HARBOR SCIENCE AND ARTS CHARTER SCHOOL

HARBOR SCIENCE AND ARTS CHARTER SCHOOL is a close-knit combined-grade school in NEW YORK, New York, operated by HARBOR SCIENCE AND ARTS CHARTER SCHOOL. The school educates 244 students in grades K through 9. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 544 students each, so HARBOR SCIENCE AND ARTS CHARTER SCHOOL sits 55% smaller than that benchmark.

Operationally, HARBOR SCIENCE AND ARTS CHARTER SCHOOL answers to HARBOR SCIENCE AND ARTS CHARTER SCHOOL, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, HARBOR SCIENCE AND ARTS CHARTER SCHOOL reports that 61% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest reads as 37% Black. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against New York County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, HARBOR SCIENCE AND ARTS CHARTER SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.8%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for New York County put median household earnings sit near $103,931, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HARBOR SCIENCE AND ARTS CHARTER SCHOOL is one of 358 public schools in New York County (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students).

The closest other public school is MOSAIC PREPARATORY ACADEMY, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HARBOR SCIENCE AND ARTS CHARTER SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, HARBOR SCIENCE AND ARTS CHARTER SCHOOL comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 43.6%.

The school occupies a downtown site. HARBOR SCIENCE AND ARTS CHARTER SCHOOL is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 3%: 252 students in 2018 compared to 244 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 41% to 61%.

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