Enrollment
347
High
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6·NCES 360008303681
COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE)
549 AUDUBON AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10040 · (212) 927-1841 · New York County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL347 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
328 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
67.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
55.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
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
51.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
347
-100 (-22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 17.9:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
87%
was 88%
% Black
10%
was 10%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE)
COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE) is a low-enrollment four-year high school in NEW YORK, New York, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6. The school instructs 347 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 48% leaner than the state mean of about 668.
COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE) is one of 45 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6, a district that educates 17,415 students overall.
On the student-mix side, COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE) lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (87%). The remainder comes out to 10% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.
On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.3:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above New York County's rate of about 70%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE) performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.2%, the actual is 51.8%, a residual of +11.6 points.
In the area at large, census data for New York County shows median household earnings sit near $103,931, about 64% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, New York County runs 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), of which COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE) is one.
The closest other public school is HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE) at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 43.9%.
COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE) operates from an urban location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE) has fell 22%, going from 447 students in 2018 to 347 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 8.3:1 today.
On the community side, the feed for COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE) typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
- A PHILIP RANDOLPH CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,421 students
- WASHINGTON HEIGHTS EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING SCHOOLCombined · 908 students
- PS/IS 187 HUDSON CLIFFSElementary · 744 students
- GREGORIO LUPERON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICSHigh · 658 students
- PS 173Elementary · 597 students
- CITY COLLEGE ACADEMY OF THE ARTSHigh · 573 students
Other schools in NEW YORK
- STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,261 students
- FIORELLO H LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,251 students
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICESHigh · 1,728 students
- MANHATTAN CENTER FOR SCIENCE & MATHEMATICSHigh · 1,657 students
- NEW EXPLORATIONS INTO SCIENCETECH AND MATH HIGH SCHOOLCombined · 1,620 students
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 1Combined · 1,520 students
Nearby schools
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS0.0 mi · 359
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH CAREERS & SCIENCES0.0 mi · 424
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICE0.0 mi · 505
- EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE)0.1 mi · 1,075
- PS 1890.2 mi · 421
- PROFESSOR JUAN BOSCH PUBLIC SCHOOL0.3 mi · 254
Frequently asked questions
About COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE)How large is COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE)?
COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE) enrolls approximately 347 students in grades 09-12.
Is COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE) an elementary, middle, or high school?
COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE) is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE)?
Approximately 8.3:1 students per teacher at COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE).
How diverse is COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE)?
COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE) reports a student body of 1% White, 87% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE)?
COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE) is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6 in New York County.
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