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Enrollment
583
High
STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEMOCRACY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360015805847
DEMOCRACY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
2230 5TH AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10037 · (212) 281-8247 · New York County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL583 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% 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.
- BBeats 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
12.1:1
48 FTE teachers
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
487 students
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 | 26 | 4% |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 119 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 107 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 104 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 101 | 17% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
54.6%
NY avg 58.3% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
54.5%
NY avg 57.4% . -5.3pp 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 54 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 down about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.6% | 54.5% |
| 2023-24 | 57.1% | 59.8% |
% 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
53.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 DEMOCRACY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
DEMOCRACY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (53.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEMOCRACY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 583 | 83.5% | 53.4% |
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AT ERASMUS BROOKLYN | 513 | 84.4% | 41.2% |
| FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY NEW YORK | 619 | 89.3% | 30.1% |
| GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE CAREER AND TECHNICAL ED HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 557 | 89.2% | 45.5% |
| URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR LAW AND JUSTICE (THE) BROOKLYN | 416 | 82.0% | 57.3% |
| ACADEMY OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM BROOKLYN | 402 | 83.8% | 52.0% |
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 DEMOCRACY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #678 of 1,135 | #65 of 125 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #507 of 1,109 ▲ 7 | #36 of 112 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #882 of 1,135 ▼ 14 | #95 of 125 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 583 | #453 of 1,216 | #22 of 135 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #716 of 1,058 | #58 of 111 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #419 of 1,070 | #74 of 113 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.5% | #377 of 1,167 | #81 of 133 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.6% | #274 of 743 | #40 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
583
-134 (-19%) vs 2020
+23% since 2010-11, when it was 473
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 583 | 48.1 | 12.1:1 | 84% (487) |
| 2023-24 | 616 | 48.6 | 12.7:1 | 82% (504) |
| 2022-23 | 603 | 59.1 | 10.2:1 | 83% (498) |
| 2020-21 | 717 | 54 | 13.3:1 | 75% (535) |
| 2017-18 | 691 | 56.5 | 12.2:1 | 82% (570) |
| 2015-16 | 722 | 60 | 12.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 473 | 28 | 16.9:1 | 81% (381) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DEMOCRACY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL.
About DEMOCRACY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
DEMOCRACY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is a mid-sized high school in NEW YORK, New York, under DEMOCRACY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL. The school serves grades 6 through 12. Enrollment is 583 students.
DEMOCRACY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
More than half of enrollment at DEMOCRACY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is Black: 61%. Other groups include 30% Hispanic and 4% Native American. The county population is about 14% Black. The diversity index for DEMOCRACY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is 53%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at DEMOCRACY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is 12.1:1, based on 48.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York, this school's ratio is higher. Lunch program data show 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in New York County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
DEMOCRACY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 49% of New York public high schools.
DEMOCRACY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 53.4%, compared with a predicted 44.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
In New York County, home to about 1,629,477 people, the median household earns about $103,931 a year, roughly 64% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. DEMOCRACY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL shares New York County with 357 other public schools.
PS 197 JOHN B RUSSWURM sits less than a tenth of a mile from DEMOCRACY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL. DEMOCRACY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 53.4% average proficiency ranks 1st among 9 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, DEMOCRACY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
A 19% decrease took enrollment from 717 in 2020-21 to 583 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.3:1 to 12.1:1.
The allk12 page for DEMOCRACY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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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- CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL0.3 mi · 185
- THURGOOD MARSHALL ACADEMY FOR LEARNING & SOCIAL CHANGE0.4 mi · 408
Frequently asked questions
About DEMOCRACY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at DEMOCRACY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL?
DEMOCRACY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 583 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does DEMOCRACY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
DEMOCRACY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DEMOCRACY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DEMOCRACY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is approximately 12.1:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at DEMOCRACY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL?
At DEMOCRACY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 30% Hispanic, 61% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is DEMOCRACY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL public or private?
DEMOCRACY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by DEMOCRACY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.