COMMUNITY HEALTH ACADEMY OF THE HEIGHTS

Located at 504 W 158TH ST, in NEW YORK, New York, COMMUNITY HEALTH ACADEMY OF THE HEIGHTS is a tight-knit 9-12 campus that caters to 552 students (grades 6 through 12), overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6.

COMMUNITY HEALTH ACADEMY OF THE HEIGHTS is one of 45 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6, a district that caters to 17,415 students overall.

Looking at the student body, COMMUNITY HEALTH ACADEMY OF THE HEIGHTS records that 81% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 12% Black, 3% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

In terms of school funding signals, COMMUNITY HEALTH ACADEMY OF THE HEIGHTS reports 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.3:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against New York County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, COMMUNITY HEALTH ACADEMY OF THE HEIGHTS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.8%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for New York County indicate median household earnings sit near $103,931, about 64% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across New York County's 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), COMMUNITY HEALTH ACADEMY OF THE HEIGHTS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PS 4 DUKE ELLINGTON, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, COMMUNITY HEALTH ACADEMY OF THE HEIGHTS comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 46.7%.

COMMUNITY HEALTH ACADEMY OF THE HEIGHTS operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. COMMUNITY HEALTH ACADEMY OF THE HEIGHTS's enrollment has contracted 20% since 2018, when it stood at 690 (now 552). The Hispanic share of enrollment declined from 91% to 81% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.

On allk12, members of the COMMUNITY HEALTH ACADEMY OF THE HEIGHTS community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.