HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE PROMISE ACADEMY II CHARTER SCHOOL

Set in NEW YORK, New York, HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE PROMISE ACADEMY II CHARTER SCHOOL is a sprawling multi-level school, one of the schools within HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE PROMISE ACADEMY II CHARTER SCHOOL. It works with 1,053 students across grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 544 students per school, that is 94% bigger than typical.

HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE PROMISE ACADEMY II CHARTER SCHOOL is the operating authority for HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE PROMISE ACADEMY II CHARTER SCHOOL, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE PROMISE ACADEMY II CHARTER SCHOOL logs that Black students make up the majority at 78%. The remainder is composed of 17% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, New York County as a whole is about 14% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 8.7:1, putting HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE PROMISE ACADEMY II CHARTER SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 94% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above New York County's rate of about 70%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE PROMISE ACADEMY II CHARTER SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.7%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for New York County shows the typical household earns roughly $103,931 per year, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, New York County runs 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), of which HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE PROMISE ACADEMY II CHARTER SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE PROMISE ACADEMY II CHARTER SCHOOL at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 56.9%.

The school occupies a city-core site. As a public charter, HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE PROMISE ACADEMY II CHARTER SCHOOL runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE PROMISE ACADEMY II CHARTER SCHOOL has ticked up 5%, going from 1,002 students in 2018 to 1,053 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

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