HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL

Set in ALBANY, New York, HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL is a compact elementary campus, part of HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL. It enrolls 346 students across grades K through 4. That puts it 22% below the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL sits inside HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL lists that Black students make up the majority at 63%. The remainder reads as 25% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Albany County as a whole is about 12% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 26.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 1% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Albany County (around 45%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 74.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.1%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Albany County indicate median household income runs about $85,333, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Albany County runs 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 39,946 students), of which HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 41.8%.

HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL operates from an urban location. HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 365 (now 346). The Black share of enrollment fell from 80% to 63% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 26.6:1 in 2025.

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