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
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% 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.
- B+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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 112 | 32% |
| Grade 10 | 92 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 80 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 48 | 14% |
| Ungraded | 15 | 4% |
Student demographics
23%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
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.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE)
COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE)'s state test result (51.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE) this school | 347 | 94.5% | 51.8% |
| CROTONA INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 354 | 95.8% | 40.3% |
| HIGH SCHOOL OF WORLD CULTURES BRONX | 381 | 95.0% | 52.3% |
| MANHATTAN ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND LANGUAGES NEW YORK | 296 | 93.6% | 55.7% |
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH CAREERS & SCIENCES NEW YORK | 424 | 96.0% | 37.8% |
| EBC HIGH SCHOOL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE-BUSHWICK BROOKLYN | 415 | 92.3% | 34.5% |
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 COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE) ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #708 of 1,135 | #67 of 125 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #500 of 1,109 ▲ 197 | #35 of 112 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #634 of 1,135 ▲ 224 | #69 of 125 ▲ 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 347 | #841 of 1,216 | #85 of 135 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.3:1 | #78 of 1,058 | #8 of 111 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.3% | #845 of 1,070 | #103 of 113 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.5% | #92 of 1,167 | #13 of 133 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.4% | #141 of 743 | #26 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
347
-10 (-3%) vs 2020
-46% since 2010-11, when it was 644
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 347 | 41.7 | 8.3:1 | 95% (328) |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 26.7 | 14.0:1 | 97% (363) |
| 2022-23 | 325 | 30 | 10.8:1 | 93% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 357 | 30 | 11.9:1 | 98% (349) |
| 2017-18 | 447 | 25 | 17.9:1 | 97% (435) |
| 2015-16 | 476 | 24 | 19.8:1 | 96% (459) |
| 2010-11 | 644 | 35 | 18.4:1 | 93% (597) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE).
About COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE)
In NEW YORK, New York, part of New York County, COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE) is a high school. It enrolled 347 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 48% lower than the average for high schools in New York, which is about 668.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6 includes 45 schools. Together they enroll 17,415 students.
COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE) enrolls a student body that is 87% Hispanic. The school is also 10% Black. That is higher than the 24% Hispanic share among all New York County residents. By the diversity index, COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE) comes in at 23%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.3:1 at COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE), with 41.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among high schools in New York, the typical ratio is 11.0:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 95% of enrollment. Across public schools in New York County, the average is 70%.
allk12 grades COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE) a B-. The grade compares the school only with New York public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE) posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 51.8%, compared with a predicted 40.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
New York County has these Census figures: median household income is about $103,931, about 64% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE) is among the 358 public schools in New York County.
The nearest other public school, HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICE, is less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE). By average proficiency, COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE) is 3rd among 9 schools close by.
For locale, NCES codes COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE) as City: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 347, 3% below the 357 of 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 8.3 students per teacher, compared with 11.9 in 2020-21.
The COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE) community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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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- EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE)0.1 mi · 1,075
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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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.