complex	Public	PK, KG-8	1615 Madison Ave	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5803	367	40	9.2	96.2%	7 (1.9%)	91 (24.8%)	254 (69.2%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	18.3	2123^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	13.2%		20.9	2039^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.6%	84	34.6				33.3	51.6	27.6	39.5	21.1	34.9	42.4	31.4	22.9	29.0	28.2	34.8	8.6	34.8	$42,686	$3,615	$39,071
Lexington Academy (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	131 E 104th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5831	433	52	8.3	97.9%	11 (2.5%)	59 (13.6%)	354 (81.8%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10.6	2293^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	6.2%		12.3	2285^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.5%	8					11.8	32.4	29.0	24.2	44.2	43.9	11.4	29.7	33.3	19.4	45.1	23.8	29.0	23.9	$38,983	$3,706	$35,277
Ps 171 Patrick Henry	Public	PK, KG-8	19 E 103rd St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5801	738	47	15.8	78.9%	45 (6.1%)	163 (22.1%)	429 (58.1%)	69 (9.3%)	7 (0.9%)	11 (1.5%)	14 (1.9%)	93.8	110^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.5%		93.2	140^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.3%	30			100.0	84.6	100.0	92.3	86.5	86.7	84.7	93.9	100.0	100.0	90.0	96.5	87.5	95.0	50.0	65.0	$30,047	$3,060	$26,986
Mosaic Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	141 E 111th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 722-3109	206	22	9.4	96.1%	8 (3.9%)	70 (34.0%)	119 (57.8%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	10.7	2291^st of 2445 public elementary schools	6.3%		9.6	2339^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.3%	48					19.4	13.0	47.8				37.5	13.8	16.0				24.0		$47,180	$3,333	$43,848
Amber Charter School East Harlem	Public, Charter	K-6	220 E 106th St	New York	10029	New York County	Amber Charter School East Harlem	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 964-2452	288	25	11.5	93.4%	9 (3.1%)	70 (24.3%)	199 (69.1%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	49.4	1211^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.5%		33.5	1634^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.2%	423					42.5	56.9	60.0	63.4			50.0	56.6	55.6	48.8			40.0		$23,497	$800	$22,697
Locke School Of Arts And Engineering (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	20 W 112th St	New York	10026	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 534-7490	327	25	13.2	59.9%	62 (19.0%)	93 (28.4%)	124 (37.9%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (11.6%)	41.6	1429^th of 2445 public elementary schools	41.6%		30.2	1741^st of 2445 public elementary schools	28.8%	312					72.7	47.4	55.9				45.8	60.0	33.3				38.2		$36,221	$2,830	$33,392
Tag Young Scholars	Public, Magnet	K-8	240 E 109th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	Yes	No	No	(212) 860-6003	576	32	18.1	27.8%	101 (17.5%)	62 (10.8%)	96 (16.7%)	267 (46.4%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	43 (7.5%)	98	8^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.7%		98.9	5^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.8%	3	98.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.4	98.8	100.0	97.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8	98.2	91.9	98.1		96.3		$25,497	$1,311	$24,186
Harlem Link Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	21 W 111th St-Rm 357	New York	10026	New York County	Harlem Link Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 289-3249	309	24	12.8	87.1%	9 (2.9%)	187 (60.5%)	100 (32.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	50.9	1188^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.4%		38.9	1486^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.2%	298					51.2	67.6	60.0				48.8	56.4	66.7				35.9		$26,730	$1,055	$25,675

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East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School II ranks 1824^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 346 students attended East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School II.

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Students at East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School II are 59% Hispanic, 33% African American, 5% Asian, 2% American Indian, 1% White.

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