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What's something CITY COLLEGE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
573
High
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6·NCES 360008305784
CITY COLLEGE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS
4600 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10040 · (212) 567-3164 · New York County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL573 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of New York public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
11.0:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
509 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 82 | 14% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
54.9%
NY avg 58.3% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
43.5%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.9% | 43.5% |
| 2023-24 | 56.9% | 42.4% |
% 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
44.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 CITY COLLEGE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS
CITY COLLEGE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS's state test result (44.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CITY COLLEGE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS this school | 573 | 88.8% | 44.6% |
| GREGORIO LUPERON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS NEW YORK | 658 | 88.6% | 50.5% |
| MATH ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 515 | 87.4% | 57.2% |
| AMERICAN DREAM CHARTER SCHOOL BRONX | 603 | 91.9% | 40.2% |
| CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE BRONX | 523 | 94.1% | 49.4% |
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICE NEW YORK | 505 | 97.2% | 38.0% |
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 CITY COLLEGE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #842 of 1,135 | #79 of 125 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #692 of 1,109 ▲ 34 | #51 of 112 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #875 of 1,135 ▲ 2 | #94 of 125 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 573 | #468 of 1,216 | #24 of 135 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #513 of 1,058 | #44 of 111 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.8% | #1,025 of 1,070 | #111 of 113 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.8% | #252 of 1,167 | #54 of 133 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #615 of 743 | #68 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
573
-51 (-8%) vs 2020
+12% since 2010-11, when it was 513
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 573 | 52.3 | 11.0:1 | 89% (509) |
| 2023-24 | 558 | 49.8 | 11.2:1 | 91% (509) |
| 2022-23 | 590 | 52.4 | 11.3:1 | 92% (544) |
| 2020-21 | 624 | 42 | 14.9:1 | 86% (536) |
| 2017-18 | 600 | 40 | 15.0:1 | 83% (498) |
| 2015-16 | 610 | 38 | 16.1:1 | 78% (478) |
| 2010-11 | 513 | 35 | 14.7:1 | 80% (410) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CITY COLLEGE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS.
About CITY COLLEGE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS
In NEW YORK, New York, part of New York County, CITY COLLEGE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS is a high school. Enrollment is 573 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 12.
CITY COLLEGE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS is among 45 schools run by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6, which serves 17,415 students.
At CITY COLLEGE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS, Hispanic students make up 95% of the student body. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 24%. CITY COLLEGE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS has a diversity index of 9%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 52.3 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 11.0:1. High schools in New York have a similar average ratio of 11.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 89%. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in New York County.
The allk12 Grade for CITY COLLEGE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS is C. Compared with New York public high schools, the school scored higher than 30% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
CITY COLLEGE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS sits between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.6% and a predicted 42.3%.
Within New York County, median household income is about $103,931, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 64%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of New York County number 358 and enroll about 152,104.
The nearest public school is MIDDLE SCHOOL 322, at less than a tenth of a mile. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, CITY COLLEGE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS is 5th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, CITY COLLEGE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
CITY COLLEGE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS had 624 students in 2020-21 and 573 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.9:1 in 2020-21, and 11.0:1 in 2024-25.
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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
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About CITY COLLEGE ACADEMY OF THE ARTSWhat is the total enrollment at CITY COLLEGE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS?
CITY COLLEGE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS enrolls approximately 573 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does CITY COLLEGE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS serve?
CITY COLLEGE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at CITY COLLEGE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at CITY COLLEGE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS.
How diverse is CITY COLLEGE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS?
CITY COLLEGE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS reports a student body of 2% White, 95% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is CITY COLLEGE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS public or private?
CITY COLLEGE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.