Enrollment
324
High
STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360108506376
GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOL
240 BLEECKER ST, NEW YORK, NY 10014 · (212) 233-5152 · New York County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of New York public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
7.4:1
44 FTE teachers
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
273 students
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 6 | 21 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 55 | 17% |
Student demographics
54%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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
51.9%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
38.8%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.9% | 38.8% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 38.2% |
% 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
44.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOL
GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (44.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 324 | 84.3% | 44.4% |
| COBBLE HILL SCHOOL OF AMERICAN STUDIES BROOKLYN | 316 | 85.8% | 29.7% |
| YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL NEW YORK | 360 | 82.8% | 42.0% |
| WADLEIGH PERF AND VISUAL ARTS NEW YORK | 319 | 87.8% | 41.3% |
| SOUTH BRONX COMMUNITY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL BRONX | 349 | 88.8% | 35.0% |
| BUSINESS OF SPORTS SCHOOL NEW YORK | 407 | 87.0% | 40.2% |
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 GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #847 of 1,135 | #80 of 125 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #760 of 1,109 ▲ 13 | #55 of 112 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #929 of 1,135 ▲ 12 | #103 of 125 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 324 | #888 of 1,216 | #89 of 135 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.4:1 | #29 of 1,058 | #5 of 111 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #404 of 1,070 | #70 of 113 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.3% | #363 of 1,167 | #79 of 133 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +53.6% | #14 of 339 | #3 of 38 |
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
324
+60 (+23%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
7.4:1
was 66.0:1
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 | 324 | 43.6 | 7.4:1 | 84% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 40.1 | 7.8:1 | 85% (264) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 32.6 | 9.0:1 | 85% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 264 | 4 | 66.0:1 | 80% (210) |
| 2017-18 | 211 | 12.5 | 16.9:1 | 78% (164) |
| 2015-16 | 212 | 6 | 35.3:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOL.
About GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOL
GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOL operates as a small high school in NEW YORK, New York. The school counted 324 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 12. That puts enrollment 51% below the 668-student average for high schools in New York.
GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOL is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
The share of Hispanic students at GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOL is 59%, a majority. It is also 33% Black, 3% White, and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of New York County is roughly 24% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 54%.
GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOL has a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.4:1, with 43.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in New York average 11.0:1. The school has 84% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in New York County report 70%.
Among New York public high schools, GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOL outscored 28%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOL is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New York schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for New York County show that median household income comes to about $103,931, roughly 64% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. The county's public schools total 358, with about 152,104 students.
PS 3 CHARRETTE SCHOOL is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOL places 7th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
In the federal locale system, GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOL is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOL is a publicly funded charter school.
From 264 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 324 by 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 66.0 to 7.4 over 4 years.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOL?
GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 324 students in grades 06-12.
Is GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOL?
Approximately 7.4:1 students per teacher at GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOL?
At GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 3% White, 59% Hispanic, 33% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOL public or private?
GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOL is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by GREAT OAKS KATHLEEN SHERRY CHARTER SCHOOL.
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