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Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School

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Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School ranks 901 st of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

901^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 27% of New York high schools

Summary

Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School is a public charter high school serving grades 6-12 in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, with 242 students. The school is part of the Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School District, which is ranked 694 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating.

Despite its high per-student spending, ranging from $17,170 to $36,154 over the past few years, Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School has consistently struggled with low academic performance, high dropout rates, and extremely high chronic absenteeism. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math were significantly below the state averages, with only 28.57% proficient in 6th grade ELA and 0% proficient in 6th grade Math. The school's graduation rates have ranged from 56.7% to 85.1% over the past few years, and its dropout rates have been as high as 18.9%.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change, Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School generally performs worse academically. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, with its ranking for African American students at 371 out of 713 New York high schools and its ranking for special education students at 564 out of 1,149 high schools in the 2024-2025 school year. Despite the school's challenges, it appears to be struggling to effectively utilize its resources to improve student outcomes.

185

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$44,179

Per pupil spending ?

86.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2041 Madison Ave
New York, NY 10035

(212) 328-9370

District: Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.1%

Hispanic:

27.6%

American Indian:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2021 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2021

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (45% vs 61% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (63% vs 83%)

!High chronic absenteeism (58% vs 31% New York)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

New York avg61%

Middle school

910^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 21 pts since 2019

From bottom 18% (2019) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

901^st of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 23 pts since 2021

From bottom 4% (2021) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

694^th of 874Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	910 of 1500	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	786 of 1504	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.4	667 of 1500	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.1	1225 of 1479	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.3	501 of 1242	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.4	1179 of 1439	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	70.8	155 of 705	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	154 of 696	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	38.1	436 of 706	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	415 of 653	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.4	251 of 663	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	33.9	1019 of 1465	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.4	480 of 1463	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.1	1126 of 1454	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	63.8	315 of 1066	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	22.9	1131 of 1370	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.4	650 of 1353	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	38.8	298 of 487	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	270 of 457	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	69.6	274 of 1288	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	30.9	961 of 1306	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	837 of 1241	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	652 of 1245	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	60.3	506 of 1464	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	734 of 1464	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.5	1244 of 1455	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	902 of 1071	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	1020 of 1366	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	1004 of 1352	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	77.8	149 of 1307	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	42.9	635 of 1283	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.9	507 of 1139	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	250 of 1170	78.6%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	901 of 1234	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	1159 of 1242	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	947 of 1228	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	916 of 1190	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	499 of 519	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	371 of 713	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.8	594 of 690	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	412 of 671	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	343 of 593	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.2	35 of 42	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	897 of 1206	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	1154 of 1219	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	890 of 1197	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	934 of 1155	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	269 of 290	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	26.4	643 of 865	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	709 of 1179	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.9	1036 of 1170	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	901 of 1155	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	881 of 1101	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	845 of 1179	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	865 of 1201	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	1105 of 1211	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	920 of 1191	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	855 of 1154	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	2.6	351 of 354	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	564 of 1149	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.4	815 of 1144	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.1	594 of 1130	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.6	389 of 1038	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	19.3	122 of 137	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Special Education (2023)89th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)79th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2024)78th percentile+30 vs school

Male (2024)65th percentile+18 vs school

Homeless (2022)39th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2024)30th percentile-17 vs school

High school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile+24 vs school

African American (2025)48th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)26th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Global History and Geography73%-3 vs state

Living Environment67%+11 vs state

English Language Arts53%~ state avg

Common Core English Language Arts46%-29 vs state

Algebra I26%-30 vs state

Math18%-36 vs state

U.S. History and Government17%-58 vs state

Geometry14%-46 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (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)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (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 Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science 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	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	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 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	2041 Madison Ave	New York	10035	New York County	Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 328-9370	185	16	11.6	86.5%	2 (1.1%)	126 (68.1%)	51 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26.7	901^st of 1234 public high schools	27.0%		9	1159^th of 1242 public high schools	6.7%	258			46.0			73.1	67.4		17.4	26.3		13.8		28.6	20.0	76.2	0.0	30.0			$44,179	$2,384	$41,795
Harlem Renaissance High School	Public	9-12	22 E 128th St	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 996-3795	165	17	9.7	89.1%	3 (1.8%)	96 (58.2%)	63 (38.2%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.8	1095^th of 1234 public high schools	11.3%		13	1089^th of 1242 public high schools	12.3%	6			54.2			67.9	14.3		42.9	9.5	0.0										$43,247	$3,013	$40,235
Urban Assembly School For Global Commerce (The)	Public	9-12	2005 Madison Ave	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 831-5201	157	21	7.4	91.7%	2 (1.3%)	72 (45.9%)	70 (44.6%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.7%)	7.7	1169^th of 1234 public high schools	5.3%		15.7	1048^th of 1242 public high schools	15.6%	121	0.0	50.0	45.0			50.0	27.5		42.5	23.5	8.0	0.0									$37,460	$2,474	$34,986
Democracy Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	2230 5th Ave	New York	10037	New York County	Democracy Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 281-8247	583	48	12.1	83.5%	7 (1.2%)	357 (61.2%)	175 (30.0%)	8 (1.4%)	25 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	20.1	983^rd of 1234 public high schools	20.3%		24.2	921^st of 1242 public high schools	25.8%	62	5.9	36.4	51.0	2.1		73.6	36.5	9.3	75.5	45.3		9.6		60.0	54.2	57.1	50.0	62.5		56.6	$17,307	$936	$16,371
Urban Dove Team Charter School IV	Public, Charter	10-12	240 East 123rd St	New York	10035	New York County	Urban Dove Team Charter School IV	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 562-9832	182	18	10.1	95.1%	3 (1.6%)	73 (40.1%)	103 (56.6%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1.6	1232^nd of 1234 public high schools	0.2%		4	1223^rd of 1242 public high schools	1.5%	9			17.8			17.4	13.6		7.7	0.0											$31,429	$1,214	$30,215
Thurgood Marshall Academy For Learning & Social Change	Public	6-12	200-214 W 135th St	New York	10030	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 283-8055	408	49	8.4	90.7%	8 (2.0%)	280 (68.6%)	108 (26.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	28.9	872^nd of 1234 public high schools	29.3%		20.3	982^nd of 1242 public high schools	20.9%	110	61.9		71.3			66.3	21.4		55.7	46.7	40.8	45.5		41.4	56.3	45.2	27.6	54.6	62.8	31.0	$38,005	$3,034	$34,970
Health Opportunities High School	Public	9-12	350 Gerard Ave	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 401-1826	228	26	8.9	95.6%	1 (0.4%)	72 (31.6%)	151 (66.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14.8	1068^th of 1234 public high schools	13.5%		16.4	1036^th of 1242 public high schools	16.6%	32	10.0	53.9	40.6			60.3	52.9		62.5	25.9	13.7	15.4	30.8								$38,294	$3,119	$35,175
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Urban Assembly Bronx Academy Of Letters (The)	Public	6-12	339 Morris Ave	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 401-4891	413	52	7.9	96.9%	17 (4.1%)	131 (31.7%)	257 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15	1060^th of 1234 public high schools	14.1%		13	1093^rd of 1242 public high schools	12.0%	33	10.3	19.0	55.0		26.3	76.3	25.0		45.2	22.4	26.0		28.9	8.3	24.4	15.0	33.3	20.9	20.0	15.8	$46,121	$4,508	$41,613

Frequently Asked Questions about Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School

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Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School ranks 901^st of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 185 students attended Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School.

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What is the racial makeup of Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School?

Students at Capital Preparatory (Cp) Harlem Charter School are 68% African American, 28% Hispanic, 3% American Indian, 1% White.

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