Enrollment
185
High
STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360114406597
CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL
2041 MADISON AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10035 · (212) 328-9370 · New York County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL185 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of New York public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
16 FTE teachers
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
160 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 13 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 12 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 43 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 34 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 32 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 27 | 15% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
49.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -5.7pp since 2023
Math
29.4%
NY avg 57.4% . -5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 29.4% |
| 2023-24 | 54.7% | 34.5% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL
CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 185 | 86.5% | 42.5% |
| URBAN ACTION ACADEMY BROOKLYN | 178 | 87.1% | 37.0% |
| BROOKLYN THEATRE ARTS HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 238 | 86.6% | 41.5% |
| RESEARCH AND SERVICE HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 184 | 90.8% | 21.8% |
| ACADEMY FOR HEALTH CAREERS BROOKLYN | 159 | 86.8% | 26.8% |
| GOTHAM PROFESSIONAL ARTS ACADEMY BROOKLYN | 219 | 84.5% | 59.0% |
Matched among New York high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #887 of 1,135 | #88 of 125 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #890 of 1,109 ▼ 60 | #75 of 112 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #962 of 1,135 ▼ 52 | #106 of 125 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 185 | #1,095 of 1,216 | #119 of 135 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.5% | #325 of 1,167 | #69 of 133 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.2% | #192 of 743 | #32 of 79 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
185
-242 (-57%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 30.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 185 | 15.9 | 11.6:1 | 86% (160) |
| 2023-24 | 242 | 23 | 10.5:1 | 83% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 367 | N/A | N/A | 79% (291) |
| 2020-21 | 427 | 14 | 30.5:1 | 97% (413) |
| 2017-18 | 229 | 15 | 15.3:1 | 61% (140) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL.
About CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL
CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL is a high school in NEW YORK, New York, and it is part of CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL. Enrolled students number 185 students, in grades 6 through 12. Statewide, high schools in New York average about 668 students each.
In federal data, the district for CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL is the school itself.
Black students make up a majority at CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL, at 68%. The remaining shares are 28% Hispanic and 3% Native American. Census estimates put the Black share of New York County's population at about 14%. CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL's diversity index is 46%, against a US figure of 70%.
At CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL, 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 11.6:1. For comparison, high schools in New York average 11.0:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 86% of enrollment. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in New York County.
allk12 grades CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL a C. The grade compares the school only with New York public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.5% and a predicted 43.2%.
Within New York County, the median household income is $103,931, about 64% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. In all, New York County has 358 public schools and roughly 152,104 students.
HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL is the public school closest to CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL places 4th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large. CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
The school's enrollment figures are 427 for 2020-21 and 185 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 30.5:1 to 11.6:1.
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New York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,629,477
Census ACS
Median income
$103,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
358
152,104 students
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Frequently asked questions
About CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOLHow many students attend CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL?
CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 185 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL is approximately 11.6:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL are roughly 1% White, 28% Hispanic, 68% Black.
What district is CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL in?
CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL is part of CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL.
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