CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL

Set in NEW YORK, New York, CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL is a rural-scale secondary school, operated by CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL. It enrolls 185 students across grades 6 through 12. That puts it 72% smaller than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL sits inside CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Black, at 68% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 28% Hispanic, 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 14% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against New York County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.2%; this one delivers 42.5%.

In the surrounding community, New York County reports that median household earnings sit near $103,931, about 64% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL is one of 358 public schools in New York County (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students).

HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 47.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area. CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 19% since 2018, when it stood at 229 (now 185). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

On the community side, members of the CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.