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.

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