KIPP NYC WASHINGTON HEIGHTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL

Located at 21 JUMEL PL-RM D109, in NEW YORK, New York, KIPP NYC WASHINGTON HEIGHTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is a sprawling primary school that caters to 790 students (grades K through 8), part of KIPP NYC WASHINGTON HEIGHTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 78% bigger than typical.

KIPP NYC WASHINGTON HEIGHTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL sits inside KIPP NYC WASHINGTON HEIGHTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On the student-mix side, KIPP NYC WASHINGTON HEIGHTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (86%). Other groups include 10% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, New York County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, KIPP NYC WASHINGTON HEIGHTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting KIPP NYC WASHINGTON HEIGHTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, New York County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, KIPP NYC WASHINGTON HEIGHTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.3%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for New York County put the typical household earns roughly $103,931 per year, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. KIPP NYC WASHINGTON HEIGHTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is one of 358 public schools in New York County (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students).

MS 324 PATRIA MIRABAL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, KIPP NYC WASHINGTON HEIGHTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 45.5%.

KIPP NYC WASHINGTON HEIGHTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL operates from an inner-city location. As a public charter, KIPP NYC WASHINGTON HEIGHTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 20%: 989 students in 2018 compared to 790 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 today.

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